‘Dominican Sister of Peace on Front Lines after ICE Raid’

Sister Rene Weeks, OP, is Director of Centro San Pablo, the Hispanic Ministry of St. Paul Church in Salem, OH.

Salem, OH – The largest workplace raid this year took place in Salem, OH, on June 19. At that time, 140 people working at a meat processing facility were detained by ICE and transported to a processing center about an hour away.

“It was a shock,” said Sr. Rene Weeks, a Dominican Sister of Peace serving as the Director of the Hispanic ministry, Centro San Pablo, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Salem. She and the other members of the St. Paul Congregation mobilized immediately to serve the families left behind in the wake of the raid.
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July 4, 2018

‘Caldwell Dominicans Recognize Sister Patricia Hogan, OP’

On Friday, June 22nd, the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell opened their Assembly by honoring Sister Patricia Hogan, OP, with the 2018 Dominican Sisters Peace Award. This award, established in 1995 by the congregation’s Commission on Global Issues, is intended to honor an individual or group who has made a significant contribution to justice and peace.
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July 4, 2018

Dominican Sisters of Adrian – ‘Soliloquies: Two Voices’ Art Exhibit Opens July 14 at INAI Gallery

July 2, 2018, Adrian, Michigan – The work of two distinctive Adrian Dominican artists – Sister Aneesah McNamee, OP, and Sister Alyce Van Acker, OP, – will be showcased in an exhibit, ‘Soliloquies: Two Voices,’ beginning Saturday, July 14, 2018. The exhibit at INAI Gallery runs through Sunday, October 28, 2018, with an artists’ reception from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, September 8, 2018.
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June 18, 2018

Photo of the Week: ‘Dominican Sisters of Peace Stand with Immigrants’

Dominican Sisters of Peace Shawn Fitzpatrick, OP, staff member Gaye Reissland, and Sister Barb Kane, OP, at the “Families belong Together” rally in Columbus, OH, on June 14, 2018.

“On June 14, 2018, people of faith throughout Ohio took part in rallies to bring attention to the issue of family separation enacted by the Trump administration. The event, titled ‘Familias unidas no dividas’ (Families belong together), was part of a national day of action to protest the administration’s policy of separating children and their parents at the southern border of the country […]” Read more

June 18, 2018

Dominican Sisters of Springfield: New Director of Jubilee Farm

Sister Rose Marie Riley, OP is the new director for the Dominican Sisters of Springfield’s eco-spirituality center, Jubilee Farm. Sister Rose Marie will begin here new role as director of Jubilee Farm in August. Read article