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Photo of the Week: Sinsinawa Dominicans Elect New Leadership
From April 2-9, 2016, the Sinsinawa Dominicans held their General Chapter where they set their direction for 2016-2021 and elected new leadership.
Yearly Archives: 2016
‘Three Sisters Profess Vows with Adrian Dominican Sisters’
April 14, 2016, Adrian, Michigan – The Adrian Dominican Sisters continued the joy of the Easter Season in April with the Profession of Vows of three Sisters.
Sisters Salvacion (Salve) B. Valenzeula, OP, and Alma D. Zapanta, OP, professed their final (perpetual) vows on April 3 during a special liturgy at the chapel of Our Lady of Good Counsel Seminary, on the same grounds as their Chapter house in San Fernando, Pampanga, the Philippines. The Most Reverend Paciano B. Aniceto, DD, Archbishop-Emeritus of San Fernando, presided.
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‘St. Mary’s Dominican High School Choir Earns District Honors’
St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s Choir brought home honors at district competition hosted by the Louisiana Music Educators’ Association (LMEA). The junior high school honor chorus performed under the direction of Dr. Susan Brumfield and the senior high chorus performed under Mr. Sean Ivory’s direction. These clinicians are known internationally as outstanding composers, arrangers, authors, artistic directors and vocal educators. DHS Fine Arts Department Chair Ms. Brenda Castillo is director of the DHS choir.
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‘Sinsinawa Dominicans Hold General Chapter, Elect Leadership’
SINSINAWA, Wis.—The Sinsinawa Dominican Congregation held their 24th General Chapter at their motherhouse April 2-9, 2016. They set direction for 2016-2021 and elected new leadership, working under the theme “Setting Out Anew Together.”
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Book Review of “St. Dominic: The Story of a Preaching Friar”
Book review by:
Sr. Mary of the Sacred Heart Desmond, O.P.
(Monastery of Mary the Queen)
St. Dominic: The Story of a Preaching Friar
By Donald J. Goergen, OP, Forward by Timothy Radcliffe, OP
Paulist Press 2016
Biography
In this new telling of the story of St. Dominic de Guzman, founder of the Dominicans, the image that takes shape is that of a dear friend, a brother, a father, a guide of souls, and yes, also a preacher, an organizer, a diplomat, a wisdom figure. Fr. Donald Goergen, OP writes from long years of a deep relationship with someone who has become a model and mentor in his own life and ministry. Here he shares with us this personal friendship to show us that Dominic can be a close friend of each of us too.
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