February 20, 2018

Heartland Center for Spirituality: Four Conversions and Spiritual Freedom – A Lenten Webinar Series

Presented by Carla Mae Streeter, OP
March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Topics include:

Religious Conversion: Being Grasped by God (March 6)
Psychic Conversion: The Dissolving of Psychic Scarring (March 13)
Moral Conversion: From Short-Term Satisfaction to Long-Term Good (March 20)
Intellectual Conversion: Monitoring My Own Soul (March 27)

Registration and more info: http://shalomplace.com/inetmin/lent-2018.html

February 20, 2018

OP West Meets with Newer Members

From L to R: Sisters Jane Marie Estoesta, MSJ; Teresa Montes Lara, Tacoma; Anna Oven, Oakford; Christiana Antienza, SR; Kieu Tran, candidate, MSJ; and Veronica Esparza Ramirez, MSJ.

Submitted by Sharon Casey, O.P.

OP West (group region of Dominican Sister congregations) met on January 29 and 30, 2018 at the Mission San Jose Dominicans’ Motherhouse. Surrounded by the beauty and warmth of California and the oranges growing and the flowers blooming, this was a mid-winter oasis for the sisters from the Northwest!

Our agenda for this meeting came out of our meeting in Grand Rapids prior to the Dominican Sisters Conference meeting. We focused our discussion on Mary Pellegrino’s presentation at the 2017 LCWR Assembly and wondered if Mary’s article would have the same resonance on newer members.
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February 19, 2018

Dominican Sisters of Tacoma Receive Gift of Heritage Room

Sisters and Associates view the three panels depicting our early history, our schools’ history and our present-day ministries. The desk in the back belonged to our foundress, Mother Thomasina Buhlmeier.

This year the sisters and associates celebrated Foundation Day by dedicating a Heritage Room housed at Marymount-LeMay Family Collection. This 129^th anniversary of our founding on October 24, 1888 in Pomeroy, WA held special significance for us as we realized a permanent Heritage Room depicting our history and housing memorable artifacts. More

February 7, 2018

Photo of the Week: Dominican Sisters of Adrian ‘Sisterhood’ Exhibit Showcases Artwork of Sisters Rita Schiltz and Sarajane Seaver

Sister Barbara Chenicek, O.P. right, shows visitors one of the models she created when she and Sister Rita Schiltz, O.P., designed worship space.

“The artwork of two Adrian Dominican Sisters – Rita Schiltz, OP, and Sarajane Seaver, OP – is being showcased through Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Lenawee Council for the Visual Arts Gallery at the Adrian Center for the Arts. The exhibit gives the public the opportunity to view the work of the two Sisters, both life-long artists.”
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February 7, 2018

UN Update: CSocD56 from the Civil Society Perspective

“The UN Commission for Social Development serves as a means to advise the Economic and Social Council on matters of social policy and development. The 56th Session of the Commission (CSocD56) was in session from January 29th through February 7th. The priority theme of this year’s Policy Cycle was ‘strategies for eradicating poverty to achieve sustainable development for all.'” Read article by Dominican Volunteer Viviana Garcia-Blanco