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The S.H.O.P. Association Celebrates Ten Years in Fanjeaux
The S.H.O.P. (Sister Historians of the Order of Preachers) Association is celebrating its ten years presence in Fanjeaux. Please click here to read the S.H.O.P. newsletter.
Dominican Sisters Conference Public Statement Denouncing White Supremacist Terrorist Actions in Charlottesville, VA
Please click here to find a public statement by the Dominican Sisters Conference speaking out against the supremacist terrorism in Charlottesville and links to additional public statements from Dominican congregations. The response can also be found on the DSC Facebook Page. Please share with others.
Maryknoll Sisters Celebrate Sister Paulita Hoffman, M.M.’s 103rd Birthday
Maryknoll, NY: Maryknoll Sister, Sister Paulita Hoffman, M.M. celebrated her 103rd birthday on Sunday, August 13th! Sister Paulita entered the Congregation in 1933; she has been a Maryknoll Sister for 84 years! She has spent over 50 years on mission in Taiwan serving in catechetical, social and pastoral work, and helping with the formation of Christian Communities. Sister Paulita even survived fourteen months of grave conditions under house arrest by the Communist Regime in China!
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Dominican Sisters of Sparkill Celebrate its Newest Centenarian
“On August 9, 2017, Dominican Sister of Sparkill Sr. Ann Louise DeGennaro celebrated her 100th birthday! A member of the Sparkill Congregation for 78 years, Sr. Ann Louise has truly lived a life in service to others.” Read article
Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa: Sisters Quincy and Nicole Make First Profession of Vows
SINSINAWA, Wis.—“What do you ask?” “The mercy of God and yours.” With those words, Sisters Quincy Howard, OP, and Nicole Reich, OP, began the ritual of making their first profession of vows with the Sinsinawa Dominican Congregation Sunday, July 30, at the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Prioress Toni Harris, OP, affirmed the newly professed Sisters. Sister Toni quoted the “Sinsinawa Dominican Constitution,” saying, “With every new member, ‘we, the congregation, open ourselves to her influence and to the Spirit speaking in her, just as she undertakes continuing conversion into membership. Together, we enter a process of change that carries our past into the promise of the future.’ We welcome your profession!”
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