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Dominican Sisters of Houston By Ceil Roeger, OP The month of February found the Dominican Sisters of Houston working for justice in unexpected ways. Feb. 10 found Sisters Annette Francis Marie, Lydia, Sharon, Wanda, Rosie and Ceil at Lucky Strike Bowling Lanes supporting Catholic Charities and the United Way. Sister Lydia Delgado is a social worker at Catholic Charities serving senior citizens in need of assistance. Catholic Charities is a United Way Agency, and the bowling activity was one of many fund raising events they had for the United Way. One of Lydia’s co-workers told her that a friend wanted to support the fundraiser by having Lydia invite her sisters to come out and bowl. Since most of our bowling balls rolled off the lane into the gutter, we were happy to be there to have fun and not worry about our scores. The sisters and Catholic Charities are grateful to their benefactor.
The fun evening was not without an educational component to remind us why we were there. One in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. One billion women violated is an atrocity. A video illustrating the fact ended on the positive note of women rising and standing up against the violence. |
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