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Family as they continue to proclaim the Good News to their country, which stands
in such great need of encouragement in the struggle for dignity, security, and stability.
We also COMMEND our many Dominican brothers and sisters throughout the
world, and especially the USA, for their prophetic stance against unacceptable use
of power and force, both in their home countries as well as in Iraq.
60. COMMENDATION
We COMMEND the initiative of Dominican Sisters International members and
the Justice and Peace Commission in establishing the Palestinian Solidarity (Rosary)
Project and recommend it to the members of the Dominican Family.
61. COMMISSION
We COMMISSION the Promoters of Justice and Peace and the International Justice
and Peace Commission to continue to monitor all such situations of serious
conflict and oppression in the world and to help all our brothers and sisters to determine
appropriate responses to these situations.
Additional Commendations
62. COMMENDATION
The chapter recognizes and COMMENDS the apostolic contributions of members
of the Order who are challenged by physical disabilities, including chronic illnesses.
We encourage efforts to include our physically-challenged members in the
preaching apostolate and commend those who minister to those outside the Order
who share such physical challenges.
We COMMEND the Dominican Missionaries for the Deaf Apostolate, a new
foundation in the Diocese of Oakland, California, which has been recognized as
part of the Dominican Family, for progress in recognizing and developing the vocations
of those challenged by physical disability.
63. COMMENDATION
We COMMEND all members of the Dominican Family who minister to people
having mental or psychological disability or illness.
64. PETITION AND COMMENDATION
The greatest missionary challenge of the Order remains China, home to one fourth
of humanity. We ASK the Master of the Order and the Wenzao community of the
Chinese General Vicariate to continue to seek and form volunteers from other entities
for this mission. We COMMEND the Holy Rosary Province for its courageous
fidelity to its commitment to this mission.
65. COMMENDATION
We ACKNOWLEDGE and COMMEND our brother Gustavo Gutierrez for his
great contribution to theology and the Church. We are grateful for the wonderful
way in which God has used him in our time to highlight the centrality of the poor
for our preaching and theology. We also recognize his contribution to recovering
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