Ending Gun Violence Requires Action, and Prayers

Ending Gun Violence Requires Action, and Prayers

Too many shootings have taken place throughout our country over the past several years. Escalating violence –whether it is a terrorist attack, a mental health issue, a grudge or revenge attack, or a tragic mistake– costs us dearly. In the past few months,...
We’re Praying for Syria Today. Join us.

We’re Praying for Syria Today. Join us.

At 11 a.m. Eastern U.S. time today, James Twyman will lead the world in ten minutes of peace-making meditation. A self-proclaimed “peace troubadour,” James will pray in Syria while overlooking the villages held by both ISIL and Hezbollah. He will be joined...
Hope in Haiti: How One Sister’s Holiday Sparked a New Mission

Hope in Haiti: How One Sister’s Holiday Sparked a New Mission

Dominican Sister of Hope Mary Headley thinks fast and talks faster. “I’m only seventy-five years old,” she says. “I’m young!” She’s also spry. After fifty-five years in hospice ministry, she retired and took on a number of volunteer jobs: she serves at Part of the...
Going Where the Hurt is: My Experience in El Salvador

Going Where the Hurt is: My Experience in El Salvador

I pause on this foggy, gray day to ponder the familiar words of Martin Buber, “We must go throughout these grey days as bearers of glad tidings.” As Dominican Sisters of Hope, we live in hope, and life continues to intervene, challenging our hope day after day. Three...