Faith and Film – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

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

The How to Train Your Dragon animated movies have been hits with both audiences and critics over the last decade. Based on the books by Cressida Cowell, the movies tell the story of Hiccup (such a great name!), an awkward Viking boy, who befriends a young dragon named Toothless. In the first film, Hiccup is taught by his father that dragons are the enemies of humans. However, Hiccup takes a risk to find out that he can befriend the enemy. Dragons and Vikings become friends.

In the third installment, The Hidden World, Toothless falls in love with an elusive dragon. Hiccup finds that not everyone wants to make friends with dragons, so he sets out to find a place where dragons can live protected from humans. That’s about all there is to Part III.
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March 19, 2019

Dominican Sisters of Adrian: ‘Workshop Teaches Participants to Move from Chaos to Breakthrough’

March 8, 2019 – Chaos may best describe how we are experiencing the political, social, and ecclesial world around us. In her workshop, “Chaos – Contemplation – Moving Toward Breakthrough,” Sister Nancy Sylvester, IHM, describes how we can live in this chaotic time in such a way that we move toward breakthrough rather than breakdown. The workshop is from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Weber Retreat and Conference Center.
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March 18, 2019

‘Kathleen Woods Formally Accepted as Adrian Dominican Associate’

Associate Dee Joyner, left, and Kathleen Woods sign the Agreement of Association, a formal document declaring Kathleen’s commitment as an Adrian Dominican Associate.

March 7, 2019, Adrian, Michigan – Kathleen Woods, Chair of the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Portfolio Advisory Board (PAB), was formally accepted as an Adrian Dominican Associate March 1, 2019, during a festive afternoon. The Ritual of Acceptance was preceded by a 45-minute concert by pianist Timothy Hollinsead, husband of PAB member Leslie Watson-Hollinsead. The event was sponsored by the PAB.
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March 6, 2019

Electronic Edition of Dominican Praise is Now Available

Submitted by Anne Lythgoe, OP (Peace)

The Dominican Sisters of Peace are very pleased and excited to announce that the electronic edition of “Dominican Praise, a Provisional Book of Prayer for Dominican Women” is now available. Originally published in 2005 by eight Dominican congregations in the USA, Dominican Praise is a beautiful translation of the Liturgy of the Hours, prepared especially for the Dominican community.

The electronic edition allows the reader to enlarge font size and change the font style, as well as use bookmarks, a notebook for keeping track of pages, highlighting, and other useful tools. It contains all of the original materials except for the Alternative Readings and some of the music.
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March 5, 2019

Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa: ‘Beyond Consumerism’ Workshop

SINSINAWA, Wis.—Join Eric Anglada and Sister Christin Tomy, OP, for a workshop that helps ease into letting go of belongings while discovering a connection to your community and living simply. Belonging, Not Belongings: A Retreat on Community, Simplicity, and Sustainable Living will be held at Sinsinawa Mound 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 6. In a time of great social and ecological upheaval, it is vital that we forge alternative ways of being in the world. During the retreat, participants will grapple with and explore lifestyles that go beyond the consumer paradigm and instead generate connection and kinship. Drawing from examples as diverse as permaculture, Scripture, and 20^th-century luminaries Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day, we will inspire one another to redefine the “good life.” For more information, contact Guest Services at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at www.sinsinawa.org/moundcenter. 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.