‘St. Mary’s Dominican High School Blessing and Dedication of Gayle and Tom Benson Science and Technology Complex’

Reverend Gregory M. Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans, gives a final blessing at ceremonies dedicating the Gayle and Tom Benson Science and Technology Complex at St. Mary’s Dominican High School.

St. Mary’s Dominican High School in New Orleans celebrated the blessing and dedication of the Gayle and Tom Benson Science and Technology Complex during ceremonies attended by leadership, congregation members of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, benefactors, school officials, faculty and students. The event marked the culmination of 14 months of construction that began after Dominican’s announcement in September 2014 of the STREAM™ —Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts and Math – initiative and unveiled construction plans.

At the April 22 blessing and dedication of the Gayle and Tom Benson Science and Technology Complex at St. Mary’s Dominican High School in New Orleans (from left) Dr. Cynthia A. Thomas, president of St. Mary’s Dominican High School; Mr. Tom Benson and Mrs. Gayle Benson; Most Reverend Gregory M. Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans; and Scott Whittaker, Chairman of St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s Board of Directors.

STREAM™ impacts three areas of ongoing improvement at the 155-year-old school: formation, curriculum and campus facilities. It is designed for the exploration of the relationship between faith and reason by integrating science, technology, religion, engineering, arts and math. STREAM™ continues Dominican’s unique role in the formation of students who are believing thinkers and thinking believers.

“The Dominican Sisters of Peace are thrilled that our young women now have a state of the art facility where they may be prepared to become exceptional leaders in science and technology. This bold initiative is in keeping with our Dominican heritage and provides a fertile environment that showcases the harmonious relationship between faith and science in our Catholic tradition,” said Sr. Patricia Twohill, O.P., Prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Peace.

Most Reverend Gregory M. Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans, celebrated Mass and blessed the complex. In gratitude for their commitment and generous support, Dominican President Dr. Cynthia A. Thomas presented to Mr. and Mrs. Benson a glass sculpture of the complex’s Veritas Tower. The sculpture was by Mitchell Gaudet.
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May 2, 2016

Photo of the Week: Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt – 16th Annual Hearts Afire Gala

“The Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt hosted their 16th Annual Hearts Afire Gala at the View on the Hudson in Piermont. During the Gala, Robert S. Manzella and the Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine were awarded the Mother Mary Ann Sammon Award for Compassion & Service. Pictured below is Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt President, Sr. Catherine Howard, OP with honoree Robert S. Manzella.”

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April 20, 2016

Weber Retreat and Conference Center: “Sacred Senses, Sacred Spaces: Nurturing our Sensitivity to Earth”

Weber Retreat and Conference Center, Adrian, Michigan, is offering “Sacred Senses, Sacred Spaces: Nurturing our Sensitivity to Earth,” a day of reflection in “recognizing the contemplative, sacramental dimensions embedded within creation: that of the soil, air, water, fire, and natural beings that support a sacred site.” The retreat is scheduled for Saturday, June 4, from 9:30-3:30 p.m. For more information or to register, please click here.

April 19, 2016

Sinsinawa Mound Event to Explore Fracking

SINSINAWA, Wis.—Sinsinawa Mound is offering an evening focused on exploring the well-known and little-known complexities of hydraulic fracturing through firsthand experience, investigative journalism, storytelling and verse. Drawing from his book, “Fracture: Essays, Poems, and Stories on Fracking in America,” Editor Taylor Brorby will be present to read excerpts and lead discussion at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 10. Many of our nation’s best environmental minds are gathered together in this book and bear witness to fracking in the United States. Copies of “Fracture” are available at Sinsinawa Book and Gift Gallery and will be available for purchase at this free event.

For more information, contact Eric Anglada, coordinator, ecological programming at Sinsinawa Mound, ateric.anglada@gmail.com or 563-845-0780 or visit our website at www.sinsinawa.org. 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.

April 19, 2016

‘Three Sisters Profess Vows with Adrian Dominican Sisters’

April 14, 2016, Adrian, Michigan – The Adrian Dominican Sisters continued the joy of the Easter Season in April with the Profession of Vows of three Sisters.

Sisters Salvacion (Salve) B. Valenzuela, OP, left, and Alma D. Zapanta, OP, professed their final vows on April 3, 2016.

Sisters Salvacion (Salve) B. Valenzeula, OP, and Alma D. Zapanta, OP, professed their final (perpetual) vows on April 3 during a special liturgy at the chapel of Our Lady of Good Counsel Seminary, on the same grounds as their Chapter house in San Fernando, Pampanga, the Philippines. The Most Reverend Paciano B. Aniceto, DD, Archbishop-Emeritus of San Fernando, presided.
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