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Dominican Life at Barry

Campus Ministry

Dominican Life at Barry

51²Ö¿â is a Catholic, coeducational institution with a history of distinction. Founded in 1940, the university is sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan. This dynamic religious order emphasizes study, contemplation, preaching, and community; these pillars of their religious life have led them to a vibrant spirituality, vigorous academic pursuits, and a strong commitment to make the world a more just place. Open to the faith perspectives of all, our Catholic, Dominican foundation calls us to create an educational environment that is caring, that recognizes each person's gifts, and that incorporates the religious dimension and community service into daily life. This perspective will add insight and depth to your undergraduate or graduate education.

A Barry education is an educational experience grounded in purpose-a wonderful thing to find in what is often a scattered world. Our goal is to help you fulfill your potential and dreams. We see every career as a vocation, enabling you to become the person you were meant to be, improving your life and that of others.

The Roots of the Dominican Way of Life

The Dominicans, or the Order of Preachers, owe their origin and name to St. Dominic of Guzman, a priest born in Caleruega, in the Province of Burgos (Spain). Established on December 22, 1216, by Pope Honorius III, this new Order was an answer to the needs of the Church in the 13th century. It represented a new approach, a new form of apostolic life called "The Holy Preaching." It was tailored for proclaiming the Word of God to a world in need of sound spiritual guidance and direction. The Dominican Sisters and Friars who have served and continue to serve at 51²Ö¿â belong to a worldwide family of over 35,000 sisters of apostolic life, 3,500 nuns, 6,000 friars, and over 90,000 lay women and men who together comprise the Dominican family.

Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan

The Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan are an international congregation of more than 800 vowed women religious and associates whose roots go back to St. Dominic in the 13th century. They trace their beginnings to Holy Cross Convent, a house of enclosed contemplative nuns in Regensburg (Ratisbon), Germany founded twelve years after St. Dominic's death in 1221.

In the mid-nineteenth century, four sisters from Holy Cross Convent were sent to the United States where they founded the Convent of the Most Holy Rosary in New York City. In 1879 the need for teachers brought the first nuns to Michigan where their numbers continued to grow. In 1923, the Congregation formally separated from New York and began to flourish. Its new Motherhouse was established in Adrian, Michigan

The sisters are engaged in a variety of ministries that include education, healthcare and social services in their traditional forms as well as others that have developed from them. Among these are law, community organization, works of peace and justice, administration, counseling, pastoral care, retreats and spiritual formation, campus ministry, liturgy, preaching, and ministries in the arts.

In addition to their continued sponsorship and involvement in 51²Ö¿â, the Adrian Dominicans also sponsor Siena Heights University, St. Joseph Academy and Weber Retreat and Conference Center in Adrian, Michigan; Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California; St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevada; Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette, Illinois; Rosarian Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida and a network of Literacy Centers across the nation.

For more information on the life and mission of the Dominican Sisters and Associates of Adrian, Michigan please go toÌý. If you are interested in discerning a vocation to religious life as an Adrian Dominican Sister, please contact our Vocation Director, Sister Durstyne Farnan, OP atÌýDFarnan@adriandominicans.org

Dominican Sister of Adrian, Michigan

The Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan are an international congregation of more than 800 vowed women religious and associates whose roots go back to St. Dominic in the 13th century. They trace their beginnings to Holy Cross Convent, a house of enclosed contemplative nuns in Regensburg (Ratisbon), Germany founded twelve years after St. Dominic's death in 1221.

St. Martin de Porres was chosen as the patron of the province because of his legacy of serving the poor and bridging the divisions of races, cultures and classes in Spanish Colonial Peru of the 16th century. A similar diversity reflects the demographics of the Province today.

With its headquarters in Metairie, Louisiana, the Southern Dominican Province includes 115 members serving in an area encompassing eleven southern states. Inspired by its patron's service to all of God's people, the friars are involved in pastoral and sacramental ministries, in secondary and university teaching and administration, in parish and campus ministries, in hospital and prison chaplaincies, as spiritual directors and pastoral counselors, as well as in film, media, and the internet. For more information regarding the Southern Dominican Province, please go toÌý. If you are interested in discerning a vocation to Dominican religious life as a priest or lay brother, please contact our vocation director atÌý.

Dominicans at Barry

Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, PhD
President Emerita

CAMPUS MINISTRY

Father Cristobal Torres, OP, MSW, MA
University Chaplain

Gerard Austin, OP. STD

DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY

Father Jorge Presmanes, OP, DMin.
Assistant Professor

Sister Mary Frances Fleischaker, OP, DMin
Theology Lecturer

Father Jose David Padilla, OP, SThD
Assistant Professor of Theology, New Testament
Director, Master of Arts in Practical Theology and Ministry

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Sister Ellen Rice, OP, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Institutional Advancement

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