Seed and Growth by Sister Mary Thomas Lillis is the simple and courageous story of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose from the foundation of their religious congregation in San Francisco, California, in 1876, to its outreach to both Germany and Mexico. Rooted in the late19th century and extending to the beginning of Vatican II (1962), the book gives a feel for religious life over this expanse of time and chronicles the difficulties of establishing foundations for the service of the poor, the young and the vulnerable. Following in the spirit of St. Dominic, three young women (the oldest...