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January 26, 2026, Adrian, Michigan – On behalf of Adrian Dominican Sisters and Associates, the leaders of the Congregation announced their support of a statement by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), calling for an end to violence.
In the light of growing global violence and, at home, the killing in Minneapolis by ICE agents of Alex Pretti, 37, on January 24 and of Renee Good, 37, on January 7 – two citizens exercising their rights to protest government policies and actions – we stand with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in “unequivocally denounce[ing] the use of violence in any form.”
As Dominicans whose motto is veritas (truth), we also call for truth-telling by all government officials – pursuant to thorough and impartial investigations of fact, not speculation.
We join with LCWR in stating that “Our hope does not rest in force or fear, but in the transformative power of love lived boldly and together.”
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Members of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Leadership Council are: Sisters Elise D. García, OP, Prioress; Mary Margaret Albert, OP, and Margaret Coyne, OP, Chapter Prioresses; Sara Fairbanks, OP, and Durstyne Farnan, OP, Mission Prioresses; Patricia Leonard, OP, Chapter Prioress; Frances Nadolny, OP, Lorraine Réaume, OP, and Corinne Sanders, OP, General Councilors; and Mary Soher, OP, Mission Prioress.
Let's continue to pray for peace, compassion and love here on Earth. Ann Marie Adkins-Jackson[email protected]313-221-0237Dominican AlumniClass of 82'Go Ravens!
Thank you for this statement. I join with all my Sisters in this response.