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January 23, 2026, Adrian, Michigan – In a letter sent to every U.S. Senator and Representative, leaders of the Adrian Dominican Sisters expressed deep concern over “the direction we are taking as a nation. It runs contrary to the core values we hold as women of faith and uphold as citizens of our democracy.”

The Sisters wrote that they are “deeply troubled by the abdication of checks and balances we are witnessing in Washington that is resulting in unchecked acts of cruelty, violence and oppression against our people at home and threatening friends and world and economic order abroad.” They called on Members of Congress to be “true to your oath of office and to the people you were elected to serve.”

The leaders of the Congregation further added, “As members of the Dominican Order of Preachers whose motto is veritas, truth, we are deeply troubled by the pervasive mendacity in our national discourse. It is dangerous and demoralizing.” They called on Members “to help restore the virtue of truth-telling in governance.”

“We pray,” they added, “that you will take whatever steps you can to end the daily blurring of fact and fiction in our nation’s capital and to help restore the virtue of seeking and speaking truth, so essential to living and governing with integrity – and love.”

Read the entire January 20, 2026, letter.

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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.

January 20, 2026, Adrian, Michigan – While it has not been easy in recent years for immigrants in the United States to obtain legal status or U.S. citizenship, immigrants in the United States today face greater difficulties in this area, said immigration attorney Sister Attracta Kelly, OP, during a recent public forum at Weber Retreat and Conference Center.

Sister Attracta spoke from her experience as the founding director of the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Office of Immigration Assistance. Now retired but still working in the office, she is the Director Emerita. 

Sister Attracta discussed the additional challenges that many face today under the current administration, including the elimination of a humanitarian program for people fleeing from nations such as Cuba, Venezuela, and Haiti; the practice by ICE agents of arresting people in previously protected areas, such as churches, schools, and shelters; and the Supreme Court ruling that people – including U.S. citizens – can be detained simply for the color of their skin, their accents, or where they work.

Read the entire article, which includes a link to a recording of the program, written by Erik Gable and published in the January issue of The Lenawee Voice.