Sister Ellen Coates, OP, currently ministering as a Pastoral Associate in New Haven, CT, made her final vows as a Dominican Sister of Peace on November 10, 2024. We are grateful to God for her yes, and for the many gifts she brings to the Congregation and the Church.
“One day war will be a thing of the past, the lion will lie down with the lamb…and we will all live in harmony. The profession of vows is the next step in doing my part to achieve that.”
Sr. Ellen Coates, OP
View Sr. Ellen’s Profession CeremonyThe Prophet Isaiah foretold the coming of the Lord, saying,
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God… prepare the way for the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
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We join with Sr. Barbara Sullivan to celebrate her 65th Jubilee! She currently serving in the ministries of prayer and service. This past June, at the U.S. Conference of Bishops in Kentucky, she joined with PAX Christi as a prayer witness. She has a history of serving that extends from her time as a mission group coordinator at the St. Catharine’s Motherhouse to her years as an attorney for the Legal Aid Society and the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund, both in Kentucky. Add to this time spent as a teacher and principal at schools in Massachusetts and New York and in various positions at St. Catharine’s College, including its Dean… and it has been a life of service well-lived. Thank you, Sr. Barbara!
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The Dominican Sisters of Peace find joy in our daily walk with God and with our community, in the work we do for God’s people, and in the companions who share their time and talents with our ministries.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
Christ’s words in the Gospel of John inspired our name… and inspire our daily lives, as we live in peace and speak with peace in every encounter.
Be a part of our mission to make the world a more peace-filled place.
We are committed to ministries of spirituality, education, ecology, economic and social justice, and more.
Through our founded ministries and our work in churches, communities, and schools, we strive to bring peace to the world.
Dominican Associates are lay people who work and walk with the Dominican Sisters of Peace in their lives of prayer, study and ministry to God’s people.
Anyone with a heart for peace can become a Dominican Associate… learn how!
The Order of Preachers, abbreviated OP, is also known as the Dominicans, after our founder, St. Dominic. The Dominicans were the first itinerant order, leaving the monastery to preach the truth of the gospel and Christ’s love.
The first Dominican institution was a convent in the French city of Prouille. The order was founded in 1215 in Toulouse, France.
The first Dominican women religious in America were our foremothers, the Dominican Sisters of St. Catharine, founded in 1822 in Kentucky.
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We are grateful to Suzanne Wong for her image of Signadou. Signadou (from the French, meaning ‘sign of God’) is the site in Fanjeaux, Southern France, where St Dominic’s vision for the Dominican Order began to unfold. We are blessed by Suzanne’s preaching.