On Saturday, March 11, we celebrated Women's Day at La Sagrada Familia Parish in Sabana Yegua (Dominican Republic). By way of introduction, we offered a short reflection on the path that still lays ahead when we think about the defense of women's rights around the world. We wanted to emphasize that in many areas of our societies there is still a lack of equality between men and women, and that we (women) are the first who are called to fight tirelessly against this inequality.
We had the honor of having the presence of María González Edwards, a retired educator from the United States, originally from Puerto Rico, who shared with a group of sixty women a talk entitled “Becoming the owner of my own faith”. With her life as a testimony of pilgrimage through different situations of conflict and pain, as well as joy and reconciliation, she encouraged all the women present to empower themselves in their lives, to make their own decisions, always with God’s guidance. The talk, which was very emotional and experiential, gave rise to many questions. Good lessons were learned and fruitful reflections shared. We ended the evening with a warm applause and a typical Dominican snack.
