Dorothy Maxwell

Dorothy Maxwell

Dorothy Maxwell has been writing reflections on the Sunday readings for the website of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, for years and believes that Dominicans are to preach wherever and whenever possible. Before entering the community, she had earned a degree in physical education; after teaching and a principalship, she ministered in chaplaincy, working 10 years with the terminally ill before getting a degree in nursing to work as a visiting nurse to families in the Bronx. Her current service to incarcerated women began with a call from the former chaplain, and she is now in her fourth year of ministry at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison with a population of more than 500.

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My ministry with the women at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility

In my years of ministering to the women at a maximum-security prison, I have found those four hours on Sunday are the highlight of the week, as I offer the Eucharist to the women and make rounds in the visiting room.