Catholic Church

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  theWord OP — Rebuild My House — Synod Opens Today

  October 4, 2023

  Rebuild My House In today’s first reading, we hear of Nehemiah’s deep sadness at the destruction of his homeland during the Babylonian exile. He pleaded with King Artaxerxes, whom he served, to return to Judah in order to rebuild it. Permission granted, he not only rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem but also tended to moral […]

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  Committing to Prayer, Study, Community, Service During Season of Creation 2022

  September 7, 2022

  Season of Creation is a time of grace that the Church, in ecumenical dialogue, offers to humanity to renew its relationship with the Creator and with creation, through celebration, conversion and commitment together. During these five weeks, we have the opportunity to: • Reaffirm our vocation as stewards of creation. • Thank God for the […]

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  Notes from the Order of Preachers in Ukraine

  March 9, 2022

  Kyiv, March 8, 2022, 4:45pm Dear sisters and dear brothers, Let me start with Fastiv today. The House of Saint Martin de Porres run by the Dominicans and lay volunteers has been a place of escape and rest for people affected by the hostilities, ever since the beginning of the war. One of the ladies […]

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  Sisters produce a 2020 voting guide; 11 justice-and-peace groups urge reflection

  September 17, 2020

  Global Sisters Report’s Soli Salgado interviewed Brigid Clingman, OP, about the new 2020 voting guide for an article published September 10, 2020. An excerpt from that article appears below along with a link to the full article in Global Sisters Report. The Reflective Voting Guide that 11 congregational justice and peace promoters created and circulated […]

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  Megan McElroy Reflects: Dominican Preaching Network at European Colloquium on Preaching

  October 24, 2018

  The week of September 28 – October 5 I had the opportunity to spend in Cologne, Germany, as a participant in the European Colloquium on Preaching sponsored by the Dominican Preaching Network. Greg Heille, OP, Sara Fairbanks, OP (Adrian), and I were invited representatives from Aquinas Institute of Theology, which is one of the three […]