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 for
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 years
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 to
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,
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.
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 to
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 continuously
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 preparation
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 income
“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 gave