Sisters Gather at Mariandale to Make Blessing Bags for Refugees

Sisters Gather at Mariandale to Make Blessing Bags for Refugees

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...
Pray with Us to End Child Detention: Stop the Inhumanity!

Pray with Us to End Child Detention: Stop the Inhumanity!

Today, as various coalitions and organizations gather to participate in the Catholic Day of Action in Washington, D.C., sisters and staff gathered to pray in solidarity. Together, the group challenged the current administration’s abuse of immigrant children and...
Here’s Why We Participated in Lights for Liberty

Here’s Why We Participated in Lights for Liberty

On the eve of Friday, July 12th, we Dominican Sisters of Hope, along with associates and co-creators, participated in Lights for Liberty, a vigil to end the detention camps at the U.S. border. The issue of immigration is not new to us. Throughout years in ministry, we...
Holy Innocents Still Suffer Today, Just Look at the U.S. Border

Holy Innocents Still Suffer Today, Just Look at the U.S. Border

Today I was reflecting on the scriptures in which Herod, learning from the Magi of the birth of Jesus whom they name New King, is thwarted from his plans to eliminate Jesus. The Magi never return to give him the exact location of the Child. So, in anger, he has all...