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June 24, 2025, Notre Dame, Indiana – Sister Geneal Kramer, OP, was featured in a recent article published by Saint Mary College. A member of the Class of 1950, she graduated from Saint Mary with a bachelor’s degree in social science and a minor in education.

The article focuses on the experiences of Sister Geneal and her classmate, Anne Reynolds Pyron, during their time at Saint Mary College and later in life. Sister Geneal was greatly influenced by Sister Madeleva Wolff, CSC, College President, through whom she met Dorothy Day, the Catholic convert who spent her life serving people who are poor and marginalized.

In the article, Sister Geneal recalls her experience of weekly dinners with Sister Madeleva. Discussions during dinner “were just marvelous openings out to a broader world,” she recalls in the article. 

Sister Geneal taught at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, entered the Sisters of Mary of Reparatrix, and ultimately transferred to the Adrian Dominican Sisters. She has ministered in South Africa and New Mexico and now, residing in Adrian, as a retreat leader and spiritual director.

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April 14, 2025, Seattle, Washington – In its April/May 2025 issue focusing on the 175th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Seattle, The NW Catholic offers a profile of Sister Sharon Park, OP, under its “Notable Women” section. 

Sister Sharon was a member of Edmonds Dominican Sisters until the Edmonds Dominican and the Adrian Dominican Congregations merged in 2003. Sister Sharon served in ministry as the first female Executive Director of the Washington State Catholic Conference. The Conference represents the Washington Bishops in lobbying at the state level on behalf of the common good. In all, Sister Sharon has been lobbying for 40 years.

“It is a privilege to advocate for the poor in Olympia on behalf of the church,” Sister Sharon said.

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