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Photo of the week: Dominican Sisters International with Dominican Sisters from the U.S. Gathered in New York for the 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN
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From left to right: Sister Else-Britt Nilsen (Norway); Sister Elsie Bagaypo (Timor Leste); Sister Margaret Mayce, OP (UN/NGO, Dominican Sister of Amityville); Sister Anjana Parmar (India); Cassie Vazquez (DSC/DomLife Editor); Sister Marcelline Koch, OP (North American Co-Promoter of Justice, Dominican Sister of Springfield); Sister Ana Belen Verisimo (Brazil); Sister Bernadette Mwita (Kenya); Sister Viviana Sisack (Argentina); Sister Julienne Nikiema (Ivory Coast); Sister Mary Alice Hannan, OP (Dominican Sister of Hope).
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UN Briefing – ‘Is the UN Worth the Effort?’
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“By now I suspect that many of you have read the article in the March 20th New York Times Sunday Review entitled
I Love the UN, but It Is Failing, by Anthony Banbury, a former assistant secretary general for field support. He poignantly begins by saying
“I care deeply for the principles the United Nations is designed to uphold. And that is why I have decided to leave.” He goes on to cite a number of significant deficits in the UN system, including the dysfunctional and inefficient personnel system, which is unable to attract and deploy the best talent to those parts of the world where it is needed the most – the Ebola crisis in Western Africa being a case in point; the incompetency of a number of international field staff members; the overall lack of accountability; and the fact that too many decisions are driven by political expediency, rather than by the principles upon which the UN was established and the facts on the ground.”
Read article by Sister Margaret Mayce, OP
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Dominican Sisters Recommend Prayer with Your Ballot |
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The Dominican Sisters Conference invites you to spend a few moments with God before you go into the voting booth.
We are making available a reflection tool called
Take it to Prayer: A Spiritual Reflection for Voters. The brief guide is meant to help busy people prepare themselves spiritually before they vote. It was developed by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Ill.
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Composer Dan Schutte to Give Concert and Retreat at Sinsinawa Mound |
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On Friday, April 22nd, composer Dan Schutte will perform a concert starting at 7 p.m., and on Saturday, April 23rd, from 8:30 to noon he will give a retreat at Sinsinawa Mound. The concert and retreat are open to the public. Schutte has been a composer of worship music for over 40 years.
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The animated film,
Zootopia, is about a young rabbit, Judy Hopps, who wants to leave her family farm to become a police officer in the big city, Zootopia. The title of the film is a “word play on Thomas More’s
Utopia.” The film is filled with great storytelling and humor, and also “has a lot to say about stereotypes and deep-seeded prejudices in a diverse society.”
Read review by Tom Condon, O.P.
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‘St. Mary’s Dominican High School Observes National Catholic Sisters Week’
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At St. Mary’s Dominican High School, art teacher Jennifer Frosch, with contributions from students, created a commemorative bulletin board “highlighting various religious orders with photos and brief profiles” for National Catholic Sisters Week. A second display for National Catholic Sisters Week was created by Sr. Angeline Magro, O.P. in the Library/Media Center.
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March Youth Preaching Weekend
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Seven students from St. Agnes Academic High School went to St. John the Baptist High School for youth preaching weekend. The students attended youth preaching workshops and joined the retired sisters for an ice cream social in celebration of National Catholic Sisters Week.
Read article by Gina Fleming, O.P.
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‘Sisters Urge Reason, Reform on Immigration Issues’
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On March 4, 2016,
Global Sisters Report held a video roundtable discussion with seven Catholic Sisters who are leaders on immigration issues. Of the seven sisters, two Dominican Sisters, Dominican Sister of Peace Judy Morris, O.P., and Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa Bernadine Karge, O.P. participated in the roundtable discussion.
Read article and watch video in
Global Sisters Report
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Dominican Sisters of Peace – Woman in Formation, Candidate Ana Gonzalez |
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Dominican Sisters of Peace candidate Ana Gonzalez was featured in a
Global Sisters Report article, “Ana Gonzalez: An embrace of the unknown leads to discernment as a Dominican.” Gonzalez is one of four women in formation who was presented in Global Sisters Report to celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week.
Read article in
Global Sisters Report
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Dominican Sisters of Sparkill – Community in Pakistan Welcome Three New Postulants |
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On March 12, 2016, the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill welcomed three new Postulants in their community in Pakistan. The ceremony was held in Bahawalpur for the three young women, Shabnum Robia, Sadaf and Rubina Komal.
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Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt – Rockland County Legislature Recognizes National Catholic Sisters Week with a Proclamation |
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At the beginning of National Catholic Sisters Week (March 8-14), Rockland County, New York, recognized it with a Proclamation. Dominican Sisters Anne Daniel Young, O.P., Joan Agro, O.P., Catherine Howard, O.P. and Michaela Connolly, O.P. were present.
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