Caldwell Dominicans

06/03/2026

We, the Sisters of Saint Dominic of the American Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, will be joining in prayer!

Join us in praying the Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus from June 3 -11 as we prepare for the Consecration of the United States of America to the Sacred Heart.

06/01/2026

We remember with gratitude our beloved sisters who died during the month of June. Through lives of prayer, study, community, and ministry, they bore witness to the Gospel and the hope of Christ. May they now share in the fullness of God's peace and behold forever the truth they proclaimed.

05/31/2026

"The quality of a civilization is measured not by the power of its means, but by the care it is able to offer." (Magnifica Humanitas 114)

📣 "Disarming artificial intelligence does not mean giving up on technology, but preventing it from dominating humanity." ✨

📌 Download the resources here: https://www.humandevelopment.va/en/magnifica-humanitas/risorse.html

05/30/2026

For the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Sister Alice Uhl, OP, examines how this week's Scriptures help us understand the Trinitarian mystery:

Trinity Sunday—what a mystery! Many catechists have struggled to explain the Trinity to children and adults as well. Today’s Scripture writers, Moses, Paul and John, each takes the approach of describing who God is to help unpack the Trinitarian mystery.

There are common threads in the three readings. In the Exodus excerpt, God describes himself as “…a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.” Moses entreats this God to “…come along in our company.” Paul, in his letter to the people of Corinth, describes God as “…the God of love and peace who will be with you.” And finally, in John’s Gospel, God sends us Jesus who will teach us who God is and how He wants to be with us always. “God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him…might have eternal life.”

These three writers challenge us to describe who God is for us and how God is present to us. Perhaps the bigger challenge for us is to prayerfully reflect on how God sees each one of us and whether our presence is something God can count on.

Happy Trinity Sunday!
Image: The Trinity by Andrei Rublev, c. 1410. Courtesy of the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

05/30/2026

📣 Development is genuine only if it concerns the whole person and all people.
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📌 Download the resources here: https://www.humandevelopment.va/en/magnifica-humanitas/risorse.html

05/29/2026

Have you begun to dig deeper into Pope Leo XIV's encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," yet? The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has been offering some visual insights to help us do just that.

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In the face of new forms of dehumanisation, we have an urgent duty to remain profoundly human, lovingly safeguarding that magnificent humanity which has been bestowed upon us and which no machine will ever be able to replace in all its splendour. 🫂
⚠️ Let us not build another Tower of Babel; let us become builders of communion! 🤝

Learn more: https://www.humandevelopment.va/en/magnifica-humanitas.html

05/25/2026

On this Pentecost Sunday, Associate Marianela Iribarne writes:

Recently someone asked me, “What is a Palanca letter?” This person was asked to write a Palanca letter for a young girl who was making the sacrament of Confirmation and was going on a retreat. I explained the value of the Palanca letter and offered guidance and direction.

I feel in my heart that the message in John’s Gospel is a love letter, a Palanca letter that Jesus was giving to each one of us, when he breathed on the apostles and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” When we are fearful, worry, and question everything in the midst of our troubled world, may we remember that we are not alone. The Holy Spirit is always with us and will not abandon us. Jesus said to the apostles, “Peace be with you” by showing them the wounds of his suffering. He said it again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”

May we find time to ponder with this love letter and be open to receive the “peace” that can only come from the one who forgives and wants to stay within us and remain in us.

“PEACE BE WITH YOU.”

05/16/2026

For the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Sister Patricia Crowley, OP, reflects on what is ours to do:

Once ascended into heaven, Jesus could say, “I am in the world no more, but I have left these individuals.” It is now up to us left behind to deal with the world.

In history, the time between Trent and Vatican I, the Catholic Church was defensive in its approach to the world, regarding it as an occasion of sin. Some of that mentality remains. Vatican II announced a new approach, one based on dialogue rather than confrontation. The world was to be regarded not as an enemy but rather as the object of service. “I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living,” says Psalm 27:13–14. This positive approach is close to our biblical roots.

The world and its history are where we encounter the eternal God. We are not called to abandon the world but to remain in it and to take responsibility for its wellbeing. The challenge of the paschal mystery is to lift the world to the heavens.

Holding to the truth of the gospel and being about exercising her mission in the world, the Church encourages peace amongst us all. Our task is to uncover, cherish, and enable all that is true, good, and beautiful in the human community.

Consider in recent months the actions of Pope Leo XIV as he encounters the world and its leaders. He reminds us that we are left behind to deal with the world. To deal with the world not as an enemy but as the object of our service. With hands extended rather than raised fists.

We are in the world, the place where we encounter God. In our encounters with each other, can we be comfortable with dialogue rather than confrontation? In our approach to each other as well as God, is improvement needed?

05/16/2026

Week 6: The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers

Work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continuing participation in God’s creation. The Spring season and Easter allow us to experience awe and wonder at God’s creation and remind us how God’s creation relates to our concern for the dignity of work and the rights of workers.

Find out more at usccb.org/sjp

05/13/2026

Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

The Resurrected Christ reveals himself in the poor and vulnerable of our society. As Servant of God Dorothy Day says, “How do we know we indeed have faith? Because we have seen His hands and His feet in the poor around us. He has shown Himself to us in them.” Our faith instructs us to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first, and in doing so we put Christ first in our lives.