Friends of the Sisters: What One Woman Can Do

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

A Morning of Prayer & Reflection with the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael REGISTER About: Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most important women of the twentieth century. She advocated for social justice and was a “friend of the underdog.” For her, civil liberties and civil rights were the cornerstones of American democracy; among her

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 #1 (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 Lincoln Lectures: From the Backwoods to the White House

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

REGISTER 2 lectures! November 1 & 15, 2023 10:30-noon The Gathering Space Mick Chantler, Instructor Lincoln’s Journey: From the Backwoods to the White House In our first talk, we will discuss the unlikely origins and spiritual/intellectual development of the man who would eventually come to be known as “The Great Emancipator.” How did this poverty-stricken

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

OPartner Earth Day Gathering

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

OPartner Earth Day Gathering You are Invited to an OPartner Earth Day Gathering Monday, April 22, 2024 Dominican Sisters Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901 Come by between 11 am–1 pm Join our OPartners to celebrate two years of shared effort and learning as we anticipate a fresh initiative soon! –Enjoy a

Jubilee 2024 Eucharistic Celebration

Angelico Hall 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, CA

Please join us for a Jubilee Eucharistic Celebration on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at 1 pm. Our special liturgy will take place in Angelico Hall on the Dominican University campus with a reception to follow at the Sister's Gathering Space across the street at 1520 Grand Avenue. Read all about our Jubilarians here. Join us