Dominican Life 
USA
A web crossroads for the Order of Preachers
“This year the 51st Commission on Population and Development takes place from April 9th to the 13th at the United Nations Headquarters. The Commission functions as a way to advise the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on matters related to population issues and trends, integrating population and development strategies, […]” Read article by Viviana Garcia-Blanco, Dominican Volunteer
Grassroots, non-partisan, student-led organizations planned rallies and marches to protest gun violence in schools on March 24, 2018. Reports indicated that there were March For Our Lives gatherings in Washington DC and 800+ sibling marches across the globe.
More
Dee Gallo, president of Archivists for Congregations of Women Religious (ACWR), announced election results on Tuesday, March 27 for the organization of approximately 350 members. Elected to Vice President / President-elect is Lisa Gibbon, Director of Congregational Archives for the Congregation of St. Joseph in Cleveland, Ohio. Elected to the position of Secretary is Mary Navarre, OP, Director of the Archives for the Dominican Sisters in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
More
Saturday, March 24, students from Parkland, Florida and throughout the country gathered in Washington DC and other cities across the U.S. calling on Congress to enact stricter guns laws. Dominican Sisters of Houston and Houston Dominican Family members joined thousands of students and adults marching in downtown Houston.
The sisters also hosted the annual Pax Christi Texas Conference on March 24. Prior to the Conference Dominican Sisters, members of Pax Christi and friends gathered for 17 minutes of silence at the entrance to the Dominican Motherhouse to be in solidarity with the students and their supporters.
More
Please join the St. Catherine of Siena Center at Dominican University for the annual St. Catherine of Siena Lecture – this year with John Allen, Jr. speaking on “Creating a Culture of Mercy – Pope Francis as a Merciful Leader.“ This lecture will explore how Pope Francis’ unique leadership style and tone have inspired both Catholics and non-Catholics to consider the virtue of mercy in new ways. John Allen, Jr. is a journalist and current editor of the Catholic-oriented news website, Crux, and senior Vatican analyst for CNN. The event will take place on the main campus/Fine Arts Building, in the Lund Auditorium, 7900 W. Division Street, River Forest, IL 60305 at 4pm on Sunday, April 22, 2018. For more information and tickets, please contact 708-488-5000 or by following this link: http://events.dom.edu/st-catherine-of-siena-lecture
USA
A web crossroads for the Order of Preachers
