no. 270
January 10, 2018
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Dominican Sisters of Adrian Welcome New Associate
On December 16, 2017, the Dominican Sisters of Adrian welcomed new Associate, Shauna Walsh. The Ritual of Acceptance was in the chapel in the St. Rose de Lima Campus of St. Rose Dominican Hospitals, an institution sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters.
Dominican University Lecture - Fire in My Bones: Biblical Foundations of the Dominican Charism
The St. Catherine of Siena Center at Dominican University (River Forest, IL) is happy to announce a special lecture, Fire in My Bones: Biblical Foundations of the Dominican Charism, which will be presented by Sr. Laurie Brink, O.P. on January 24, 2018. "This lecture proposes that a three-fold biblical foundation—the Word Prophetic, the Word Incarnate, and the Word Proclaimed—informs and sustains the Dominican charism, and provides direction for all those who seek to build a more holy and just world."
Dominican Sisters Conference Share Public Statement Opposing Offshore Drilling
Please click here to find a public statement that the Dominican Sisters Conference is sharing from the Adrian Dominican Sisters Opposing Offshore Drilling. We hope that you can adapt and/or use it in your ministry.
Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
This is an intense film "focusing on Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand), a woman wanting to know who raped and murdered her daughter . . . Mildred rents three billboards on a road outside of Ebbing, the small town where she lives, to ask why no one has been arrested for her daughter’s murder."
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
"As The Last Jedi begins, Rey tries to convince Luke to return to help the Resistance, headed by Princess (now General) Leia (Carrie Fisher), combat the evil First Order, headed by Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), the son of Han Solo and Leia. Rey also wants Luke to train her in the way of the Jedi. Luke tells Rey that he has given up after the last Jedi he trained, Kylo Ren, turned against him."
'Dominican Sisters of Peace Recognized for Building Racial Harmony'
"The Racial Justice Committee of the Dominican Sisters of Peace and Associates in Northeast Ohio was awarded the Bishop Anthony M. Pilla Leadership Award by the Catholic Commission of Summit County at the 39th Annual Bishop Cosgrove Justice Dinner and Silent Auction on Friday, December 1."
Dominican Sisters of Amityville: Bethany House and Sister Aimee Koonmen Serving the Homeless for 40 Years
Bethany House and Dominican Sister of Amityville Aimee Koonmen were featured in the Long Island-wide newspaper, Newsday, for serving the homeless for 40 years. "Over the decades, Bethany House has grown to encompass five facilities that have helped thousands of people find shelter and hope."
'My Neighborhood - Pilsen: Father Charles Dahm'
Father Charles (Chuck) Dahm, O.P. was featured in Chicago’s WTTW about his work and missionary spirit. "Father Charles Dahm is a dyed-in-the-wool activist, following in the footsteps of old-school, firebrand Catholic priests. He has never shied away from an opportunity to challenge authority or hesitated to speak his mind. But he says it is always in service of a single goal: bringing about a more just and peaceful world for all, in other words, putting his faith into action."
Cassie Vazquez | Editor | editor@domlife.org | Dominican Life | USA | www.domlife.org
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