Building Peace: 200 Years of Dominican Catholic Nuns in the United State

This podcast shares the 200-year history of the founding congregations of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, beginning with the Kentucky Dominicans, the first congregation of Dominican Sisters, founded in Springfield, Kentucky in 1822.

The Dominican Sisters of Peace were founded in 2009 as a union of seven congregations of Dominican Women Religious: The Kentucky Dominicans, the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs; the Congregation of St. Mary; Missionaries of St. Dominic; the Dominican Sisters of Great Bend, Kansas; the Sisters of St. Dominic of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the Congregation of St. Rose of Lima.

The Dominican Sisters of Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de’ Ricci became part of the Congregation in 2011.

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EPISODE 4: Lignum Habet Spem: The Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de Ricci

Featuring Sr. Carol Davis, OP, Sr. Nancy Garson, OP, and Sr. Aimee Ryan, OP, with guest voices Sr. Carol Gaeke, OP, Congregational candidate Terri Schell, and Mark Butler, OPA, as well as archival audio from Sr. Anne Lythgoe, OP.

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The Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de’ Ricci established three academies in Cuba which were later taken over by the Castro government. When they arrived in Miami, the Sisters worked with Cuban refugees until 1971, operating the Dominican Retreat House (now known as Morningstar Renewal Center) in Pinecrest for more than 40 years.

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Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de Ricci become a part of the Dominican Sister of Peace

EPISODE 3: A New Foundation: St. Mary of the Springs

Featuring Sr. Barbara Kane, OP, and Sr. Susan Leslie, OP, with guest voices from Alice Black, OPA, Mark Butler, OPA, Michelle Ganz, Ben Jolliffe, and Sr. Madeline O’Neill, OP.

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