Voices for Earth Justice’s Hope House in the news

Adrian Dominicans

A recent article by Dennis Sadowski of Catholic News Service featured Hope House Educational Center, an interfaith program connecting residents with nature in Detroit’s Brightmoor neighborhood. The ministry is sponsored by Voices for Earth Justice in partnership with the Adrian Dominican Sisters (Adrian, Michigan), whose motherhouse is 70 miles southwest of the city. Sister Janet Stankowski, OP, is president of the board of Voices for Earth. Read CNS article

July 15, 2015

Sister nurse finds herself at home in Appalachia

Hope Dominicans

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dominican Sister of Hope Beth Jaspers entered the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor (now Dominican Sisters of Hope) in 1964. Since 1977, she has lived in Norton, Virginia, and has helped to start a number of social services in the Appalachian community. Among them is Remote Area Medical (RAM), a free clinic for those in need, which opens this month. Read article by Gina Ciliberto

July 15, 2015

Turn up the volume, turn down the noise

High Schools Preaching Conference

Turn up the Volume, Turn down the Noise” was created by Michael Petro for the 17th Annual Dominican High Schools Preaching Conference that took place June 26–July 1 at Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan. Mr. Petro told the students that in order to “have a deeper relationship with our God, we need to turn down the noise of our lives.” This year’s conference hosted a total of 97 students, and 24 mentors, with an additional 25 presenters. Read article by Gina Fleming, OP

July 15, 2015

UN Briefing: A simple call to love

“Within two weeks, the world seemed to turn upside down. Tragedies, challenges, and controversies in the news and in communities around the country have filled our TV screens and our lives with both sadness and hope, and ultimately, with a call to love.”

Read article by Dominican Volunteer Kelly Litt

July 15, 2015

Cranes for Iraq: Art project supports Iraqi sisters

Iraq Coordinating Committee

“The summer of 2014, and specifically Aug. 6, saw the mass displacement of our Dominican sisters and brothers along with Yazidis, Muslims, and other Christians. We cannot forget them in their suffering nor forget to help them in their time of need.” The Iraq Coordinating Committee (ICC) is offering artwork by Sister Barb Cervenka, OP (Adrian) as a fundraiser to support the sisters in Iraq and their ministries. The committee has also prepared a prayer for use on Aug. 6, and a postcard to be sent to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Read message from Sister Marcelline Koch, OP, and the ICC | Download prayer (PDF) | Download postcard (PDF)