no. 265
October 25, 2017
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Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids Megan McElroy, OP Earns Doctor of Ministry in Preaching
“Sister Megan McElroy, OP has successfully completed her studies and . . . presented her thesis at Aquinas Institute, St. Louis, MO. Over the past five years, while being the Co-Director of the Collaborative Dominican Novitiate, Sr. Megan has been taking classes, pondering the call to praise, to bless and to preach, interviewing Dominican nuns, and writing about the Holy Preaching happening in our world.”
Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose: ‘Dominicans Together’ on Laudato Si
On October 14, 2017, the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose hosted an event which “provided an opportunity for collaboration and mission driven conversation among Dominican sisters and lay guests at Mission San Jose motherhouse on Laudato Si: A story of Right Relationships.”
Marshall
Marshall is about “Thurgood Marshall, the esteemed civil rights lawyer for the NAACP who tried the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education case in 1954, and in 1966 was appointed the first African American judge on the Supreme Court. Rather than a traditional biographical movie, Marshall focuses on the early career of Thurgood Marshall, when he was the NAACP’s only attorney.”
UN Update: What Does Poverty Look Like?
“There are certain people who enter the direct service sector with an idea of what poverty is and what it looks like. Coming from the world of academia, these people spend a majority of their time reading and researching this topic, never really acknowledging that they only engaged with this issue on a superficial level. When they finally do enter the field, they are faced […]”
Dominican Sisters of Adrian: 'Aftermath of Shooting Brings Trauma and Support to Hospital Community'
“St. Rose Dominican – sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters – includes three hospital campuses, located in Las Vegas and nearby Henderson, Nevada, that received and cared for a total of 79 victims needing emergency care, critical care, and surgical services. Even after the patients are discharged, St. Rose Dominican continues to reach out to them with compassion.”
'Former Adrian Dominican Sisters Continue to Influence the World'
“For the past 12 years, many former Adrian Dominican Sisters have renewed their connection to the Congregation and to each other through Companions in the Dominican Crossthreads, an organization of former Sisters founded by Associate Joan Ebbitt. The group has been meeting twice a year to discuss books or articles on spiritual themes, to pray together and to renew the connection to the Congregation.”
'Dominican Sisters of Peace Sansbury Care Center Honored'
“Sansbury Care Center, a long-term care facility for religious and lay women and a ministry of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, has been honored by The Business and Professional Women organization of Springfield, KY with the 2017 Business Promoting Women Award.”
Cassie Vazquez | Editor | editor@domlife.org | Dominican Life | USA | www.domlife.org
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