Gather @ Grand Film Studies—Owned/Segregated by Design

REGISTER On Monday, April 17, 2023, we will look into America’s history of segregated housing by watching 2 films. Owned: A Tale of Two Americas is a documentary that takes us into the history behind the U.S. housing economy. This documentary exposes a foundational story that is still affecting Black people today. The one-hour and

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

Called to Be a Disciple—Hiking Retreat

Lands End San Francisco, CA

Called to be a Disciple A HIKING RETREAT Saturday, April 22, 2023 Lands End, San Francisco 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

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