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Workshop Explores U.S. Prison System Through Eyes of Christian Mercy and Ethics

Event date: 7-8:30 p.m. ET Thursday, February 18, 2021
Kathryn Getek-Soltis, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics at Villanova University and former Catholic chaplain at Suffolk County House of Corrections in Boston, explores the U.S. prison system through the eyes of Christian mercy and ethics. Her workshop, Christian Mercy and our American Prison System, is offered virtually from 7:00 to 8:30...

Virtual Prayer Service to End Human Trafficking

Event date: 2/8/2021 7 pm ET
Monday, February 8th marks the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita and the International Day of Prayer to End Human Trafficking. The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville are collaborating with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth to present a virtual prayer service. It will be held at 7:00 pm ET, Monday, February 8th, on Zoom. All are welcome to...

Ministry During COVID : Sr. Maggie McDermott, OP

Published 01/28/2021
By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager   Before the pandemic, Sr. Maggie McDermott, OP, used to attend Mass every morning at St. Barnabus Church in the Bronx before she started her ministry as Executive Director of the Tolentine Zeiser Community Life Center. Those daily masses were an ideal way to start her day, as once...

Sr. Phuong Vu Professes First Vows to Dominican Sisters of Peace

Published 01/26/2021
The Dominican Sisters of Peace were blessed by the First Profession of Vows for Sr. Phuong Thuy Vu on December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The ceremony was held in the Chapel at St. Mary’s Dominican High School, New Orleans, LA, founded by the Congregation in 1860. Sr. Phuong ministers as an assistant in the school’s...

Dominican Sisters of Peace Welcome New Candidate

Published 01/26/2021
The Dominican Sisters of Peace welcomed Maria Tram Bui, 41, as a candidate on December 7, 2020, the vigil of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Born in 1979 in Binh Gia, Vietnam, Tram and her family, including her eight siblings, immigrated to America in 1999. The family moved to Houston, TX, in 2005. Tram earned a Doctor of Physical...

Online classes at the Lumen Dominican Centre, Ireland.

Published 01/23/2021
We are an Adult Education Centre, located in Dublin, Ireland and our website is www.lumenop.ie.  On our website you can read our Mission Statement: Lumen Dominican Centre derives its mission from the educational ideal of the Congregation of Dominican Sisters, Cabra within the Order’s tradition of teaching and preaching. The...

Banning Nuclear Weapons, A Historic Moment in Our Lives

Published 01/22/2021
by Gloria Switzer, Dominican Associate of Grand Rapids, January 19, 2021 Today, Friday, January 22, 2021, the International Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force and becomes International Law. This day will be “the beginning of the end of nuclear weapons” according to ICAN, The ...

We Celebrate Peace… and Commit to the Work Yet to Come

Published 01/22/2021
How inspired and inspiring were the messages of unity coming from the steps of the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. this week! Did you know that the 59th Inaugural National Prayer Service on Thursday featured two vowed women religious? Sr. Carol Keehan helped get the Affordable Care Act passed under the Obama Administration; and Sr....

To Heaven on Foot! Sisters of Notre Dame and their supports are running and walking from California to Rome

Published 01/22/2021
Nun Run 2021: To Heaven on Foot "You get to heaven on foot"- St. Julie Billiart, Our Spiritual Mother How many steps does it take to get to heaven? We don't know but it is 6,344.43 miles from California to Rome! This year our annual Nun Run takes the form of a vrtual walk/run. Participants log their miles during the week of January 30-...

Pauline Biblical Year

Published 01/22/2021
The Pauline Biblical Year 2020--2021 The Biblical Year of the Pauline Family with the theme “That the Word of the Lord may speed on,” was launched by the Pauline Family, Goa along with the Diocesan Centre for Biblical Apostolate on November 26. The inaugural Mass by Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao was televised on CCRTV on 26 November...

Join us for the Light the Darkness Live Simulcast! January 27th @ 6:30pm EST

Published 01/21/2021
Join artists, advocates, survivors, and service providers from across the nation on January 27th @ 6:30pm EST for a live national simulcast on how YOU can engage in the work of anti-human trafficking. Hear a special message from 2020 Billboard Music Award winners FOR KING & COUNTRY, songwriter Michael O'Brien, Jason Roy of...

A Light Against Trafficking

Published 01/21/2021
The International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking happens Monday, February 8th.   We will hold a special Mass at 11:00 Eastern time.   This special Mass will be available to watch via livestream at www.poorhandmaids.org/live 

Sr. Grace Augustine Canevari Begins Ministry

Published 01/14/2021
By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager     After 25 remarkable years ministering at Saint Luke School, Sr. Grace Augustine Canevari, OP, recently began a new ministry at St. Frances de Chantal School in the Bronx.   “Going to a new ministry after Saint Luke was going to be different, but I find my new...

Sr. Arlene Flaherty Reflects on Human Trafficking

Published 01/14/2021
By Sr. Arlene Flaherty, OP   Because of the clandestine nature of the global network that facilitates modern-day slavery, accurate numbers of those enslaved today are impossible to certify. However, reputable groups such as the International Labor Organization, and the United Nations agree, that there are at least 25 million men,...

Holy Names Sisters Call for Daily Peace Prayer Until Inauguration

Published 01/13/2021
We, the Sisters of the Holy Names, U.S.-Ontario Province, are appalled by the violence that took place in our nation’s capital on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. We join with our Sisters, priests, bishops, the World Council of Churches and all people of good will across the United States to echo the words of the Leadership Council of Women...

Statement of the Adrian Dominican Sisters on the Event at the U.S. Capitol Building

Published 01/07/2021
The General Council of the Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following statement in response to the unfolding events January 6 at the U.S. Capitol Building. Like other Americans around the country, we are horrified by the events at the Capitol, iconic home of our nation’s representative government. As soon as this insurrection is quelled,...

Redemption and Hope: A Conversation between Sister Helen Prejean and Renaldo Hudson

Published 12/22/2020
Redemption and Hope, an event surrounding faith and justice, will spark a conversation between you, Sister Helen Prejean CSJ, renowned author of Dead Man Walking, and Renaldo Hudson, a policy advocate, community leader, and former death row inmate. The Well Spirituality Center and the Illinois Prison Project are delighted to present this...

Iowa Freedom Summit aims to educate about human trafficking and services available in Iowa

Published 12/17/2020
The Sisters of St. Francis Franciscan Peace Center in Clinton, Iowa, and the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery are co-sponsoring Iowa’s Freedom Summit in recognition of Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. A live webinar will be held Tuesday, January 12, 11:30 a.m.  1:00 p.m. CST. Join the movement to make Iowa...

Sisters reach out with virtual spiritual direction and retreats

Published 12/17/2020
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia have long offered one-on-one spiritual direction, with the sisters and staff of Manna House of Prayer also offering directed retreats on a variety of topics. However, the threat of Covid 19 has made most in-person meetings impossible or impractical. The sisters at Manna House quickly assessed the...

Online Discernment Retreat: Rise Up & Journey with Jesus

Published 12/15/2020
The Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity will be hosting an online discernment retreat, January 29th and 30th for single women, ages 18+ that are considering religious life. Join MSBT sisters in prayer, reflection and hear MSBT sistres share their stories on mission. 

Prairie Online Retreats for 2021

Published 12/11/2020
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat has closed due to covid, but we now offer online retreats and free online community outreach events. The Prairie Retreat theme for 2021 is “Living Lightly on Earth.” We will embrace and explore how we can care for Earth and take action to change the climate crisis we are in. Pope Francis continues to call us to...

S. Diane Capuano Thanked for Being Role Model

Published 12/03/2020
From the streets of New York City to service trips to El Salvador, Edward Cramsie thanks Sister Diane Capuano, an Amityville Dominican, in a reflection written for the most recent issue of the Dominican Youth Movement Newsletter.  Here is the reflection.   Before I even attended a single class at Molloy College, the first...

Sisters of Saint Dominic Support Goshen Food Pantry

Published 12/02/2020
By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager   As we enter the Christmas season, it is essential to keep in mind those who are less fortunate and struggling due to the pandemic's devastating economic fallout. One of the most heartbreaking aspects of COVID-19 has been the rising number of people now at risk for hunger. In...

Adrian Dominican Sisters Offer Virtual Advent, Christmas, and New Year Services

Published 11/24/2020
The Adrian Dominican Sisters invite you and your family to virtual celebrations of Advent, Christmas, and New Year’s, live streamed to your home from Weber Retreat and Conference Center and St. Catherine Chapel in Adrian. Morning Advent Prayer is celebrated around the Advent wreath from the Weber Center at 9:00 a.m. EST on Mondays, November...

Congregation Spotlight: Sr. Liz Engel, OP

Published 11/18/2020
By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager From movie theaters to restaurants to education, the pandemic has dramatically changed many industries. For several Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, they have had to drastically pivot their ministries and adapt to new health regulations from COVID-19. In particular, Sr. Elizabeth (...

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