Standing on the Shoulders
January 2012
On the Cover (above)
Top: The Dominican Missionary Preaching Team is celebrating 40 years of community preaching. Sr. Helen Marie Raycraft writes about the team’s experiences. Pictured clockwise from left are Fr. Ralph Rogawski, Sr. Margery Race, Margie Kokernot, Sr. Helen Marie Raycraft, Sylvia Ford, and Dora Treviño. Bottom (from left): Srs. Mary Ellen O’Hanlon, Toni Harris, and Martha Alken.
'Called to Proclaim the Gospel'
During Advent 1511, 500 years ago, these words were forcefully delivered to a church congregation on the island that is now Haiti and the Dominican Republic. These questions were part of a sermon preached by the first Dominican friars from Spain to arrive in the Western Hemisphere. Read more . . .
Living the Holy Preaching
Recommended Books by Sister Clare Wagner, OP (Marie Clarence)
My dear Sisters, Associates, coworkers, and friends, in the Dominican tradition, are we not all subversive carriers of the Holy Preaching in the way we live, love, and communicate life? A soul sister preached transformation to me through her dying process. Read more . . .
Preaching through Process
Women religious have many opportunities for preaching, if we but see them and dare to say “yes” when the occasion arises. Read more . . .
Finding Truth in Community
Some years ago, my ministry experience was the gift of a Dominican parish team at St. Dominic Parish, Denver, CO. Read more . . .
40 Years of Community Preaching
‘Setting the World on Fire’
On a hot, muggy night in 1972, three of us, Don Pedro Mendoza, who was the parish gardener; Father Ralph Rogawski, OP; and I walked the dusty road about two miles to Barrio Pillin in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The people had invited us to come out to their destitute shantytown to share our faith with them. Read more . . .
‘Living Boldly’ in Trinidad
How do we begin to compare ourselves with the Dominican community in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in the early 16th century? Read more . . .
Preaching an Unpopular Truth in Her Time
The group of friars who wrote the sermon that Friar Antonio Montesinos, OP, preached was supported by each other in their beliefs and their message. While not all preachers have that kind of support for their message, one Sinsinawa Dominican Sister had a message that was important enough that she repeatedly received requests to continue to preach the message. Read more . . .