Community News
Religious Life Today: Learn it! Love it! Live it!--Creating a collaborative environment
Event date: January 13, 2020
Join us January 13 at 8pm ET in exploring how dioceses and religious communities are working together to promote a full understanding of vocation among Catholics. This free one-hour webinar requires registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcOGqrTovHNZoFQJyELl867q-AzSYl5_b
After the event, registrants will receive an on-... 
Bus Wrap, Billboard Target Human Trafficking
Published 11/18/2021
Women religious in the Dubuque, Iowa, area are the prime sponsors of a bus wrap featuring a photo of a young girl to drive home a growing reality: “Not for Sale: Stop Human Trafficking.”
The wrapped bus will spread this message for the next year as it travels all the city routes. It is a follow-up to human trafficking awareness training... 
Sr. Grace Augustine Reflects on Kindness
Published 11/16/2021
By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager
As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to pause and remember a simple concept that we often forget, being kind to one another.
On a recent episode of the Hearts Afire Podcast, Sr. Grace Augustine Canevari, OP, reflected on this topic and shared her views on the importance of kindness... 
Join us for a Virtual Monastic Experience Nov. 19-21
Event date: Nov. 19-21, 2021
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri, will host a Virtual Monastic Experience Nov. 19-21, 2021.
The experience will include a digital tour, meeting with our Sisters, tips on prayer and discernment, and one hour of daily input. There will be opportunities to connect with our vocation director one on one. The event... 
Catching up with Sr. Noreen Walsh, OP
Published 11/04/2021
By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager
For over 40 years, Sr. Noreen Walsh, OP, has been a fierce advocate for healthcare, patient rights, and compassionate care.
In her ministry as Health Care Coordinator for the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, she has worked closely with geriatric patients in the hospital... 
FSPA to offer presentation on ecological crisis action
Event date: Nov. 9, 2022
On Tuesday, Nov. 9 from noon to 1 p.m. Central Time, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Ecospirituality In Action Team will present “Laudato Si’ and FSPA,” via Zoom. This is an opportunity to learn more about the FSPA’s commitment to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, how ongoing efforts fit under the seven goals and how FSPA will... Benedictine Sisters Featured in Environment News Coverage
Published 11/02/2021
The Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kansas, were featured in a new series of reports on the Newsy channel titled, "Our New Reality: A Changing Planet," which aired November 1, 2021. Reporter Amber Strong, along with videographer Stephanie Sandoval, had visited Mount St. Scholastica earlier this year to do the interviews... 
Exploring Restorative Justice conversation
Event date: November 10, 2021
Victims of crime often find forgiveness too raw to reach; the sense of injustice outweighing the act of turning one’s cheek. For the perpetrator, the sense of injustice is equally strong; living in a world beyond one’s control, where societal standards hold no applicable meaning. Restorative justice seeks to balance the judicial scales with an... 
Sooley: A Conversation with John Grisham
Event date: 11/10/2021
World-renowned author John Grisham will be chatting with Sister Joan Mumaw, IHM, president and CAO of Friends in Solidarity. The free webinar, “Sooley: A Conversation with John Grisham,” is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. Eastern.
John is the author of 37 novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and seven... 
Amityville Dominican and Houston Associate Collaborate on Healthcare Project
Published 10/26/2021
Amityville Sister Barbara Schwarz marvels at how her artwork, like pint-sized preachers, gets around! Like St. Dominic who roamed the countryside to share the Good News, her past and present paintings seem to capture the same itinerant spirit. Most recently, ten of her abstract paintings were featured in the 2021... 
Demanding a Pathway to Citizenship
Published 10/26/2021
There was an Immigration March and Rally on Saturday, October 16, 2021, in Riverhead urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Congress to pass legislation creating a pathway to citizenship for immigrants in the US.
The group of more than 200 people - including many from Spanish-speaking countries but also from South Korea and American... 
Celebrating 60 Years of Religious Life
Published 10/26/2021
By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager
Two weeks ago, Sr. Monica Paul Fraser, OP, and several Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, celebrated their Jubilee milestones.
For Sr. Monica, a member of the “Band of 1951”, this Jubilee marked 60 years of religious life for her and fellow band members.
On a recent episode... 
The Life of a Dominican Volunteer
Published 10/21/2021
By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager
The Dominican Volunteers USA (DVUSA) program has led many lay women and men to connect with Dominican congregations.
Through their program, DVUSA volunteers are matched with congregations and their ministry sites then assigned to live in community with them for 11 months. Together, these... “The Future of Catholic Universities and the Role of Liberal Arts in Higher Education Today,” panel at Caldwell University, Oct. 21
Event date: Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, 3 p.m.
“The Future of Catholic Universities and the Role of Liberal Arts in Higher Education Today,” will be the topic of a panel moderated by James Flynn, Ph.D., Chair of the Caldwell University Theology and Philosophy Department, 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 21. Attendees can attend in-person or virtually.
The talk is one... 
Catching up with Sr. Maggie McDermott
Published 10/14/2021
By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager
The past few months for Sr. Maggie McDermott, OP, have been quite busy.
Sr. Maggie, a Sister of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, and Executive Director of Tolentine Zeiser CLC, had to prepare for her school to reopen and get her staff and students familiar with new health and... 
A Joyful Jubilee Celebration
Published 10/14/2021
By Katie Mahon, Communications Mananger
On Sunday, October 10th, the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, Motherhouse Chapel was full of joy and love as Sisters and Associates came together to celebrate 14 Jubilarians.
Sr. Victoria Sloane celebrated 75 years of religious life, while Sisters Mary Margaret Gleeson,... Statement of Adrian Dominican Sisters on Haitian Refugees
Published 09/29/2021
The General Council of the Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following statement on the treatment by the President Joseph Biden Administration on Haitian refugees at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Adrian Dominican Sisters join other religious leaders nationally in calling on the Biden Administration to immediately end deportation flights of... 
Uncorked! Virtual Event
Event date: Wednesday, October 20, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.--Wine pickup; Virtual Wine Tasting, Thursday, Oct. 21, 6 p.m.
Uncorked-Kansas City & St. Louis
2021 VIRTUAL EVENT
A lovely evening of specialty wine and delicious chocolates from the comfort of your own home.
Celebrate autumn with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Uncorked! Virtual Event.
WINE PICK UP : Wednesday, Oct. 20 | 3:30-5:30 p.m. Pick up your goodie bag... 
Linger Over Breakfast-Care for Creation in Action
Event date: Saturday, October 23, 8:30 - 11 a.m.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet present
Linger Over Breakfast: Care for Creation in Action
with the Jerusalem Farm Community
Saturday, October 23, 2021 Doors open: 8:30 a.m. Program: 9 – 11 a.m.
At Avila University, Whitfield Center-together in person or via Zoom!
11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, MO... 
Finding God Everywhere
Event date: Thursday, September 23, 2021
Finding God Everywhere: Insights from the Bible online Sept. 23
People hungry for a deeper life with God and more ease in praying with the Bible can find nourishment in this virtual program that explores what the Bible can tell us about how to “find” the God who is everywhere present. In truth, the matter is less our human “finding” and more... 
Season Two of the Hearts Afire Podcast
Published 09/15/2021
By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager
In March 2021, the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, launched the Hearts Afire Podcast.
The Hearts Afire Podcast featured ten bi-weekly episodes live-streamed on YouTube, then distributed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible in its first season. The most-... Synodality Conference This Saturday
Published 09/14/2021
You are invited to a One-Day International Encounter, hosted by Bon Secours Young Adults.
Our goals for this event are simple:
1. to provide you a space to learn more about a very important topic for Catholics today, Synodality, which we see as a critical path forward for the future.
2. to give you an opportunity to get... 
Join the conversation about Food Security
Event date: October 13, 2021
Food security means having physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food at all times to meet dietary needs for a productive and healthy life. How does food insecurity lead to migration? What is the impact of climate change on food production and access? How is food security stratified across racial lines? ... 
The Fight Against Hunger
Published 09/09/2021
September marks Hunger Action Month, a time to raise awareness regarding the heartbreaking statistics that 42 million in the United States, including over 13 million children, are currently facing hunger.
This alarming number is one of the many reasons that the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, NY, and the team at Harmony... Retreat Day with Sr. Julie, PBVM in Downtown L.A.
Published 09/07/2021
Retreat Day with Sr. Julie, PBVM. “We were so amazed and humbled to see the heart, love and faith the staff at the mission have for the work that they do and the service they provide. We were so blessed to be a part of it for the day.” -Principal Sandra Alamo-Ng, Saint Joseph School, Upland.
Youtube: https://youtu.be/HwrGS7HkRu0 ...