Sr. Margaret Ormond Coordinator of Dominican Sister's International

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	Sr. Margaret Ormond, coordinator of "Dominican Sisters International"

Sr. Margaret Ormond, o.p. My dear brothers and sisters,

t is my privilege to welcome you to the websites of the Dominican Sisters of Apostolic Life. We are all happy to have you visit us and learn about our life and mission as Dominican Sisters of the Order.

We are a group of over thirty-two thousand Dominican women, belonging to one hundred and sixty-four Congregations, who are committed to proclaiming the Good News of God's love and mercy to the people of our times. We strive to preach this Gospel in over hundred countries around the world through education, health services, and pastoral care.

Though independent congregations, we formed ourselves in 1995 as DominicAN SISTERS INTERNATIONAL( DSI) in response to a call for closer collaboration among ourselves. This call has been growing in the minds and hearts of the sisters around the globe and has been bearing fruit in many collaborative ventures among the sisters and with other members of the Dominican Family. We formed this union because we want to :

support each other in the living out of the Dominican charism and to claim and promote or identity as women preachers;
facilitate communication and networking among Dominicans at both regional and international levels;
foster a more compassionate world order through the promotion of peace and justice, the integrity of creation and human rights, especially those of women;
explore and foster collaborative initiatives among the Dominican Family.

We gather as Prioresses General every three years in General Assembly and we encourage the creation and development of national, regional and continental organizations of sisters for the sake of our mission. We select a Coordinating Council made up of regional coordinators from five different regions: Africa: Sr. Christine Mwale, OP; Asia: Sr. Zenaida Nacpil, OP; Europe: Sr. Angela Mary Leydon, OP; Latin America and Caribbean: Sr. Joan O'Shanahan, OP; North America: Sr. Gemma Doll, OP.

I serve as International Coordinator of DSI and delight in sharing these stories of Dominican women with you.

Sister Margaret Ormond, OP
dsi@curia.op.org

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