no. 230
April 20, 2016
www.domlife.org
UN Briefing: Our Hearts Are Strong!
"' A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground.' I heard these words from Canadian indigenous women when I attended the 2016 U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. The women spoke for women throughout the world when they declared in the next sentence: ' Our hearts are strong!'"

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Dominicans at the UN – Spring 2016 UN Newsletter
The latest newsletter from the UN shares the reflections of Dominican Sisters from DSI who participated in the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN.

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‘Three Sisters Profess Vows with Adrian Dominican Sisters’
On April 3, 2016, Sisters Salvacion (Salve) B. Valenzeula, O.P., and Alma D. Zapanta, O.P., professed their final (perpetual) vows in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines; and on April 10, 2016, Sister Marilín Llanes, O.P. professed first vows during a special Liturgy at St. Catherine Chapel at the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Motherhouse.

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Fr. Paul J. Philibert, O.P. (1936-2016)
Fr. Paul J. Philibert, O.P. died April 14, 2016 at the age of 79. He was the third Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Martin de Porres (1988-1993). Funeral services are Monday, April 25, at St. Dominic Priory in St. Louis, MO and Tuesday, May 3, at Dominican Friars Cemetery at Rosaryville in Ponchatoula, LA.

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Sinsinawa Mound Event to Explore Fracking
On Tuesday, May 10th, at 7:00 p.m., the Sinsinawa Mound is offering an evening to discuss the book Fracture: Essays, Poems, and Stories on Fracking America, with Editor Taylor Brorby.

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Book Review of St. Dominic: The Story of a Preaching Friar
Sr. Mary of the Sacred Heart Desmond, O.P. (Monastery of Mary the Queen, Springfield, IL) wrote a book review about Fr. Donald J. Goergen, O.P.’s new book, St. Dominic: The Story of a Preaching Friar.

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‘St. Mary’s Dominican High School Choir Earns District Honors’
The choir for St. Mary’s Dominican High School received honors at district competition. The junior high students were directed by Dr. Susan Brumfield, and the senior high students were directed by Mr. Sean Ivory.

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Employment Opportunity: Program and Communications Director for Racine Dominican Eco-Justice Center
The Racine Dominican Eco-Justice Center in Racine, WI is looking for a Program and Communications Director. “The Eco-Justice Center is dedicated to environmental education and care of Earth in the context of community, contemplation, creativity, and cultivation.”

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Weber Retreat and Conference Center: “Sacred Senses, Sacred Spaces: Nurturing our Sensitivity to Earth”
Weber Retreat and Conference Center, Adrian, Michigan, is offering “Sacred Senses, Sacred Spaces: Nurturing our Sensitivity to Earth,” a day of reflection in “recognizing the contemplative, sacramental dimensions embedded within creation: that of the soil, air, water, fire, and natural beings that support a sacred site.” The retreat is scheduled for Saturday, June 4, from 9:30-3:30 p.m. For more information or to register, please click here.
Cassie Vazquez | Editor | editor@domlife.org | Dominican Life | USA | www.domlife.org
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