Communal silent retreat: ‘What does God expect?’

Sinsinawa Mound

Father Don Goergen, OP, and Sister Ann Willits, OP (Sinsinawa), will facilitate a c ommunal silent retreat, “What Does God Expect?” at Sinsinawa Mound June 7–12. What God expects does not always match what we want. This retreat offers time to reflect on what God has to say to us. Perhaps the beginning question for all of us will be, “What does it mean to belong to God?” We will gather four times daily as a retreat community. There will be preaching by either Father Don or Sister Ann at the morning conferences and the Eucharist. We will meet for communal silent prayer and, in the evening conference, reflect together on what God has said to us. Registration deadline is May 29. Register online

May 13, 2015

Sister Elizabeth Marie named volunteer of the year

Caldwell Dominicans

On April 30, Sister Elizabeth Marie Mason, OP received the Volunteer of the Year Award from the New Jersey Activity Professional Association. Sister Elizabeth was nominated by Dominican Associate Kathryn Richards, OPA, director of activities at St. Catherine of Siena Health Care Center, Caldwell, New Jersey. Sister Elizabeth Marie, 90 years old, retired after teaching for 56 years in New Jersey. For the past three years, she has volunteered at St. Catherine’s. “Sister Liz’s energetic spirit, sense of humor and practical nature are qualities that have made it possible to develop and accomplish a variety of innovative programs at St. Catherine’s,” wrote Kathryn in her letter of recommendation. Read more More

May 13, 2015

Sister testifies before House Committee

We have family in Iraq

Sister Diana Momeka, OP (Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, Iraq) testified today, May 13, in a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, on the ongoing displacement and persecution of Christians in Iraq. The hearing was titled “Ancient Communities Under Attack: ISIS’s War on Religious Minorities.” The full text of her statement is available on the committee’s web site. The video of the hearing is also available via C-SPAN.

May 13, 2015

Obituary Sister artist pioneered the color photomontage

Sister Adele Rowland, OP (San Rafael), died May 7 at the age of 99. Sister Adele was named Artist in Residence at Dominican College (Dominican University of California) in 1974. She studied photography with Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, and Jerry Uelsmann. She received national and international recognition for her work, and was the first recipient of the Fra Angelico Award from the Dominican Institute of the Arts. Read obituary | Read her biography and view some of her work on the DIA web site More

May 13, 2015

Summer camp opportunity for girls ages 7 to 17

sinsinawa_wehakee Founded by the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters more than 90 years ago, WeHaKee Camp for Girls was voted “One of the 50 Most Amazing Summer Camps in the United States.” The camp, located on a historic logging camp site in Winter, Wisconsin, is named after Mary WeHaKee La Batte, a young girl raised by the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. Learn more by visiting the camp’s web site or Facebook page.