Hope. Theological virtue. Having as attainable that which is desired. And what do we desire? It presupposes faith and waiting. We always hope, and a lot, always. But who waits? God, men, women, children? God always expects from us, yes, I imagine, always expecting what only He knows, and desires from every person created by Him. And we… We wait every day. He expects, as a Father, the most fromRead More

Dear sisters, I joyfully share with you the brief history of my vocation. However, it is not always easy to speak about myself. I was born into a Christian family with ten children, including six girls and four boys. I am the ninth of ten. It was in 2004 that I met the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary through an aspirant named Mireille BITAKA, when she went to EcuadorRead More

“Whatever you did to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did to me” (Mt. 25:40) This was the motto and the Gospel that accompanied me during my mission in Peru, specifically in the department of Lambayeque, province of Chiclayo. With this experience, I would say that the mission is not just a moment of service, but a journey of encounter with God in the concrete facesRead More

Moving from Macau to the Philippines was an exciting and transformative experience. The vibrant culture and warm hospitality of the Filipino people made me feel like I was coming home. Upon arrival, I was immediately struck by the diverse landscapes and rich history the Philippines offers. From the bustling cities, each place has its own unique charm. This environment not only served as a backdrop for my studies but alsoRead More

This is my eighth month living in the formation house here in the Philippines as a postulant of the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary, Queen of China Province. First of all, thank you to the sisters who have provided and facilitated this opportunity to be in this community. We are very happy; we have had many experiences that have enriched our understanding of religious life.   Joining the modularRead More

The migration phenomenon in Latin America toward the United States is a complex reality that involves multiple social, political, and economic factors. In the face of this situation, the Church has been a beacon of hope and solidarity, offering pastoral accompaniment to those who undertake this journey in search of a dignified life. Since its beginnings, the Church’s mission has been to stand by the most vulnerable. Pastoral care withRead More

Without having met a person, it’s not easy to say something about her, but yes, we speak about people and about our Foundress, Mother and Teacher. We can speak, think, learn, feel, experience, and… dream. She always dreamed, and without haste or pause, she accomplished, took firm, decisive, exemplary steps. She marked her life and ours, those of us who follow her, pray to her, think about her, study, wouldRead More

In Cameroon, the National Jubilee of Consecrated Life was celebrated inYaounde, from January 31 to February 2, 2025, under the presidency of Mgr FaustinAmbassa Ndjodo, Archbishop of Garoua and President of the Episcopal Commissionfor Consecrated Life. The theme around which the activities were structured was:“Pilgrims of Hope on the path of Reconciliation and Peace”. Theaim of this celebration was to appreciate the jubilee time as a grace ofreconciliation and fraternalRead More

There is something unstoppable that is growing like a tide in different parts of the world: it is the awakening of women who are uniting and organizing to defend their dignity and help our society and Church move from patriarchal structures (which dehumanize both women and men) to sisterly relationships of reciprocity and mutual care.   This March 8, 2025, has been a date on which the growth and strengtheningRead More

Is it necessary to distinguish between ethics and morals? To tell the truth, nothing in the etymology or in the history of the use of words imposes it. We can, however, glimpse a subtle difference according to the emphasis on what is considered good or what is imposed as obligatory. It is by convention that we will reserve the term “ethics” for the design of a life consummated under theRead More

On the feast of the Solemnity of the Presentation, I had the privilege of attending a meeting of consecrated persons at Siena College in Quezon City. It was one of the most profound and beautiful experiences I have had since I came to the Philippines. The meeting brought together people from diverse backgrounds, each dressed in habits of different colors. The older ones brought with them much wisdom and experienceRead More

The Incarnation of God: Divine love enters human experience through Jesus Christ (Christmas Memorial). Mary’s Visitation to Elizabeth symbolizes the sharing of the presence of God and His bearer (Mary). As followers of Christ, it is but a frequent occurrence in our mission posts as MDRs. Indeed, I am grateful for the opportunity given to me to visit the bedridden elderly, sharing the blessing of divine love through the administrationRead More

It allows us to build connections, share ideas, and bring clarity in a world where misunderstanding can often lead to conflicts. Communicating well also means knowing how to listen, understand, and sometimes forgive. Indeed, forgiveness cannot exist without an exchanged word, without a sincere dialogue that opens the way to reconciliation and harmony. Sr MARIE CLAIRE SILATCHOM  

Christmas is openness, novelty, nostalgia, surprise. At Christmas, our deep desires as people emerge strongly, eager to strengthen and expand the bonds of coexistence and communion. Christmas songs and carols, the popular festival… all of this brings out the most intimate feelings of the human heart. Even in this Christmas atmosphere in which we find ourselves, my life must continue to be written and told, because I need to change,Read More

Christmas is a time of sharing with family; during this period, many of our older sisters may feel especially homesick. Therefore, in the infirmary, given the particular circumstances of each one, with their specific illnesses, it is very important to offer them time and an environment where they can enjoy unique moments of attention and care. One of the things we have done to foster the Christmas spirit has beenRead More

Light gives us life. We desire it, every day, for everything, we wait for it to start the day, prayers, tasks, work, outings, moving, doing, meeting, studying, visiting, “staying”. travelling, shopping and, everything! Everything, if we have light, and if we don’t, everything is suspended. There is nothing, we wait for the light to be on for everything. And yes, we always wait because, even if it dawns and weRead More

On October 29 we have lived a very difficult experience. I remember that, at noon, when I came back from the university, it was 3:30, but the sky was very dark, as if it was going to rain a lot. As I approached home, a lady told me, “Tell your sisters not to go to college in the afternoon; there is an orange alert.” I went inside the house andRead More

Advent is above all a time of hope. Isaiah chapter 9 speaks of the people who walk in darkness seeing a great light. The last five years have seen times of deep darkness over our world with a global pandemic and the outbreak or continuance of devastating conflicts. You may also have been through times of personal darkness through bereavement, illness or losses of different kinds.  As pilgrims of hopeRead More

[𝐂𝐄𝐀𝐏 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 2024]                                                    “𝑷𝒊𝒍𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒐𝒑𝒆: 𝑬𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒚𝒏𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚.” CEAP Games 2024 was truly a memorable experience for athletes and supporters alike! From Opening Day to the Awarding Ceremony, we made memories, friends, and experiences that we will surely treasure! The games, the music, the colors, and the people; the ambience was more than marvelous!  Above all, we were united in the spirit of communion in ourRead More

Dear brother Jesus of Nazareth, it is a pleasure to greet you. Do you remember me? Of course, how could you not remember me if each one of us, the people, are always in your mind. I am Teresa Ngoie Mbula, the Congolese Dominican Missionary of the Rosary, who wrote to you the other day sharing with you about my Experience of Accompaniment. Today I want to share with youRead More

oplus_0 oplus_0 These days, the most available means of communication is through applications in a single device which is the cell phone or the mobile phone or through computers and screens (TV/cinematography). We find Tiktokers everywhere! There are also a multitude of lecturers, educators, vloggers, sellers and businesses online. Due to our limitedness, nowadays, it is being translated as a “virtual presence” in Social Media platforms. I would like toRead More

Dear Brother Jesus of Nazareth, I am delighted to greet you.  My name is Teresa Ngoie Mbula, I am a nun of the Congregation of the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary, of Congolese nationality. The reason for communicating with you by this means is to share with you in a simple and profound way my spiritual experience. My spiritual process, my spiritual progress, the manifestation of God and theRead More

oplus_0 oplus_32 I am writing to you affectionately, with a feeling of admiration and gratitude for the work you have begun and which you are leaving me, not as an inheritance but as a loan, to pass on to the future Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary. Father, I am writing to you to transmit, through this letter, the appreciation I have for your missionary action. My God, may myRead More

oplus_32 oplus_32 Dear father, it is with joy that I am writing you this letter, to tell you that I admire very much your missionary project that you started and that you left us as followers of this same project. I want to say that every time I read your writings, I am impressed by your total dedication to God and to our brothers and sisters, especially to the nativesRead More

You were a man who gave himself wholeheartedly to help the poorest of the poor, a man who watched and listened, a man who observed and listened, capable of defending the dignity of women, who at that time were despised, and you fought against inequality and exploitation. Not only did you know how to denounce but also how to unite the people. I am referring here to the indigenous peopleRead More

Dear Father Ramón Zubieta I admire you for everything you have gone through and faced, great risks and dangers in your life, in your great mission in the Peruvian jungle, to be able to give freedom to the natives of the jungle. This dedication and donation that arose from the depths of your being, from your firmness and sensitivity towards this people, inculturating yourself with their customs and habits, learningRead More

Ana, is a woman and mother of three girls and a boy. She lives with her family in a house made of mats, sand floor and plastic and cardboard roof. She did not go to school and works earning ten soles a day. She exchanges the dinner she receives at work for a ticket home or saves it for her daughters. Rolín, her partner and father of her children, worksRead More

It is with great joy and passion that I come to thank you for all that you have done in the lives of indigenous men and women, young people and children. You have valued their dignity and even changed their lives. I was so taken by your model of life that today I have decided to follow your example. Your simplicity, self-giving, love for others, commitment, passion for the mission,Read More

Dear Father, friend and brother Ramón Zubieta, I hope this letter finds you in good spirits to receive warmly my greetings and hugs. In this brief text, I want to express the admiration I feel for you. In the first place, for your dedication to the service of the Kingdom, which was concretized in the person of the indigenous people in the Peruvian jungle. I admire you, because you didRead More

At the beginning of November 2023, a jubilee year began in the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Mexico, to gather the legacy of JTatic Samuel and of the great events that have marked the journey of this Particular Church. In a context of violence, of forced displacements, of a trail of disappeared and dead people, this year was intended to strengthen the great options of the Diocese. Pre-congressesRead More

Dear Father Ramón Zubieta It is with great joy and with the love that animates my heart that I can thank God for the grace that He has given us to have you as Founder of our Congregation and as our father in the faith. Dear Father, I admire you for your strength and firmness, for your love for the brothers and sisters who have given you strength and determinationRead More

Oh Father Ramón Zubieta I admire your gestures of love for the people of Peru. How did you manage to unite yourself with God to discover the cry of this people? I admire your determination to go so far, where God was waiting for you. Can we put this determination into practice or continue it today? It helps us to be firm and to trust in God. He extends hisRead More

Final Message To live up to the vocation we have received is the invitation that has challenged us throughout the Seminar “Vocational Communities, credible witnesses”. We take away more questions than answers, but they are motivating questions that put us in a committed search, that make our hearts burn and open us to the action of the Spirit. The Word has been present every day at the center of ourRead More

Entrepreneurship with a woman’s face Life is the most precious good that each of us receives freely and without any merit that we can present to justify this great gift. However, the multiple activities in which we are occupied, in our daily routines, prevent us from valuing and estimating it at its fair value. Only when, for some reason, we feel threatened by illness, suffering, difficulties of various kinds, doRead More

There you have the “sea”,immense, blue, welcoming, stormy and calmand calm with its transparent waters.Peaceful and calm, it calls for stillness. Life in its waters flows silently and fruitfully.In the sea, there are no certainties,insecurity stalks you. To sail, to transit, to travel in the sea…there are no certainties there, everything is waterthat flows, stirs, carries you. Yearnings grow, hope increases.Travel brings light and calm on the horizon.What is glimpsedRead More

It is the motto chosen in the Educational-Pastoral Itinerary by the schools of the Santo Domingo Educational Foundation for this 2024-2025 academic year, because we live surrounded by beauty and it is only necessary to open our eyes to discover it.             This is the objective that the teachers of the Stella Maris FESD (St. Dominic Educational Foundation) in Madrid want, in their daily work of the educational process and,Read More

Do you want to know why my name is Rosaria? At night, under the glow of the moon, we gathered around our father to listen to the story of his life, as was our nightly tradition. I asked him, “Father, why am I called Rosaria? I don’t like this name.” He paused, looking me in the eye, and we all waited for his answer. Then, he proceeded to explain theRead More

On September 15th, the third annual meeting of Reality Analysis took place at the Flori Social Center. It was organized by the Dominican Family and Dominican Youth Movement (MDJ) groups, linked to the Dominican Missionaries of the Rosary and the Dominican Sisters of the Education of the Immaculate Conception, with the theme: “The Moralization of Society” with the facilitator Brazão Mazula, former rector of the Eduardo Mondlane University of Mozambique.Read More

A canonical visitation of two (2) months and seven (7) days that allowed me to rewrite my history and recite the Magnificat with the Virgin Mary. With Sister Geraldine, a member of the General Council, we made the canonical visitation to the Province of St. Louis Bertran, formed by Timor and the Philippines. It was a unique and wonderful experience. I experienced how big and diversified our Congregation is, EveryRead More

Today, we came together to #SeaTheChange on International Coastal Clean Up Day! Led by the passionate Eco-Scouts of SOLIDARIDAD-IDP’s Children and Youth Disaster Risk Management (CYDRM), we mobilized a dedicated team of volunteers, including SOLIDARIDAD-IDP staff, parent volunteers, and representatives from the Marang-Marang Barangay Local Government Unit in Basilan, Philippines. We were also joined by the Prelature of Isabela de Basilan, Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary, the Government ofRead More

Dear Sisters, I am pleased to share with you my experience of the mission I carried out for three years in Likasi, a town in the province of Haut-Katanga, in the Democratic Republic of Congo;   During those three years, I had the opportunity to work in the fields of education, health and bringing support and hope to people in need. When I arrived in Likasi, I started working inRead More

(Part 2) Despite being the work of the Spirit, it was hard to leave our accommodation, having to leave the usual (communities) was an odyssey, but when we arrived, our vision changed. It was a unique, uplifting, unforgettable experience which had a strong impact on us: The welcome of the families towards us, like real children with all the care, attention and details. Many women and some men left theirRead More

(Part 1) From August 29 to September 1, the Sisters of the Local CIRMO (Conference of Religious of Mozambique) and of the Northern Vicariate of the Diocese of Inhambane, carried out a Mission in the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of New Mambone, in Inhambane. It was an opportunity that allowed us to join forces as Missionaries of this region, to carry out a joint evangelizing mission andRead More

Thank you so much, Lord, for calling me to this precious vocation, for being my everything on this great but once, crooked road. I chose to follow you because I know you care for me without expectation, my heart is all you want. I chose to stay with you because I know that true peace is only found in your presence. I chose you to love because I know youRead More

Youth is a time of full of energy and potential, a stage of life when dreams and aspirations begin to take shape. It is often said that youth is the backbone of society, that it has the power to shape the future of humanity. In today’s world, technology has opened many opportunities for young people, providing them with tools and resources that previous generations could only imagine. However, these opportunitiesRead More

I am writing from Madrid where I am waiting for my visa to go to my mission land, Angola. During this wait, I was inspired to create paintings with threads. At first, I did not measure the magnitude of this idea. However, over time, I realized that every art form, like every aspect of life, requires a dose of patience and dedication. Patience is reflected in my personal experience throughRead More

The belief that the Bible is the Word of God is a central theme of the Christian faith. It is important to emphasize that the interpretation of the Bible as the Word of God presents different nuances and approaches according to the various Christian traditions. The degree of literalness, inerrancy and authority attributed to the Bible varies according to the beliefs and faith traditions of each person or group. FromRead More

“From day to day nothing more from people, from night nothing more from God” Between us, the value of the celebration comes with the time dedicated to its preparation, to the distribution of the tasks to be carried out, to Acquisition of everything necessary to give warmth, charm and joy to the festive celebration. This same thing happened between us. The celebration of the feast of St. Sunday in Maputo,Read More

In the journey of life, there is an undeniable truth: Everything passes. Projects, money, success, power, joys, sorrows, pain. Mistakes and successes are part of a continuous cycle that invites us to learn and grow. However, amid this transience, the love we share, the impact we leave in the hearts of those around us and the human connections are the threads that bind us together and, although they may fadeRead More

In these 4 years I have been accompanied by the image of sowing and I feel that the spirituality of a sower has been nourished in me…. As soon as I arrived at this mission in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas in Ecuador, I joined as a volunteer in the Prison Ministry, whose assigned area is with the women in prison, baptized as “Seeds of Freedom”. So, almost without realizingRead More

I was excited when I first heard that I was getting transferred to Jharkhand.  And yet at the same time, I was a bit scared and fearful about the new place because it was going to be a totally new experience. On the 9th of June we began our journey and on 10th we reached in the night to Govindpur Road, Jamhar, our new mission place.  It was pitch darkRead More

The challenge of unity is a continuous force that brings people to consider, accept, respect and even to tolerate what is at stake in given circumstances. This had been the truth of human encounters. In Isabela de Basilan, there are many occasions to meet new people, from the surrounding islands. We gather as brothers and sisters, most often not just among Christians. The reality of diversity and migration are dailyRead More

We would like to remember the life of our father, Saint Dominic, model, protector and friend of the poor. It is important because it helps us to praise God and also to reflect from our sources what traits of Saint Dominic we will bring today in our realities! Since he was a child, his life was oriented in a Christian spirit and as he grew, he grew in Him, soRead More

As I embark on this journey to embrace the humility of Saint Rose of Lima, I am inspired by her life of simplicity, service, and devotion. Saint Rose’s unwavering faith and humble spirit serve as an inspiring light and guide to deepen our relationship with God and to selflessly serve others. Through her life, she teaches us that true humility is recognizing our worth in the eyes of God andRead More

Many months ago, I had been reading series of documents about the 800 centenaries of St Dominic de Guzman. It was like a reminisce and a living-it-out today invitation to what was the very example St Dominic lived in his time. Most of the Dominicans did reflect and shared the thoughts and experiences around the globe. In fact, young Dominicans are to gather this year in Caleruega, Spain to imbibeRead More

“During the day, no one is closer to people, at night no one is closer to God”Domingo, worker of the gospelFriend of God,Weaver of encountersin the resounding silenceof the starry night,you caress a pauseand in the stillness of your heartyou evoke names and glances.Your bare feet stop the pilgrimageand so much trodden path is left behind. When the melody of the soul intonesa symphony of wounds and stories.When you sighRead More

It’s the time to accompany the victims of civil war outbreak in Myanmar It was on February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military launched a coup to seize power. The Spring Revolution began though in the beginning, it began as a peaceful demonstration. But, military troops cruelly shot against protesters and many were killed. The young generations realized that they need “people’s defense force” to protect the people and to fightRead More

Sixty-six years ago, a little girl of six arrived at Colegio La Inmaculada in Cobán Alta Verapaz. That little girl was me, and the nuns who ran the school were the Dominican Missionaries of the Rosary. I was scared to death because I didn’t know what it was like. At that time the nuns wore dresses that covered everything, only their hands and faces were visible, and I had neverRead More

God the Father/Mother of Life Tasorintsi Source of abundant life, sitting in the canoe I connect with my fragility and abandon myself to the mystery of the ever new, beautiful river, free, uncontrollable and infinite   River, which whispers the history of so many navigators who have sailed it. that connects us with our matrix with the charisma that saw us born. And that cradled Ramón and Ascensión’s dream ofRead More

My life experience encourages me to work for the neediest children in this beloved country, the Dominican Republic. “Let’s learn together” is my great contribution to education in the Dominican Republic. Because we are all learning, besides, every child has the right to receive education and thus make known what he or she thinks. I consider it a blessing from God to be part of the team of formators inRead More

When you have lived some years inside the jungle in the Ecuadorian Amazon and you know something of how much and great there is inside: The Lushness of Nature immensely large trees, some with flowers or fruits that you do not know, birds of many sizes, colorful plumage and songs that their communication between them, Animals like monkeys, squirrels, tapirs, tigrillos, turtles, ants arrieras, huge conga ants, spiders of variousRead More

Every morning is a new beginning on the roads that lead us to the educational adventure. I call it adventure, because that is what it means for us, Dominican Missionaries of the Rosary, the experience lived in La Zurza, in the Solidarity among Brothers Educational Project “Solher”. Walking among bananas, mangoes, avocados, cabbages and, I would not like to say it, but also among mud and garbage, begins our dailyRead More

As human beings, we have learned to be grateful for our original culture. When we eat fruits, we remember the person who planted the tree, when we drink water, we remember the stream of fountains; and when we say goodbye we remember our beloved home Asian Continental Novitiate, for all the good deeds that have helped to nature and grow in our vocation. We are very happy and grateful to allRead More

Our lives have a constant series of endings and beginnings. Some of these endings come suddenly or unexpectedly.  Others are planned and come more gradually. Some are happy.  Some are sad.  But each ending gives us an opportunity for a new beginning.   First and foremost, I thank God for this wonderful opportunity to be the part of the big family of San Luis Beltran Province in Philippines. For this, IRead More

Impact of climate injustice on the poorest. Those who have contributed the least or contribute the least to climate variation and effects are the most affected. They are the so-called “climate disenfranchised,” who are most vulnerable to these changing climate variations and effects. The environmental crisis is affecting millions of people, especially in the South, harming their most basic rights such as the right to food, drinking water, health, aRead More

“Spes non confundit – Hope does not deceive” (Rom 5:5). Hope is the central message of the coming Jubilee. May it be for everyone a moment of living and personal encounter with the Lord Jesus, the “door” of salvation (cf. Jn 10:7,9); May the Jubilee be for everyone an occasion to rekindle hope! The Word of God helps us to find the reasons for this. ALL: Hope does not deceive,Read More

The message was left to us by the students upon graduating from high school in 2023. There were 36 students who bid goodbye to Madre del Rosario School with a message that has filled us with joy for the mission accomplished over twelve years where day by day we have been kneading together the path to a better future. While they were carrying out their festival activities, I was remindedRead More

At the beginning of May, the National Institute of Computer Statistics (INEI) of Peru virtually published the poverty figures in our country. According to journalistic reports and the testimony of the Head of the entity, the publication had been delayed at the express request of senior government officials, and they were also uploaded to the website without any prior conference as scheduled. The situation had been very well thought out,Read More

In the book of heaven, a page glow with the story of a life that blossoms in love. Blessed Ascension messenger of grace, your beatification is for all, a message of praise.   Today your gifts shine like stars and with the light of faith, you illumine our hearts. With gentle hands you alleviated pain and with generous words you infused love.   O beloved Blessed! How you radiate goodnessRead More

On April 29, 2024, we celebrated the feast of St. Catherine of Siena, a woman who inspires us because she knew how to open new paths and at the same time, we had the Eucharist of thanksgiving for the official opening of the Congregational Juniorate in Guatemala. It was a moment of great emotion and expectation, full of joy and gratitude for the opportunity to embark together on this journeyRead More

Deliverance from what? Deliverance from the FEAR of abandonment!!! Did Jesus die? fear has arrived!!! Did He resuscitate? terror has come!!!! Did he appear to his dear ones? He was not recognized! What will become of the future life? What will become of eternal love? Fear, insecurity, terror, doubt. It’s all over!!! There is nothing more to do! Hope, joy, trust are over? Discouragement, fear of speaking out, fear ofRead More

In our January Provincial Assembly, the communities of Ecuador and Bolivia were entrusted with the search for new missions in the Amazon, in the two countries mentioned above. With enthusiasm, the two communities began the search, being very well received in the different places we visited. Concretely, Ana and Lola in Bolivia visited the Vicariate of Pando, after having had a virtual meeting with Bishop Eugenio Coter who presented usRead More

Blessed Ascension Nicol! Beloved Mother and protector! Protect your daughters who admire you, praise you and love you for all that you have done. Oh! Blessed Ascension Nicol! Strong and fearless woman…. Angola, Africa and the whole world venerate you, you are our protection, sustenance and security. You conducted with wisdom the work of God, Believed in God’s plan… Oh! strong woman… With your penetrating gaze, you intuitively understood situations,Read More

“Tell them to go to Galilee, we will meet there”. In this month of May, it was 19 years ago that M. Ascension was beatified. And 109 years ago she arrived in Maldonado. As we recall these events, she becomes present in our lives once again; we remember something of her trajectory…. The reflection in the liturgy of this time (after Easter), recalls the life of Jesus, his absence andRead More

This was a strong challenge during the World Day of Prayer for Vocations and the locally celebrated Vocation Day with the motto “Thy will be done…”  Shared in GUADALAJARA for 5 days.  “Giving life. The care of Jesus, the “Good Shepherd”, is a care that is born of love for the sheep. He sends us to seek, even to the point of giving life. Giving life is born of love,Read More

14th March 2024 was a remarkable day in the History of St. Mary’s Mahila Shikshan Kendra because the Celebration of Women’s Day was unlike the other years. It was a day with different experiences of listening to a shocking reality of our society and the country at large. There was great joy and eagerness in the members of St. Mary’s to participate in the program. The theme for the dayRead More

It was last Sunday that the Youth March took place.  They were from zone 3 of the Archdiocese of Maputo, from Albasine to Marracuene on a route of about 25 km. As a Portuguese volunteer in the Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary, I had the opportunity to experience this very spiritual and lively meetings of young people. The walk was easy, it started with a moment of prayer andRead More

From the first day that Sister Geraldina communicated to us of the place where each one of us should go for the mission, my heart was full of joy and enthusiasm to know Peru (Holy Land). In fact, this communication seemed to me like a dream, I wasn’t calm until we traveled. This trip is for me an opportunity to deepen more my vocation, what I have learned about theRead More

Dominican Sisters are no strangers to the province of Basilan and its people. They have been a presence in this island province long before my time. Their legacy echoes through the stories of my cousins, aunties, neighbors, and friends. My cousins often reminisce about Sister Roy, Sister Jeng, Sister Pely, and many others. They are known for their compassion and understanding, qualities frequently highlighted in the stories shared. My ownRead More

River/Coastal Clean and Earth Daty 2024. For two occasions: children, youth, parents and stakeholders took part in the world celebration of Earth Day and the advocacy as inspired and have taught us by no less than the Holy Father himself in his encyclical Laudato Si.  Also, the thematic issues have consciously joined in the reforestation and preservation of our watersheds which are sources in the area where we draw waterRead More

Some people say “the deepest desire of a human being is to love and to be loved.” These words hold profound truth and I would like to agree with this statement. We are created out of love. It is because of love, we are born through our parents. Hence, we experience God’s love through our parents. We further learn about what love is through establishing a relationship with others. We allRead More

In every human experience of rejoicing, excitement, hope, fear, despair, pain, loss, etc., there is always a space of silence where one may or may not be conscious of. I call this space a “You, me time” with God. Sometimes, we may falter this. Very recently, I had a series of needed visits to sick kin, dear friends, and clients whereby I attended 8 funerals in two months! My heartRead More

It says in the book of Ecclesiastes “Everything has its season, and everything has its time under the sun” and I can affirm that in recent years I have been able to experience how this word of the Lord has been making sense in the events of my life, but above all in my vocational history. Time has flown, there is no doubt about it. I began my postulancy onRead More

Our country is currently going through a very difficult, complex and problematic situation; we live in a hybrid society with drops of democracy and torrents of dictatorship, which generate various types of violence such as political, social, economic, criminal and even family violence, the increase of unemployment and poverty, the permanent loss of values and the growth of corruption at all levels, phenomena that have been affecting the physical andRead More

Chapter nº2  Do I remain silent in the face of what is unjust? What steps can I take to break the silence? “Now interrupting the narrative of the powerful, fighting for justice can be lonely, exhausting work, but nothing compared to what the Palestinian people are going through. Telling uncomfortable truths may cause them to lose their livelihood, lose friends, you may lose your family.… Jesus interrupted the narrative ofRead More

Actress Susan Sarandon at a recent demonstration against the genocide suffered by the Palestinian people, expressed a beautiful and challenging message for all of us who believe in life, in the right of all peoples to live in peace, in self-determination. “Our enemy is hatred, our enemy is racism, our enemy is colonization and greed…. Jesus had experience of living under the domination of the Roman Empire, of suffering oppressionRead More

Our life are instantsStarry in the seaAt times intense, at others peaceful,when we feel our hearts burningand other times, darkness embraces us.Encounters and goodbyes.We weave the daily lifewith the threads of our fragile and sacred humanity.We walk with our own and others’ wounds,we mend, we begin again.Again and again you resurrect our hope.Like you, Lord, we want toto pass with meaning, doing goodLeaving the trace of your tenderness,your gaze, yourRead More

It seems like yesterday when the Provincial Team in 2012 asked me to come to Ecuador and work in the Social Project “Dreaming for Change”.  I accepted with joy this new experience: although I did not know exactly what it consisted of. I arrived in Quito on December 31 of the same year accompanied by Sister Maria del Carmen Sagardoy, and already at the airport Fr. Sereno Cozza was waitingRead More

One February afternoon fire engulfed the poor of my village.The infernal dance of the flamestook away their lives, their stories, their memories.The hills of Viña del Mar were stained with horror,time stood still and there was no time to escape,no water, no road.Burnt bodies, aborted dreams.For them there are no safe territories to inhabit,behind the shell dwells dignity.Behind the Garden City, there dwells the real Chilethe one that hurts theRead More

As I began to clean, to throw away, to do inventory of the things in the house, since we decided to leave this mission, I was sad, nostalgic, and dragging my feet with the heaviness of discouragement…. And that’s what I was going through, when I found “Everything has its time” by Joan Chittister, which of course I began to read with interest and in these pages I found aRead More

I would like to share some of my missionary experiences in Taiwan. I have been in Taiwan for seven months now. The community where I live collaborates in some pastoral works such as visiting the sick, giving communion to the elderly and teaching catechism. I am helping the sister in her works together with some lay faithful at the same time I am learning Chinese. Apart from this, once aRead More

The commitment to serve takes a long way and even to unknown destinations. If we could ever read the social teachings of the church, it sends us, impels us to preach and be both a herald and a witness to unknown paths, to be strong, trusting in the Lord, courageous and never faint along the way. St. Paul even asserts that our goal in life is to bring everything inRead More

One of the beautiful wishes and a solemn one to do of a believer, is to consecrate one’s life before the One who is sacred and is all for the one vowing to it. Like many others, I cherish the experience of those years and my own way of dedicating my life. I often ask: What shall I offer in return? Formation years were filled with questions and acts ofRead More

“You have been told what is good and what the Lord requires of you: only practice justice, love tenderly and walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8) Throughout history, Consecrated Life has been considered light and leaven during the realities that humanity lives. For many peoples, to count on its presence is to feel accompanied in their joys, struggles, and hopes. Today, consecrated life continues to be present in placesRead More

“In that historic gesture, faith was never lacking. Prayer and religious services accompanied every day, the different sit-ins that defended the country’s democracy.”   2023 was an epic year for Guatemala. It was an election year, in which, even though many social and civil instances had bet on civic education, the outlook was not flattering. 26 out of 30 political parties seek to perpetuate in power the anti-democratic forces, whichRead More

First lay headmistress of El Rosario School, El Seibo (Dominican Republic)   El Rosario School Founded: 1951 Students: 683 Classrooms: 21 Teaching staff: 36 Support and administrative staff: 24 How has your career as a teacher been inside and outside of El Rosario School? I consider that my career at El Rosario School has always been very committed, dedicated and student oriented. In these 13 years at the school, IRead More

I want to talk about these 4 months, from September 3 until today, highlighting some events that impacted us the most, especially me. The big day, the inauguration of our house. We lived the manifestation of God’s grace on September 29, 2023, an unforgettable date, with the different moments that will illuminate our lives: the inauguration of our community that began with the Mass of Thanksgiving and the official presentationRead More

As it says, time goes by fast,Time flies by,We’re asked to keep movingContinuing to be productive… to keep on working…As if I never felt tired, It seems like time doesn’t exist.It’s not that we need time to move….We do it all the time, filled with true love.It’s an unspoken feeling,That can’t be seen with sight because only with the heart can it be felt.Each time we show what we doRead More

I would like to share something about the Christmas experience here in Aldaia. Just as we in our different experiences, we celebrate with all Christians the great joy of the Birth of the Child. But at the same time it was to say that it was a different Christmas, different in the preparation in which we collaborated and participated as a community: The Novena of the Immaculate Conception, in whichRead More

The word means, “Advantage of someone, that others, do not enjoy”. In these times we live in, there are real facts, so hard, so incomprehensible that make us think of privileged people. Who? and why? who are not privileged? So many people, families immigrating from the places where they were born and lived, now on their way to other countries where …they are not well received, their arrival makes themRead More

Our life in Aldaia began in August 2023, when we arrived. At the beginning we started to build our community, each one giving her idea and little by little this construction became a reality. We are living a unique experience in our community. The integration of our life as Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary, each one with her own culture, but we live as if we had only oneRead More

The Fiducia Supplicans Declaration on the pastoral meaning of blessings has aroused great controversy within the Church, the document wants to be “a tribute to the faithful People of God, who adore the Lord with so many gestures of profound trust in his mercy and who, with this attitude, constantly come to ask Mother Church for a blessing.” This first expression of the declaration is very beautiful in emphasizing thatRead More

Real liberation is the organized expression of a people. When people are on the move and seek for their liberation, it is because their rights are being violated by an oppressive system. The peoples seeking liberation are characterized as new social movements and their starting point is the new signs of the times, which points to a greater human liberation of our peoples. The peoples are in constant struggle toRead More

“Young people, you are invited by Jesus to shine, to listen and not to be afraid” (message of Pope Francis to the youth). We thank God for the opportunity He has given us to participate and accompany a group of young people from the schools we have as a Congregation in Chile (Colegio Nuestra Señora de Ayquina, Colegio Ascensión Nicol, Colegio Femenino Madre del Rosario). It has been a veryRead More

How can we be managers of dialogue for fraternity and peace?  Constates: We are very close to each other, but very far from each other, closer but no more brothers or sisters. However, we know that only dialogue is the way to peace that unites us.  Dialogue should have one goal, which is the happiness of both parties. If you want to be happy, you have to want to seeRead More

La présence d’une vie, Une vie qui donne la vie parce qu’elle est elle-même la vie, Une vie qui se donne par des gestes : Des gestes qui font revivre parce qu’ils renouvellent des vies qui étaient mortes, Mortes à cause de tant d’injustices, de haine, de ressentiment, de manque de demande et d’offrir le pardon, de manque de don et d’offrande du bien qui est en chacun de nous,Read More

November 30 to December 6 this year, was declared as Mindanao Week of Peace. It has been more than two decades that religious leaders such as the Bishop-Ulama Conference, the Non-government Institutions and government agencies gathered to sit and speak about the situations in our society and the challenge of common effort toward the common good. While other celebrations or activities may have different themes and reasons for convening otherRead More

Few months ago, we joined the International Coastal Clean Up Drive (also an advocacy of the organization we work for), as residents of an island in the southernmost part of the Philippines. It was a call not only due to the declarations proclaimed but the need to care and protect as mandated by the Encyclical Laudato Si by Pope Francis. While other groups might take it as a one-day activity,Read More

I want to share some taughts and experiences that I have encountered in this life, as a follower of Christ,  we always are to be ready to do God’s mission. Firstly, I thank God for the gift of vocation given me, specially in this Congregation which helps  me discover more how good God is to me. As a religious, I think is easily seen as losing one’s life, just asRead More

For the time that was opportune for us to come together and the time that we must bid farewell to one another. We might see each other and cross our roads one day, in one chanced place to share life again. It has been a gracious time since August 12, 2023. Thanking the sisters of this big family of Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary for giving us, the juniorsRead More

On March 28, 2020, Pope Francis has been an icon of that call to be one, to pray as one, that longing for presence amidst life’s struggles, as he said blessing in that ample yet empty place of St. Peter’s Square in Rome. It was the most depicting scenario and probably most thought about by many in the name of compassion and communion of humanity. On those days, our heartsRead More

As a community of Santo Domingo de Guzmán- Quito, we share through the phrase of this song, what it meant to us to accompany our sister Dolores Otazu from Sunday, June 19, the day she arrived in Quito, until Sunday, October 15, when her life ended. Dolores used to sing the song mentioned above with the people in the different pastoral activities she did in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.Read More

It was Friday, October 7, 2022, on the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Protector and Model of the Congregation. That day was a great joy for me as I took the first steps of my vocation in the Congregation of the Dominican Missionaries of the Rosary, to which I had aspired for many years. During the first years of my aspirancy, I always wondered ifRead More

I am so happy to receive your letter that my spirit is inspired to answer you. I read it silently with great encouragement. My spirit was filled with peace and my eyes were filled with joy. Your message touched me deeply and encouraged me more to walk in the way of Jesus. I always feel that you are walking with me. The world today lacks peace and in many, thereRead More

In the month of April 2023, we, the postulants of the Yaoundé community, had an experience of working with the elderly in the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Charity. The elderly of this community are cared for by the Sisters and by a large group of recruited people who help them to take care of the elderly. The objective of our experience was to discover another face of Christ.Read More

I can only thank the Lord for having known her, not only as educator, trainer and religious, but also as an actress… Isabel is a Spanish sister who was sent on a mission here in Cameroon about six years ago. I knew the sister personally when she was an aspirant, and each and every time she came to the sessions, she gave me a lot of advice. In the firstRead More

They say that to leave is to die a little. Perhaps this explains the beautiful words, the tears and the endless hugs from the people who accompanied us and also from all those who came to say goodbye. The separation was full of emotion and nostalgia, but we had to leave for new missions and new lands. So, after saying goodbye, the four of us, Annette, Carole, Victoire and Dulecine,Read More

Dear Sisters, I spent more than six years outside the Province of St. Martin de Porres, in a new experience in Mozambique, in the Vicariate of Our Lady of the Annunciation. Here I am re-entering the Province of St. Martin de Porres since September 1 of this year. The Province offered me the opportunity to work in a kindergarten and elementary school “Complexo Escolar Milagros Adan”, where we try toRead More

An anthill is a small subway city. It consists of rooms and galleries. Ants live in colonies. An anthill can house up to 50,000 ants. Ants are fascinating insects. By admiring them, they teach and inspire us these virtues: social organization, perseverance, adaptation, and they play an important role in ecology. In this article, we explore these different qualities of ants, attributing them to this month’s chosen ones: Ramon Zubieta,Read More

At Saint Dominique de Batcham College, students are supervised with the help of teachers and sisters assigned in the village of Batcham, Cameroon. Educating young people is at the heart of our mission because they are the future of tomorrow. In our world today, the youth live in an environment in which there is a loss of values. This impacts their education, leading them to commit despicable acts in society.Read More

I thought of all the blue skies of my post-novitiate that the experience of community life and mission had in store for me. Also, I was very happy to know that I would have to do the Intercontinental Juniorate. From that day on, I could not wait to go there in spite of the process of waiting for the trip. This beginning does not prevent me from telling you, dearRead More

On the occasion of the missionary month, our community was invited by a school complex to share our missionary experience in each of our countries. It was a great joy for us to share these powerful moments with these children and even with the supervisors.   The objective of this invitation was to present to the students another dimension of life, outside of everyday life. Also, to see how peopleRead More

In this month of the missions, also called the month of the Rosary, we are invited to meditate deeply on the mysteries of the Incarnation.  It is an eminently popular devotion, which is why the prayer of the Rosary is called “the gospel of the poor”, because normally people learned it by heart either because of illiteracy or because restrictions were imposed on access to written texts. We know thatRead More

As an agent of Pastoral Caritas Ecuador, in agreement with the Foundation for Reconciliation, I have participated with Sister Mariana de Jesus Oñate, Dominican Missionary of the Rosary, teaching the School of Forgiveness and Reconciliation (ESPERE), with 10 people in the process of social reintegration, in the Province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, these people were imprisoned for different crimes. When they finally get a benefit to return toRead More

I ask myself, and I would like to give myself answers, where do we human beings get our superiority over other created beings. We are all God’s creature, we all have his breath of life. I went to the source, which is the bible, to look for where our confusion lies, where is the origin of the problem.   Consulting several translations, I found in Gen 1:28 of the book ofRead More

Reduce, Reuse and the third, RECYCLE. These are the 3Rs that are helping us to transform our environment into a better world through three simple but committed ecological practices. Recycling is the reprocessing of waste into a new product. But sometimes the practice of Reuse is often confused with that of Recycle. Let’s see the difference. When we make a mural with waste (CDs, parts of electrical appliances, plastic containers,Read More

This month we make a call from our congregational website to continue to be aware of the importance of caring for our common home. It is essential to be clear about the various exhortations that invite us to care for our earth, to do everything in our power to prevent further deterioration, that the future of future generations is not at stake and that we can enjoy a more naturalRead More

In the previous chapter we saw the action of Reduce within the ecological proposal of the 3Rs. Now we will look at the second action, REUSE. To reuse is simply to reuse a product. But there are several ways to understand or implement this practice: I can REUSE a product several times because it is designed to be used several times, a very common example: refillable water bottles (either plasticRead More

Mountains are sponges that absorb the water that the planet needs. They conserve the water required for the subsistence of living beings. In the southern region there is a circuit of mountains between the Sierra de Bahoruco and the Sierra de Neyba. In these Sierras, there is a dense population of endemic flora and fauna. There are also abundant rivers, the most important of which is the Yaque del Sur,Read More

The three R’s rule is a simple and practical approach to ecological habits. It originated with the non-governmental organization Greenpeace and was supported by Japan at the G8 Summit in 2004. Today it is promoted in companies, organizations, educational centers, public and private entities, and among citizens in general. This idea promotes three basic actions to reduce waste production and thus contribute to the protection and conservation of the environmentRead More

I want to tell you an anecdote that happened to me recently, it can give us some light on our journey as Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary, whether we have traveled this road as spouses or disciples of Jesus. Perhaps, we may have started it as disciples and later on we became spouses, or we started it as spouses and later on we discovered that it was as disciples,Read More

Who doesn’t want the world to be better? Less poverty, less violence, less injustice, more opportunities, more health, more happiness. But sometimes, well, many times, the most common attitude is to wait for others to change the world. We forget the old adage: “If I change, the world changes” or Mahatma Gandhi himself saying: “Be the change you want to see in the world”. In this month dedicated to theRead More

Introduction. All: By the sign of the Holy Cross, deliver us from our enemies, O Lord our God. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Leader: Open my lips, Lord… All: And my mouth shall proclaim your praise. All: My Lord, Jesus Christ, true God and true man, I am heartily sorry for having offended you, I firmly  resolve never to sin again, to turnRead More

In all the procession I have ever joined since childhood to this day, it is my first ever to experience attending a fluvial procession as a thanksgiving to St. Isabel de Portugal’s miraculous intercession on the tidal wave that almost swept Basilan Island in 1976. Today, being assigned in this enchanting island (though vulnerable and dangerous), we at Isabela Foundation /SOLIDARIDAD-IDP INC join the Basilan Catholic faithful in honoring itsRead More

Our new school apostolate is in Makati City, named after our Dominican Saint “Colegio de Santa Rosa”. Makati City is the Philippines’ financial hub or the Financial Capital of the Philippines, First class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. For us, who are used to live a simple lifestyle, it is a big challenge on how to adapt to an unfamiliar kind of environment, thatRead More

Education Leadership Development Academy (ELDA BATCH 18). After attending the 2-week Intensive Training at Phoenix Publishing house the Educational Leadership Development Academy (ELDA), I found myself deeply inspired and motivated by the insightful presentations and discussions. The speakers’ expertise and passion for the topic were contagious, and I left the event with a renewed sense of purpose. I was particularly struck by from day 1 to our last day whichRead More

First communion is a very important sacrament in a child’s life since it is the beginning of his/her spiritual journey. I was privileged to accompany six children of different age in our nearby community last summer preparing them for the first communion. Every Saturday and Sunday children attended religious instruction and learning the basic prayers and the meaning and importance of the sacraments and receiving Jesus in the Holy Eucharist.Read More

We, novices, when we arrived were welcomed to this Asian Continental Novitiate. I read again “Welcome Home!” Then I question: Is this my home? Will it be my home? This was the feeling and wonder in me one year ago. Home is a place where we live and where we love. It is the place where we most feel comfortable, happy, and loved even when it is not well-off norRead More

During our recent Provincial visit in Chile, a phrase written several times on the walls of houses and buildings caught our attention: “They took everything from us…even fear”. The sisters and friends shared with us that the “social outbreak” has left its marks on the facades, but also in people’s lives. These massive demonstrations and riots portray the moments that we are currently experiencing in Latin America and Caribbean. NotRead More

The country of Timor Leste is in its most challenging period in terms of economy, education, mental and physical health, human capacity building and to their strong adherence to their cultural practices on dual beliefs .  The Local Church of Timor Leste especially the missionaries, play a vital and an active involvement for the liberation of the people especially on mental transformation. Education is the response to this greatest challenge.Read More

I trust in the very words of Jesus in Matthew 23: “Ask Me for anything and I will give it.” Two months ago, I was assigned in this beautiful and mysterious island. The challenge is to learn. Learn to live as to love. As time goes by, I observe the challenged and lived the demand of the reality of my new world. It is multicultural and multilingual, and we areRead More

We were at one table during lunch.  I saw Sr. Aurola coming from her table to us and all of us were calling each other look Santa Aurelia is coming and she looked at us smilingly. Then, she went straight to Sr. Benedicta and started to peel her orange and poured milk on her cup. We were all amazed at them on how they love and care for each other.Read More

This year, we painfully remember one of the most tragic events that our country has experienced, the violent breakdown of democracy in Chile on September 11, 1973. The consequences of this event were a trail of systematic violations of human rights, people detained and made to disappear, tortured, executed and exiled. Men and women who were victims of a policy of extermination only for thinking differently or for fighting forRead More

I would like to start by introducing myself, my name is Antonia Avalos and I am in 3rd grade, I have been part of the Ascension Nicol School for almost 10 years, and I was part of the pilgrims who traveled to the World Youth Meeting with Pope Francis in Lisbon. I can relate my experience as one of the most wonderful I have lived, since I was 6 yearsRead More

Lord, you have called us to live in community and we trust that you are with us. Teach us to welcome one another as sisters In our frailties and strengths In our crises and storms In our deserts and oases. In conflict and reconciliation. May the flame of your Holy Trinity Shape and boost our sisterhood. May the fire of your Word gather us together And send us forth toRead More

From the youth pastoral community of Ascension Nicol School, in Santiago de Chile, we want to share what we feel and what has helped us a lot in a personal and community way.  By participating we feel that more than companions we are a family that supports each other, that in a voluntary way, we can talk about personal things and we will not be judged, we can express ourselves,Read More

From Puerto Maldonado and by this means, I want to look at all the countries where we Dominican Missionary Sisters are present, to approach all the Communities and meet all the sisters to greet them with sororal affection. There is a magic word that we hear in different meetings, we read it in documents and articles, and I am sure that it is becoming universal: it is the word ARTICULAR.Read More

The educability in the human being is a process that does not end until his life is over, in the day-to-day reality is proven by the yearning of Blessed Ascension Nicol to grow with others and learn with them. With the most vulnerable boys and girls of the Bolivian Amazon, we make our way only with the language of love, for them everything is valuable, from a simple greeting toRead More

In the following presentation, we find Sr. Conchita challenging each single Christian to study, ponder on the Holy Scriptures so to be heralds, proclaimers of the G00d News. Hence, sister encourages everyone to live that commitment, t0 share God’s W0rd t0 0thers. She g0es 0n further t0 share ab0ut discipleship, a calling, 0ne’s vocation underlining the Charism of Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary. To be ready in a continuouslyRead More

What seemed like an unrealizable dream gradually took shape. Leaving the continent, going to another new world, with other languages, another face of the congregation, meant from the beginning, a deep and immense joy and illusion, at the same time it was a challenge to throw ourselves into the new in the midst of the fear that this entailed.  In this process, many feelings have accompanied us since the preparationRead More