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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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Rev. Charles Bouchard, OP presents “Spirituality, Health Care Reform, and the Happy Death” on September 14 at 7 pm.
Advances in medical technology have brought many blessings, but they have also led to soaring costs and a health care system that sometimes seems beyond our control, especially for the frail and elderly. How can we use technology effectively while honoring death as a spiritual event and part of our journey back to God? How can the traditional Catholic notion of the happy death influence debates about health care reform? A discussion of these topics will be led by Rev. Charles Bouchard, Senior Director of Theology and Ethics at the Catholic Health Association of the United States.
Location: Martin Theater, Dominican University, 7900 W Division St. River Forest, IL 60305
More information and tickets:
http://events.dom.edu/spirituality-health-care-reform
Contact:
Rachel Hart Winter
rhartwinter@dom.edu
708-714-9107
August 4, 2017, Adrian, Michigan – Dominican artists – visual artists, sculptors and potters, poets, photographers, film-makers, dancers, and other artists – gathered at the Weber Retreat and Conference Center in Adrian July 26-29. The theme for the Gathering, “Response,” reflected the call of the artist to respond to instances of social injustice.
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SINSINAWA, Wis.—Sinsinawa Mound will host “The Work that Reconnects” from 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20. Carolyn Griffeth, an avid Earth lover, will lead this retreat based on the wisdom of ecologist Joanna Macy. This engaging retreat transports participants from the cultural story of separation into the felt experience of interbeing. We will connect with the cry of the Earth from within our own hearts, release discouragement, and find sustenance to go forth as interconnected and well-sourced agents of change. The registration deadline is Aug. 11, and the fee is $76 for a commuter and $105 for an overnight guest. For more information, contact Guest Services at 608-748-4411 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.
July 19, 2017, Adrian, Michigan – Sister Suzanne Schreiber, OP, an Adrian Dominican Sister, photographer, and teacher, will speak on “The Art of Käthe Kollwitz” (1867-1945), a German expressionist who used her art to respond to the social evils of her time.
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