Don’t Hang Up: Discovering your Place in the Dominican Family

Introduction

The Dominican Family has room for everyone. Two Springfield Dominican Sisters and two associates answer the question “What attracted you to the Dominican Family?” Hear stories from associates Vicki Schmidt and Kara Mernaugh and Sisters Bernice Juip and Denise Glazik about how being Dominican enriches and shapes their lives.

Takeaways

Learn how you can become a Dominican Associate
Learn how you can become a Dominican Sister of Springfield
Join Cor Unum Village

Pray it!

A Prayer for the life of the World

See it!

Watch Kara’s first association formation session, a unit on St. Catherine and St. Dominic presented by Sister Susan Karina Dickey, OP.

Inspiration

Sister Bernice’s favorite quotes

From Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ

“Nothing is more practical than finding God,
That is, than falling in a love in a quite absolute, final way.
What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination will affect everything.
It will decide what will get you out of bed in the mornings,
What you will do with your evenings,
How you spend your weekends,
What you read,
Who you know,
What breaks your heart,
And what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.”

From Sister Ita Ford, M.M.

“I hope you come to find that which gives life a deep meaning for you. Something worth living for—maybe even worth dying for–something that energizes you, enthuses you, enables you to keep moving ahead. I can’t tell you what it might be–that’s for you to find, to choose, to love. I can just encourage you to start looking and support you in the search.”

Kara Mernaugh’s inspiration: St. Catherine of Siena

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”

Inspiration from Vicki Schmidt:

“Every single soul matters. Where is your life going? What do you want to give away to the world? What is your purpose? See how much you can give away of this one life you’ve been given.”

Inspiration from Sister Denise Glazik:

Dominicans are scattered throughout the world for the life of the world to preach the truth. Come and see. If it’s a fit you’ll know, if not you are free to go.”

Resources

Dominican Sisters of Springfield: https://springfieldop.org
DomLife: A web crossroads for the Order of Preachers: http://domlife.org/
Dominican Sisters International: https://www.dsiop.org/

Talk to us

Contact the guests on this week’s show
Sister Denise Glazik, OP
Sister Bernice Juip, OP
Vicki Schmidt
Kara Mernaugh