Honduras
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Sister Inspiration: Joan Williams OP Shares Her Hero John Lewis
February 18, 2022
Joan Williams OP lived and ministered to the people of San Pedro Sula, Honduras for nearly 20 years. She returned to the United States in 2017. Truth be told, Sister Joan often wears her heart on her sleeve. Imprinted on her heart is her mission: to love God and all his Creation with all her […]
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Going Where Help is Needed: Support at the U.S. Border and Beyond
June 27, 2019
For the past five months, Ada Dominguez, OP has been volunteering one day a week to help with the steady flow of people arriving in the United States. She volunteers in Albuquerque at a location coordinated by Albuquerque Interfaith. She is joined in effort and prayer by Sister Eva Silva and Dolorita Martinez, as well […]
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Looking at Migration Through a Lens of Right Relationship
May 18, 2019
Fostering one’s sense of self, relationship with others, with God, and with all creation is the nature of our transformative programming at Dominican Center at Marywood. This integrative perspective of the world around us urges a deepening of Being. Being you. Being present. Being with others. Being with God. This synergistic view of the world […]
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International Delegation Accompanies Communities that Resist Extractive Model
March 28, 2019
The presence of more than 75 people representing various human rights organizations, religious and religious in the United States, is a sign of the concern that many international sectors have about what happens in Honduras. This week the so-called Delegation of Ambassadors for Peace visited several regions of the country, to share with the communities […]
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2019 Delegation Explores Root Causes of Migration Honduras
March 21, 2019
Learn about the people and country of Honduras. Learn what causes people to flee their home countries, and what local Honduran communities living with unimaginable danger are doing through belief in the power of nonviolent action. We are humbled to be in solidarity with them and to help raise the volume of their strong voices. […]
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Central American People Face Extreme Hardship in 21st Century World
March 11, 2019
Events to Raise Awareness about Honduras and El Salvador “The people of Central America (including El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) face extreme hardship in our 21st Century world,” says Joan Williams, OP. “It’s up to us, those who have a voice, to speak out against systemic political, economic, and social injustice.” In March, the Dominican Sisters~Grand […]
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Dominican Call to Justice–Think Globally, Act Locally, A Reflection with Lisa Mitchell
November 7, 2018
I am a member of the National Dominican Associate Directors (NDAD) which meets annually at one of the congregations of our Dominican Family. I just returned from Sparkill, New York, where we met from October 26-28. This is a time for the directors to share information and to talk about issues affecting Associates and Sisters. […]
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Srs. Joan and Joyce Williams in Honduras
January 21, 2014
Ministry Visit with Srs. Joan and Joyce Williams, OP in Honduras, Dec. 2014 Photos and Note from Sr. Joyce Williams, OP I had the opportunity to spend Christmas and New Years in Honduras with Sister Joan and Sister Doris Regan. It was a blessed time for me accompanying Joan and Doris to their places of […]