Jubilee Celebrations

Homily given by Fr John Kenrick OP (Ephesians 1:1-14, John 15:8-17) To what is it that we give witness as Christians, as religious, as Dominicans? In essence it is to the reality of God’s presence, the reality of God’s love for us all. The reality of God’s presence is not something obvious. Children can sometimes [...]

Ministry in Barcelona, South Africa

Amidst the multitude of tin shacks, children find a field and watch as a crowd of older boys and some young men kick a soccer ball.  It is 2010 and the Soccer World Cup is about to be played in a country ready to welcome the nations of our Globe.  It is a moment of [...]

Dominican Sisters Europe (DSE) Conference Rome

Dominican Sisters Europe (DSE) Rome was in a blaze of glorious sunshine! It shone on pilgrims and paupers, tourists and travellers, guides and guards and Dominican women in Rome for the DSE Conference on “Between Monuments and Claims for Justice” Such sunshine brought lightness to our step and a sense of freedom from the darkness [...]

Street Wise

STREETWISE, is a programme for the rehabilitation of street children in Durban South Africa and the surrounding areas.

Sister Maelisa welcomes Pope Benedict

Sunday the 27th December was a red letter day for the Community of Sant‘Egidio. Pope ‘Benedict dined at the ‘Mensa’ in Via Dandolo Shortly before Christmas Sr. Maelisa had been told that the Pope would join the Sant’Egidio guests (the name given to the poor) for a meal and was invited to be among those [...]