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...
On Monday, November 6, the New York Archdiocesan Council of Women Religious (ACWR) gathered at The Center at Mariandale to put their faith into action to help migrants in need. After learning about the migrant crisis at previous meetings, the sisters from over twenty...
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...
