Dominican Sisters of Sparkill ‘Leads Parish Community in Building of New Catholic School’
On Sunday, August 21, 2016, the parish communities of Holy Rosary and St. Stephen in Monroe City, MO gathered for the dedication and opening of a brand new Catholic elementary school. The Dominican Sisters of Sparkill have ministered at Holy Rosary School for 115 years, and the school’s new facility will offer a state-of-the-art learning environment to over 170 students. Read article
Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa – ‘Jubilee Concert Features Matisse Trio’
SINSINAWA, Wis.—The Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters invite you to join in the ongoing celebration of the 800th jubilee year of the Order of Preachers by attending a special concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at Sinsinawa Mound. The Matisse Trio will perform works from the places where St. Dominic began and established the Order: Spain, France, and Italy. The Trio members are Katie Wolfe, violin; Anthony Arnone, cello; and Elizabeth DeMio, piano. Wolfe and Arnone are on the music faculty of the University of Iowa, Iowa City. DeMio is on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music.
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St. Mary’s Dominican High School – ‘Preaching Conference a Glorifying Faith Experience’
By Kate Alexander, ’17
Participating in this summer’s National Dominican High School Preaching Conference was a glorifying faith experience for everyone who attended. Located at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan, the conference introduced the way of Dominican preaching to Catholic youth through seminars, group discussion, presentations, and hands-on work in the community.
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Gustavo Gutiérrez, O.P.: ‘On the Side of the Poor – The Theology of Liberation’
Dominican University, 7900 W. Division Street, River Forest, Illinois 60305
September 27, 2016 – 7 p.m.
What does it mean to accompany the poor today? How must theology be attentive to people’s needs and the signs of the times? Our creation of a more just and humane world relies on an affirmation of the dignity of all people. Join the father of liberation theology, Gustavo Gutiérrez, OP, as he shares his own experience of finding God in and with the world’s most marginalized peoples. He will offer a crucial reminder that God’s mercy should be at the center of our accompaniment of others. The author of A Theology of Liberation, Fr. Gutiérrez is often referred to as the founder of liberation theology.
For more information and tickets, please see this link:
http://events.dom.edu/theology-of-liberation