Dominican Sisters of Adrian: ‘Founder of Farm Labor Union to Speak at Weber Center’

September 8, 2017, Adrian, Michigan – Baldemar Velasquez, founder and President of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) will speak on his work organizing migrant farm workers as FLOC celebrates 50 years of social justice work.
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September 12, 2017

‘Empowerment and New Understanding Inside Mexico’

Beginning on June 18, 2017 a group of Dominicans and a Franciscan Capuchin Brother entered an emersion experience Inside Mexico. The seven week program, created by Casa Xitla in Mexico City provided guests a concentrated insight to Spanish Language, Mexican culture, history and the embodiment of Catholic Social Teaching toward migrant, indigenous and the poor. Brother Nicolas Reynolds, O.P. and Sister Ana Gonzalez shared with us some of their insights from the Inside Mexico experience.
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September 12, 2017

‘Dominican Sisters of Peace Contributes to National Craft Exhibit to Aid Immigrants’

Sister Andre Kravec, OP, (right) and Dominican Sisters of Peace Associate Conni Dubick (left) knot a quilt for the Welcome Blanket Project.

Columbus, OH – Missions start in many ways. Sometimes it’s a person of faith seeing a need, and working to answer it. Sometimes it’s a project identified by a person of authority and assigned to a person or a team to carry out. And sometimes, it’s a response to a question. That is the story of the Welcome Blanket project recently completed at the Dominican Sisters of Peace.
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September 12, 2017

St. Rose Parish to Honor Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters for 100 Years of Service

SINSINAWA, Wis.—St. Rose Parish, Cuba City, Wis., will honor the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters for 100 years of service to the school and faith community at the 10 a.m. liturgy Sunday, Sept. 17. Sister Toni Harris, OP, prioress of the Sinsinawa Dominican Congregation, will speak. A free breakfast sponsored by the Knights of Columbus will be served in the school cafeteria from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. At noon, Father David Flanagan will speak and give special recognition to Sister Georgianna Dorsey, OP, former principal, and Sister Marian DeGrood, OP, parish volunteer, for their extensive service with the St. Rose community. All are welcome to attend.
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September 12, 2017

Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt: ‘Friends of St. Dominic Hosts 25th Annual Golf Tournament’

The 25^th Annual Friends of St. Dominic Golf Tournament took place on August 28, 2017, at the Edgewood Country Club in River Vale, New Jersey. This sold-out event, sponsored by Mercedes Benz of Nanuet, was a resounding success on a day made to order.
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