Faith and Film: The Letters

Movie review by Fr. Tom Condon, O.P.

The Letters is a new movie which tells the story of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. As a Sister of Loreto, Teresa taught at a school for well-to-do girls in Calcutta for years. She loved her students and the sisters she lived with. Yet, more and more she felt a call to be with the poor. In one scene, Teresa sees a hungry family from her classroom window. She goes to her kitchen, takes some vegetables, and gives them to the family in the street. Teresa is criticized by her superior for breaking cloister, but she only felt more drawn to working directly with the poor.
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December 23, 2015

Webinar: The Spirituality of the Second Half of Life, by Carla Mae Streeter, O.P.

Sponsored by Heartland Center for Spirituality.
Great Bend, KS.

January 4, 2016: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. CST. Free-will donation. Space is limited, so register soon. Register here

In this webinar, Sr. Carla Mae will reflect on the special opportunities for knowing ourselves and growing closer to God that we experience in the second half of life. We’ve been through a lot, and have gained much wisdom through experience, and yet the call to grow continues to draw us to deepening questioning, encounters and faith.

Carla Mae Streeter, O.P. is a Dominican of the Congregation of Catherine of Siena in Racine, Wisconsin. She is presently a professor (emerita) of Systematic theology and Spirituality at Aquinas Institute of Theology, a graduate school of Theology and Ministry sponsored by the Dominicans of the Central Province adjoined to St. Louis University in St. Louis.

December 18, 2015

Photo of the Week: Tacoma sister Ann Marie Lustig, O.P. shares experience of trip to El Salvador

Dominican Sisters participated in the November 28 to December 5, 2015, LCWR/SHARE delegation to El Salvador for the 35th Anniversary of the martyrdom of the four churchwomen. There were 117 delegates. Others in the delegation included: Maura Clark’s sister, nieces, nephew and cousin; a niece of Ita Ford and the daughter of Ambassador Robert White.

December 18, 2015

Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters to host Epiphany Prayer Service

SINSINAWA, Wis.—Sinsinawa Mound will host an Epiphany Prayer Service at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3. As the Christmas season comes to a close, celebrate the feast of the Epiphany with the Sisters. This evening prayer will include preaching, music, and a procession to the Christmas crèche. For more information, contact Guest Services at (608) 748-4411 or visit our website at www.sinsinawa.org. Sinsinawa Mound, the Motherhouse for the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque.

December 17, 2015

‘Dominican Spirituality of Aging’ and the ‘Jubilee Year of Mercy’

Dominican Sister of Sparkill, Margaret Palliser, O.P. , wrote an article, “Aging into the Heart of Mercy,” that is featured in NRRO’s winter newsletter, “Engaging Aging.” In the article she reflects on the “Dominican spirituality of aging” and the 800^th anniversary of the Order of Preachers. Read article