Catherine's Cafe Vocation Blog

We live in a fast-paced world.   It is no different for Dominicans who try to fit prayer, study, community, and ministry into each day.   Last October, I planted some garlic in my herb garden.   Every once in a while, as I am go about some daily task, I love to think – the garlic is lying dormant now…the garlic is in process!!!   When I pass this small plot on the way to school each morning, I smile just realizing that someday that garlic is going to be a super pesto sauce!! Multi-tasking in religious life needs to always involve bringing about new life…making something grow, change, offer hope.   Our tasks, no matter how big or small, must seek truth. And you, what is your multi-tasking accomplishing these days??? Peggy Ryan, OP Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

In the Constitution of The Sinsinawa Dominicans there is this passage noting among other responsibilities of our elected leadership this: To help the members discover, appreciate, and deepen the fundamental gospel values which motivate them. (45) Reflecting on these words speaking to our vowed life as Sisters I find a deep mutuality of our lives together.   The statement doesn't say "new members" - it says "members" - from First Profession to final breath. It speaks of our lives personally and communally.   It contains clarity of where we look for our Dominican life - the Gospel of Christ.   The words express movement, growth and hope in the future.   They remind us of the relationship of leadership with the Sisters. While it is directed to our leadership, we Sisters hear these words as profound reminders that our lives are for the sake of God's mission. If I am motivated in any way, am I motivated from the context of these words.   If I fin...