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Posted on 03/31/2020
Ministry During a Pandemic
For a majority of people around the world, life has dramatically changed since the Coronavirus outbreak. Many have been fortunate enough to quarantine themselves at home, working remotely, while others have sadly lost their jobs. It seems as if every news story or social media post is about COVID-19, and it feels like there is no end in...
Posted on 03/26/2020
Let’s Stop COVID-19 Together
Medicines for Humanity is an international health non-profit with the mission to save the lives of vulnerable children under 5 and their mothers. We work in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, partnering with communities of women religious (CWRs) in multiple countries with a focus on capacity building, healthy systems...
Posted on 03/25/2020
Online Noon Hour Christian Meditation - WCCM
Join the World Community of Christian Meditation Online every Thursday from 12:15-12:50pm (MST) to communicate and nurture meditation as passed on through the teaching of Father John Main, OSB in the Christian tradition.  All are welcome to join the online meditation group. To join the group, follow these steps: 1. RSVP – Here...
Posted on 03/25/2020
Ursuline Sisters Elect Leaders, Set Directions for the Next Four Years
The Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland selected a new leadership team during community meetings recently at Merici Crossings, their Pepper Pike, Ohio residence and congregational center.  The five-person team, including a president and four council members, will serve a four-year term, implementing the directional plan set at their...
Posted on 03/25/2020
Public Listening and Prayer Sessions
We invite you to bring your fears, your hopes, your gratitude, your restlessness, etc. while we process and pray together via Zoom every Saturday at 4 pm EST. We'll spend an hour reflecting, praying, and holding each other. This session is free and open to all.
Posted on 03/25/2020
Online Discussion: Caring for Our Neighbors in Unprecedented Times
Join us for an online discussion on D.L. Mayfield's Sojourners article on Thursday, March 26th, from 3-4 pm EST. In her Sojourners article, D.L. Mayfield writes, “Christians can be at the forefront of rejecting extreme individualism and lean into a collectivist worldview where each person is seen as made in the image of God and...
Posted on 03/06/2020
St. Joseph Workers - Mobilizing the next generation
The St. Joseph Worker Program creates a year-long service opportunity for women (21-30) in preparation for a life-long commitment to social change and personal transformation. Individual growth and development is built on the values of leadership, spirituality, social justice and intentional community grounded in living simply and sustainably....
Posted on 03/05/2020
Lenten Webinar: The Face of the Mercy of God with Dianne Bergant, CSA, PhD
The Religious Formation Conference (RFC) is excited to announce our Lenten webinar with Dianne Bergant, CSA, PhD. We invite you to join us for this webinar on Tuesday, March 17 at 1:00pm central time titled Lent: The Face of the Mercy of God. RFC webinars are free and open to all. Registration is required. In the document Misericordia...
Posted on 02/25/2020
Apply for May/June ForMission Cohort
The Religious Formation Conference (RFC) invites elected leaders and those in formation ministry to apply for the next ForMission cohort. ForMission is a two-year program intended for women and men • formation ministers currently accompanying new members at any stage of initial formation; • preparing to become a formation minister; • in...
Posted on 02/22/2020
Support Catholic Sisters Week
Fifty-two weeks a year women religious stand with the poor and immigrants, teach children, fight injustice, heal the sick, share spirituality, empower women, defend the planet, promote peace, create community, offer hope … But for one week, Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14, we shine the spotlight on women religious and encourage a wide range...
Posted on 02/20/2020
Join us this winter for programs at St. Scholastica Monastery-Chicago, IL
Join us this winter for programs at St. Scholastica Monastery-Chicago, IL! -The Art of Pausing: Reclaiming the Sense of Balance in our Lives A lecture by Judith Valente Sunday, February 23, 2020, 3-:00-4:30 p.m. -Taize Lenten Service Friday, March 6, 2020, 7:30-9:00 p.m. -Young Women and the Word Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 7 - 9 p....
Posted on 02/10/2020
Amityville Dominican Sisters applauded at 150th Anniversary of St. Luke's Parish, Whitestone
   St. Luke's parish in Whitestone, NY, is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this year.  At a special mass on February 2, the parish thanked the Dominan Sisters of Amityville who served at the school and parish.        "A treasured part of these 150 years is the presence and ministry of the Dominican...
Posted on 02/04/2020
Former Carmelites Sister Carol Curtis and Sister Mary Theresa Burns make final professions of vows to become Ursuline Sisters of Louisville
On Friday, November 15, 2019, Sister Carol Curtis made her final profession of vows to become an Ursuline Sister of Louisville during Mass in the Ursuline Motherhouse Chapel. Sister Carol had previously been a nun with the Discalced Carmelites in Louisville. She lived a cloistered life for 25 years, along with her fellow nuns behind the walls...
Posted on 02/02/2020
Amityville Dominican Jubilarians in Puerto Rico are Celebrated!
Our Amityville Dominican Sisters in Puerto Rico celebrated their JUBILEES with a a renewal of vows, lively music and a special Liturgy on January 25, 2020. We congratulate and pray for these wonderful Sisters who have been living their calling for many years including Sisters Adelin Roda Rodriguez, 35 years, Marie Isabel Gonzalez, 60 years, and...
Posted on 02/02/2020
Report from Puerto Rico
The Prioress of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville -- Sister Peggy McVetty -- returned from Puerto Rico on January 26th telling of the damage from the Earthquake that hit there on January 11th, 2020.  While she was there on various business, she visited the Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima in southern...
Posted on 01/29/2020
CSA Women’s Leadership Breakfast Highlights Long-term Activism of Sisters
Fond du Lac, WI – On March 5, 2020, the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes (CSA) will host the 16th annual Women’s Leadership Breakfast, celebrating and honoring women leaders whose work and life choices have positively influenced both local and global communities. This year, CSA welcomes Ms. Katie Gordon as a speaker and facilitator....
Posted on 01/29/2020
CSA Sisters Receive MLK Spirit Award
Fond du Lac, WI – The Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes (CSA) was honored to receive the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Award during Marian University's 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Prayer Breakfast on January 20. The Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Award recognizes a person or group who has given of themselves to honor...
Posted on 01/28/2020
Called to be a Spiritual Director - Spiritual Director Practicum (Year 2)
A Spiritual Director holds sacred the many stories heard in a one-on-one relationship or in a trusted group. Year Two of the Spiritual Director Practicum at Domnican Center at Marywood in Grand Rapids, Michigan... ... is filled with contemplative spiritual practices, prayer study, and shared reflection ... strengthens our ability to stay...
Posted on 01/28/2020
2020 - 2021 Spiritual Director Practicum, Year I
Are you called to be a Spiritual Director? Spiritual direction is the art of contemplative listening carried out in a one-to-one trusting relationship or within a group of your peers. It is when one guide journeys with another person or group, listening to life stories with an ear for the movement of the Holy Spirit and offering prayerful...
Posted on 01/28/2020
Guided Directed Retreat Practicum for Spiritual Directors
The Guided Directed Retreats Practicum is for experienced spiritual directors who feel a call to journey with directees in a silent retreat setting. We will explore the dynamics of daily prayer on retreat; understand the unique rhythm and movement of silent retreats; use the insights of Ignatius of Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and David Benner to...
Posted on 01/27/2020
Fire of Desire Mini-Retreat
  Fire of Desire Mini-Retreat In a contemplative setting, you are invited to ponder and discuss The Fire of Your Desire as we explore the questions: Who am I? Who am I becoming? How am I called to love and serve? Included: Prayer, Presentations, Sharing on the Culture of Call, especially The Call to Religious Life.
Posted on 01/24/2020
Amityville Dominicans Examine Replicas of the St. John's Bible -- First Hand-Written Bible in 500 years
In December, staff from Molloy College brought two volumes of reproductions of the St. John's Bible to Amityville Dominican Motherhouse, Queen of the Rosary in Amityville, NY. The St. John's Bible is the first-handwritten and hand-illuminated Bible to be produced in 500 years!  In 1998, Saint John's Abbey and University in...
Posted on 01/24/2020
Faculty of Molloy College Learns More about Dominican Connection
In January, more than two dozen staff members from Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY came to the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, NY,  to learn more about how they are connected to the Dominican Spirit. Molloy College was founded by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville in 1955. That day, the staff...
Posted on 01/17/2020
15th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Dorothy Stang to be Observed -- Her life and legacy to be celebrated at Cincinnati & Dayton events
Cincinnati, OH (January 17, 2020) — On February 12, 2005, Sister of Notre Dame Dorothy Stang was shot and killed by hired gunmen as she walked along a dirt road in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil.  Her death had been arranged by influential Brazilian landowners who wanted to stop her work on behalf of farming families in the region. ...
Posted on 01/14/2020
New Leadership Team begins term at Sisters of Providence, Mother Joseph Province
Four Sisters of Providence began a five-year term of leadership and service for Mother Joseph Province on Jan. 1, 2020: Sister Barbara Schamber, provincial leader, and Sisters Jacqueline Fernandes, Karen Hawkins and Margarita Hernandez as provincial councilors. In addition, two laypeople have been appointed to serve on the Leadership Team:...

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