Iraq

  • Dominican Sisters Oppose Escalation of Wars Involving Iraq, Iran and United States

    Dominican Sisters Oppose Escalation of Wars Involving Iraq, Iran and United States

    January 6, 2020

    THE GRAND RAPIDS DOMINICAN SISTERS, IN 2002, STATED OUR OPPOSITION TO THE UNITED STATES’ PREEMPTIVE STRIKE AGAINST IRAQ, TAKING US INTO AN IMMORAL AND UNJUSTIFIED WAR. Today, by virtue of that corporate stance, the Dominican Sisters and our Associates oppose any escalation of the wars involving Iraq, Iran and the United States. We join with […]

  • Remember Iraq In Prayer & Reflection

    Remember Iraq In Prayer & Reflection

    August 1, 2018

    Monday, Aug. 6, is the fourth anniversary of the exodus of Christians from Nineveh Plain because of the invasion of ISIS. Recently Sister Nazik Matty, a scripture scholar and member of the leadership team for the Sisters of St. Catharine of Siena, Iraq, presented a paper on the sisters’ experience of return. The paper Cracked_Standing_Nazik_2018 […]