Springfield Dominican Sister Anita Cleary will be among pilgrims traveling to Central America this month in solidarity with women deported from the United States. The group will also mark the 45th anniversary of the martyrdom of four U.S. churchwomen in El Salvador in 1980.
About 30 pilgrims will be in El Salvador Nov. 28-Dec. 6. On Dec. 2 they will participate in observances of the 45th anniversary of the martyrdom of Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, and Maryknoll lay missioner Jean Donovan. A smaller group will travel to Honduras Dec. 6-10. Sister Anita will participate in both pilgrimages.
Sister Anita, who is a bilingual spiritual and retreat director, lived in Lima and Jarpa, Peru, 2003-2005. Read more on the Dominican Sisters of Springfield web site