tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74531848577846745192024-03-05T13:07:34.936-08:00Dominican Institute for the Artsdiartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-3970793660766752122021-12-30T16:32:00.003-08:002021-12-30T16:32:50.374-08:00Elizabeth Michael Boyle - 12-30-2021<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkdTZcoX4cOGbANvbBgGRd9QR0H3vAPM-HTayReE5yGGt72IaTOWOVjnaMWaIwL6csKaS-VPyC9yaCGFiqKicoabCl3ZAcm-aHmn559B9UZ_OdFAgPGYX4brJCmWeMjrMv2iUN3U7s9Xf6-OZH6cwmPJ9zHLMFgAUWqL7kHWQsPYOtTBDoGhpfsKwoQg=s587" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="302" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkdTZcoX4cOGbANvbBgGRd9QR0H3vAPM-HTayReE5yGGt72IaTOWOVjnaMWaIwL6csKaS-VPyC9yaCGFiqKicoabCl3ZAcm-aHmn559B9UZ_OdFAgPGYX4brJCmWeMjrMv2iUN3U7s9Xf6-OZH6cwmPJ9zHLMFgAUWqL7kHWQsPYOtTBDoGhpfsKwoQg=w103-h200" width="103" /></a>Our beloved and much revered Elizabeth Michael Boyle OP (Caldwell) has returned to the Divine Artist. She was a long time DIA member and her loyalty to the organization was beyond measure. Her dry wit was loved and much appreciated.</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Although small in stature, E. Michael, as we lovingly called her, was a DIA giant. She served on multiple DIA Boards, always as Secretary., and her Board Minutes read like those of a Fortune 500 Company's Board meeting. Her input to Planning Commissions on which she served was invaluable. It was, however, as Editor of our Newsletter, OPalette where her gift as a wordsmith shined. The Fall 2020 issue, which was her last, was an absolute masterpiece. Her weaving of words was magical and her preference for writing was short and with zing.</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>E. Michael was a highly gifted published author and poet and a member of the Academy of American Poets. In the recently published book "Preaching with Their Lives - Dominicans in Mission in the United States since 1850", E. Michael wrote the chapter on Being Dominican - Call and Response: American Dominican Artists and Vatican II in which several DIA artists are featured.</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">E. Michael was a poet extraordinaire. In her poetry, she often said less leaving more room for reflection so that the reader could unpack the layers...</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">E. Michael was the 2010 recipient of the highest honor which DIA bestows upon a member -- the Fra Angelico Award. She was also the recipient of the 2014 DIA Spirit Recognition Award which is presented to a member who has rendered significant service to DIA in the spirit of its mission.</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Our beloved and much revered Elizabeth Michael Boyle OP (Caldwell) has returned to the Divine Artist. She was a long time DIA member and her loyalty to the organization was beyond measure. Her dry wit was loved and much appreciated.</span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Although small in stature, E. Michael, as we lovingly called her, was a DIA giant. She served on multiple DIA Boards, always as Secretary., and her Board Minutes read like those of a Fortune 500 Company's Board meeting. Her input to Planning Commissions on which she served was invaluable. It was, however, as Editor of our Newsletter, OPalette where her gift as a wordsmith shined. The Fall 2020 issue, which was her last, was an absolute masterpiece. Her weaving of words was magical and her preference for writing was short and with zing.</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">E. Michael was a highly gifted published author and poet and a member of the Academy of American Poets. In the recently published book "Preaching with Their Lives - Dominicans in Mission in the United States since 1850", E. Michael wrote the chapter on Being Dominican - Call and Response: American Dominican Artists and Vatican II in which several DIA artists are featured.</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">E. Michael was a poet extraordinaire. In her poetry, she often said less leaving more room for reflection so that the reader could unpack the layers...</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">E. Michael was the 2010 recipient of the highest honor which DIA bestows upon a member -- the Fra Angelico Award. She was also the recipient of the 2014 DIA Spirit Recognition Award which is presented to a member who has rendered significant service to DIA in the spirit of its mission.</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /></div>diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-24077341798820243182021-11-15T06:55:00.008-08:002021-11-15T06:55:57.521-08:00Paula Marie Jarosz OP- RIP 11-14-2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQT9ZryN-jXyxxa_uvCJlkytLUv6FbvYV5kGgtuM1JCG3iTT8g1UmjYWjT_2lMjLtl_HQF3e108vOREj2YjmVe6i_yQ9W9l7gW-vZ0arxLSgChgwidK-kuUWdi1_3E7PqpVXoHO3jx7bgl/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="843" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQT9ZryN-jXyxxa_uvCJlkytLUv6FbvYV5kGgtuM1JCG3iTT8g1UmjYWjT_2lMjLtl_HQF3e108vOREj2YjmVe6i_yQ9W9l7gW-vZ0arxLSgChgwidK-kuUWdi1_3E7PqpVXoHO3jx7bgl/" width="134" /></a></div><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Paula Matie Jarosz OP (Racine) returned to the Divine Artist. She was a long-time and loyal member of DIA and served on the 2016 Gathering Planning Commission. Who could ever forget the Gala entertainment at that Gathering? Paula Marie was also a member of the Planning Commission for the 2020 Gathering that had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. </span><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Paula Marie would be the first person to tell you that she was not a painter, musician, sculptor etc but she definitely supported the art of her fellow DIA members. When arriving at a Gathering, she greeted everyone with her beautiful smile. When reviewing our work, either through the Virtual Gallery or that displayed in the Marketplace, she always expressed how beautiful it was and never hesitated to encourage us to keep up the good work. Paula Marie was the epitome of a DIA Supporter and she will be sorely missed.</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">At our 2011 Gathering, Paula Marie, along with Mary Ellen Paulson, was the recipient of the DIA Spirit Recognition Award which acknowledges significant service to DIA in the spirit of its mission.</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Let us hold Paula Marie, her Racine Dominican Family, and the Jarosz family in a hammock of prayer, love and support as they travel this path in the journey of life.</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Peace,</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; 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Dear DIA members,</div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We will celebrate Sister Lorraine Ferguson’s life on Monday, November 19, 2018 in the chapel of the Most Holy Rosary on the campus of Mount Saint Mary College, 330 Powell Avenue, Newburgh, New York.</span></div>
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Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!</div>
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diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-32353204303779933412018-11-13T08:37:00.000-08:002018-11-13T08:37:00.451-08:00Death of Lorraine Ferguson<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #212121; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Hello Everybody,</div>
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Last evening, I received news that Lorraine Ferguson has returned to the Divine Artist. She was a long time and faithful DIA member. Lorraine had served on our Board and had been involved in past Gathering Planning Commissions. She initiated the Artists' Retreat at the Mariondale Retreat Center and for many years organized and facilitated it. Due to health issues, she no longer was able to join us for our annual Gatherings but this impacted neither her commitment to DIA nor her preaching God's work through the beautiful watercolors she created. Recently, she told two of our members who visited her: "My rollator is my easel".</div>
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In her recent Art Series, she shared her art images that had emerged through prayer and contemplation. This series was so well received, she was invited to add four more paintings with accompanying contemplative questions which has been published as a personal journal and is currently available through <a data-auth="Verified" href="https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbarnesandnoble.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7C7c08546dce7f43b4357808d649792c35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636777182108176913&sdata=4r13dGNcBkfZ4020Th%2BII758kTSl1%2FvI%2FIZpLSc21g4%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="http://barnesandnoble.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="UYRxbztEn+DYBSLd15DBWUzG35vdYYQCsJvU5BKzERtnLSLy8ijQ+ZHoPskXssDfbXgvat9B39Kamm5sklvmdd8D6mRjz1b9xIqaVivB1wns8a4NF5X9rTzYaPEjt3p/taTiD8atS/+rCvHIWi47MQqoqsoi0kor1WNtzBzc8XM=" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Protected by Outlook: http://barnesandnoble.com. Click or tap to follow the link.">barnesandnoble.com</a>. No small feat for a 92 year old..</div>
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At our recent Gathering, Lorraine received, in abstentia, the 2018 DIA Spirit Recognition Award. It is presented to a person who not only embodies the spirit of the Dominican Institute for the Arts but also has served it well.</div>
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In a recent note that Lorraine wrote me, she said that DIA would always be in her heart and prayers.</div>
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Let us now hold Lorraine in our hearts and prayers along with the Dominican Sisters of Hope as they lay to rest a beloved member of their Congregation.</div>
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Your memories, thoughts and prayers may be sent to DIA member, Connie Kelly who is a member Hope's Leadership Team. Her email is <a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="mailto:conshope@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">conshope@gmail.com</a>.</div>
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Peace,</div>
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Pat</div>
diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-32717044536220367462018-01-11T10:17:00.001-08:002018-01-11T10:17:53.167-08:00Death in the family<br />
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On Jan 10, 2018 11:03 AM, Pat Daly OPA wrote:<br />
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I just received word that Joella Miller's only sister, Patricia, went home to God this morning. Please hold Patricia, her husband, Dick, their children , grandchildren and Joella in your thoughts and prayers as they all travel on this path in their journey of life.</div>
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Entered eternal life on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at the age of 86 after 65 years of religious life.</div>
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“For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in them.” (Eph. 2:10) This favorite scripture passage of Sister Phyllis Mrozinski applies to her personally as well as to her life as a creator of beautiful art works. Her handiwork, especially in her favored medium of clay, reflects a lifetime of dedication to God’s good works.</div>
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She was born in Bay City, Michigan on September 16, 1930 to Edwin and Martha Rytlewski Mrozinski, the third of six children. When she was an infant the family moved to Saginaw for her father’s employment. Her education began at St. Casimir School in Saginaw and continued at SS. Peter and Paul High School. During her senior year, she was Homecoming Queen. In high school she worked at St. Luke’s Hospital as a nurse’s aide and after graduation in 1948 she was employed as a telephone operator at Michigan Bell Telephone. In 1951 she turned down an offer to become supervisor of the business office to enter the Congregation eight days before her twenty-first birthday. Her sister Vicki had entered previously, and was a great source of information and inspiration. As a postulant, Phyllis was the oldest in a class of thirty. Recognizing her talent for art, Sister Leonora Gallagher exempted her from some domestic and garden duties to allow her time to make feast day and holiday cards as well as other art pieces. During this time she gained a love for prayer and “seeking first the kingdom of God.” On August 15, 1952, she entered the novitiate and received the name Sister Mary Fidelis of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The following August she was professed. Her first mission assignment was at St. Joseph, East Tawas, where she taught grades 5-6 for four years. From there she went to St. Mary, Charlevoix; Holy Rosary Academy, Bay City; Marywood; St. Mary Magdalen, Melvindale; and St. Joseph the Worker, Beal City. While teaching, she took summer courses to complete her BA degree with a major in English. At that time Aquinas College did not have an art major, so she took art classes at Siena Heights (Adrian) and Cardinal Stritch (Milwaukee) colleges. In every school to which she was assigned she taught art and her students won many awards for their art work.</div>
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In 1968, Sister Fidelis resumed the use of her baptismal name. In 1974 Sister Phyllis was called to be director of eleven Sisters under final vows who were missioned in western Michigan. She was also guest-mistress at Marywood, artist in residence, and assistant with secretarial work in the central office. She enjoyed designing brochures, flyers, and holiday greeting cards. She continued taking classes in the evening and summers and earned an MA degree in religious studies in 1982. She also accompanied Sister Amata Fabbro on a trip to Israel. At the age of fifty-five, Sister Phyllis requested and received permission to study art at Aquinas College, which by then had a four-year BFA program. Her sculpture instructor, Ron Pederson, recognized her natural talent in sculpture and advised her to make that her major. In her third and fourth years, she was his assistant. Then she accepted a commission to sculpt a life-size image of St. Thomas Aquinas, which she completed in 1989. This beautiful sculpture graces the entry of the main Academic Building on the Aquinas College campus.</div>
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Shortly after receiving her BFA she accompanied Sister Marie Celeste Miller, an art historian at Aquinas, on a five-week tour of major museums in Italy, France, the Netherlands, and England. For several years, Sister Phyllis held a part-time secretarial position in the Art and Music Center at Aquinas. Between 1992 and 1994 she served as secretary in the Student Activities office. In 1992 she revisited Europe on the Lands of Dominic pilgrimage. In 1994 Sister Phyllis became a full-time artist in residence at Marywood. In her studio there she created art pieces in both stone and clay models for bronze casting. Some of these, including her sculpture of St. Dominic, can be viewed at Marywood and Dominican Center. She served for several years on the Grand Rapids Diocesan Liturgical Art and Environment Commission. She served in a leadership position in the Dominican Institute for the Arts and created the Fra Angelico Award for the organization. This award was presented to Sister Phyllis in 2006. Devoted to the Eucharist, Sr. Phyllis was committed to participating in daily Mass whenever possible. She also loved the Rosary, and her creative life was clearly informed by her spiritual depth. She described her artistic impetus as a “drive from the core of her being.” She remarked that “in transforming a piece of stone I also am transformed.” Her quiet, secluded studio in the basement of Marywood was for her a sacred, contemplative space where she could indeed participate in that great handiwork of God, as both the beloved creation and the humble, heartfelt creator of good works.</div>
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Sister Phyllis will be remembered for her prayerful life, her gentle demeanor, and her works of art which were both vibrant and clear; symbolic and abstract. In life, and now in her new life, she was, and is, truly God’s beautiful handiwork – as her favorite Scripture passage foretold. </div>
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Sr. Phyllis is survived by her sister Vicki (Duane) Balko; brother Chester (Susan) Mrozinski; and brother-in-law Alex Kryska all of Saginaw, MI; nieces and nephews, many friends and members of her Dominican community.</div>
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diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-35598969545800558692017-02-24T13:46:00.004-08:002017-02-24T13:46:42.633-08:00update on Irene Mary's Brother LOdy<span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 15px;">Dear DIA sisters and friends,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 15px;">Just sharing some update with my brother this past weekend....with my continued THANKS TO ALL PRAYERS, MESSAGES, AND MANY GESTURES OF LOVE AND CONCERNS.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 15px;" /><br />
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My dear Sisters and Friends,<br /></div>
With prayers from you accompanying me and S.Carmel Marie, we drove to Southern California Presidents' day weekend in between surges of brief showers and clear blue skies. Hwy 101 was a beautiful and captivating, safe, and scenic drive!<br /><br />We reached our final destination to see my brother Lody and consequently, 2 other siblings and their families. It was very good to see him although looking weak, pale, in tears and less communicative than his usual happy self. He is up walking with a walker, dragging the oxygen tube around the house and at one point attempted to cook for us...and he did cook "adobo" for me to take out/home the next day.<br /><br />Since he came home, he had been visited by one therapist and a nurse from Mission Care. As he said it, that's what they do, their job is a mission. I was impressed with the name they carry; a shadow of commitment and compassion! I would have loved to meet one or all of them. The 2nd therapist is also scheduled to come that very day we were leaving. But we couldn't wait since we had to leave to beat the predicted heavy rain that day.<br /><br />I trust and am truly grateful for what therapy and care he is receiving and the healing process he is working on. Edna and Nilda (wife and daughter) are giving so much sacrifice of time and energy and work over and above their own jobs and needs.. I've shared with them your messages of support and prayers via email, etc. And for this, all in the family are deeply grateful, especially my brother who gave a big smile when he heard of familiar names and even recalled meeting you as a sister or a friend just from stories told about convent/community, or even more so, from pictures. THANK YOU/ SALAMAT PO!<br /></div>
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He will have more chemo sessions for 5 weeks; 2x per week. I don't know however, when this 2nd set will begin..Unfortunately, the chemo will be in Escondido which is so much further and quite a drive. Nilda would be the only one who could drive him, and she works on a midnight shift.. I just hope she can make some kind of reliable driving arrangement, especially taking her child to school</div>
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It was a brief visit yet comforting and reassuring just to see him. I know you will continue to bring him to our loving God to hold him and touch him with healing</div>
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diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-71128829108872061872016-02-02T08:43:00.003-08:002016-02-02T08:44:23.051-08:00Justice and Peace - Support to Flint Michigan<pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web Regular', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Helvetica Neue', 'BBAlpha Sans', 'S60 Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">Our Children's art therapy and Creativity groups just made
beautiful pictures of support to children in Flint regarding
their terrible struggle with toxic water. The children's messages
included all kinds of designs using water and expressing
sorrow/concern for all that there families were going through.
Many of them wrote letters of support and concern, also.
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diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-55669882680389709432015-12-30T13:31:00.005-08:002015-12-30T13:31:57.856-08:00Death of Sister Jean Vianney - ObitDominican Sister of Peace Jean Vianney Norris (89) died on December 27, 2015, at Sansbury Care Center, St. Catharine, Kentucky.<br />
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She was born in Jamaica, NY on April 11, 1926 to Bartholomew and Letitia Cogin Norris. A Dominican for 69 years, Sr. Jean earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology/Chemistry/Math from DePaul University (Chicago, IL) and a Master’s of Science in Teaching in Biology/Secondary Education from Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA). She ministered as a teacher at St. Mary (McQuady, KY); St. Louis Bertrand (Louisville, KY); St. Bartholomew (Chicago, IL); St. Michael (Orland Park, IL); SS. Simon and Jude (Louisville, KY); SS. Simon and Jude (Brooklyn, NY); St. John Berchman (Chicago, IL); N. Cambridge Catholic High School (Cambridge, MA); St. Patrick High School (Charlestown, MA); Pope John XXIII High School (Everett, MA). Sister later became an Educational TV Consultant for the Diocesan Educational Office in Charlestown, MA. In 1997, Sister Jean was a Pastoral Team Member in Charlestown, MA.<br />
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In 2003, Sister moved to St. Catharine Motherhouse, St. Catharine, KY and provided community service. In 2006, she began a ministry of prayer at Sansbury Care Center, St. Catharine, KY.<br />
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Sr. Jean enjoyed painting, especially flowers and nature. Her paintings grace the hallways at Sansbury Care Center. She was a member of the Dominican Institute of the Arts.<br />
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Sr. Maureen Flanagan remembers Sr. Jean as “a woman with many hats.” She loved the classics and was an avid reader. For seven years she took a class of students to Europe and shared her love of art, music and the classics with her students.<br />
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Sr. Paschala Noonan said that Sr. Jean could have had a successful career as an artist, travel agent, seamstress or dress designer. Instead she spent 53 years teaching in country grammar schools and city high schools.<br />
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Sr. Jean recounted her teaching debut in a two-room school in McQuady, KY. “Life in McQuady was a culture shock,” the native New Yorker said. “No indoor plumbing, no central heating, no nearby stores. For three years I made a weekly seven-mile walk to get groceries. Meat was a luxury. From the children I learned how to manage a pot-belly stove, how to teach four grades in one room, and how to call a school holiday when the creek overflowed and the outhouses floated.”<br />
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Sr. Jean is survived by several nephews and one niece.<br />
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The visitation begins at 3pm, Wednesday, January 6, at the Sansbury Care Center Chapel. The funeral will be held at 10:30am, Thursday, January 7, at Sansbury Care Center Chapel. Burial will be at the St. Catharine Motherhouse cemetery.<br />
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Memorial gifts in Sr. Jean’s memory may be sent to Dominican Sisters of Peace, Office of Mission Advancement, 2320 Airport Dr, Columbus, OH 43219-2098. To make a secure online donation or to view a full obituary, please visit www.oppeace.org.diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-16993927030846884962015-11-02T07:30:00.002-08:002015-11-02T07:30:24.861-08:00Gratitude and the Homily for Stephana Toomey OP by Anne Lythgoe OPFirst of all I would like to thank everyone for their prayer for me and my family and Pat for writing Stephana's notice. Below is the homily Anne is giving today at Stephana's funeral mass.<br />
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Anne Lythgoe, OP November 2, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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all, let me acknowledge Joseph and Mary Lackner, Stephana’s family, who are
here today. Joe and Mary, your presence here is a consolation to us and we hope
that our prayers and presence will be consoling to you. Thank you for coming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wish those of you who did not know Stephana would have had the opportunity to
know her in her better days. When she
came here to Mohun her health was quite frail. So there has been little
opportunity to know her lovely smile and the way she laughed. It had a bit of a
giggle in it. She always waved to you with the royal wave [left hand held palm
in] as if her royal highness was passing by. I hope you take a minute to enjoy looking at
just some of her artwork on the display outside chapel. It includes a small
sample of her work in chapels, motherhouses, and interfaith prayer centers
around the country. <br />
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We also have the tabernacle stephana designed for the Dominican Retreat, McLean
VA. It is a superb example of her work,
vibrant colors, almost fire like in the way she captured light with faceted
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was an amazing artist, a brilliant colorist and a friend of Thoma Swanson and
many sisters who are members of the Dominican Institute for the Arts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Stephana
came to Dominican life already prepared for the life of a preaching artist. She
received her BFA from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia in 1952 and four
years later, entered the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de’ Ricci, later earning
a master’s degree in Art Education from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia
-- which happened to be adjacent to Elkins Park. She spent a few years in
retreat ministry at Elkins Park and in Kendall FL and on the staff of our
residence for women, the Lucy Eaton Smith house, in Philadelphia. But those
ministries could not offer enough creative outlet for this clearly brilliant
and gifted artist who painted in oil and watercolor and could see what the rest
of us could only see dimly. Her vision
of the world was hard to contain, and for her sisters to understand sometimes.
She could see everything and just “this much” all at once. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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remember visiting her at the Lucy Eaton Smith and on the wall in her studio
there was a round wood panel. On closer
examination I realized that it was three planks of wood all with knots placed
at just the right spot, the wood was warm yellow and gold, the “lifelines” of
the tree and the swirl of the knots created the impression of three golden angels
floating within the frame. She called it the “Glory Panel” and to this day I can
recall it vividly. She saw in a plank of wood the face of angels. This is how she preached, not with words, but
with visual ideas that engaged us in a dialogue with the divine. We can
appreciate this visual language the interplay of nature and the spiritual more
clearly today than we were able to then. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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think the leadership of the congregation back then was probably quite
confounded in what to do with Stephana’s enormous talent. Not long after my
visit, she went to study and earn Certificates from the International Center
for Mosaics and Glass in Ravenna, Italy and the Aegean Center for Art in
Greece.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">When
she came back, in 1976, she founded Efharisto Studio, Inc., in Baltimore,
Maryland. Efharisto is a Greek word for thanksgiving,
and of course, from it we get “Eucharist”. No doubt a result of the influence of her
study in Greece and the work she produced from that studio has been a source of
spiritual food for thousands of people every since.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In Baltimore, she and her colleagues designed liturgical
spaces as well as the art forms used in liturgy, including: glass, mosaic, fabric, wood and iron. Her work can be found in numerous churches,
schools and motherhouses: among them the Motherhouse Chapel of the Presentation
Dominicans in Dighton, MA; a Jesuit High School in Blakefield, MD; St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church in
Apopka, FL, the Franciscan Sisters Chapel in Aston, PA, Oakland Mill Interfaith
Center, Columbia MD, Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia, Bon Secour Health
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Stephana was also a watercolorist, producing designs
inspired by nature. She also designed a medal for the Franklin Mint and work
for the Touch and Feel Chapel for Children with Special Needs at the Gallagher
Center, Timonium MD. (She created a holy
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In 1999, Sister Stephana received the Fra Angelico Award
for lifetime achievement from the Dominican Institute for the Arts. She received a number of other awards for her
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I believe her strongest gift was in shaping the way
people experienced the space where prayer took place. Her studio motto was
“part of prayer is experiencing the setting”. In developing the setting, she
made a conscious effort to bring theology, liturgy and scripture to bear on the
planning and design of liturgical space and to have that space be an embrace of
the local cultural and religious practice of the faithful. The artforms she created were not just ideas
she had, but responses to the spiritual longing of those who would use the
space, long after she was finished creating it. Themes of creation, baptism,
communion, forgiveness, water, fire, earth and sky permeate her work. Her work
made the spiritual truths we share accessible to people in the pews. <br />
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Her preaching lives in brick and mortar, in glass and fiber, in wood and iron. Who
among us can say that our words live on beyond our preaching them?
Stephana’s preaching is alive today in
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In the first reading today, from Jeremiah, the potter sits at the wheel ready
to create from the clay, but when the clay turns out badly in his hands, he
simply begins again. The artist always, begins again and again and again. Stephana would draw 20, 50, 100 renditions of
an object in her effort to express the one final version that was best. A true artist who was never satisfied, always
beginning again, not spending much time admiring a finished piece. She always talked
about what was next, never lingering long on a single idea.<br />
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Art and Fear: On the Perils and Rewards of Artmaking:<o:p></o:p></div>
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David Bayles and Ted Orland write: “Art is like beginning
a sentence before you know its ending. The risks are obvious: you may never get
to the end of the sentence at all--- or having gotten there, you may not have
said anything. This is probably not a good idea in publc speaking, but its an
excellent idea in making art.<o:p></o:p></div>
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People who need certainty in their lives are less likely
to make art that is risky, subversive, complicated or iffy. What is really
needed is nothing more than a broad sense of what you are looking for, some
strategy for how to find it, and an overriding willingness to embrace mistakes
and surprises along the way. … and tolerance for uncertainty is the
pre-requisite to succeeding.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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The kingdom of God is like a merchant who finds a perfect
pearl and sacrifices everything for it. The Kingdom of God is like a person who
finds a treasure in a field and gives up everything to have it. The Kingdom of
God is like an artist who is given a vision and pours herself out again and
again in pursuit of its expression. <br />
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The Kingdom of God is like a fisherman, whose catch of found objects becomes
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Stephana’s imagination and contemplation were rooted in
her deep Dominican heart. While most of us would say that the act of preaching
is an art, Stephana, like most Dominican artists, believe art is preaching. Her art gave visual expression to the Gospel
we are commissioned to preach in the words of Paul to Timothy: <span class="text"><i>I charge you in the presence
of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his
appearing and his kingly power: <sup>2 </sup>proclaim the word; be
persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand,
encourage through all patience and teaching.</i></span><br />
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Efharisto, Eucharist, Thanksgiving. Today we thank you Steff, for the beauty
you have given to the world, for your proclamation of the Word, for the
preaching that lives in glass and wood, iron and paper. Thank you for giving
voice to the truth of the Gospel, even when it was inconvenient. You have <span class="text">performed the work of an evangelist. You have fulfilled your ministry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Her life was cut short by an aneurysm . Barbara was surrounded by her family and sisters in the Adrian Dominican Life Center when she died this October 13.</div>
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All the chapels and churches she built with her dear friend, Rita Schiltz OP, as INAI studio, were not just buildings but projects whose life force built and sustained communities brought together in the process. People gathered to make the hangings they designed. Her pride was not in the awards but in the communities that found God in the process.</div>
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This loss is real for all of us in DIA. Every time I went to Adrian we would see each other and spend some time together. Her wisdom and affirmation was gift. At the last gathering in Adrian we shared the video of the Great Bend Chapel we would see in July and she opened the studio to allow us a special look at her latest efforts.</div>
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At Adrian during the 2000 DIA Gathering, she and Rita presented the installations they had in a quiet space in INAI studio. We toured the studio and saw all the materials laid out for quilts in a chapel, cut and numbered to be sewn. Their awards are numerous and their magnificat was the joy of the creative process.</div>
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Barbara was a talented artist who generously shared her gifts with joy and precision. She met with Elizabeth Michael Boyle, OP to share her experiences for the OPUS project. Barbara embodied the God who embraced her in death. All of us are richer for having known her. </div>
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Barb ate and prayed with Rita everyday and I know she would appreciate our love and care for Rita.</div>
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diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-76982741338679876052015-08-31T06:07:00.000-07:002015-08-31T06:07:00.442-07:00Prayer RequestPlease pray for Mary Ellen Paulson who is having eye surgery on Thursday Sept 3.<br />
<br />diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-80220810716764983872015-08-20T06:28:00.002-07:002015-08-31T06:10:13.470-07:00Death of S. Irene Mary's Mom in PhillipinesWhen S. Irene Mary went to the Philippines last week her mom was dying. She got there in time and I would send condolence messages by email so she can see them while she is there which will be into October. sireneop@gmail.com<br />
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diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-86995547538383665732015-05-26T08:27:00.002-07:002015-05-26T08:27:22.536-07:00<div class="adn ads" style="background-color: white; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 8px;">
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diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-35003279160261708012015-05-08T18:02:00.001-07:002015-05-08T19:23:11.161-07:00Adele Roland Our new Patron Saint!With tears and a heart filled with gratitude I write to inform you that Adele Rowland OP peacefully passed into the arms of our loving God last night about 9 PM.<br />
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Feel free to share this if you so choose, Barb. I value your love and care and that of our <span style="font-size: small;"><u>D</u></span>ynamic <span style="font-size: small;"><u>I</u></span>nternational <span style="font-size: small;"><u>A</u></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">rtists ..</span> also known as <span style="font-size: small;">D I A</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Lovingly always, Sue Tracy OP</span></div>
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Dear All,<br /><br />Joeann Daley asked that I provide a little progress report of her health. Last week I wrote that she was admitted to Columbia St. Mary's Hospital on April 9th with pancreatitis. She is still in the hospital and tomorrow will graduate to a regular medical floor. Jo is feeling much better. She will need some time to regain her strength and engage in rehab therapy. She is grateful for her care and for your concern. Please continue to keep her in prayer. <br /><br /><u><strong>If you wish to send a card, someone will pick up her mail at her residence and deliver it to her -- </strong></u><u><strong>in mission list:</strong></u></div>
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diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-72520695574338817922014-11-25T17:05:00.002-08:002014-11-25T17:05:57.800-08:00Request for Prayers<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; line-height: 25.5599994659424px;">Sister Kathleen Voss requests prayers for the happy repose of her brother, Timothy Voss, who passed away Thursday in Florida. </span>diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-91037147362005276512014-11-17T07:43:00.001-08:002014-11-17T07:43:56.598-08:00Universre Canticle of Sheila Flynn's women in NYC and prayer requests.<div>
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<br />diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-12025552370895258252014-07-15T08:10:00.002-07:002014-07-15T08:10:43.416-07:00Liz Sully OPSinsinOP this morning reported that Liz fractured her pelvis not her hip and is recuperating in hospital. Although a fractured pelvis is not good news, I would think that it is better than a fractured hip.<br />
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diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-3854676084503205922014-06-23T06:12:00.005-07:002014-06-24T06:30:25.446-07:00Again our artists are in the NCR!This time in the June 6-19 section Mission and Ministry, <strong>Rita Schlitz OP and Barbara Chenicek OP</strong> from Adrian were given a large article with wonderful pictures to celebrate their 40th anniversary at INAI Studios. Congratulations! Link is below.<br />
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<a href="http://globalsistersreport.org/ministry/life-raft-hope-ocean-need-4216"><u><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">http://globalsistersreport.org/ministry/life-raft-hope-ocean-need-4216</span></span></u></a><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">INAI is Dominican preaching at its best. Barbara Chenicek, OP and Rita Schiltz, OP have expressed in sacred spaces what Vatican II sought to express in its amazing and spirit filled documents, (documents that were greatly influenced by Dominican theologians MD Chenu, Yves Congar and others). I will never forget the day I entered the newly renovated Dominican Chapel in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Its silent, beauty embraced me as I walked from the transition space at the entrance that guided me to the door that opened onto a journey of letting go into a sacred space of “what was deleted and what was included,” as Barbara and Rita put it. It was a sacred place where I was being invited to delete things in myself so as to be welcomed and included in a space where I could encounter the holy. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I began to notice the many details that together took part in the whole composition. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">It was the exquisite beauty of unadorned walls that first struck me.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Angles and plaines created both communal liturgical space and private intimate spaces.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I noticed the neutral colors that allowed the brilliant greens in the large tapestry hung to celebrate summer.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Gentle movement of outdoor greens softly filtered through the translucent windows.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">And I noticed my tears as I sat in the silence to receive the Word of God. where the place itself was sacred Dominican preaching.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">If you haven’t been to this chapel, it’s well worth your time to make a pilgrimage there. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Well done Rita and Barb.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I look forward to seeing the Great Bend, Kansas chapel at the DIA conference in 2015.</span></div>
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diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-41861319609258523152014-06-09T05:29:00.000-07:002014-06-10T06:09:49.718-07:00Preaching thru the ArtsSome recent postings of Membership:<br />
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Barbara Schwarz has had some more postings in Visual Life blog of the Global Sisters Report <br />
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A photo salsify is also on that column and is mine.<br />
Earlier piece was at <a href="http://globalsistersreport.org/column/speaking-god/spirituality/jesus-and-women-you-are-set-free-1186" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0072c6;">http://globalsistersreport.org/column/speaking-god/spirituality/jesus-and-women-you-are-set-free-1186</span></a><br />
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See too our Gallery at <a href="http://www.diartsop.org/">www.diartsop.org</a> and see new postings of some of our membership!<br />
We are proud of all of our artists. To have your work posted we need digital copies. We do not have time to do scans and get it all up.<br />
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My art piece made it with proper attribution See: <a href="http://globalsistersreport.org/spirituality/june-5-2014-4161" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0072c6;">http://globalsistersreport.org/spirituality/june-5-2014-4161</span></a> Actual piece is brighter and pearlized background.</div>
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diartsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319527164271702539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453184857784674519.post-45147248149970199882014-05-23T06:52:00.001-07:002014-05-23T06:52:51.061-07:00Did you know? Time is moving quickly<span id="goog_1551148390">Registration for the Adrian Gathering is due on June 15th.</span><br />
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