Encounters at the Periphery
A presentation by Sister Anastasi Lott, MM.
Ashley Apollonio-Hairston
Posts by Ashley Apollonio-Hairston:
‘Dominican Sisters of Peace Volunteer with Refugees in El Paso, TX’
“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
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Margaret McGuirk, OP (Sinsinawa)
January 5, 2019 I have often thought that everyone dreams of coming to the United States, but over and over I hear immigrants’ stories of being torn away from what they love most—their families. Marisol, a beautiful young mother in her thirties, shared such a story with me at the Loretto Hospitality Center for Migrants […]
We Have Family in Iraq 2018 Delegation
Dominican Family Members, Associates, and Friends, I’m pleased to inform you that a delegation of U.S. Dominicans will travel to Iraq in late September, almost a year after having had postponed their trip because of instability in Iraqi Kurdistan. The funds your congregations and provinces so generously provided a year ago will fund this trip […]
Dominican Sisters Join “Families Belong Together” Rallies
Around the United States the first weekend of July, Dominican Sisters and associates joined rallies and marches to end family separation. For photos and more information about the rallies and marches, please see below. Dominican Sisters of Adrian “Adrian Dominican Sisters added their voices to thousands of others on June 30 as they participated […]
Statement of Adrian Dominican Sisters on Separation of Immigrant Children from Parents
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them….” (Mt. 19:14) The following is a statement issued by the General Council of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in response to the practice by Immigration Officials of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border of the United States and Mexico. Adrian Dominican […]
