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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.

November 9, 2016, Adrian, Michigan – In a letter to the Congregation, the General Council of the Adrian Dominican Sisters underlined President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to reach out to those who did not support him for help and guidance so that "we can work together and unify our great country." 

For the past eight weeks, the Sisters and Associates of the Congregation have been praying that “the common good of all people and planet rises as a central concern for all candidates and voters this election.” In their letter, the General Council called for a rededication to the common good as expressed in the new direction (“Enactments”) set by the Congregation for the next six years at their February 2016 General Chapter.

“Our Enactments call us to be signs of [the] life-giving work of God in our midst, especially among those who might read the results of this election as a condemnation – our Muslim brothers and sisters, our Mexican neighbors, immigrants who have long called this country home, women victimized by sexual assault, people with disabilities,” the letter states.

The Sisters further noted, “This election calls on us to reach out to friends and neighbors, who responded to the message for change but do not endorse the ugly speech of the campaigns, in our common cause to improve the lives and well-being of all our people. Let us manifest our unshakable belief in the power of peace, non-violence, and the possibility of creating resilient communities.”

Read the letter and the Enactments, which call on the Congregation to respond to the spiritual longings of the world, help build resilient communities, mitigate climate change and ecological degradation, and invite others to vowed and Associate life and collaboration. The Sisters convene a General Chapter every six years to set the direction for the Congregation and elect new leadership.