While browsing the booths around the Here I am Lord Conference with Sr. Mary Michael, I came across the The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne and felt touched by their apostolate, which is caring for those stricken with cancer until their death. In more detail from their webpage:

"Our apostolate is to nurse and shelter incurable cancer patients who cannot afford care elsewhere. All care is free. No payments are accepted either from patients or their families, nor from Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance."

I wanted to share with everyone because I think they are a beautiful community with a great spirit!

Check out their video on their website!

Ohhhhh I just gave their video away! They are a great bunch of sisters. I was discerning with them for a while, actually, but as you know, I don't feel called to the active life.

They have a good prayer life, live in common, wear a (barely) modified habit. . .habit is still 3/4 length. They have had a healthy novitiate (meaning there were several in it). And they all have a love for the sick and suffering. They operate hospices from their convent, especially for those who don't have the money for end of life care. There are mainly older patients but ever so often I'd see someone younger.

Mother Edward was the novice mistress when I was discerning. She's now the Superior, obviously. She is a nice woman.

I think, if I felt called to the active life, to resume my nursing skills, (since I will be ceasing being a formal nurse, when I quit my job in a week after I return from my vacation!), I think I would start there.

I'd love to hear if anyone is discerning there!

What wonderful sisters indeed! I am not discerning with them (though our God is full of surprises!), but know of their cancer home in Atlanta. They have done so much work for the sick and the poor among us.

For the intentions of the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, for those women discerning with them, for the sick and impoverished to whom them minister, and for the family and friends that support them.... Our Father....

Praised be Jesus!

These Sisters are sooo beautiful!

I wrote the Vocation Director and told her I would from now on, include her Sisters and patients in my prayers. What a beautiful apostolate!

I totally had to share!

Awwww, that's sweet! Are you considering them as a community for discernment?


Not all of the sisters are nurses, from what I've been told, so that isn't a requirement.

ohh they are so beautiful. That is just so wonderful that they don't charge anything. How do they pay for the things required (besides God's Divine Providence of course )
God Bless,
~Lori

Wow, what an amazing apostolate! Yes, how do they pay for everything? Donations?

They're in my prayers from now on...

they are in my prayers too!!

Mona... your icon is so funny! but that's hehe

^ lol. Naughty, naughty. (I really needed an excuse to use that icon!)

I've had a couple PMs from ppl telling me they love my icon, heh! It's quite popular.

PS. your sig reminds me of a JPII quote I've always loved " Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it." But that's also off topic

well off topic things are fun I love randomness.... haha, yes, it's a great icon, :D

haha! Yeah I made that sig. up, I've never heard that saying before tho....

Oh in the early stages of my discernment I had contacted them, they are a beautiful community and I"ll be keeping them and all those discerning with them in my prayers!!!

How on earth do they not accept any money?

Thats wonderful though!

Their video is wonderful!!!

I don't know, they must have someone donating! Well, I wouldn't hesitate to donate, even though I am always broke. Someone always needs it more than I do!

They are just such a beautiful community!

*sigh*

No unfortunately not.
I don't want to visit too many communities, unless they are Franciscan.
Unless somehow God wills it.

I think they accept various donations but don't require money to treat a patient. Not sure, I could be talking out of turn. . . .

well, actually I think it's all out of donations that they pay for everything, what a miracle of God's divine mercy and providene, that's truely amazing!

FYI
The Dominican sisters of Hawthrone will be on Fr. Mitch Pacwa's show on Wed 8th. I think the sisters are Sr. Mary DePaul and Sr. Alma Marie.

I was just going to post this information too.

Thanks for the heads-up, Shernel

I saw the show and was really impressed with them.

Is there anywhere someone who missed the show could see it? I missed it....darn!

I saw it too. I was impressed as well. They are such a beautiful order.

The Hawthorne Dominicans sisters run hospitals in my diocese. Yes, I do concur that they are a great order.

God Bless!

Yes!

go to www.ewtn.com

Drop down the multimedia menu, select archived video and click on EWTN Live

Enjoy

They're about three minutes in....

Thanks, it was a great video!

I couldn't get it to play. It would only allow real player though, and I don't have that. I have an Apple. . .

Apple?!?!

Serves you right, you're not worthy. Only liberal agnostics have apples, everybody knows that.

~snorts~ yea, right. You'd think a English-Mass-Hearing Catholic is a liberal agnostic.

Friends don't let friends use Windows!

I would have responded earlier but I blue-screened and had to reboot.

You're a big doodie head, that's what you are. All Mac users are doodie heads.

WHATEVER, we're just more intelligent. . .buying a computer that doesn't 'blue screen' at least once a day and doesn't get attacked by worms and viruses as soon as it signs online. UGH I do not miss those days.

Sorry Lauren for the