A Congregation News Magazine
January 2010 Index
Sr. Mary's School Awarded Blue Ribbon
Assistant Principal Mary Houlihan, OP, and Principal Noreen Duffy Copeland recently accepted the U.S. Department of Education’s 2009 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence in Education on behalf of their school, Holy Ghost Elementary/Middle Catholic School in Albuquerque, NM. Read more . . .
So, How Are We Doing with Enactment 22?
SinsinOP has been buzzing lately with ideas about topics to consider at the Chapter of 2011. While we realize that there will be a formal process for eliciting ideas as the Agenda Committee continues its work, one responsibility we have for sure is to review the Enactments passed at the last Chapter to evaluate progress toward their completion as well as to determine what should continue to challenge us into the future. Read more . . .
Fostering Right Relationships
In a world graced by the Holy Spirit and yet wounded by divisions, exploitation, and oppression, we are impelled by God’s tender mercy to commit ourselves in partnership with others to seek and foster right relationships among all God’s people and with Earth that sustains us. Read more . . .
A Lifelong Learner
My name is Monica Oboagwina, OP, and I always wanted to be a Sister. I remember my siblings asking me what I would be when I grew up. “A Sister,” I replied instantly. They kept reminding me that Sisters have professions, so what will I do: teach, practice law, accounting, or medicine? I said, “The major superior will tell me what to do.” Read more . . .
DU Unveils Mazzuchelli Sculpture
Sr. Mary Paynter Receives Honorary Degree
On Nov. 4, Dominican University held a formal dedication of a new sculpture on campus, Inspiring Minds. The sculpture, created by Wisconsin artist Michael Martino, depicts the Venerable Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP, along with a Dominican Sister and a young student. Read more . . .
Dominican Leadership Looks to Future
The Dominican Leadership Conference (DLC) gathered for its annual meeting in Milwaukee Oct. 9–12 to reflect on the elements of leading with creativity, consider possibilities for its future, and hear the voices of Dominicans from around the world. Read more . . .
Sinsinawa Dominicans Attend SOA Vigil
Dominican Sisters, Priests, Associates, Volunteers, and friends joined nearly 5,000 others gathered at the gates of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly known as the School of the Americas/SOA) in Fort Benning, GA, in November to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the murders of six Jesuit priests and Elba Ramos and her 14-year-old daughter Celia Ramos at the Central American University of San Salvador. Read more . . .
An Advanced, Backward Glance
The Associate Office, when not trying to imitate an art farm, most resembles a schoolroom, and the staff and volunteers are groups of somewhat over-age students. Read more . . .
Mound Busy with Activity
Book Signing at Gallery; '64 Building Progress; Mask Messenger Performance a Crowd Pleaser. Read more . . ..