Introduction

What does consecrated religious life have to give to the life of the church and the world at this moment in human history? Sister M. Paul McCaughey and Sister Mila Diaz Solano share the insights they gained during their participation in global gatherings of Catholic Sisters last spring in Rome. 

About our guests

Sister M. Paul McCaughey, OP, is the prioress general of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield and a veteran educator passionate about Catholic educational leadership, a subject which she taught at DePaul University before her election to leadership for the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, in 2024. 

Sister Mila Diaz Solano, OP, a former member of the elected leadership team for the congregation, now serves as the associate director of a Spanish language pastoral ministry program at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, where she also teaches scripture for the Spanish-speaking deacon candidates and their wives through Mundelein Seminary. 

Our host

Sister Beth Murphy, OP, is director of communication for the Dominican Sisters of Springfield. 

Takeaways

• Women religious are tuned in to the work of the Holy Spirit in the Church 
• Collaboration and synodality are the watchwords for global religious life 
• The synodal church allows the Order of Preachers to deepen the gifts we have shared with the church for more than 800 years. 
• Friendship is foundational to religious life