no. 356
November 10, 2021 |
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Photo of the Week: 2021 Jubilee Celebration |
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On Sunday, October 10, the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, Motherhouse Chapel was full of joy and love as Sisters and Associates came together to celebrate 14 Jubilarians. During the Mass, Sr. Mary Ann Collins spoke and shared, “Our sisters have loved and spread their wings in many, many different ways. They have flown on the wings of love and have given wings to others...and always with a pastoral presence, a heart of love, reaching out to others.” |
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Sparkill Welcomes Newest Dominican Associate
The Dominican Sisters of Sparkill welcome their newest Associate, Patti McCallion, who made her first commitment as a Sparkill Dominican Associate on Thursday, October 7, at the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill celebration of Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary in Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel in Dominican Convent, Sparkill, NY. Sister Mary Murray, president of the congregation, received Patti's commitment; Sr. Mary and Associate co-directors Diane Dunne and Ellen O’Sullivan welcomed Patti as the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill’s newest Associate. Sisters and Associates in New York, St. Louis, and Pakistan were delighted to view the celebration via livestream.
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Pathway to Citizenship Rally Held in Riverhead
An Immigration March and Rally was held on the East End of Long Island, NY, on Saturday, October 16, 2021, urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Congress to pass legislation creating a pathway to citizenship for immigrants in the US. The group of more than 200 people marched from the North Fork Spanish Apostolate offices to the Peconic Riverfront. Amityville Dominican Sister Margaret Smyth, founder of the Northfork Spanish Apostolate, addressed the crowds.
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Dominican Class of 2022 Follows Running of the Halls Tradition
Keeping with tradition, St. Mary’s Dominican High School seniors ran through St. Albert the Great Atrium and St. Mary’s Halls following the annual Ring Day Mass. Students, faculty, and staff waited along the halls for the Class of 2022 members who made several stops to have their rings turned before the celebration ended.
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“Is My Mic On?” Dominican Associate Class of 2022 Prepares for “Hybrid” Formation
Just as parents and students know what “hybrid learning” is, so does the new class of Springfield Dominican Associate candidates. Ten candidates in this year’s class gathered in person at Sacred Heart Convent, and virtually, for the first time on Sunday, September 19. They were welcomed by Sister M. Joan Sorge, program director, and the sisters who will serve as their sponsors throughout an eight-month program of formation in Dominican life, spirituality, prayer, and history.
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Adrian Dominican Sisters Launch History Book
The Adrian Dominican Sisters launched the fourth volume of the Congregation’s history, Seeds of Change: A History of the Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1962-1986, on October 7, 2021, during a program that outlined the four-year process and celebrated the publication of the book. The book covers years of significant change in the Congregation, marked by the Sisters’ three-year Chapter of Renewal beginning in 1962 and their response to the Second Vatican Council’s call for women religious to return to their roots and to relate to the world.
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St. Mary's Dominican High School Raises $2,000+ for Hurricane Ida Relief
During a recent Dress Down Day, St. Mary’s Dominican High School raised $2,176.69 to support St. Joan of Arc Catholic School in LaPlace and St. Peter Catholic School in Reserve, two elementary schools impacted by Hurricane Ida. For a minimum $2 donation from students and $5 donation from personnel, participants wore casual attire that day.
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Amityville Dominican and Houston Associate Collaborate on Healthcare Project
Amityville Sister Barbara Schwarz marvels at how her artwork, like pint-sized preachers, gets around! Like St. Dominic who roamed the countryside to share the Good News, her past and present paintings seem to capture the same itinerant spirit. Most recently, ten of her abstract paintings were featured in the 2021 International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH) in a presentation on Compassionate Listening in Palliative Care by Houston Dominican Associate Phylliss M. Chappell, a physician in Supportive and Palliative Care in Houston Methodist Hospital.
The presentation encouraged virtual attendees to consider the importance of listening deeply and holding a compassionate space for the suffering of others. S. Barbara felt enlivened to have her abstract work enjoyed by healthcare professionals around the world, but also was just as excited that this project was a collaboration between two Dominicans: A Religious Sister and an Associate.
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Indigenous Peoples Day
Last month, President Joe Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples' Day AND he issued a proclamation for Columbus Day. It is worth your time to pay attention to both. Doing so is a way of acknowledging the impact of the colonization of the place many indigenous tribes call "Turtle Island," the North American continent, and to understanding our responsibility to never forget the consequences of that colonization.
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Dominican Celebrates the Living Rosary in Song and Dance
In song and dance, Drama Club members of St. Mary’s Dominican High School presented the Luminous Mysteries at the school’s annual Celebration of the Living Rosary. Leading the assembly in recitation of the Mysteries in English, French, Latin, and Spanish were members of the Foreign Language, English, and Religion faculty and students. For the past 27 years, the school has presented the Celebration of the Living Rosary.
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Halloween Prayer and Reflection
Several Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, gathered together on Halloween to engage in an afternoon of prayer and reflection followed by a delicious dinner. Pictured here are Sisters Didi Madden, Diane Forrest, Lauria Fitzgerald, Arlene Flaherty, Jenn Schaaf, Terry Rickard, BarbaraAnn Sgro, and Kathy McManus.
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Dominican Pink Games A Win for Tulane Cancer Center Patient Relief Fund
At St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s “Paint the Pitt” Pink Volleyball Games on October 20th, the 8th grade, Junior Varsity, and Varsity teams from Dominican and Mount Carmel Academy took to the courts and raised funds in the fight against breast cancer. Dominican’s JV and Varsity teams celebrated wins.
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St. Mary's Dominican High School Announces AP Scholar Awards
St. Mary’s Dominican High School announces students and graduates who have earned the designation of AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement (AP) Exams. AP Scholar recognition was given to students who received scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.
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Marywood Land Acknowledgement — Ancestral Home of Odawa, Ojibwe, Bodewadmi Peoples
On the 100th Anniversary year of the ground-breaking of the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids, MI, the Inclusion Team for the Marywood campus has prepared a document acknowledging that the is a gift of the Great Spirit’s creation and the ancestral home of the Odawa, Ojibwe (also known as Chippewa), and Bodewadmi tribal peoples* of the Three Fires Confederacy.
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Las Casas Newsletter
Las Casas, Dominican in ministry with Native Americans has released their Fall 2021 Newsletter. Read it here.
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DIA Newsletter
Dominican Institute for the Arts (DIA) released their Fall OPalette Newsletter, which highlights their recent Zoom Gathering.
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F.L.O.W.cast Recent Episodes
F.L.O.W.cast, a ministry of Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL, share their latest episodes.
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Hearts Afire Podcast
Watch or listen to the latest episode of the Hearts Afire Podcast hosted by the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, NY. In a recent episode, featured guest Andrea Meyer, discusses the Dominican Volunteers USA program. To watch, listen, or subscribe, click on one of the below links:
In another recent episode, featured guest Sr. Noreen Walsh, discusses her healthcare ministry. To watch, listen, or subscribe, click on one of the below links:
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An Update From the UN
What does climate mitigation and adaptation really mean? Sr. Dusty Farnan explores the buzzing topic in her update on the UN's Climate Change Conference (COP26). |
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Sister Spotlight: Sr. Diane Smith, OP, Dominican Sister of San Rafael
As we approached the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 last month, plenty of people were swapping “where were you that day” stories. One such testament that stands out is a story about a story — an article in The Wall Street Journal to be precise. A story that would lead to an unexpected friendship — a bright spot in a dark time.
Being a light to others is a hallmark of the Dominican tradition and one that the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael espouse as they endeavor to bring the Gospel to bear on the headlines of the day; to bring the light of Christ into the lives of others.
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Associate Spotlight: Andrea Meyer, Associate of the Sinsinawa Dominicans
For Andrea Meyer, an Associate of the Sinsinawa Dominicans for over 30 years, the Dominican Volunteers USA (DVUSA) program led her to take early retirement from her job as a speech pathologist. DVUSA would then match her with the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, NY, to minister at Siena House while living in community with several Blauvelt Dominican Sisters. On the most recent episode of the Hearts Afire Podcast, Andrea discussed the program, as well as what led her to join DVUSA, a program that she “held close to her heart.”
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Below are breif descriptions for upcoming events and retreats. For more information on all events, click here. |
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Santa Painting Class
Tuesday, December 7
Sarah Barnes, artist and owner of Create It Art Studio in Dubuque, IA, will guide participants in painting a Santa on canvas. People of all skill levels are welcome to attend, and painters can add their own personal touches. Materials will be provided.
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Advent Retreat Focuses on our own Holiness
Sunday, November 28
When most people think of the Incarnation, they think of God becoming human as Jesus Christ. But, like Jesus, we all come from the wholeness and holiness of God. What if we really believed and lived from this essential truth? Sister Pat Kozak, CSJ, explores this theme in “Becoming Incarnation: An Advent Retreat."
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INAI Art Gallery Presents Exhibit on Cuadros
November 5, 2021 - February 27, 2022
INAI, an art gallery adjacent to Weber Retreat and Conference Center, welcomes a colorful exhibit from Peru. The Cuadros Exhibit, featuring textile pictures from Peru. Cuadros are textile wall hangings depicting the lives of people in barrios, or shantytowns, outside of Lima, Peru. Women in Pamplona Alta create them through embroidery and appliquéd scraps of cotton or other materials.
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Virtual Las Posadas
Tuesday, December 14
Siena Retreat Center and Verónica Esparza Ramírez, OP (Mission San José) are teaming up to celebrate the tradition of Las Posadas, which recalls Mary and Joseph searching for lodging where Mary could give birth to Jesus. The Zoom gathering will include traditional and contemporary prayers, an opportunity for participants to share their prayer intentions, a celebration, and seasonal songs.
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National Vocation Awareness Week
November 7 through 13
NVAW, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations, is designed to help promote vocation awareness and takes place over the first full week of November. The Dominican Sisters of Springfield are celebrating with multiple events.
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‘Nativities of the World’ at Sinsinawa Art Gallery
December 1 through January 9
Sinsinawa Art Gallery will feature “Nativities of the World” Dec. 1-Jan. 9 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Please check our website for current COVID protocols. This exhibit features handcrafted nativities from countries near and far.
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Grief Retreat and Remembering Service
Saturday, December 4
Grief Retreat: Journey toward Wholeness is being offered for those who have experienced loss in their lives ways to make the holidays a little easier while acknowledging the loss. Sister Mary Hopkins, OP, is a certified grief specialist and will lead you through this day.
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Cosmological View of Sacramental Life
Saturday, November 13
How are the universe and sacraments related? Sister Linda Gibbler, OP, a Dominican Sister of Houston, explores this connection in her virtual presentation, “A Cosmological View of Sacramental Life.”
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