NCR expanded coverage for Women religious and associates

I encourage you to consider being part of this project.
Barbara
 As you are all aware, the National Catholic Reporter received a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to expand coverage of women religious, both in the U.S. and internationally. As part of that initiative, a Global Sisters Report website will be launched in April.

Sister Jan Cebula, OSF, the Project Liaison for the website, has contacted us to explore how CWR members can become involved and contribute. As the Global Sisters Report website launch approaches, Sister Jan is reaching out to CWR for the specific needs for the website at this point in time:

 Women religious and others associated with women religious who are interested in writing for a blog (short pieces) on a frequent basis. These would be responses to timely events or current issues in the news, written from the writer’s perspective. Persons interested in writing a blog, should contact Sister Jan Cebula, OSF at jcebula@ncronline.org for more information and to submit a writing sample.

 Women religious who are interested in writing longer pieces (essay length--800-1000 words) on a regular basis on the following topics: environmental issues, economic inequality/poverty and contemplation. Persons interested should contact Sister Jan Cebula, OSF at jcebula@ncronline.org for more information and to submit a writing sample.

 Young women in formation who are interested in writing occasional columns. Persons interested should contact Colleen Dunne at cdunne@ncronline.org and submit a writing sample.

 Contributions of inspiring or compelling photographs or visual artwork. For more information, contact Tracy Abeln at tabeln@ncronline.org.

CWR Executive Team: Julie Gilberto Brady, Co-Chair, Eileen Dickerson, Co-chair, Sister Barbara Mullen, CSJ, Treasurer

Grand Rapids Art Exhibit

Lucianne Siers OP sent this to forward to membership. Even if you can't go the pdf is beautiful. Grandrapids are exhibt_small.pdf    PDf of exhibit.

Have YOU seen us at the Dominican Sister Conference Website?

News of the Dominican Institute for the Arts is getting around. Don't miss your chance as a member to be on the website. Just go to member pages and download the form and send it to us with photos. It really is easy.

Today see us at www.dominicansistersconference.org in the middle of the home page both the gathering info and our OPalette!

Barbara

Springfieldop General Chapter Statement

 I thought the Dominican Institute for the Arts members might find some inspiration in the General Chapter Statement just adopted by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois.  The Springfield Dominicans are energized and inspired by this collective wisdom about the unfolding of evolutionary consciousness, and thought you might be too!

 

Press release attached.  Link to page on website: http://springfieldop.org/news/chapter-statement/  Please see our YouTube video as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlmtsaOa6Mw&feature=youtu.be

 

 

Dawn Boyer, Director of Communications

Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois

1237 W Monroe, Springfield, IL 62704

Poetry Alive Festival

Since our regular deadline (Feb. 15)  is fast approaching, we've extended our regular deadline to March 3rd.  As you well know December and early-to-mid-January things are pretty much in hibernation mode in general.  So, I figured that we needed to extend our regular deadline to give folks, especially students, time to submit works.  The early deadline still holds at February 1st, in which entrants are charged 50 percent less in fees.    

Attached is a revised flyer.  I'll send you the poetry film flyer in another email, as both files may be too large for our serve to handle.  [To find flyers go to www.poetryalive.org as files are too big to place here]

Please helps us by letting DIA members know of this extension.  Thank you!

 

Blessings,

fr. Armando

 

Please pray for:

Rudolf Lowenstein's dad who is sick and out of his country.

Pat Daly and Janice Holkup as they mourn their losses

Add requests in comments below

Membership Mailing has been done

Look out for Membership forms in your email from diartsop@gmail.com or if you are on the snail mail list it is in the mail. Please complete and send in your forms. Lots of new and exciting initatives for members. Not to mention web presence if you so desire.