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OPtions for Justice is compiled by Justice Promoters Lyn Kirkconnell and Judy Lu McDonnell, OP, and is published by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael. In this issue they share “the experience of participating in the School of the Americas WATCH (SOA) event at the border wall between Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico in November of this year.” Read newsletter
In light of increased crime, violence and poverty in urban areas, what does it take to strengthen a community? Care of body, mind, soul-spirit, and community relationships are all part of building and restoring neighborhood well-being and social change. On February 20th, 2018, from 6:30-8:30pm at Siena Retreat Center in Racine, WI, the executive directors of two centers in Milwaukee will share the stories of people who come to their centers in need, those learning to engage as neighbors, and those they train as mentors. Their programs address immediate needs, literacy, household budgeting, GED and computer education, gardening and home-building, and community development. Within all of this is group sharing and personal care for the spirits and spirituality of those who come.
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The tradition of vespers for the month of November was celebrated last month at the Motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville and led by the Molloy Chapter of Dominican Young Adults (DYA). Part of the service allowed the young adults who are to become new members of DYA, Molloy Chapter, as well as those renewing their membership to DYA, to profess their commitment to the organization. Read article
On Saturday, December 9, 2017, members of the Caldwell Chapter of Dominican Young Adults USA, students, faculty and parents from Mount Saint Dominic Academy and Lacordaire Academy, and the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Caldwell gathered together for a ‘Stamp Out Despair’ packing party at Saint Catherine’s Healthcare Center and Convent located on the Motherhouse grounds in Caldwell, New Jersey.
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Sister Gloria Marie Jones, OP and Rachel K. Cheng, Ph.D. have launched a conversation about the call to greater love. These posts start an open dialogue around Dominican spirituality and how to “Journey Into Greater Love.” They aim to capture both Sister Gloria and Rachel’s reflections on modern challenges to finding meaning in love from both the sacred and secular experience. Initially, the dialogue reflects upon the season of Advent in our modern world, what gifts and love we may find in ourselves and in each other.
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