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Photo of the Week: Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters and Associates Participated in the Parkinson’s 5k Challenge
Dominican Sisters of Adrian: ‘Former Grand Rapids Mayor Speaks on Sustainability in Local Communities’
March 16, 2017, Adrian, Michigan – George Heartwell, former Mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, spent the day March 15 speaking to residents and leaders of Adrian about ways to build a resilient, sustainable community in light of the ramifications of global climate change.
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Dominican Sisters Conference Public Statement on Executive Order Rolling Back the Clean Power Plan
Please click here to find the Dominican Sisters Conference public statement on the executive order that “rolls back the Clean Power Plan and encourages increased coal production.”
Dominican Sister of Springfield M. Dorothea Sondgeroth, O.P. Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
Springfield, Ill.—Springfield Dominican Sister M. Dorothea Sondgeroth, OP, has been named a 2017 recipient of the Catholic Health Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her ministry at St. Dominic Health Services, Jackson, Miss. The award is given to a leader in health ministry who has inspired and mentored many others and whose leadership extends past the Catholic health ministry to influence and impact the local community and beyond.
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Dominican Sisters of Springfield: Dominican Sister from Iraq Speaks of Experience with Refugees
The Daily Eastern News reported on a panel that Iraqi Dominican Sister Habiba Bihnam spoke at on March 29 about “the time she spent helping refugees after bombings in northern Iraq in 2014.” Sister Habiba is currently living and working in Springfield until September. Read article
