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Committed To Truth/
Compelled To Justice
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Is God Calling You?
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Racine Dominicans ...
Are you
... hearing God's call?
... ready to open new avenues of life?
... willing to join with other women in community
to respond to the urgent Gospel call of our time?
Racine Dominicans seek to live vibrant lives by
... deepening our relationship with God;
... fostering right relationships with people;
... restoring wholeness to the earth.
We are women "commited to truth and compelled to justice" who serve by our presence and ministry in areas of education, pastoral and retreat ministries, spiritual guidance, health care, and social justice. We stand in solidarity with people who are oppressed and alienated by unjust systems.
Rooted in Truth and Justice
In the 13th century, St. Dominic by his example defied the common practice of his rich peers in the Church and lived among the poor to share the Word of God and work for justice.
St. Catherine of Siena, now recognized as a "Doctor of the Church," worked as a negotiator to mend differences in the Church. She was a mystic whose constant conversation with God permeated her relationships and her ministry.
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Both St. Dominic and St. Catherine were risk-takers in their time. So, too, was Mother Maria Benedicta Bauer, who founded the Racine Dominicans in 1862. As prioress of the cloistered Bavarian community, she was the first to send women to the United States to minister. Mother Benedicta herself then came specifically to found a community committed to teaching immigrant children. That same risk-taking spirit continues through the Racine Dominicans' commitment to truth and justice in a contemporary world.
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At this time within the Church and global community, Racine Dominicans invite women to join them in community life, prayer, study and ministry.
For more information, contact Sister Karen Vollmer, OP, director of vocations, or stop in for a visit.
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