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Topic of Persistence of Racism is Focus for 1st In-Person Event in 3 Years
Gather@Grand, an outreach ministry of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael since 2015, is an effort to invite partners in study, reflection, and action on a wide range of innovative and relevant content. Invitational by design, Gather@Grand is meant to be just that—a community gathering in our beautiful Gathering Space—and has been a way for […]
We Are Preachers
Jesus said to them, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). “The Order of Preachers has been sent by the Church to preach the Gospel to all people, believers and unbelievers, learned and un-learned” ( Constitution, p. 31, #2). I have said many times that we have so […]
Sr. Mary Anna Euring Exhibits Artwork in Support of Ukraine
Sister Mary Anna Euring, OP, who grew up in Lynbrook, is having this solo exhibit of “On the Journey”, her Asian Brush paintings, at Melo Beauty Bar, 953 Franklin Avenue, Garden City starting in April 2022. Sister Mary Anna, an Amityville Dominican Sister for 65 years, is allocating all proceeds from her exhibit to help support the […]
Panelists Discuss Prevalence and Scope of Human Trafficking Worldwide
Modern-day slavery – including labor trafficking and sex trafficking – is a worldwide plague, bringing in billions of dollars in illegal profits every year to criminals and enslaving 5.4 victims for every 1,000 people. Those were the staggering statistics mentioned during a panel discussion by members of the Lenawee County Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition. The virtual […]
Jubilee Celebration for the Archdiocese at Saint Pius Catholic Church Redwood City
On Sunday, September 19, 2021, several Dominican Sisters of San Rafael joined other women religious for the Jubilee Celebration for the Archdiocese at Saint Pius Catholic Church Redwood City for a special Mass with Archbishop Cordileone presiding. Sr. Patricia Bruno, a long-time friend of Sister Rosina Conrotto, PBVM, Director of the Office for Consecrated Life […]
Four Adrian Dominican Sisters Minister to Immigrants at Border
Four Adrian Dominican Sisters were among hundreds of U.S. Catholic Sisters to respond to the call of Catholic Charities USA and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) to serve thousands of immigrants who had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, waiting to be placed with a family member in the United States. “The response was immediate, […]
