Ashley Apollonio-Hairston

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24 Apr 2019 Home, Public Statements

Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa Public Statement in Response to the Recent Burnings of African-American Churches in LA and the Highlander Center in TN

Holy Week 2019, Sinsinawa, WI The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, WI condemn the violent acts that have recently occurred with the burning of three predominantly African-American churches in St. Landry Parish, LA, and the burning of the Highlander Center in New Market, TN. While the motive for these attacks remains under investigation, the attacks appear […]

2 Apr 2019 Border

Caldwell Dominicans Volunteer at the Southern Border

Sister Donna Marie O’Brien On February 13, 2019, Sisters Pat Stringer, Mary Pat Reid and I set out for Tucson, Arizona, to assist newly-arrived migrants at our southern border. We were uncertain as to the specific jobs we would be doing once we arrived, but that did not matter to us. Sister Pat wanted to […]

2 Apr 2019 Home

News from Dominicans at the Border

Over the last few months stories have been shared from Dominican sisters who have visited the border. The DSC will be sharing these stories on their website and Facebook page. Please see below for the stories (more articles will be added in the future). Margaret McGuirk, OP (Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa) January 5, 2019 I have […]

24 Feb 2019 Family in Iraq, Home

“U.S. Dominican Women Give Report on their Visit as Delegates to Sisters of Iraq”

From the Dominican Sisters of Adrian February 20, 2019, Adrian, Michigan – Three U.S. Dominican women gave a report during a February 17 webinar on their experiences as a delegation to the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Iraq. Adrian Dominican Sisters Rose Ann Schlitt, OP, and Nancy Jurecki, OP, and Gloria Escalona, a member […]

19 Feb 2019 Border

Encounters at the Periphery

A presentation by Sister Anastasi Lott, MM.

6 Feb 2019 Border

‘Dominican Sisters of Peace Volunteer with Refugees in El Paso, TX’

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“Five Dominican Sisters of Peace, Imelda Schmidt and Roserita Weber from Kansas, Mary Vuong from Texas, and Barbara Kane and Doris Regan from Ohio, recently returned from El Paso, TX, where they volunteered for two weeks at the Pastoral Center at the Diocese of El Paso.” Read more

23 Jan 2019 Border

Casa Alitas: House of Little Wings

Submitted by Angelica Velez and Mary Virginia Leach, OP (MSJ Dominicans) It was the Saturday before Christmas in my cozy convent in Tucson, Arizona—a day I planned to be a lazy, last-minute kind of finish-up, clean, stay indoors day. But news in our Tucson morning paper told of some 100+ migrants seeking asylum. They were […]

20 Jan 2019 Border

“Five Adrian Dominican Sisters Find Hope and Gratitude among Immigrants in Texas”

“December 6, 2018, McAllen, Texas – In a situation that many might assume is desperate and hopeless, five Adrian Dominican Sisters found hope, gratitude, and resilience among immigrants whom they volunteered to serve at hospitality centers in McAllen and El Paso, Texas. The Sisters were responding to the call by the Leadership Conference of Women […]

17 Jan 2019 Border

Marcelline Koch, OP (Springfield)

Sr. Anita Cleary and I, along with two colleagues, Kathryn Raistrick and Julie Wullner, have been working in El Paso since last Tuesday and have our last day tomorrow. As I read Patricia Erickson’s account, I recognized similarities – folks arrive in the afternoons when released from the detention center to the care of Annunciation […]

15 Jan 2019 Home

End the Government Shutdown

This is a moral moment in the United States. The government has been partially shutdown for more than twenty days now. People are not receiving paychecks and essential services. A government shutdown is not the way to solve a political disagreement. As more people are hurt by this impasse, the question at the heart of […]

14 Jan 2019 Border

“Dominican Sisters of Peace Minister to Refugees”

10 Jan 2019 Border

Anita Cleary, OP (Springfield)

“Reflections from the Pew…” Marcelline Koch OP, Kathryn Raistrick, Julie Wullner and I volunteered November 12th through 19th at the Budget and Sol Luna sites of Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas. These sites offer hospitality to people released from detention centers and assist them with the process of reuniting with their families. My thoughts […]