Liz Dodd Professes Perpetual Vows as a Sister of St. Joseph of Peace

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace (CSJP) joyfully celebrated the Profession of Perpetual Vows of Sister Liz Dodd, CSJP, on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The Mass of Thanksgiving and Profession took place at Sacred Heart Church in Carlton, Nottingham, celebrated by Father Joe Wheat, with a homily delivered by Sheena George, CSJP.

In her lifelong commitment to the Congregation’s charism of peace through justice, Sister Liz professed:

"In response to God’s call to seek justice, to love tenderly, and to walk in the way of peace, I, Liz Dodd vow to God, poverty, celibacy, and obedience for life according to the Constitutions of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace."

Sisters and associates bless Liz Dodd, CSJP, following her perpetual profession.

Sister Liz, born in Oxford, studied Theology at Magdalene College, Cambridge, before building a distinguished career in journalism. She worked as a music journalist and travel writer for National Geographic Traveller (UK), The Guardian, and The Independent, and served as home news editor at The Tablet from 2016 to 2021—a period that included taking a sabbatical to bicycle around the world.

Her journey with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace began as a Candidate in 2020, followed by her entry into the novitiate in 2021, and her first profession of vows in October 2023. Drawn to the Congregation’s "expansive spirituality," Sister Liz’s formation has focused on solidarity with marginalized communities. She has provided hospitality to asylee women and youth experiencing homelessness at St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality in Nottingham and volunteered at an adult medical day care center in New Jersey and a family shelter for the unhoused in Washington State.

In addition to her vows, Sister Liz is an accomplished author and speaker. Rooted in her background in Feminist and Liberation theologies and her hands-on social justice work, she authored the 2026 Bloomsbury Lent Book, Easter in Disguise, which invites readers to embrace Lent as a season of radical resistance and global change. She also continues to write as a regular columnist for The Tablet.