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39-475: The Congregation serves in ministries education, health care, pastoral and retreat ministry, the arts, social work, ecology, and peace and justice advocacy. Adrian Dominicans serve in these ministries in 22 U.S. states and three countries: Dominican Republic, the Philippines, and Norway. The Adrian Dominican Sisters have an Associate Life program consisting of women and men who make a non-vowed commitment to

78-556: A consultant to the Adrian Dominican Sisters' Portfolio Advisory Board and as director of The Northwest Coalition for Responsible Investment, a coalition of religious communities and health care systems. The Adrian Dominican Sisters introduced shareholder resolutions asking firearms manufacturers American Outdoor Brands Corporation (the parent company of Smith & Wesson ) and Sturm, Ruger & Co. and retailer Dick's Sporting Goods to report to investors regarding

117-468: A few deliberative decisions. On a geographical level, members are grouped into "Districts," for mutual support and decision making. When other co-workers are included, these local groups are called "Clusters." The Glenmary Sisters were founded in 1941 by Father William Howard Bishop and canonically approved in 1952. Since 1941, the Sisters have established missions in the impoverished and rural areas of

156-739: A hospital for injured railroad workers. Adrian became a province of the Newburgh Congregation, with Camilla Madden as the Provincial . As the need for the hospital diminished, Mother Camilla turned to education and opened St. Joseph Academy in 1896. Students came in large numbers to this boarding school and the province grew rapidly with new members. At the same time the Congregation was called upon to staff other schools in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, and New Mexico. In 1923, through

195-934: A new governance organization based on Mission Chapters (equivalent to provinces) headed by Chapter Prioresses (provincials). The latter, with the General Council, constitute a Leadership Council which directs the mission of the Congregation. Since Vatican Council II , the Adrian Dominican Sisters have continued their ministries in education and healthcare and expanded to include professional ministries such as university presidents, hospital administrators, directors of literacy centers, directors of theological programs, theologians and professors of theology, liturgical artists, diocesan directors of schools, parish directors of religious education, and retreat directors. The Congregation's Ministry Trust fund helps to support projects and ministries of Adrian Dominican Sisters that aid economically poor people, and offer spiritual renewal. In 2003,

234-717: A request for Sisters to provide religious education for German immigrant children. These Sisters settled on Montrose Avenue in the Williamsburg section of New York City . Another convent was later established on Second Street in Manhattan. From this congregation Sisters were sent to St. Mary Parish (1879) and St. Joseph Parish (1880) in Adrian, Michigan. In 1899, the Second Street convent moved to Newburgh, New York. In 1884 additional Sisters were sent to Adrian to establish

273-514: A week, building and repairing low-income homes, assisting local residents with projects around their property or visiting elderly or remote residents, in an environment of simple living . The Group Volunteer Program is now located in Grainger County, Tennessee , on Joppa Mountain, and is known as "Toppa Joppa." The Glenmary Research Center (GRC) provides applied research to Glenmary leadership, individual missioners, Church leaders, and

312-720: Is a convent of the Dominican Order in Regensburg in Bavaria in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg . A convent of the Holy Cross was founded in 1233 (791 years ago)  ( 1233 ) and was preserved by the secularization in Bavaria. In 1803 a girls' school was founded which remains to the present time. In the library of Keble College, Oxford , is an illuminated manuscript from

351-506: Is more critical to the success of the Company and the enhancement of shareholder value than its reputation among industry detractors and special interest groups with a political agenda." The Adrian Dominican Sisters purchased $ 2000 worth of shares of Sturm, Ruger & Co. in order to qualify to formally submit shareholder resolutions. The resolution was co-filed by the Adrian Dominican Sisters and Catholic Health Initiatives . Ruger opposed

390-518: The Racine Dominican Sisters . 49°01′13″N 12°05′06″E  /  49.0202°N 12.0851°E  / 49.0202; 12.0851 Glenmary Sisters Glenmary Home Missioners , also known as The Home Missioners of America Inc. ; Latin : Societas Missionariorum Domesticorum Americæ ), is a Catholic society of priests and brothers founded in 1939 to serve the spiritual and material needs of people in rural parts of

429-791: The Second Vatican Council . This was a time of transition as it was for all United States congregations of women religious . General Councilors became full-time participants with the Prioresses in directing the life in mission of the Congregation. Over the years, Sisters Nadine Foley and Donna Markham were elected president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in the United States during their terms as Prioress. Sisters Nadine Foley and Patricia Walter have represented United States women religious on

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468-634: The Siena (2000) and the San Martín (2006) campuses. Mother Camilla opened St. Joseph College in Adrian (now Siena Heights University ) during her time as provincial. Mother Gerald Barry expanded the Congregation’s ministry in higher education by opening Barry University in 1940. She also built a House of Studies at The Catholic University of America to accommodate sisters studying for advanced degrees. The Congregation grew to over 2,000 members. Under

507-676: The 55 sisters of the Congregation of Holy Cross in Edmonds, Washington merged with the Adrian Dominican Sisters. The Edmonds Dominicans share a common heritage with the Adrian Dominicans as they too were founded in 1923 by sisters from Holy Cross Convent in Regensburg. In 2011, the Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of Remedies of San Fernando, Pampanga , Philippines also merged with the Adrian Dominican Sisters, forming

546-547: The Apostolic Life", the group seeks to balance its specific apostolic charism of missionary outreach with a life lived in community which provides necessary mutual friendship, prayer, and support. As with all Congregations of Apostolic Life, the apostolic work takes priority. Glenmary Missioners proclaim and witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ and the power of God's love, mercy and justice. In addition they serve

585-702: The Congregation numbered 440 members. The Congregation and its ministries grew during this time. Education continued to be a major endeavor during these years. The Congregation also developed ministries in social service, particularly in parish visitation, and opened three hospitals, two in Santa Cruz, California (now consolidated at Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital) and one in Henderson, Nevada : St. Rose Dominican Hospital - Rose de Lima Campus . Today there are two additional campuses in Southern Nevada —

624-614: The Congregation, sharing in the mission and vision of the vowed members and in the Dominican spirituality. The Congregation sponsors two universities, two hospitals in the Dignity Health system, an elementary school, a high school, and seven literacy centers. The Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan trace their origin to Holy Cross Convent in Regensburg (Ratisbon), Bavaria , a convent established in 1233. In 1853 four Sisters from this convent were sent to New York in response to

663-659: The Council of the International Union of Superiors General. Sister Nadine Foley also wrote chapter 15 of Transforming the Faiths of our Fathers: Women who Changed American Religion (2004), edited by Ann Braude. Acting upon the directives sent from Rome after Vatican Council II, the Congregation developed new Constitutions that received approval on April 29, 1989. This Constitution and Statutes replaced earlier ones approved in 1937 and 1944. The Constitution incorporated

702-532: The South and Appalachia, where they help people become self-supportive and break the reins of poverty. As of 2018 Sisters are missioned in western and eastern Kentucky, and southern Missouri. The central office is in Owensboro, Kentucky. Among other ministries, the Sisters run a food bank in rural Missouri and tutor persons preparing for their GED . The Glenmary Home Missioners and Glenmary Sisters are part of

741-553: The United States as well as in the Dominican Republic, Norway, and the Philippines. The Adrian Dominican Sisters led shareholder activism efforts, including in the areas of executive compensation , climate change , the rights of indigenous peoples , and gun control . Sister Judith Byron, OP is a member with the Adrian Dominican Sisters and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility , and serves as

780-600: The United States, mostly in Appalachia and the South, had no resident priest. Glenmary's name comes from combining the name of the place where the Society was founded, Glendale, Ohio , with the name of Mary , the society's patroness under her title "Our Lady of the Fields." Throughout the 1940s and until his death in 1953, Bishop's mission theology broadened. In February 1952 he wrote, “I am convinced that side by side with

819-465: The United States. It is a society of apostolic life for men. Glenmary Home Missioners was founded in 1939 by Fr William Howard Bishop, a Catholic priest from the Archdiocese of Baltimore . Fr. Bishop was invited by Archbishop John Timothy McNicholas , OP of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to found the community within archdiocese. At that time, he noted that more than one-third of the counties of

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858-712: The convent, "Lectionarium Ordinis Fratrum Praedicatorum" known in English as the Regensburg Lectionary (for the convent of Dominican nuns "zum Heiligen Kreuz", Regensburg, c. 1267–76). In 1853 the Prioress Mother Maria Benedicta Bauer sent some sisters to America. There are today 12 American congregations which derive from the Regensburg convent. Among them are the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan , and

897-460: The efforts of Mother Emmanuel Phelan of Newburgh and Mother Camilla Madden, canonical separation of the Adrian province from Newburgh was achieved. Bishop Michael Gallagher of Detroit and Archbishop (later Cardinal) Patrick Hayes of New York agreed to the separation. Mother Camilla Madden became the first Mother General of the new independent congregation in Adrian, a position she held for only six months prior to her death in 1924. At this time

936-1073: The eighth "Mission Chapter" or unit of governance of the Congregation. In a coming around full circle, the community in the Philippines that got its start in partnership with the Adrian Dominican Sisters decided to merge with the Congregation. The Sisters became a Mission Chapter of the Congregation in November 2011: the Our Lady of Remedies Mission Chapter. In 2022, the Congregation's General Chapter elected Sister Elise D. Garcia, OP, as Prioress; Sister Lorraine Reaume, OP, as Vicaress; and Sisters Janice Brown, OP, Bibiana “Bless” Colasito, OP, and Corinne Sanders, OP, as General Councilors. The Chapter delegates also approved four Enactments that they will focus on through General Chapter 2022: deepening their spirituality and engaging with others in prayer and presence; sacrificing to mitigate their impact on climate change and ecological devastation; facilitating and participating in resilient communities with people who are relegated to

975-462: The financial budget and audit, on common life as members, and on missionary outreach. It may change the "Directory" and amend the "Glenmary Constitution." Directory changes take place at whatever date is selected during the chapter. Constitutional changes must first be approved by Rome. The Chapter may give mandates of action to the new Council. When the Chapter ends, the newly elected Council becomes

1014-542: The great convert-making purpose, there is another objective ... to lift up and improve the moral lives of the people around us, regardless of their beliefs or lack of beliefs; regardless, even whether they will ever accept the Faith or not.” Father Bishop also founded the Home Mission Sisters of America (a.k.a. Glenmary Sisters ) in 1941, two years after the founding of the order of priests and brothers. Both

1053-527: The leadership of Mother Gerald, the Congregation achieved pontifical status in 1944 and extended its ministries overseas — to the Dominican Republic , Puerto Rico , and Peru . In 1959, as the Congregation grew in numbers, it was divided into five provinces with headquarters in Detroit , Michigan (2), Chicago , Illinois , West Palm Beach, Florida , and Santa Cruz, California. In addition there

1092-431: The margins; and deepening their relationships with one another, inviting others to vowed and Associate life, and expanding collaboration. In December 2020, nine retired sisters died from COVID-19 , six within a 48-hour period. While this made national news, it was not untypical of rest homes elsewhere in the United States. As of January 2021, the Congregation has 507 Sisters and 215 lay Associates, who minister throughout

1131-516: The men's and women's communities were founded in Glendale, which is near Cincinnati, Ohio , and both have devotion to Mary under her title "Our Lady of the Fields." Glenmary priests, brothers, and co-workers are Catholic missionaries who serve Catholic missions and ministries in 11 different dioceses in the United States. Glenmary serves the spiritual and material needs of the Catholic minority,

1170-450: The population and the poverty level is twice the national average. Glenmary's plan of action is to establish a mission church in a particular county and nurture it until it reaches a level that it can be close to self-sustaining, at which time it will be turned over to the local diocese as a regular (non-mission) parish. Glenmary has established more than 100 mission churches that have been turned over to local dioceses. As "Congregation of

1209-534: The principal governing body of the society. Power is focused in the person of the President, but before making a decision he usually must consult with his two fellow members, and sometimes get at least one of them to agree with him in matters which the Constitution describes as "deliberative." A General Assembly usually meets once a year in person and once a year electronically, to advise the Council and to make

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1248-425: The resolution. BlackRock , the world's largest asset manager and Ruger's largest investor, and Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis , the two most important shareholder advisory firms in the United States, supported the resolution. At Ruger's annual meeting on May 9, 2018 69% of shareholders voted in favor and Ruger said they would heed the resolution. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence called

1287-831: The rural South. In the Southern United States , 173 counties have no Catholic congregation. Another 196 have a Catholic congregation but no resident pastoral minister. The charism of the Glenmary Home Missioners is to establish a Catholic presence in rural areas and small towns of the United States where the Catholic Church is not yet effectively present, especially in Appalachia , the South and Southwest . AKA Mission-Land USA. Glenmary ministers where Catholics number less than one 1% of

1326-514: The spiritual and material needs of those living in some of the most impoverished counties in the South and Appalachia. For more than 40 years, Glenmary has operated the Glenmary Group Volunteer Program . Originally located in rural Lewis County, Kentucky , it has offered a retreat-like immersion service experience for high school, college and parish groups. Each group typically works at the program for several days to

1365-508: The steps they are taking to reduce gun violence . The Adrian Dominican Sisters purchased 200 shares of American Outdoor Brands Corporation (AOBC), the minimum holding needed to qualify to formally submit shareholder resolutions. American Outdoor Brands Corporation opposed the resolution. Investors approved the resolution. On February 8, 2019 American Outdoor Brands Corporation released a 20-page report, which said, in summary, "AOBC’s reputation among firearm buyers and Second Amendment supporters

1404-477: The unchurched, and the poor by establishing the Catholic Church in small-town and rural America. At various times Glenmary has served rural areas in dioceses north to Pennsylvania and Ohio, south to Georgia and Alabama, and west to Texas and Oklahoma. However, more recently, Glenmary finds itself concentrated in Appalachia and the South. As of 2017, Glenmary Missioners staffs 10 missions in Appalachia and

1443-489: The vote a "first-of-its-kind victory." The Adrian Dominican Sisters were among shareholders that helped influence retailer Dick's Sporting Goods to stop selling AR-15 style rifles at its Field & Stream stores. The following Sisters have served as either Mother General or Prioress of the Congregation: Dominican Convent, Regensburg The Dominican Convent, Regensburg

1482-514: The wider society. The GRC supplies maps, religious demographics, religious congregation and religious census information. Every four years a "Chapter" is held. The Chapter is made up of all the members who wish to attend, a "chapter of the whole." During the week or more that the Chapter is in session, this is the highest ruling body within the society. It will elect a new Council of a President, First Vice President, and Second Vice President. The Chapter reviews, and accepts or rejects various reports on

1521-573: Was an Overseas Vicariate and a Motherhouse Vicariate. Over the years of leadership of Mother Gerald and her successor, Mother Genevieve Weber, the Congregation served in the formation of two new Congregations: the Glenmary Sisters (originally located in Cincinnati, Ohio ) and the Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of Remedies ( Pampanga , Philippines ). The Adrian Dominican Congregation entered into its General Chapter of Renewal in 1968 after

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