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Tucson, AZ – Dominican Sister of Peace Sr. Esther Calderon has devoted her entire religious life to the pillars of Dominican Life – prayer, study, service and community. Her dedication was recognized earlier this month when she was honored with the Alive in the Savior Award at a dinner and ceremony by the Jordan Ministry in Tucson, AZ on Sunday, March 3, 2019.
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The St. Catherine of Siena Center at Dominican University (River Forest, IL) will be hosting the lecture, “Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship,” presented by Fr. Gregory Boyle on April 9, 2019.
Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, will share how compassion, kindness, and kinship are the tools to fight despair and decrease marginalization. Through his stories and parables, all will be reminded that no life is less valuable than another. For tickets and more information, please click here.
On March 13th, a group of over 40 Catholic sisters and lay people gathered for a brunch to thank the Sisters at Aquinas Literacy Center in honor of National Catholic Sisters Week. After a shared meal, the attendees were presented with the history of St. Dominic by S. JoAnn Fleischaker, O.P. and the significance of St. Thomas Aquinas by S. Joan Mary, O.P. There was also time for sharing stories and memories by the Sisters. The Aquinas Literacy Center has 12 Sisters from sixdifferent religious orders volunteering as literacy tutors and clerical volunteers.
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