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16
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2020

Brief resumé of our presence in Argentina 1968-2020

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Brief resumé of our presence in Argentina 1968-2020 

 In 1968 a trio of Sisters left Galway, Ireland to begin a mission in Argentina, invited by the St. Joseph Society to take over the Keating Institute in the Once area of Buenos Aires. As more Sisters arrived from the Congregation, they were able to extend their mission to Parana (Entre Rios), José C. Paz(outer Buenos Aires) and Solari, Corrientes, and as far as Tarija in Bolivia.

In the early nineties they were joined by a group of eight Argentine Sisters who had communities in Victoria and Monje. Toward the end of the nineties they founded a common novitiate with the Tucuman Dominican Sisters, and in Rosario a house for the care of fragile elderly sisters.

Their energies were focused initially on training and coordinating family catechetics, improving liturgical celebrations, biblical courses, summer missions and youth retreats.  Later they started two wide-reaching programmes: Peace Education in schools and Co-couselling for womens groups.  Special needs children and adults got care in Buenos Aires while AIDS/HIV prevention was operated there as well as in Victoria, Villa Gobernador Galvez and Rosario.  A few years ago a new project was begun called J.A.C. to promote university study for students from economically poor backgrounds.  Schemes to improve decent housing in barrios such as Barrio Triangulo in V.G.Galvez received funds from Ireland. At local and national level, the sisters participated and led activities and reflection commissions on Justice and Peace and Integrity of Creation.  At continental level three sisters have served as coordinators of the Latin American Confederation of Dominican Sisters since 1992, and in this role formed part of the team that coordinated Dominican Sisters International.

The most recent initiative is the Cosmic Walk project in Victoria, Entre Rios to be opened in February 2020.  It responds to the Congregational priority already incarnated in the An Tairseach project in Wicklow, Ireland, and universally confirmed by the papal encyclical Laudato Si.

Sr. Veronica Rafferty OP 

RESUMEN TRAYECTORIA DE LAS HERMANAS DOMINICAS IRLANDESAS EN ARGENTINA 1968-2020

En 1968, un trío de hermanas oriundas de Galway, Irlanda iniciaron un camino en Argentina, invitadas por la Sociedad de San José a tomar la dirección del Instituto Keating en la zona de Once, Buenos Aires. Luego con la llegada de mas hermanas de la Congregación, pudieron extender su misión a Paraná (Entre Ríos) José C. Paz (Buenos Aires), a Solari (Corrientes) y aun más lejos a Tarija en Bolivia.

Al principio de los noventa se les une un grupo de ocho hermanas argentinas que tenían comunidades en Victoria y en Monje. A fines de los noventa fundaron en Termas de Rio Hondo un inter-noviciado junto con las dominicas tucumanas, y en Rosario pusieron una casa para atender a las hermanas mayores.

Capacitaron y coordinaron catequesis familiar en diversos lugares, cursos bíblicos, misiones de verano y retiros para jóvenes.  Pusieron énfasis en dos programas sociales de amplio alcance: en colegios y escuelas- Educación para la Paz y grupos de apoyo para mujeres utilizando técnicas de Escucha Mutua.  Dieron atención a la mujer maltratada y a los discapacitados y ofrecieron talleres en prevención de VIH/SIDA en Buenos Aires, Victoria, Villa Gobernador Gálvez y Rosario. Mas reciente iniciaron en Moreno (Buenos Aires) un programa de apoyo para estudiantes universitarios de pocos recursos económicos. En los barrios marginales tal como Barrio Triangulo (VGG) promovieron la construcción de viviendas dignas. A nivel local y nacional han dirigido las acciones y reflexiones de la comisión dominicana de Justicia y Paz e Integridad de la creación.

A nivel continental tres hermanas han coordinado la Confederación de Dominicas de América Latina (1992- 2020) participando desde ese rol del equipo directivo de la Unión Mundial de Dominicas (DSI)

La última iniciativa es la creación de la Caminata Cósmica en Victoria, Entre Ríos (febrero 2020), respondiendo a una espiritualidad muy vigente en la Congregación (ver An Tairseach- Centro Ecológico de Wicklow, Irlanda)  y confirmada por el Papa Francisco en su encíclica  Laudato Si.

Hermana Veronica Rafferty OP 

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