USA
CRS: 7 things you can do to help refugees
Read the full article from Catholic Relief Services: “European Refugee Crisis: 7 things you can do to help”
International
UN Briefing: A simple call to love
“Within two weeks, the world seemed to turn upside down. Tragedies, challenges, and controversies in the news and in communities around the country have filled our TV screens and our lives with both sadness and hope, and ultimately, with a call to love.”
Read article by Dominican Volunteer Kelly Litt
Cranes for Iraq: Art project supports Iraqi sisters
Iraq Coordinating Committee
“The summer of 2014, and specifically Aug. 6, saw the mass displacement of our Dominican sisters and brothers along with Yazidis, Muslims, and other Christians. We cannot forget them in their suffering nor forget to help them in their time of need.” The Iraq Coordinating Committee (ICC) is offering artwork by Sister Barb Cervenka, OP (Adrian) as a fundraiser to support the sisters in Iraq and their ministries. The committee has also prepared a prayer for use on Aug. 6, and a postcard to be sent to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Read message from Sister Marcelline Koch, OP, and the ICC | Download prayer (PDF) | Download postcard (PDF)
Dominican Order co-sponsors conference in Toronto
International News
The Toronto, Canda, Catholic Register described “Vatican II and the Promise of Renewal” as “the biggest theological conference in Toronto since 1967.” More than 200 scholars participated in the conference, co-sponsored by the University of St. Michael’s College, the Dominican Order, and the Institute for Research of Vatican II. Theologians Carla Mae Streeter, OP (Racine) and Kathleen McManus, OP (Blauvelt) were among those presenting at the conference. In the article, Fr. Bruno Cadore, Master of the Dominican Order, said “the three days of seminars and debate are exciting.” Read article
Sister speaks to students about displaced Christians
We Have Family in Iraq
Sister Marcelline Koch, OP (Springfield) recently had an opportunity to speak to students at Eastern Illinois University about her experience in Iraq. Her visit was featured in an article in the college newspaper. Read article
