Introduction

This time of year, Christmas memories flash on like the lights on our Christmas trees. Here are some joyful, exuberant, touching true tales from four of our Dominican Sisters. 

About our guests

Sister Kathleen Gallagher, OP, ministers at St. Raphael Elementary School in Naperville, Ill. 

Sister Barbara Blesse, OP, is pastoral associate at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Carbondale, Ill. 

Sister Jean Patrice Schingel, OP, ministers at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Ill. 

Sister Ann Clennon, OP, is the founding co-director of the Dominican Literacy Center in Springfield, Ill. 

Sister Celestine Rondelli, lives at Sacred Heart Convent in Springfield, Ill., after completing years of ministry in Catholic education and hospital chaplaincy.