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Photo of the Week: Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt – 16th Annual Hearts Afire Gala
Weber Retreat and Conference Center: “Sacred Senses, Sacred Spaces: Nurturing our Sensitivity to Earth”
Weber Retreat and Conference Center, Adrian, Michigan, is offering “Sacred Senses, Sacred Spaces: Nurturing our Sensitivity to Earth,” a day of reflection in “recognizing the contemplative, sacramental dimensions embedded within creation: that of the soil, air, water, fire, and natural beings that support a sacred site.” The retreat is scheduled for Saturday, June 4, from 9:30-3:30 p.m. For more information or to register, please click here.
Dominicans at the UN – Spring 2016 UN Newsletter
The latest newsletter from the UN shares the reflections of Dominican Sisters from DSI who participated in the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN.
UN Briefing: Our Hearts Are Strong!
“‘A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground.’ I heard these words from Canadian indigenous women when I attended the 2016 U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. The women spoke for women throughout the world when they declared in the next sentence: ‘Our hearts are strong!'”
Read article by Sr. Marcelline Koch, O.P.
Employment Opportunity: Program and Communications Director for Racine Dominican Eco-Justice Center
The Racine Dominican Eco-Justice Center in Racine, WI is looking for a Program and Communications Director. “The Eco-Justice Center is dedicated to environmental education and care of Earth in the context of community, contemplation, creativity, and cultivation.” Read more
