Sheila Fitzgerald, OP, was featured in the Feb. 16 edition of the Dubuque (IA) Telegraph Herald in an article titled “Group planting seeds for sustainable ag.” The farmer-led organization Fields of Sinsinawa is working to establish an agricultural learning center at Sinsinawa Mound. She said this effort marks the continuation of the Sisters’ focus on promoting land stewardship and sustainability. “Our mission has always been education and outreach,” said Sheila.
Quincy Howard, OP, was featured in the Jan. 22 edition of the National Catholic Reporter in an article titled “Dominicans cite their charism for slight rise in vocations.” Sister Julie Rambin was also pictured in the online article. Quincy said, “The Dominican charism is particularly timely. Veritas—the search for truth—the continued education of people and preaching. It’s badly needed in the 21st century.” Julie was pictured with four other women who together make up the Collaborative Dominican Novitiate class this year.
Elizabeth Fiorite, OP, was featured in the October-November 2023 issue of Arbus magazine in an article titled “Unseen Possibilities.” Twenty-five years ago, she called the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL, to ask if her women’s art group could meet there once a month to connect, create, write, and explore art and the gardens. After the staff agreed, Elizabeth said, “Oh, and by the way, there will be about 12 of us, and we’re all blind.” In that moment, the Women of Vision program was born and continues to thrive as they recently celebrated their silver anniversary. During artmaking, the women use a variety of materials such as clay, paint, and collage. They also enjoy touch tours and guided experiences throughout the museum and grounds. A book, Never Losing Sight of Possibilities: The Women of Vision, is currently being written about the group. Elizabeth was noted as a “tireless advocate for equity, inclusion, and camaraderie—social care and healing in its truest sense.” She said, “My yearning to create, whether in paint or words or music or cooking or teaching, can be pursued despite my impairments. For I am limited only to the extent that I choose to be. My creative journey continues.”
