Sometimes, without realizing it, the pilgrim heart seeks a place to rest, a space where the broken pieces can fit together without judgment; where the words we don’t know how to say are understood nonetheless, where silence becomes listening. We don’t always know what we are looking for, but the soul recognizes the promised land when the Lord leads it there. There, the heart learns to dwell in peace and
“To remember is to live,” always referring to First Love. Our history tells us where we come from and teaches us to understand where we are, while also making us reflect on where we want to go. What our first sisters did, learned, and created is now a fundamental part of who we are today. Remembering allows us to understand our identity. We remember that the Dominican Republic, Puerto
Dear Sisters, Daughters of the Church and of Mother Ascensión Nicol Goñi, Sustained by grace and guided by the motto that illuminated the Jubilee Year 2025, “Pilgrims of Hope on the Way of Peace,” we feel called to transform this time into an offering of prayer for the Church and for the world, emphasizing the urgency of peace, a theme deeply connected to the Synodal Journey, and encouraging consecrated
Living in an intercultural and intergenerational community is both a gift and a challenge in religious life. With open hearts and the availability of each person, something new always emerges. Life is beautiful when we live supporting one another, serving with love, and embracing difficulties with hope, trusting that everything can turn out well. Today, our communities are made up of sisters from different countries, cultures, ages, and life experiences.
The community where I completed my mission experience in the novitiate is named after Father Ramón Zubieta. It is a small, fraternal, welcoming, and close-knit community where we all feel loved by one another. I am happy with my experience of continuing the work begun by our founders. Father Ramón Zubieta called me to undertake my experience of community life and mission in the Mapunda jungle, to collaborate in
I, Beatriz, a second-year novice with the Congregation of the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary, have been fulfilling my duties in Lubango, serving in the community, the school, and St. Joseph’s Church. Just as our founders left their homeland and everything behind for the land of Maldonado, I too left Viana for Lubango to put into practice what I learned during my novitiate formation, despite the weariness of
A letter of thanks from the novices to Sister Umbelina: “Dear Sister Umbelina, we are gathered around the fire at this important moment to reflect on all that you have shared with us and all that we have learned from you, as a result of your life and long missionary experience around the world. In African culture, being around the fire signifies a time for the transmission of values, where
This reflection stems from the mission experience in the communities of Salamá, where simplicity and precariousness are intertwined with a profound faith. There, we experienced mission as an encounter that impels us to go out, listen, and learn. I wish to share what the Lord has done to encourage us to continue walking with openness and hope. Mission is not just service; it is an encounter that changes lives.
From the Dominican Republic, we are delighted by the recognition received by one of our alumni from El Rosario School in El Seibo, Edith Febles. Edith is a journalist with a long career as a reporter and investigative journalist who has brought to light cases of corruption within the government (such as the recent SENASA government insurance case), cases of abuse and injustice, defending women, girls, migrants, people expelled from
This article presents the trajectory of the “Private Public Primary School 1702 – Ramón Zubieta” as a form of testimony. The school was founded in 2021 and opened in 2022, with only three classrooms from 1st to 3rd grade, with a total of 75 students. Since then, it has gradually expanded, following the growth of the community and the demand for basic education, as well as the support of religious