On Tuesday, June 24th, Sister Mary Feigen drove to Washington, D.C. to participate in Sisters Speak Out, a demonstration by 50 congregations at the U.S. Capitol Building. Sisters and activists gathered to urge the Senate to reject steep budget cuts that will gut...
On June 18th, more than 30 sisters from the Dominican Sisters of Hope and other religious communities (Carmelites, Ursuline, Divine Compassion) gathered at the Wartburg to advocate against mass deportation. Sisters signed postcards urging elected officials to...
On Saturday April 5th, four Dominican Sisters started their own Hands-Off Advocacy at the U.S. Embassy in Dublin. Cathy Murray of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, Connie Kelly of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, Arlene Flaherty of the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt,...
We, Dominican Sisters of Hope, are called to preach the Gospel to our world. In communion with all creation, we commit our lives to the transforming power of Hope. Our very mission statement recognizes our interdependence with creation. It also affirms the deep...
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious is grateful that the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The Court’s ruling safeguards the right of 700,000 DACA recipients to live and work in the...
This month, I volunteered at the Catholic Charities of Laredo Humanitarian Respite Center in Texas, working with migrants who were given temporary asylum. As I spent time there, my being part of a congregation named Hope became even more meaningful. The connection...
