LEADERSHIP
Governing Board
Dominicans of St. Catharine, Kentucky
2002 - 2008
JOYE GROS, OP
I am a native of Memphis,
Tennessee. I went to school at Saint Agnes Academy where I met the Dominican
Sisters. My ministerial experiences include elementary education, Director of
Religious Education, pastoral associate, grief counselor for a funeral home and
an Educational Associate at the Center for Development in Ministry. I have
spent much of my ministerial life in the Archdiocese of Chicago. I free lance in
the areas of adult formation/spirituality, retreats/days of reflection, and
group facilitation. I have one book in publication: Connecting Faith and
Life: Theological Reflection, Loyola Press. I received my Doctor of
Ministry from the University of St. Mary of the Lake in 1991. My Masters of
Religious Education is from Seattle University. I like to read and go for long
walks and have visits with my friends.
CHARLENE MOSER, OP
I am a native of
Louisville and was taught by Dominicans at Holy Rosary
Academy. Before entering the community I graduated from St. Catharine College.
I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from the University of
Nebraska, Omaha, and a Master of Science in Education from Indiana University in
Bloomington. My ministerial experience includes teaching math and science in
many schools. I also served as an assistant treasurer for the congregation and
Director of Internal Development at Holy Rosary Academy. In this ministry, I
was involved with many different fund raising projects including the Kentucky
Derby Festival: Ramble for the Roses. I enjoy playing the guitar and working
with video media.
BARBARA RAPP,
OP
I am from
Louisville, KY, where I attended 12 years of school with the Dominicans of St.
Catharine, Ky. As a member of the congregation I ministered as a junior high
teacher and elementary school administrator for 20 years in schools in Memphis
and Chicago. Before being elected to leadership in 1996, I had served as the
Director of Institutional Advancement at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St.
Louis. As a member of the leadership team, my primary responsibilities include
properties and legal affairs. Currently I am involved in the near completion of
major renovation of our almost 100-year-old Motherhouse building. I like to do
needlework and will soon begin learning how to weave.
ROSEMARY RULE, OP
Born in Mayfield, Kentucky, I am one of the
three Kentucky natives in the group. Before entering the Dominicans at St.
Catharine, Kentucky, I worked in Washington DC, in the fingerprint division of
the FBI. Since profession I have earned a BA in History from Siena College in
Memphis, TN, a Masters in History from Kearney State University, Nebraska, and
a MA in systematic theology from the University of Notre Dame. My ministries
have included teaching at elementary and secondary levels in Chicago, Memphis,
Kentucky, Ohio and Nebraska as well as parish visiting. Services for the
Congregation include Vocation ministry, Regional Coordinator, and trusteeship
for St. Catharine College and St. Agnes Academy/St. Dominic School in
Memphis. Reading, cooking, and talking on the phone are some of my favorite
things.
Teresa Tuite, OP
I am a native of Brockton, Massachusetts. I attended
St. Patrick School for twelve years and after graduation entered the
Dominicans. I earned a Bachelor of arts degree in Math and Theology from Siena
College and a Masters degree in Library Science from Spalding University.
Dominicans love to study so when I went to Chicago in 1974 I continued my
studies and earned a Masters in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University and a
Doctor of Ministry from the University of St. Mary of the Lake. My ministerial
experience includes teaching, Director of Religious Education, teaching in the
Pastoral Leadership Program in Joliet diocese. I also am an itinerant preacher
which is the heart of my ministry. Until I was elected to be on the Governing
Board I was Director of Adult Education at St. Michael Parish in Orland Park,
IL. I like to take long walks, to read and to garden.
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