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...

The Dominican Sisters of Ahmedabad, India has been present in support of many women…empowering them through handicrafts, embroideries, etc as well as educating them in the process. The community also gives classes on basic catechism, English literacy as well as reaching out and partnering other schools, institutions in providing uniforms and vestments. There are about 350 women benefitting and trained. They are empowered to uplift family condition thru their incomeRead More...

“Raise your voice, make a choice”. At St. Dominic School, Kawant, we do promote integral development of the children.  The children are oriented towards taking up the leadership in the school as we give opportunity to the children to participate in school election. There was an election for head boy, head girl, vice head boy and vice head girl in our school. There is campaign before the election. They gaveRead More...

We the Satya Deep Community have a group of forty widow-women beneficiaries connected to the Manos Unidas Project. Under this project, the widows are provided with food commodities worth five hundred rupees every month.  They have some get-together every month during which the widows are given information on various government schemes and help them to benefit, like widow’s pension from the government etc. The widows also are helped to updateRead More...

Today, Matruchhaya organised Niradhar Widows Samelan with a purpose. A big number turned up for the samelan. Mr. Sureshbhai Mistry was the Chief Guest of the day. Daxshaben was the Guest of Honour. She spoke to women about health and hygiene. Sureshbhai gave to the women household items as gifts. Matruchhaya expresses gratitude to all the benefactors who have extended a helping hand towards us, especially the needy Windows. AllRead More...

“Year of unity, peace and development” My name is Diego Armando Patiño Ramos; Assistant Director of primary school of I.E. Fe y Alegria N° 68 – directed by the Congregation of Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary. Through this opportunity, I am pleased to share with you my experience with the “Ecological Bank” project. This project was born from a report that I saw several years ago of a studentRead More...

Am I alone? No, I am more than one, am I not several? How many times am I me? How many times, and why? Because I change, and how many times? It’s me when I wake up But I am another when I pray Another, when I read alone, another when  I’m talking and it depends with whom I’m talking to. I change if the person is a friend, AndRead More...

From the Community, I work in the area of physical therapy and rehabilitation. It is a service and space to welcome people with health problems, those who seek to alleviate their pain and suffering. To perform this work, I use natural remedies, electromagnetic equipment, manual therapy techniques and procedures. This mission allows me to accompany the healing process of people with prayer, as well as to discover the gifts receivedRead More...

The work is very nice, every month we walk from place to place in 11 communities that make up zone 49. The response of the young people is very generous: they give their time and the best of their abilities and talents. In each meeting, we have space for two moments of prayer, we develop themes for programmed formation and other concerns of the young people. We celebrate the liturgy,Read More...

Today I want to come close each one of you, to share about the Youth Ministry and the organization of the Catechists that we have assumed in community within the plan at the parish and vicarial level. As MDR we contribute from our Spirituality, what we are and what we have. But above all, we receive much life and generosity from God and from the people. How many moments thatRead More...

Since 2022, the Sisters of the Community of Puerto Maldonado, have been working in coordination with CAAAP (Amazonian Center for Anthropology and Practical Application), CAFOD and the Indigenous Pastoral of the Vicariate; as well as conducted training workshops with Indigenous Women living in the outskirts of the city. From June 2022 to May 2023, an average of thirty participants have actively joined and the theme has been centered on “INDIGENOUSRead More...

On June 5, as part of the celebration of World Environment Day, our school “Santa Rosa MM.DD.” – Huacho (Lima), as part of our guidelines and our commitment to promote the care of our environment, we planned with the initial level awareness campaign on the care of creation, with the support of parents. We moved with great enthusiasm to the main square of our town, where the girls along withRead More...

The encounter with the sisters and brothers of different cultures produces dignity when we approach them with respect, love, closeness, admiration and desire to learn from their great ancestral knowledge. During Holy Week, I have had the joy of living, sharing life and faith with two different cultures that share the same territory in the jungle: the Tsimanes and the Yucarés. They have learned to live together and to makeRead More...

Since 2022, the Sisters of the Community of Puerto Maldonado, have been working in coordination with CAAAP (Amazonian Center for Anthropology and Practical Application), CAFOD and the Indigenous Pastoral of the Vicariate; as well as conducted training workshops with Indigenous Women living in the outskirts of the city. From June 2022 to May 2023, an average of thirty participants have actively joined and the theme has been centered on “INDIGENOUSRead More...

Our Father/Mother who envelops us with the beauty of your creation You speak to us with the language of polyphony and diversity. Your breath of life vivifies us and moves us to embrace each being. We contemplate how the blossoms of hope grow secretly. The humble mystery of Mother Earth nurtures your fruitful love. How can we not unite ourselves to the sacred symphony of creatures! How can we notRead More...

THE LORD HAS TRULY RESURRECTED HALLELUIA!!! Easter this year had a different flavor. The risen Christ is still alive in our lives. The Resurrection is not a theory or event of the past, but an experience that every day and every year we celebrate, not only to remember or fulfill the liturgical calendar, but to celebrate it as a foundational experience of faith that renews our commitment to the lifeRead More...

To better understand this great topic, it is necessary to understand the difference between empowerment and entrepreneurship. According to the UN, female empowerment consists of creating an environment that provides women with professional growth opportunities for both men and women. And female entrepreneurship is the set of businesses idealized or led by women and also includes the presence of women in leadership positions. The idea is that it becomes moreRead More...

It is with great joy, satisfaction and gratitude to God that we, the novices in the canonical year of the inter-African novitiate, in Angola, wish to share our experience at the beginning of our journey in the novitiate. From the first moment of our arrival at the formation house, we felt welcomed by the sisters and the other formation companions.  On the day of our arrival, we were welcomed withRead More...

We are the novices of the 2nd year, we begin the novitiate on February 24, 2022, Feast of Our Mother Foundress Ascension Nicol. In February 2023, we started our second year of novitiate with great expectation and illusion. We hope that at this very time of our journey, it will offer us opportunities to continue our vocational journey with enthusiasm. During the previous year, many experiences were lived, such as:Read More...

What a joy to know that Jesus Christ guides us at all times in this great mission which is to make him known and loved. In this Easter season, Jesus reveals himself even more and sends us to proclaim the Good News, to all  saying: how good it is to follow the risen Master and how good it is to be part of this family that proclaims the Savior, followingRead More...

Religious life is a continuous discernment. My great desire is to be a Sister, but for that it is necessary to go through different stages such as Aspirancy, Postulancy and Novitiate. I will talk about my experience in the stage of conscience, the “Postulancy”. A practical example that I use to define it: women who choose the vocation of marriage go through stages such as falling in love, courtship andRead More...

From my work experience at the Milange District Hospital, I have accompanied many cases of children who lose their mother before the age of one year due to various diseases or complications of childbirth, which if they had arrived in time could have saved their lives. But long distances, difficult and impassable roads especially in rainy weather easily lead to traditional treatment and delay in getting to the hospital. ThatRead More...

The postulancy is the stage that precedes the novitiate, another stage of religious life. Like any other life, those who decide to follow Jesus live many beautiful experiences of the encounter with the Risen One, in this Easter season, as well as in other liturgical seasons that the Church offers us. And at this stage one lives several experiences; these are the ones I am living as a postulant, startingRead More...

Easter 2023 was different from all the others that each one of us has already lived, because everything pointed us to the newness of Jesus Christ Dead and Risen, who passes through the life of these suffering people! We thought we should give a different tone to our Easter celebration and so it happened. The children entered into a scenic space, as this year the pastoral ministry gave them aRead More...

Whenever the month of February or May 14 arrives, the day we celebrate the Beatification of our MOTHER ASCENSION NICOL, sentimentally, we feel our umbilical cord united to this great woman. The desire to know her in depth grows more and more and the happiness of walking with her is even greater. In the perspective of reviewing our life, passing through the teachings of her virtues she left as aRead More...

There are several ways of understanding death. Generally, we understand death as a temporary end of life, a non-existence. In the days of the pandemic, this was one of the words that we tried not to verbalize, to avoid rumbling in our environment, we avoided recognizing and even without realizing it, we were already in it by saturation in all forms of information and life where we were. Truly, weRead More...

I write from the Barrio de la Graça, in the outskirts of Benguela, a neighborhood difficult to access in the rainy season, with a high rate of juvenile delinquency, where the Mosaiko team, (NGO of our Dominican Friars in Angola) composed of three people, including myself, are facilitating a training with the theme: “Defending, protecting and restoring the victim of sexual abuse”. The training aims to contribute to improve theRead More...

Knowing and recognizing oneself as a woman is truly a source of energy that generates vitality and the desire to fight more and more to achieve dignity and fulfillment in personal, family and social life. When this experience is lived in a group of reflection and debate, it revives the awareness that we are inhabited by an inner strength capable of overcoming difficulties and our own limitations, because at theRead More...

It is not easy to describe what the passage of a hurricane meant in the life of a city, the city of Quelimane in Mozambique. It took almost three days to suffer the devastating effects of its destructive force. Intense rains as no one remembered to have lived and hurricane-force winds that reached a speed of over 200 km/h. Every possible imagination, even the most productive, will be dwarfed byRead More...

We do not speak of seeds without a sower, we cannot think of sowing if there is not first a fertile soil, so that the seed does not scatter. Before we go deeper into our reflection on Blessed Ascension Nicol our mother and foundress, let us be guided by the word of God, the life that makes us live: “Many people from everywhere following looking for Jesus. When there wasRead More...

The sisters at Nicol Bhavan, Kawant, Gujarat India are glad to share their noble work with women. The community is situated at the tribal areas- indigenous people. The tribe is called “Rathwa Tribes” they are economically and socially backward community as they are illiterate and are caught up in their traditional taboos, magic and social norms which do not allow them to develop or empower their community. The sisters ofRead More...

Dear Sisters and Friends, I am writing this letter from Quelimane where I have come for a few brief days to visit the sisters and their families in this situation of sadness and desolation in which all the people of Zambezia find themselves. I do not know if I will be able to reconcile my thoughts to be able to succinctly share the suffering that all these people are goingRead More...

“I will win, not immediately but definitely”. Indeed, with such encouragement aspiring to find God in ordinary episodes of life. The Nicol Bhavan boarding day was celebrated along with the Feast of Bl. Mother Ascension Nicol on 19th February, 2023 with the theme, ‘Udaan’.   Sr. Zita was the chief guest of the day. Jamliben, who has been rendering her service in boarding for 26 years was the guest of honor.Read More...

“You have to dream before your dream comes true”., said Abdul Kalam. The tribal belt of Kawant dares to dream breaking their stereotypical societal barriers by educating their daughters. We the Dominican Sisters join hands with them by providing the facility to stay at Nicol Bhavan Boarding and study. The boarding began on 12th June 2022 with ninety-seven girls from different villages studying from grade 2 to 10 of GujratiRead More...

Today, Matruchhaya had International Women’s Day celebration. Sr. Meena Dhabi, our Provincial Coordinator, was the Chief Guest and Sr. Zita de Souza, our Vice Provincial was the Guest of Honour. There are 100 women from different villages who participated in the celebration. The cultural program added colour to the celebration.  The group composed of 21 students who completed Shivan classes and Beautician course were honored with the certificates. Sr. MeenaRead More...

Luisa Perez (Humbelina) after 40 years working as a schoolteacher and at the age of 56, decided to come to Monte Plata and together with Carmen Cuadrado and Tere Pagan, founded a community of insertion in this town, one of the poorest in the country, in 1985. After an assessment of the situation, the priority was to work with women, due to their marginalized situation, their subjection to machismo andRead More...

Pilar Baratech was one of the first Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary who arrived in Guatemala more than 50 years ago and became a Guatemalan citizen. And together with other sisters, they opened breaches in a different reality and culture. Several of them remained planted in these sacred lands. She and the other sisters have accompanied the different historical moments of the country and in the same way sheRead More...

Let us climb the mountain with you, our humanity  longs to be transfigured, embraced in its wound illumined in its night sheltered in its homelessness listened to in its groaning caressed in its limit healed in its heartbreak transfigured in its desolation. May the faces disfigured by war and hunger be transfigured by you. May the disfigured faces of migrants at the borders be illuminated by your hope. May noRead More...

The children of 5 villages were gathered at Nicol Bhavan today. Today is the day to appreciate the efforts made by these kids to continue their studies. It is also a day to honor the educators who worked hard to make the dream of promoting quality education to these kids, their families and community. The kids were given prizes for the various competitions conducted during year and an educational kitRead More...

This afternoon Faustina arrives at our house with great enthusiasm because she is starting an online course on Feminist Theology. In spite of her interest in the subject, she comes with many doubts and above all a concern: How will a course of this type be? Today, seeing her with this interest, self-confidence and openness, my thoughts take me back to years ago: Faustina, a widowed woman with a son,Read More...

“Blessed women who in their daily walk make history a cry of freedom, of love and hope, of love and hope.” In the south of the country, there was a team that accompanied the peasants of the region in the knowledge and demand of their rights. They were pleased to see that women, and also religious women, felt this call to accompany the doubly exploited peasant women, as Bishop Zubieta spoke toRead More...

As part of our options as Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary, from our origins we have prioritized the accompaniment of women, their growth and empowerment. In this month of March in which we commemorate the International Women’s Day, we want to share with you from the community of Puerto Rico, the work of a center that we have been supporting since 2015 in the presence of one of ourRead More...

What does St. Joseph mean or has meant for your life? We ask our sisters who pertains to this Province of Central America and Caribe because Sr. Josefina Sarrazin had the inspiration to put the Province under the protection of St. Joseph. What I do remember, and many sisters will remember is that during the years I joined the Congregation in the Novitiate of Pamplona, in 1963, there was aRead More...

“There is the martyrdom of those who are put to death for not denying Jesus Christ…. But there is also the daily martyrdom, which does not entail death, but which is also one type of “losing one’s life” for Christ, fulfilling one’s duty with love, according to the logic of Jesus…!” Pope Francis, Angelus of July 4, 2013. – “Hurry up, the bus is coming!”, Sister Teresa shouts from theRead More...

The Buddhist Monastery in Fo Shan Guang was situated on top of the mountain where you can see the big Buddha on both sides, the landscape and the architectural design was so great. The place has two big monasteries, one for the female monks and the other for the male monks. They have their own schools, library, temples museum, cemetery, a big dining hall that accommodates hundreds of people. TheRead More...

I am Maribel Cintrón, alumna, teacher, mother and member of the Lourdes School management team. I share with you my experience with the community of the MDR Sisters. The Missionary Dominican Sisters founded the Lourdes School in 1958, oriented to the education of girls and young women. Later, at the request of the parents, the school became coeducational. The sisters have always distinguished themselves for their genuine and selfless dedicationRead More...

What does St. Joseph mean or has meant for your life?  Since I was a little girl, the figure of St. Joseph was projected to me as it was traditional at that time: the Jewish carpenter, husband of Mary, putative father of Jesus, etc. In a word, what the Gospels tell us and what is understood as a historical event. In my house, St. Joseph was celebrated as a familyRead More...

When we read the Bible with the eyes, mind and heart of a woman, we realize that we have many “chingonas” women as they say in Mexico, that is women who are brave, tough, who taught us to speak and not to remain silent when someone wants to take away something that belongs to us. By this, I mean to the family inheritance of land or other material goods. TheRead More...

What does Saint Joseph mean or has he meant to your life?  My first memory of Saint Joseph is that as a teenager I liked to collect prints of virgins and saints. I remember one of Jose carrying the Child Jesus. He is dressed in green and brown, and the child in white. He was the father of Jesus, a carpenter, quiet, I knew little else about him. Already atRead More...

God’s hands are visible in the hands of so many women who care, who caress and heal wounds with tenderness. Even in our times, the economy of care is still in the hands of women. Mothers, sisters, friends, caregivers, hired or volunteer women are present in the care of the most vulnerable, offering their knowledge, help, companionship and listening. To show those hands of God that come at the rightRead More...

Sister María Jesús Mompó was born and raised in Ollería, a town south of Valencia, Spain, along with her three brothers, she was the eldest. She arrived in the islands of Puerto Rico in 1961 with the Congregation of the Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary to carry out her mission as a registered nurse. She worked for almost six decades at Pavia Hospital in Santurce, Puerto Rico.  In additionRead More...

To what can I compare the strength of a woman? I mean, the inner vigor and zest for life… The courage to face danger to promote and uphold the dignity of such beautiful life. Where can I find a good model of a life-bearer than a mother ready to give even her very own to bring new life into this planet? To which can I attribute the unknown sacrifices manyRead More...

It is my privilege to have this beautiful chance to be with these children in Catechism Class. Being with them is my joy because they make me feel the joy of caring (as that of motherhood), but a real nurturing of life that was gifted in me. Their presence allows me to see beyond that they are the hope of the Church, especially for Taiwan.   In the famous words of Jesus,Read More...

Heavenly Father, our Almighty and ever-living God, we praise your name and glorify you for you have caused all things to existence and have fashioned all to bear the grandeur of your love for all of humanity. You have shown to women and men down the generations that we are the apple of Your eye and You readily treat us with mercy and undivided love. In your plan to saveRead More...

Ascension Nicol, you are the beautiful flower that stands out in the morning; you are the joy that God send into the world 155 years ago. In your early life you inspired the people, attracted them with your capacity, gave such fragrance as a rose, and made people feel free to approach you. Your beautiful eyes became the light to guide you and others in the darkest time. Your sweetRead More...

Right after our final commitment to the three Evangelical Counsels, we have been sent to different fields of mission.  I, with one of my companions, Sr. Nelia, were sent on a new mission, which is to teach in the Dominican International School of Kaohsiung. Personally, I am so humbled, and my heart is filled with gratitude for the wonderful privilege to be in this Mission which was entrusted to meRead More...

On this occasion of the feast day of our Mother and Queen of the Holy Rosary which is also the feast day of our Congregation, as we entrust to her all the needs of our Institution and acknowledge the Blessed Mother Mary as protectress and model to each one of us in our calling, I am humbled and honored to share with you my response to the Lord who calledRead More...

Mark 4:22-23 shows the life of Jesus as a coexistence, “among people”, he used to leave the borders and crossed seas and mountains for the preaching of the Gospel, showing how the Kingdom can be lived, highlighting day by day the priority of the Father’s will. Jesus as model and inspiration is our Way and Life. He calls us to take steps, by his example we feel impelled by hisRead More...

Christmas is the encounter with the child who is born, it is a sign of Hope, of personal and community renewal.                    In fact, this season reminds us that no one should be excluded from human fraternity. The carpenter’s son who offers his life as a ransom for many, who prefers to “serve and not be served” and to give life and dignity to all the crucified of this world. EvenRead More...

At a time when doubt and uncertainty seem to be the usual commodity in our society, we seek refuge in the One who has created not time, but eternity…  KEEP GOING…  We put a mark in history as we age and witness the passing of time, the celebration of silver and golden anniversaries and even diamond celebrations–of weddings or religious professions. I think it is important to be part ofRead More...

Milage is the most populated district in the Zambezia province, twice bigger than the provincial capital with 619,275 inhabitants. Among them 331,822 are women, that is to say, they are more than 50% of the total population. The population is predominantly young and rural, very dispersed, with hard and impassable roads, especially in rainy season. Bikes are the only mean of transportation of the population. There are primary schools upRead More...

Thursday, June 9th, we celebrated a homage in honor to sister Mariluz due to her dedication and love towards missions Thursday, June 9th, we met in Casa Hispana to homage Maria Luz Pacheco for her retirement. For over 20 years she has been the loving voice and the first person to welcome all those people who became interested in supporting the work of the Dominican missionaries. During the event, inRead More...

From the land of mojenos and trinitarios, in San Ignacio de Moxos, Beni Department, Bolivia, is where I feel that God has sent me to live as a Dominican Missionary of the Rosary, fulfilling the Centenary dream of the Congregation: “To search for new Maldonados.” This place has a lush vegetation and is a land rich in spiritual and cultural spaces. There are many colors and sounds, very typical fromRead More...

I remember in September 2013; we were faced with such dark nights that lasted months although the firing and bombing lasted a week-long. Zamboanga was devastated. Yet, our faith made us lift our eyes through invocations seeking the aid of Our Lady of the Pillar, to lead us to Jesus´ boundless love. Such trust has led most of us Zamboangueños to have mercy and forgiveness for those who abused powerRead More...

During our visit to the native community of Maranniato, in the Kugapacori territorial reserve, in Alto Camisea, we were asked about the situation of the first-grade children, who did not have a classroom to study. What they had, already in a pitiful state, had finally been totally undone. The community, which had wood and some calamine, asked for support to the Kirigueti mission to build a new classroom to receiveRead More...

“And she answered YES I will go; I will go to the Jungle”  Blessed Ascension Nicol was a woman of faith and trust. She was so silent in her words and actions. Her first call was to be a Cloistered Religious Nun. She dedicated her whole life to serve God in the convent for many years. She was also teaching in the school for over 28 years. However, her desireRead More...

When I was a novice, we had the chance to watch a movie entitled “Departure”. From the title itself it sounded like aeronautics thrills, flights, or airports. But, surprisingly it was about the noble task of preparing bodies for burial. It portrayed the care, respect and entering into that scenario of paying last respect to a body created with dignity. That was the very time I began thinking and ponderingRead More...

The fact that we are born in a certain place, people know us as we are, what we do for a living or merely one of those who live in that place. Our origin speaks a lot about our ways, our intonations and sometimes our thinking. Like in the Gospel today, a phrase tells us of people who were marveling (or could be questioning) the ways of Jesus, He isRead More...

In history, we have seen and surely, we have had the inspiration of so many people beginning with the apostles, disciples and those persecuted for believing in the Gospel of Jesus. The goal is the life that Jesus taught and showed us to live, the conviction to follow and trust the life that he gives us, and the strength that sustains us both physically and spiritually. Everything is presented toRead More...

Lunar New Year, Tết, is a special celebration for countries utilizing the lunar calendar, Vietnam, is one of them. Everywhere, from the city to the countryside, from the roads to houses, from schools, markets to offices, the peach blossom flowers, red papers are there announcing the start of spring season. It is time to go home for the celebration. The children are happy with new clothes, the adults would cleanRead More...

Very dear sisters: We hope that you are in good health and in good spirits in all the communities. In this privileged time in which we prepare to celebrate our XXI General Chapter, recalling our Foundress takes on an even more special significance. The person of Ascension Nicol has within herself a testimonial force that always pushes us forward. Deepening in the traits of her rich personality, has in usRead More...

“Religious life won’t mean a thing if one doesn’t encounter God in the Convent” On the first day on 2013, I decided to enter in the convent I did not know what it means to be a Religious Missionary. All I knew was that I will be with Christ. During the aspirancy and postulancy, all I thought was that being a Religious Missionary is enough, if one knows how toRead More...

I was staring at you, yes, I am, without ceasing.Oh, what a beauty is this, that my soul is at PEACE.In the silence of the night,I whisper my sorrow and hardship in His ears.Oh, what a gentle Lover who holds me peacefully. What else do I look for;I have everything now;I have you, Jesus, my Divine Prisoner of Love.His embrace is my LIGHT.His silence is my rest.His calmness is myRead More...

This is my very first-time celebrating Christmas in the Philippines. My co-novices and I were so excited and curious about how the celebration of Noel will be. Although we made Belem and made decorations in our community to bring forth the spirit of Christmas. We wished to see the decoration around the city, too. It was so nice that on 26th December, three communities in Manila gathered to celebrate Christmas.Read More...

December 10 is popularly known as International Human Rights Day. East Timor joins in this important day to give honor, recognition and to salute to those who silently work for the common good.  In the recently concluded Sergio Vieira de Mello Awards, the President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor, Francisco Guterres Lú Olo awarded four winners based on Social, Economic and Cultural categories which promote, defend, and continueRead More...

On December 1st and 2nd, I joined the novice’s common study, where I met many novices from different Dominican congregations. We are from different parts of Asia -East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Myanmar.  Set aside the diversities, we gathered under the roof called “Dominican Family”. This great family invites us to continue to live in fraternity and build up friendship among its members. Thus, to better understand true friendshipRead More...

Fifty-seven years after the death of our sisters Maria del Buen Consejo, Maria Candida, Maria Justa, and Maria Olimpia, the blood of our martyr sisters watered in African lands is still very much alive among us. Their spirit is very present in our midst. As they say “blood of martyrs, seed of a Christian” that is exactly what we contemplated on November 28th, the wonders of the Lord, here inRead More...

Our hearts overflows with the songs of praise and thanks for the wonderful and precious gift of our Father Founder Ramon Zubieta.  The month of November 2021 was with our father founder, our faith journey with him, as we reflected on his life and the inspiring missionary writings that depict his struggle, adventurous journey and his determination to spread the kingdom of God on earth.    Paying tribute to thisRead More...

We are happy to begin our new journey in Philippines. It is our joy to share our life and activities in the Asian continental novitiate. We are a mix group in cultures and nations. Four of us are from Vietnam, three from East Timor and one from Myanmar. Our activities were as follows: On October 1st is the arrival of Novices to the Asian Continental Novitiate after completing their tenRead More...

Dear sisters, I wanted to share with you the experience that I am having in the province of San MartIn de Porres, precisely in the provincial house. My time of experience is full of various activities, such as: community tasks, different courses on the life of Santo Domingo, the history of the Congregation, the apostolate at the Lisungi Hospital Center … I arrived at the Provincial House of the DominicanRead More...

Books play a great role in our lives. Today, reading is less and less popular with young people and adults. Young people have lost their reading habits due to the influence and impact of social networks. They prefer to consult a Facebook account, check Twitter, send WhatsApp messages, see the photos of friends, publish their own content … in short, they prefer to be up to date instead of takingRead More...

The Jubilee in the tradition of the Church is a great religious event. It is the year of the remission of sins; It is the year of reconciliation between adversaries, of conversion and of sacramental penance and, consequently, of solidarity, hope, justice, commitment to the service of the Lord in joy and peace with the brothers. The Jubilee Year is above all the year of Christ, bearer of life andRead More...

We had the usual gathering of religious men and women. But this Sunday was very special because it was a moment of relaxation to get to know each other better as well as our different congregations. The meeting took place in the house of the Sisters of the Holy Union. The start of the activities was scheduled for 3:00 p.m., after the installation of the members, we began with aRead More...

This was my goal when I arrived at the place of my apostolic practices in Batcham-Fiela on April 21st, 2021. In fact, my pastoral work was very broad (hospital, parish, neighborhood) and in all this I only wished the good for my brothers and sisters through my evangelical witness. In the hospital I was in charge of receiving the sick to take their parameters, I made an effort to beRead More...

How can we define “COMmunity?” Within the normal, of everyday life, an unusual situation appeared, which made us tremble, makes us restless. We were locked in, nervous and scattered because of the Covid. With this situation, I turned my head towards my heart; I look for the light, an answer, in something that I can understand how fear can enter our apparently stable and organized life. We were united andRead More...

Being a teacher and a student in this time of pandemic is very challenging. As a teacher, it is not easy if one is not knowledgeable enough in technology. “New Normal” way of learning is not easy at the beginning, because of the needed connectivity between teachers and the learners is not guaranteed virtually. When it comes to this form of education, this requires more effort from students and moreRead More...

Having lived the Covid threats for several months with Spain as one of the third highest death reports in the world, was so alarming and left us almost paranoid at times. It was so when I lived those days either in the university or among the roads going back home in Madrid. It was a very challenging experience from hygiene, care for others and keeping distance from friends and evenRead More...

 Initially, I find this topic nothing stimulating, palatable much less interesting to write on particularly during this pandemic time ushered in by covid- 19 into the global world, given the fact that this unwelcomed guest and most dreaded, enemy brought into our lives almost every bad omen and disaster we could have thought of and had never expected. Nevertheless, allow me to glean positive factors that certainly would be moreRead More...

The overstaying pandemic is still with us for more than a year, it has affected rapidly our day-to-day life… Waking up each day in this ambiance of quarantine and lockdown days come along uncertainties and several questions keep coming into our minds and hearts: Where have all those dormers gone, that they left all rooms empty? Where are all those smiles from their innocent faces? Where are all their greetingsRead More...

Privileges and benefits shattered? We can face these if we have the right values and concern for each other. “Evil is powerless if the good is unafraid.” (Pres. Ronald Reagan) Be of the higher or lower bracket of society, many of us have experienced living comfortably in our means without depending or relying on charity. The poor are the most vulnerable level of society and as we know, financial struggleRead More...

Christians often speak of having a “vocation” or being “called”. Many of us are likely familiar with stories of “call” and how an individual was led to become a religious. We, the Dominicans, profess obedience, and embrace a life of poverty and chastity for the sake of the Kingdom. Embracing one’s vocation is done in God and not only for oneself, but also to serve others. The workplace where aRead More...

“The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it” (1 Thessalonians 5:24). I would like to share my experience right after our Canonical novitiate in Manila, Philippines where we also made our temporal profession last 8 of September 2020. Prior to our profession, we were told by our Provincial as to what would be our assigned task. It so happened that, my assignment would also be inRead More...

COVID-19 has brought school closure from meeting students and teachers face to face physically. Although schools began partially, re-opening virtually five months later in August of last school year, far-reaching restrictions remain in place and any predictions as to when closures will be, seems to be hardly possible now. Consequently, teachers face significant challenges in adapting to online teaching and maintaining at least a minimum of communication with students andRead More...

As this covid19 hit the wold in its utmost it has caused so many changes at almost everything in the globe. Coping with the challenges that we are all confronted with the world and the geniuses / intelligence of man are in constant battle. One of the many changes and coping that had caught my attention is the coining or forming of words following new lifestyle that the world namesRead More...

 What does all this mean to me? The washing of the feet -for an Asian person like me- has always been an important act of the Holy Week, an almost unforgettable and indispensable ritual in the parish of my birth as in the universal Church. I had no idea of European customs or cultural interpretations of everything that the act of “washing” expresses, because in Asia it is “kissing theRead More...

As a missionary belonging to San Luis Beltran Province, am called for a new mission. God sent me four years ago to Vietnam as a new member of the Province of Reina de China. Vietnam is a place ideally dreamt of by our Founders. It is a place where freedom of speech is curtailed, and our apostolic activities are limited and being monitored by authorities of the land. To beRead More...

Yes, in our world and the reality of our environment and the society we live in, we are as a species or weirdos. Our presence “seems” a way of the old normality causes a contrast but a shock to the society in which we live, the coexistence with the young and even more, in Europe. It is true, there are different ways of seeing reality, but what marks life itselfRead More...

Our life is a journey filled with lessons, hardships, heartaches, joys, celebrations, and special moments that will ultimately lead us to our destination, our purpose in life. The road will not always be smooth, in fact, throughout our travel, we will encounter many challenges. Some of these challenges will test our courage, strength, weaknesses, and faith. Along the way, we may stumble upon obstacles that will come between the pathsRead More...

The Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary is a religious congregation with a purpose, helping people who are in need. One of those people they were able to help is my father named Apolonio D. Solis. They were the helping hand and the door to my father’s success in his career. Without them, my father would not have been able to finish his studies and became who he is now.Read More...

Coming home is always a joy to anyone, especially when you spent some good years away from family, community, and friends. Excitement crawls instantly and takes you like a whirlwind and even leaves us out of context! Suddenly faces of loved ones, of friends and even places set us adrift. In fact, right on the first day of April, I started thinking how it would be to travel these days.Read More...

When I study about your life I was amazed at how you comforted the natives who need your comfort amidst the hardship that you face. You embrace the mission with all your heart even it includes moments of laughter and tears, works and struggles and by all means, you use your heart in a special way. You share the fruits of your contemplation with the natives by uplifted their dignityRead More...

Gathered in our first Plenary Session of this year 2021, the Catholic Bishops of Mozambique, with hearts full of sadness, as every Mozambican citizen who identifies with the good of the country; we deplore the tragic situation experienced by the population of Cabo Delgado. We regret the prevailing insecurity among the population in the center of the country and we are unhappy with the food insecurity and hunger that affectRead More...

From “Bambo Ramon” community, Milange, Mozambique, I want to share a bit of my experience of less than a year. We are an intercultural and intergenerational community made up of five sisters, four in perpetual vows and a junior who is sharing her experience with you. The first thing I did was integration to make good community coexistence possible, knowing that we are all people of values, but also ofRead More...

This project aims to welcome homeless people who live on the streets, offer a daily meal and guide them to rehabilitation alternatives. The Apostolic Nunciature began this project, but it was co-responsible for different religious Congregations, parishes, and lay people in the Archdiocese. Personal hygiene services are offered daily for all users who present themselves and require this service, in the project’s facilities. They can also enjoy a daily mealRead More...

Inhassunge is an Island and a suburban area located in the south of Zambézia province. The population lives on the basis of agriculture, fishing and informal trade. There is a lot of lack of employment and little motivation in school education. Most of the population belongs to and attends the Christian church. And they are very dedicated to church activities. It has been very difficult to travel from Quelimane toRead More...

“After telling Monsignor Zubieta’s life to kids from 6 to 9 years old from our school “Colegio Flori” in Porto, we asked this question: What did you like most about Ramon Zubieta’s life?  As representation of all the aswers the children gave, we chose the drawing that you can see here and the following statement: “It was to know that he was a missionary Father who helped the world withRead More...

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The “ASCENDING LAY PEOPLE ” – LEA – is a little bit informal group linked to the Congregation which was born in 1994 based on the love and experience that unite several people to the IMDR. This group meets three times a year (almost always in Fátima, a very special place for everyone) and, throughout the year, it feeds on its unity, friendship and family spirit through phone calls andRead More...

Residents said goodbye to the last two stalls in the 6 de Maio neighborhood in Amadora. The last two tents began to be demolished in the early morning of June 8TH, 2021, in a process that lasted for several hours and was accompanied by the Public Security Police and the municipality of Amadora. More than 20 years later, the eradication process is finally complete. The last house to be demolishedRead More...

The world has been affected by a sanitary crisis, the same one that has hit heavily various sectors. One of them is education, that has gone through difficult situations, affecting public as well as private schools. The private school “Santa Rosa” from Huacho city, has also suffered these hits, but through the work of its members; teachers and administrative and supportive staff have all make efforts to moving forward ourRead More...

I am Mariana de Jesus Oñate Bayas, an Ecuadorian woman who has been part of the Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas Community for the last 9 months. Briefly, I will share what has influenced me to start the family urban kitchen gardens: I was raised in the countryside. Mi mother cultivated and loved her land. In this year, the Centenary of our Founding Father, we have focused on his experience:Read More...

In-person classes suspension due to the sanitary situation we are currently living and the necessity of guaranteeing the continuation of our students’ learning have imposed challenges on teachers and families. These challenges belong to a curriculum implementation and actions of socio-economic support to families and school staff; new forms for developing pastoral projects; prioritization of competencies; use of technological tools; interactive methodologies; style of organization-communication and adaptation of activities inRead More...