no. 247
January 25, 2017
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Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa Mark Closing of 800th Jubilee of Dominican Order
On Tuesday, February 7 please join the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa at a closing event for the 800th Jubilee of the Dominican Order. The service will be at 4 p.m. and will feature preaching by Sister Ann Willits, O.P.
Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa: ‘Sinsinawa Art Gallery Hosts International Photographer Linda Panetta’
From February 3-March 30, 2017, the Sinsinawa Art Gallery will host “A Look Back at Our Future.” The exhibit contains the photography of international photojournalist and human rights activist, Linda Panetta.
UN Update: ‘World Peace, Urbanization and the Dominican Family’
Fr. Francis Belanger is currently working at the Dominican Leadership Conference’s United Nations office with Margaret Mayce, O.P. In this latest UN update Fr. Francis reflects on a presentation at the UN—“Sustaining Peace in an Urban World.” The focus of the presentation was the “intersection between the disparate global issues of urbanization and peace-making.”
Jackie
The film Jackie looks at the story of Jacqueline Kennedy after the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, in 1963. The film tells the “engrossing story of a public figure dealing with her own personal grief in one of the most tragic moments of our nation’s history.”
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures tells the remarkable true story of three African American women who worked for NASA in its start-up years. “The three women worked among a group of African American women known as ‘computers’ for their proficiency with numbers. Because of their race and gender, they worked in a small segregated office, little known among most of the other workers at NASA.”
Heartland Center for Spirituality: Lenten Webinar Series with Carla Mae Streeter, O.P.
The Heartland Center for Spirituality, a sponsored ministry of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, will host a Lenten webinar series with Carla Mae Streeter, O.P. on February 21 and 28, and on March 7, 14, 21. The theme for the webinar series is “Consciousness, Conversion and Grace.”
Las Casas: Grants Available
Las Casas: Dominicans in Ministry with Native Americans, Inc. “has monies available for grants through the generosity of our Dominican congregations/provinces and other donors.” Grant requests must be received by March 1, 2017.
Dominican Sisters of Adrian Look to Expand Catholic School in Philippines
The Dominican Sisters of Adrian are hoping to expand the Dominican School of Angeles City. The school has more than 200 students and is located in the “impoverished Barangay (village) of Mining, Angeles City.”
Saint Thomas Aquinas Lay Dominican Chapter to Host Art and Chant Feast Day Celebration for Saint Catherine of Siena
The Saint Thomas Aquinas Lay Dominican Chapter invites all to join them for an “evening of art and prayer in celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Catherine of Siena.” The event will be on April 29, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in East Lansing, Michigan.
Cassie Vazquez | Editor | editor@domlife.org | Dominican Life | USA | www.domlife.org
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