This episode features Sr. Dorothy “Dot” Trosclair, a Dominican Sister of Peace. She entered religious life as a Sister of the Eucharistic Missionaries of St. Dominic; growing up in the suburb of Harvey, Louisiana, she took particular notice of the presence of the Dominicans in her everyday life. Early into her ministry, Sr. Dot taught religion in rural Louisiana parishes to children in non-Catholic schools. During the integration of schools in the 1960s, she and her fellow sisters campaigned against the specific injustice of being forced to segregate their ministry and outreach. Through her ministry, she has made a practice of “looking for life in the cracks” to help her through moments when she has witnessed injustice and inequity. Sr. Dot learned the art of spiritual direction in San Pedro Pescador Parish in St. Bernard, Louisiana. Now, she shares her gifts as the Director of the Archdiocesan Spirituality Center.

The Flourishing Sisterhood Project is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. The podcast is produced by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and retained by the university’s Digital Humanities Archive.

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