We live out of a deep center of love. In the nautilus, our chapter symbol, we encounter the dynamism of our own Dominican life, drawing us into a deep center of love that impels us to preach. Gathered at a significant moment in history, we claim a heightened consciousness for relational living, a way of being in community that transforms us and the world. Embracing this call to transformation, we seek to embody the LOVE that claims us. Grounded in God, we are challenged to be women of peace in the face of violence. In Christ Jesus, we take a long loving look at what is real and embrace our neighbor. We live in a world of sacred diversity. Our missionary spirit calls us to work for the sustainability of the earth and to honor the diversity of a globalized world within our own cultures. We are women of the Word, uniquely individual, who choose to walk together reaching out to spread the light. Listening to the internal and external voices that challenge, we recognize we live in a time of shifting worldviews. We need to create space for a way of being to emerge that is authentic, reconciling, participatory, collaborative and transparent. These dimensions of contemplative living model a deepened form of communion with one another; they invite us to embrace the other in harmony as we seek and speak truth. We proclaim a prophetic way of being Church out of the vision of Mother Pia. The time is NOW; we call each other to BOLD actions! The LOVE of God impels us to preach the WORD!