Pakistan: Dominican sisters of S. Catherine of Siena The beginning of our preparation for the Assembly of the Province polarises our attention and energies. God willing, the Assembly will take place on 10-12 April at Faisalabad and its theme will be, “Let us keep firm in the hope we profess, because the one who made the promise is trust worthy” (Hebrews: 10,23). We chose this Biblical Text out of the many texts proposed by the communities.
The Shadows of Faith “Three infants had just died in the hospital ward when we first entered the orphanage in ASCO. This was what my friends and I were discussing about on our way back to Nazareth School. Everybody lost the enthusiasm in singing Christmas songs because everyone was engaged in conversation on what they saw, what they heard from the kids and what could be done to cheer up and uplift their spirit. We were never the same students again in that very afternoon after the ASCO visit.”(An excerpt from a Narrative Essay of a Grade 12 student of Nazareth School Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Towards the summer of 2006, seven (7) Dominicans both lay and religious arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia spearheaded by Rev. Fr. Rogelio B. Alarcon, O.P. to support the Dominican project, the first Catholic University. I was one among the three sisters from the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, who were asked to assist the DHM (Daughters of the Heart of Mary) Sisters in the administration of the school and as English teachers while the University project was still being worked out.
Sr. Pauline Quinn, OP sent a short report on her trip to Haiti. She says "I just wanted to share with you the story and some pictures about my trip to Haiti. It is important to not forget these poor, suffering people."
Sr. Mercedes Moreno, OP - from Latin America (Suore Domenicane di Santa Caterina da Siena
From 14 September to 12 December 2009, the three-month USMI sabbatical course took place in Rome. The Word of God in the prophet Hosea, (Hos 2:16) a Word that is efficacious and full of wisdom, “I will draw her to myself; I will lead her into the desert and there I will speak to her heart” illumined this time of grace. It was a very special time, oriented towards a journey of meeting with the Lord, for entering into deep interiority so that we could touch and drink at the source of life.
Pakistan: Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena (Italy)
15 January: we were sitting in the refectory having lunch when a sister, almost out of breath, ran in and called out loudly: “There’s a fire in the science laboratory at the Sacred Heart School!” Everyone rushed out and ran towards the school. Thick black smoke was filling the whole verandah and the school counrtyard. In the laboratory, almost nothing could be seen because of this dense smoke. Fortunately, almost all the students had gone home; the lay staff had already hurried to the place, and the fire was gradually brought under control.
ON-GOING FORMATION OF THE FEDERATION OF VIETNAMESE DOMINICAN SISTERS
The Executive Committee of the Federation of Vietnamese Dominican Sisters composed of six Dominican Congregations successfully held a one-week on-going formation program for 180 major and local superiors and formators from November 23 – 28, 2009. The theme of the program "Family Education and Religious Formation" responds very well to the needs and concerns in Vietnam of strengthening the richness of the faith and culture of the people through a stable and strong family ties.
The JPIC Promoters‘ Economic Justice Working Group, is once again offering the Fair Trade Campaign of Solidarity as a Lenten appeal and project.
This Lent our plan is to extend the campaign outside of Rome to the membership of our Institutes all over the world. The Booklet, entitled Empowering the Poor in the Developing and Least Developed World, has been revised for a more international audience. Electronic Copies of the booklet are available in French, Italian, Spanish, and English on a JPIC Fairtrade wikipage, at http://jpicformation.wikispaces.com/EN_fairtrade
Women & Human Rights - Discussion Forums - UN
Thursday, 11 February 2010 13:14
This is year is 15 years after the World Conference on Women in Beijing (1995). The United Nations now works toward the 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, lead by the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
CALEDONIA, USA: Interview of the Journal Times with sr. Brenda Walsh, from the Racine Dominican community, who shared her experience as a nun at the Siena Center, helping start the Senior Companion Program, which reaches out to homebound elderly, and the Healthcare Network, which provides health care for the uninsured, thanks to volunteer doctors. Read more on The Journal Times.com
Action alert: Haiti hearthquake
Monday, 25 January 2010 11:17
As we enter into 2010 – the 500th anniversary of the arrival on Dominicans to this land (Hispañola) – we encourage prayer and financial support by the world-wide Dominican Family for the people of Haiti. For this purpose a Dominican Fund has been created.
In 2001, Mary Catherine Hilkert, O.P., Professor of Theology at Notre Dame University, delivered the Madeleva Lecture in Spirituality at St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana. Although published at that time, Paulist Press has reissued the volume and invited Dr. Hilkert to revise and expand her introduction to the lectures in the light of the issues women religious are facing currently. The Leadership Conference of Women Religious has been under investigation and the Vatican is conducting a visitation of congregations of women religious in the United States.
New articles in preparation of the VI DSI General Assembly 2010. Click to read.
Some words of wisdom
Tuesday, 26 January 2010 12:40
CALEDONIA, December 2009 : Interview with sr. Brenda Walsh. "Never doubt that a small group of people can transform the world. Be
open to the people around you. They may be hurting, they may be lonely.
Be compassionate and caring."
Visit of sr. Fabiola in USA and Canada, october 2009
Tuesday, 10 November 2009 12:03
See the photos of the visit of sr. Fabiola, sr. Patricia and sr. Toni to some Congregations in Canada and USA and their participation to the DLC annual meeting 2009.
New Hampton, Iowa: My ministry is in a small rural farming community located in north central part of the state. As in many areas of the state, our population is growing in diversity, food, language and new traditions. The Hispanic population has brought new and exciting adventures to a German, Irish and Czech heritage.
I am the NGO Representative of the US-based Dominican Leadership
Conference (the DLC) to the UN. It is my responsibility "to create
effective means of collaboration for creating a new world order in
which justice and peace prevail." I attempt to do this by bringing the
Dominican perspective to the UN/NGO community; by collaborating with
other NGO representatives to focus attention on UN issues and
initiatives dealing with the concerns of families, women and youth, the
environment, the refugee crisis and peace-building, among others.
DLC Annual Meeting Combines Creative Leadership with Future Directions
Friday, 23 October 2009 08:04
Milwaukee, WI October 16, 2009: The Dominican Leadership Conference gathered for its annual meeting at the Ramada Hotel here October 9-12, 2009, to reflect on the elements of leading with creativity, consider possibilities for its future, and hear the voices of Dominicans from around the world. Read more on domlife.org/dlc.
S.Dominic, preacher of grace
Thursday, 15 October 2009 10:24
"The primary source of Dominic's preaching was Dominic's
contemplative relationship with God which gave him the silent strength,
the joyful gusto, the profound peace to make the WORD his home."
"The Liturgy of the Hours and the work of the world were moving
simultaneously as if they were choreographed dancers. ... The sisters sang the psalms, the worker
trimmed the trees and both were in perfect timing with the other."
"We more urgently feel the need to answer together the many challenges
of the reality in which we live, and to seek common paths of mission in
the style of Dominic of Guzmán."
Chicago, IL, USA: "Our students range in age from 17 to 70+. They reside in communities
in the lowest tier of Chicago neighborhoods with regard to poverty and
education, and the highest tier with regard to violence, drug traffic
and drug warfare".
Dominican Center for Women was opened 15 years ago in one of the most
impoverished, violent neighborhoods in the City of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. Two Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Ann Halloran and
Anne-Marie Doyle, began the Center with no planned programming other
than to respond to the needs of the people of the neighborhood.
The Shadows of Faith
Sr. Pauline Quinn, OP sent a short report on her trip to Haiti. She says "I just wanted to share with you the story and some pictures about my trip to Haiti. It is important to not forget these poor, suffering people."
CALEDONIA, USA: Interview of the Journal Times with sr. Brenda Walsh, from the Racine Dominican community, who shared her experience as a nun at the Siena Center, helping start the Senior Companion Program, which reaches out to homebound elderly, and the Healthcare Network, which provides health care for the uninsured, thanks to volunteer doctors.
In 2001, Mary Catherine Hilkert, O.P., Professor of Theology at Notre Dame University, delivered the Madeleva Lecture in Spirituality at St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana. Although published at that time, Paulist Press has reissued the volume and invited Dr. Hilkert to revise and expand her introduction to the lectures in the light of the issues women religious are facing currently. The Leadership Conference of Women Religious has been under investigation and the Vatican is conducting a visitation of congregations of women religious in the United States.
CALEDONIA, December 2009 : Interview with sr. Brenda Walsh. "Never doubt that a small group of people can transform the world. Be
open to the people around you. They may be hurting, they may be lonely.
Be compassionate and caring." 
Dear Friends of the Sister Historians, here is the latest edition of SHOP newsletter.
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See the photos of the visit of sr. Fabiola, sr. Patricia and sr. Toni to some Congregations in Canada and USA and their participation to the DLC annual meeting 2009.
I am the NGO Representative of the US-based Dominican Leadership
Conference (the DLC) to the UN. It is my responsibility "to create
effective means of collaboration for creating a new world order in
which justice and peace prevail." I attempt to do this by bringing the
Dominican perspective to the UN/NGO community; by collaborating with
other NGO representatives to focus attention on UN issues and
initiatives dealing with the concerns of families, women and youth, the
environment, the refugee crisis and peace-building, among others. 
Milwaukee, WI October 16, 2009: The Dominican Leadership Conference gathered for its annual meeting at the Ramada Hotel here October 9-12, 2009, to reflect on the elements of leading with creativity, consider possibilities for its future, and hear the voices of Dominicans from around the world. 
Chicago, IL, USA: "Our students range in age from 17 to 70+. They reside in communities
in the lowest tier of Chicago neighborhoods with regard to poverty and
education, and the highest tier with regard to violence, drug traffic
and drug warfare". 
Liturgia Domenicana delle esequie