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Age
42

Hometown
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Made First Profession
August 2011

Work Background
Fashion Designer and High Fashion Teacher

Present Ministry
Hospital Chaplain

Interests/Hobbies
Dancing, walking/enjoying nature, cooking, sewing, sharing with friends, and reading about spirituality and current theology.

What drew me to the Adrian Dominican Sisters
When I met our Sisters in my country in 1993, I became captivated by their passion to: Preach Truth, Make Peace, and Reverence Life. I also learned to read the Word according to the signs of our times while developing a loving, deep, and intimate relationship with our Beloved God and all creation.

What excites me about religious life today
I am very excited about the many possibilities we have today, as we gather with young sisters from all over the country, sharing and enriching one another with our diverse spiritualties. Thus, I believe in the future of religious life and I feel blessed of being part of it!




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Age
37

Hometown
Arayat, Pampanga, Philippines

Made Final Profession
March 4, 2017

Work Background
I worked as a Systems Analyst at Accenture. I was involved mainly with PeopleSoft build, test and deploy activities of project life cycles and online maintenance of employees’ job/personal data in a banking institution.


Present Ministry
Pastoral worker at Villa Maria, a resettlement area for Indigenous people (Ayta) in Porac, Pampanga. I also serve as the Justice and Peace Promoter of the Remedies Mission Chapter.


Interests/Hobbies
I love to read and take pensive walks.


What drew me to the Adrian Dominican Sisters
Community life and the Sisters’ mission. We complement one another as we share in the mission of Jesus. In this community of diverse and uniquely gifted women, where love and growth thrive, I saw myself blending in.

What excites me about religious life today
I’d say it’s a challenge to be a prophetic voice in our present age. But there the excitement lies…how to be both creative and authentic in bearing witness to the Gospel values amidst the world’s secularism.




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Age
53


Hometown
Santa Maria del Rosario (Habana, Cuba)


Made First Profession
August 8, 1991  and  April 10, 2016


Work Background
Worked in various financial institutions, Building Coordinator at St. Mary’s University Center for Legal and Social Justice, Mental Health Counselor, and School Psychologist.


Present Ministry
Current full-time ministry as School Psychologist and serve on the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Portfolio Advisory Board.


Interests/Hobbies
Enjoy hiking and exploring national parks, reading books from a wide range of spiritual authors and inspiring literature, and making time to share with friends, Sisters, and family.


What drew me to the Adrian Dominican Sisters
A desire to deepen my relationship with God and to live in community to share faith and life with my beloved Adrian Dominican Sisters and other vowed women.


What excites me about religious life today
The emerging new ways of partnering with others, responding to social, economic, and ecological needs of earth community, and being a living witness to the mission of Jesus as women and men consecrated to vowed life.  




 

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