On Sunday, November 12th, the Caldwell Dominican community welcomed six new associates: Justin George, Alexandra Giorgio, Ann Marie Nazzaro, Kathleen Quinn, Anne Utley, and Christine Victori. The extended community gathered with loved ones and friends of the candidates in the Motherhouse Chapel for a prayerful, heartfelt commitment ceremony with the new associates affirming their calls to follow the charism and mission of Saint Dominic and the Caldwell Dominican sisters.
Sister Mary Amelia Cetera, OP, a Sister of Saint Dominic of Caldwell for 84 years, entered into eternal life on November 25, 2023, at the age of 101 at Saint Catherine of Siena Healthcare Center, Caldwell, NJ.
Caldwell Dominican Associate Jacqueline Alworth’s first experience with Dominican life was some fifty years ago when her late father, a much-loved supporter of the Sisters of Saint Dominic, walked her through the doors of St. Catherine Convent for piano lessons. Thus began a lifelong relationship with music and with the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell.