“Mission Week was an awesome, inspiring experience that gave me a chance to contemplate and realize the Divine Presence in my life and the world around me in new and different ways. It allowed time to think and meditate on my life, where I am, where I might want to be and in what direction …
Blog by Mary Ellen George, OPA When you reflect on this phrase, “mission for peace,” what image(s) come to mind? Do you picture a far-away mission in a foreign land where others have been dispatched to bring peace and conflict resolution to a warring community or society? Is the necessity of making peace an “out …
On Monday, January 30, The National Black Sisters’ Conference released the following statement in response to the brutal murder of Memphis artist, son, and father Tyre Nichols. The Dominican Sisters of Peace stand in solidarity with this statement and demand that our elected leaders move forward with the passage of the George Floyd Justice in …
A reflection for the first week of Advent by fr. Emmanuel Mulu, OP, Promoter for Justice and Peace for Dominicans in Africa, Vatican Representative to the United Nations in Kenya, and member of the Vicariate of Eastern Africa. The four weeks of Advent constitute a season of expectant waiting and preparation for the nativity of …
Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos, and Thailand. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the country’s largest city, is home to bustling markets, numerous parks and lakes, and the towering, gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, which contains Buddhist relics and dates to the 6th century. Capital: Naypyidaw Population: 54.41 million …