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DSC Executive Committee sets plans in motion for October Leaders Meeting and Larger Gathering in 2025
The Dominican Sisters Conference (DSC) Executive Committee met in-person in Miami, FL recently. Sr. Xiomara Méndez Hernández, OP (Adrian) the Executive Director welcomed the committee to the DSC offices on the campus of Barry University. They also enjoyed the generous hospitality and delicious dinners of her Adrian community. Here are some important highlights of the […]
2023 Dominican Sisters Conference Elected Leaders Meet to Look Toward the Future
COLUMBUS, OH –On October 11-13, the Dominican Sisters Conference held its Elected Leaders annual meeting at the Martin de Porres Center. Sixteen Congregational Leadership Teams gathered to “Ignite the Future – Ahora!” hosted by the Dominican Sisters of Peace. Sr. Joan Scanlon, OP, served as facilitator. The Conference began with a spirit-filled entrance into the […]
DSC Names New Associate Director for Futuring
The Executive Committee of the Dominican Sisters Conference (DSC) and I are delighted to announce the new Associate Director for Futuring, Sr. Lisa Kane, OP. Lisa will work closely with the Futuring Leadership Team and the Cohort Under 70, providing leadership and assistance to envision our present and future together and fostering vowed Dominican Life. […]
General Council of Adrian Dominican Sisters Respond in Grief to Mass Shooting in Buffalo
May 17, 2022, Adrian, Michigan – The following is a statement issued by the General Council of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in response to the tragic mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2022. Our hearts ache for our brothers and sisters in Buffalo, New York, in their immense and inconsolable loss of […]
Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa in Response to Rittenhouse Trial
The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa continue to be deeply saddened by factors related to the recent Rittenhouse trial. Our congregation was founded in Wisconsin 175 years ago and our Sisters have served in Kenosha since 1869. We have Sister members who joined us from this area and have a long relationship with that community. Therefore, […]
DOMINICAN SISTERS CONFERENCE NAMES NEXT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
May 12, 2021 – The Executive Committee of the Dominican Sisters Conference (DSC) is delighted to announce that Mary Ellen O’Grady, OP (Sinsinawa) will become the next Executive Director of the DSC beginning July 1. Mary Ellen is very familiar to many Dominicans having served as the Interim Executive Director since April of 2020, and […]