November 3, 2022
Please join us in prayer for a successful and positive outcome of the United Nations Climate Change Conference November 6 – 18. Commonly referred to as COP27, this 2022 conference is being held in Egypt, in the city of Sharm El Sheikh, November 6 to 18. “Sharm El Sheikh is Egyptian for the city of […]
November 8, 2021
Urbi et Orbi premiered from Manila on October 12–14, 2021—the fifth Dominican colloquium on preaching sponsored by the Dominican Preaching Network, a global community of three Dominican Schools of Preaching: Aquinas Institute of Theology (USA), the Institut für Pastoralhomiletik (Germany), and the Institute of Preaching (Philippines). The following videos are now available for viewing. https://www.ai.edu/support/special-events/urbi-et-orbi […]
April 2, 2019
Reflect: Am I willing to be open to the spirit working through the people and situations in my life? To what depth am I willing to go to root out injustice and show grace and mercy to the impoverished around me?
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. […]
July 22, 2018
‘A Call to Align our Justice Mission with Province and Congregational Communicators, Leaders of Laity in a Troubled Time’ The Dominican Justice Promoters of North America, including Grand Rapids Justice Promoter Brigid Clingman, OP, met on June 27 to 29 in Des Plaines, Illinois to renew its mission and direction. Thirty-three participants gathered from California, […]
July 7, 2017
“Tomorrow may well be an historic day here at the UN, as over 125 countries will vote on a treaty to legally prohibit nuclear weapons. The vote will take place tomorrow morning at 10am. If this treaty is adopted, we will have banned nuclear weapons; established a framework for the elimination of nuclear weapons programs […]