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We would like to offer an opportunity for some common reflection and conversation on our experience of living with COVID-19.
A number of our Sisters have agreed to share their reflections with us on this Blog. We hope this will encourage more of you to respond with your own brief comments; or, perhaps you may want to submit a reflection to us for posting.
(Please send to: dsi@curia.op.org)
We hope to hear from you!
Sr. Margaret Mayce
Every day is a new opportunity!
This concludes our series of stories written by our Dominican Sisters around the world, who have so beautifully shared their experiences of life in the midst of the pandemic. We hope that this has provided an…
OUR EXPERIENCE
Community of Tomelloso (Ciudad Real)Dominicas de la Enseñanza de la I.C. The «state of alert» due to the coronavirus meant for us a sudden halt in our daily activities. As a community, we felt fear and…
Coronavirus 2020: Shadows and Lights
Sr. Mª Josefa Mollar, OPDominicas de la Enseñanza de la I. C., Spain 13 March 2020. And then it all stopped. School activities, gymnasiums, cultural and recreational assistance and activity centres, cinemas, bars, theatres, shopping centres,…
Story of confinement, Spain
Sr. Mª del Prado Garrido, OPDominicas del Santísimo Sacramento, Spain On March 14th, when we were notified that the « state of alert » would begin the next day, there was no indication of the events…
THE GIFT OF THE YEARS in coronavirus times
Sr. Mª Sagrario Díaz, OPOn behalf of the Community of Saint Catherine of PamplonaDominicas de la Enseñanza de la I.C. In the communities of elderly sisters of our congregation, we have instituted a feast called the…
Easter 2020 in Home Confinement
The Community of Tetuán, Madrid, in Home ConfinementCommunity of Tetuán (CRSD), April 2020 The community began Lent with an invitation to pray, every Monday in our house on the proposals of Pope Francis’ encyclical « Laudato…
My Memories of Coronavirus Pandemic, Nigeria
Sr. Virginia Chukwuemeka, O.P.Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, Gusau Nigeria. Covid-19 pandemic has left me with lots of memories that I would like to share. The memories are both pleasant and unpleasant. One of…
WE ARE ONE FAMILY
The experience of our college Our Lady of the Rosary Fesd (Beaterio), Spain At the beginning of the school year, there was no sign of the turning point that our lives would take at the end…
Our community’s experience of the COVID-19 pandemic
Compiled by: Sr Eileen O’Connell OP, Congregation of Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Catherine of Siena Greetings from Belfast! For 150 years, sisters from the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of Our…
A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE
H. MVSUDominican of the Anunciata Deep in my heart, there are many mixed feelings, many shared lessons (I don’t know if this is what this situation teaches us all), there has been reflection, prayer, indignation, admiration…;…
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
Sr. Mª Teresa López AguilarSanto Domingo CongregationSpain On March 16, 2020, I began to experience discomfort and abdominal pain that kept increasing. A doctor and a nurse from 061 took care of me at home but…
How have the Quarantine and isolation affected you?
Sr. Perpetua Agu, OP One of the devastating effects of the Corona virus pandemic is the undesired isolation and compulsory quarantine experience it brought on the whole world; especially the victims of the deadly virus. Why…
AN INTENSE MONTH WITH COVID-19
Sr. Cristina Antolín TomásPrioress of the Congregation of Saint DominicSpain This is my first time working as a doctor in Spain. Every day I heard on the news: many deaths, contaminated doctors, overwhelmed medical staff…my heart…
Experience of how COVID-19 has impacted a Congregation in Bani, Dominican Republic
Sr. Nery Sori, O.P.Adrian DominicansBani, Dominican Republic In Dominican Republic the impact of COVID-19: in relation to my family, it can be said that although it has physically separated us, the family unit has not been…
Ministry to the PWD (person with a disability) during the pandemic, Philippines
Sr. Ines Evangelista S. Manuel, OP Our gathering and socialization were freeze. Programs offered to them by benefactors were cancelled. Following the protocol of the government on how to avoid being affected by corona virus. But…
In the Eye of the Storm
Sr Chiara Mary Tessaris, OPEnglish Dominican Congregation of St Catherine of Siena (Cambridge) I see my experience of lockdown as one good example of how God is able to write straight on crocked lines. When lockdown…
An experience during this time of the pandemic in Stockton, California
Sister Patricia Simpson, O.P.Dominican Sisters of San RafaelStockton, California Four Dominican Sisters live together at St. Joseph’s Convent in Stockton, California. Two sisters minister at St. Joseph Medical Center and two are involved in volunteer ministries….
How our Ministry has been affected by COVID-19, Ghana-West Africa
Sr. Marie Ritkatmwa Wakdok, OP & Sr. Stella Udeh OP.St. Anthony Ann Hospital-Donyina Sr. Marie Ritkatmwa and Sr. Stella shared with us their experience as Health Workers at “St. Anthony Ann Hospital, Donyina. Coronavirus is a…
Sharing an Experience
Sr. Macu S.SEDEP (Secretariat of Dominican Sisters of Spain and Portugal) It is a whole process which, from the outset, does not allow us to see the true dimension of what is happening. It was only…
COVID-19, Challenging and Grace – Vietnam
Sr. Maria Goretti Nguyen Thi Tam, OPDominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, Thanh Tam, Vietnam I am writing this sharing on the 23th day of September, 2020 when Ministry of Health in Vietnam just declared…
Four Dominican Pillars in The Time of a Pandemic, Bui Chu, Vietnam
By: Sr. Agnes Lien DoDominican Sisters of Bui Chu, Vietnam The current issue of concern for each and everyone in the world, no matter who we are, where we are living, and to which religion we…
DIARY IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC
“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink.” (Mt 25:35) By: Dominican Sisters of Go Vap – Viet Nam When the whole country had been in “social…
COVID – 19 has changed the way we used to do things
Sisters Janice Thome and Roserita Weber, OPDominican Sisters of Peace Garden City, Kansas USA Dominican Sisters of Peace Sister Roserita Weber and Sister Janice Thome serve the economic poor in the Dominican Sisters Ministry of Presence…
Experiencia de una voluntaria en Caritas durante el tiempo de COVID – 19 en Madrid- España
Por: Mónica MarcoMiembro del Equipo de IDYM Con la llegada del Coronavirus y a los pocos días del decreto del estado de alarma el deterioro de la situación en el barrio comenzó a ser evidente. Es…
The grace of a new Pentecost
Sr Nathalie Roberge, opDominicaine Missionnaire AdoratriceQuébec, Canada We have been living a confusing adventure since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, to say the least. I had already experienced confinement since, I was walled up inside…
Reflections On Response To Covid-19 In Nigeria
Sr. Rita Schwarzenberger, OP Dominican Sisters of Peace My response to COVID-19 in Nigeria is colored by other personal experiences at the onset of information on the disease here in Nigeria. I was in the hospital…
COVID-19: Positive and Negative Impacts
Sr. Mary-Comfort Onyinyechukwu Okoro, OPCongregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena,Gusau, Nigeria. The COVID-19 has had a lot of both positive and negative impacts on my life as follows: A. Family: Within this…
An experience during the COVID-19 restrictions
Sr. Mary Jean Williams, OPAdrian Dominican SisterHenderson, NV USA During the past 6 months I have not been able to visit with family members and I have had minimal contact with Adrian sisters in the area…
An experience in times of COVID-19 in Nigeria
Sr Juliana Ekwoanya, OPDominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, Gusau, Nigeria. The impact of COVID-19 on me is overwhelming. At first, it raised so much fear especially when the first case was reported in Nigeria….
Recognizing God’s presence in pain
Sr. Lillian Gehlen, OPDominican Sister of PeaceWichita, KS USA Many memories flooded my mine of experiencing epidemics of the past which throughout life helped me experience and recognize God’s presence in pain and healing during the…
COVID-19 Awareness
Sr. Mary Ann Dixon, OPAdrian Dominican Sister The death, destruction and scale of this pandemic are stunning to me. Now, at 207,000+ I’m afraid of our growing numb to the horror. I read this saying, ‘Statistics…
God is with us in all of this!
Sr. Joan Meerschaert, O.P. Adrian Dominican Sister Adrian, MI USA It is a beautiful, sunny, fall morning, and the leaves are just beginning to turn shades of gold and red. At first glance, one thinks “All…
Impact of COVID-19 on the St. Katarina Community in Oslo
Sr. Mette Andrésen, OPCommunity of St. Katarina in Oslo In order to broaden my personal reflection on the impact of COVID-19 a little, I consulted some members of a Bible group that I lead.They are adult…
A Special Time When God Speaks!
Community “Sagrado Corazón”Vistabella, Tenerife – Spain These months of confinement have been “a special time” for the community during which God has taken the opportunity to speak to us. We are a community of 20 sisters…
COVID-19 And if so, what happens?
Sr. Ana Belén Verísimo GarcíaDominican Sisters of the Annunciation This is the first question that came up inside me, and it has been with me since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic until now. In the…
What does COVID-19 mean to us Dominicans? What does it impel us to do?
Carefully listen to the Word of God and the voices of the world. Orient our gaze towards the new wounds of humanity. Visualize new paths for the future Imagine a renewed humanity Dare to un-learn, in…
How quarantine and isolation affected me
Sr. Veronica Madziva, OPDominican Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Zimbabwe I was in quarantine in March for fourteen days when I came back from Washington DC and in August for another fourteen days soon…
The impact of COVID-19 in our Congregation
Sr. Pat Twohill, OPPrioress Dominican Sisters of Peace, USA For me, and I think for many of the Sisters in the Congregation, the confinement has been the most difficult aspect of our response to the coronavirus…
A New Zealand experience during the pandemic
By: Sr. Sandra Winton, OPPrioress of New Zealand Dominican Sisters New Zealand is a small, island nation, so far at the bottom of world maps that it is often left off entirely. All of this stood…
My experience during this pandemic
By: Sr. Meliza Arquillano, OPAdrian Dominican Sisters, Philippines This pandemic that we are all encountering right now is quite new to us. The first impact of this pandemic to me is the feeling of hopelessness― being controlled…
An Experience of COVID
By: Sr. Patricia Hannan, OPNew Zealand Dominican Sisters Life for me during these months of COVID has been an ever-deepening experience of “Be still and know that I am God.” I joined the Dominicans when I…
The Dynamics of Life: Reflections of Indonesian OP Sisters in the Middle of a Pandemic.
By: Sr. Elizabeth Sukamdo, OP It is undeniable that COVID did bring great sadness, fears, and anxieties. However, there are many other things that breed gratitude and admirations. – Pandemics, lockdowns, and maintaining social and physical…
COVID – 19 in Victoria, Australia
Sr. Julianna Drobik O.P.Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and the Solomon Islands. When COVID – 19 broke out in Wuhan in January it took time for most Australians to absorb the emerging pandemic crisis. It was…
Chaplaincy During COVID
Sister Barbara Kane, OP Dominican Sisters of PeaceNew Haven, CT USA The week that the Corona Virus became real in New Haven, CT was the week I started CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education). Each day as more…