‘Adrian Dominicans Welcome Three New Associates’

The new Associates and their mentors sign documents of commitment. From left are Gladys Cruz, Connie Brady, Eileen Negus, Marge Coneset, Trudy McSorley, and Judi Engel.

September 4, 2018, Adrian, Michigan – The Adrian Dominican Sisters welcomed three new Associates during a Ritual of Acceptance August 11 at St. Catherine Chapel. The ceremony was a culmination of Partners VI, a weekend gathering of about 50 Adrian Dominican Associates, held August 10-12.

August 27, 2018

Dominican Institute of the Arts Summer 2018 Newsletter

Read the latest news from the Dominican Institute for the Arts (DIA) about their gathering at the Weber Center in Adrian, Michigan from July 25-28, 2018. Please click here to read the DIA summer newsletter.

August 27, 2018

Dominican Sisters of Adrian: ‘Dominican Artists Gather in Adrian’

Sister Nancy Murray, OP, with the Fra Angelico Award, the highest award that the Dominican Institute for the Arts bestows on its members.

August 13, 2018, Adrian, Michigan – Sister Nancy Murray, OP (Adrian) – a theatrical performer who has portrayed St. Catherine of Siena in a one-woman performance throughout the world – received the Fra Angelico Award July 27 from the Dominican Institute for the Arts (DIA). The Fra Angelico Award – named after the great 15th-century Dominican artist – is the highest honor that the DIA bestows on its members.

The Fra Angelico Award presentation was one of the highlights of the 2018 DIA Gathering, which brought Dominican artists – visual artists, musicians, poets, photographers, film-makers, and others – to Weber Center in Adrian July 25-29.
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June 18, 2018

Dominican Sisters of Sparkill Celebrate Commitment of Associates in St. Louis, MO

On May 6, 2018, the Sparkill Dominican Community gathered to celebrate the congregation’s Foundation Day, as well as to celebrate the commitment of three Associates. Dominican Associates Margaret Bush and Colleen Calhoun renewed their commitments for fives years, and new associate Gwen Tresch made her first commitment to the congregation. Read article

April 23, 2018

Dominican Sisters of Adrian: ‘Associate Kathleen Shannon Dorcy on Mission to Help Improve Cancer Treatment in Uganda’

Associate Kathleen Shannon Dorcy with children from Uganda.

April 12, 2018, Kampala, Uganda – Cancer patients in Uganda face an uphill battle. Often, by the time they are diagnosed, they are already terminally ill. In addition, Uganda is tragically underserved in the area of health care: only one cancer center in the country and nine nurses per 10,000 people.

Kathleen Shannon Dorcy, an Adrian Dominican Associate and a 35-year oncology nurse, is part of a collaborative effort that hopes to change this situation in Uganda by offering training and support to the country’s nurses.
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