G@G FilmStudies—I am Not Your Negro

REGISTER In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin's death in

A Hiking Retreat

Lands End San Francisco, CA

Called to Be a Disciple—A Hiking Retreat If you are a single, Catholic woman between the ages of 18 to 45, consider spending half a day as we hike around scenic Lands End along the coast of San Francisco. The hike is approximately two hours in length and includes level walking paths and a few

Ann Garrido “Living Truth” Day of Prayer

Santa Sabina Center 25 Magnolia Ave, San Rafael, CA

Acclaimed Dominican speaker and author Ann Garrido offers a Day of Prayer event ahead of her retreat at Santa Sabina Center. Please register here. Ann M. Garrido is an associate professor of homiletics and past director of the Doctorate of Ministry program at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. Ann has served as

Gather @ Grand Film Studies: Whose Streets?

Join us for our next discussion on Zoom on May 15. REGISTER Whose Streets? is a film told by the activists and leaders who lived and breathed a movement for justice. Whose Streets? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising that occurred when unarmed teenager Michael Brown was killed by police and left lying

Jubilee 2023

Dominican Sisters Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA

Please join us for a Jubilee Eucharistic Celebration streaming live from our Gathering Space at 10:00 am (online) **Live broadcast info here (starting at 9:45 am on Sat. July 22.)** Read about our Jubilarians here. Sr. Bernice Garcia (70) Sr. Joan King (70) Sr. Rosanne Van Housen (70) Sr. Judith Kay Campbell (60) Sr. Sally

G@G Guided Discussion #2 (Option B)

Dominican Sisters Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA

Guided Discussion via Zoom/in-person (Option B) REGISTER Option B will be different than in past iterations. The group assembling will be guided by a new study of Martin Luther King: To Shape A New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr., edited by Tommie Shelby and Brandon M. Terry. Terry was

G@G Guided Discussion #3 (Option B)

Dominican Sisters Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA

Guided Discussion via Zoom/in-person (Option B) REGISTER Option B will be different than in past iterations. The group assembling will be guided by a new study of Martin Luther King: To Shape A New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr., edited by Tommie Shelby and Brandon M. Terry. Terry was

G@G Guided Discussion #4 (Option B)

Dominican Sisters Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA

Guided Discussion via Zoom/in-person (Option B) REGISTER Option B will be different than in past iterations. The group assembling will be guided by a new study of Martin Luther King: To Shape A New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr., edited by Tommie Shelby and Brandon M. Terry. Terry was

Synod Prayer Service

Dominican Sisters Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA

  REGISTER All are welcome to join the Sisters in a special prayer service in solidarity with people from around the world on the same day that Pope Francis is holding “Together—Gathering of the People of God,” an ecumenical prayer vigil—in Rome.

G@G Lincoln Lectures: The Fiery Trial”—The Evolution of Lincoln’s Thoughts on Race and Democracy

Dominican Sisters Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA

REGISTER 10:30-noon The Gathering Space Mick Chantler, Instructor The Fiery Trial”—The Evolution of Lincoln’s Thoughts on Race and Democracy Lincoln came of age at a time when Americans’ attitudes on race and slavery were hardening. In the early days of the Republic, there was hope that these social and economic issues could be solved in

Gather @ Grand: Complexities of Color

Dominican Sisters Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA

REGISTER In-Person or via Zoom! A special presentation on how whiteness has shaped the humanity of white people and distorted the national promise of liberty, freedom, and equal opportunity. In this Gather@Grand learn-in/teach-in, participants and presenters will come to clarity on what it means that whiteness is constructed (rather than natural); that the ascendancy of

Friends of the Sisters—Be a Voice for Synodality

Dominican Sisters Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA

REGISTER http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=xe47qp4ab&oeidk=a07eka9weldef49b420 The Synod on Synodality is a three-year process of listening and dialogue that began on October 9, 2021, and will continue into October 2024 and beyond. Pope Francis challenges us to pursue “ this path of synodality which God expects of the Church of the third millennium.” This journey, which follows in the