by Elia Cardenas, D.Min, Associate Director Since the beginning of the year, we have been exploring the vocation within its unique call, following up on how we communicate our own congregational charism or message in everything we do. Today we will talk about the significance of community, and I want to open this conversation with an encyclical letter message in Fratelli tutti by Pope Francis that says: "We have a splendid secret that shows us how to dream and to turn our life into a...

As relational people, we recognize that an important aspect of communicating a message is the Ministry of Presence. The theological practice of being with the other, and offering compassionate, undivided attention; as an active way to embody Christ’s love. As relational people, we have the power to be present with one another and to communicate in different ways. Let us hear what Jennifer Melke-Marks, a member of our team, has to say about being present and communicating a message in a...

A narrative of a Dominican associate ministering among religious sisters by Elia Cardenas, D.Min Elia is part of the Leadership Collaborative team and firmly believes that we are God's instruments to bring about inclusion, solidarity, and peace to the marginalized; she does ministry for migrants in a border shelter and leads preventive efforts in the highlands of Chiapas, supporting the indigenous people's formation and promoting community development, so that they can exercise their right...