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A visit to the renowned shrine of Our Lady of Luján was part of the Golden Jubilee ceremonies for the presence of the Cabra Dominican sisters in Argentina. This Marian shrine is within a very beautiful basilica begun in 1887 and completed in 1935 and situated in a city forty-... Read More

Sr. Veronica Rafferty OP reflects on our celebration of 50 years in Argentina  Sister Matilde Franchino wrote a sonnet for the occasion and it opens with the line: “The day we have been waiting for has finally arrived!” 24 February was set aside for the celebration of our fifty... Read More

“and we still follow your path…” “Y aún seguimos en tu camino…” On Saturday 24th February, Alicia, Antonia, Eugenia and myself, Liliana, participated in the thanksgiving celebration for the 50 years of mission in Argentina of our Irish Dominican sisters: women attentive to the... Read More

Sisters Ana and Nancy share experiences of their first few days of our new mission in Bariloche, in the Provenance. of Rio Negro in the South of Argentina. They arrived in Bariloche, on 24th October 2017 as the founding members of our new mission accompanied by Sr. Brigida during... Read More

On Saturday 4th March, our Sisters in Latin America joined with their local community/parish in speaking out against violence and corruption. Read More

THE RELIC OF ST. OLIVER PLUNKETT Below are two letters of thanks; one from Sr. Veronica Rafferty OP to the Dominican Sisters and a reply to same from Mr. Tommy Burns,  and Mgr. James Carroll P.P., Rosario, Argentina. These letters tell the story of the transfer of the relic of... Read More

1. As women preachers, we make a preferential option for women and girls in vulnerable situations, to be applied at all levels, local community, congregation, federation and in the areas of:- a. Justice and Peace and Integrity of Creation     b. Predicarte( Dominican Artists)... Read More

SURVIVE-MIVA is a Catholic lay Association which exists to provide one vital element for the success of the Church’s health and pastoral work in areas of great need – a means of transport. In their twice-yearly newsletter they featured the article below: Sr Susie O... Read More

A Rally will be held in Latin America on June 3rd against Femicidio (the killing of women) The term feminicide, referring to violence against women, is used in the international news to describe the hundreds of women raped and murdered in Juárez, Mexico, over the past two... Read More

Update from Sr. Susie O’Rawe on her mission in Bolivia  Sometimes my life here can be busy and overwhelming and I wonder if I am ever too small to make the slightest difference in the world, specifically in Tarija Boliva. Many years ago I was visiting a women’s community project... Read More