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  Funeral Services for Sister Joyce Kolasa OP

  March 7, 2023

  Sister Joyce Kolasa OP entered eternal life on March 5, 2023 at the age of 89 after 71 years of religious life. We commend Sister Joyce to your prayers. Evening Prayer with Remembering Service Monday, March 6 at 7:00 pm Chapel of the Word/Marywood Funeral Mass Tuesday, March 7 at 10:00 am Chapel of the […]

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  Join the Challenge: Refuse to Use or Buy Single-Use Plastic Bottles March 8-14

  March 3, 2023

  The Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids, Michigan are one of many congregations of Catholic Sisters taking up the “Refuse to Use” challenge to abstain from using single-use plastic beverage bottles during Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14, 2023. Learning about the damage caused by plastic pollution. The production of polluting waste is only one part of […]

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  Dominican Sisters are Refusing to Use or Buy Single-Use Beverages in Plastic Bottles All Week

  March 2, 2023

  Join our Care of Earth commitment during Catholic Sisters Week Refuse to Use or Buy single-use beverages in plastic bottles all week. We are teaming up with Catholic Sisters across the country on this one. Together with Dominicans and Catholic Sisters across the country, we have committed to “Refuse to Use” any single-use plastic beverage […]

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  Show Catholic Sisters Some Love & Appreciation During Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14

  March 2, 2023

  Let’s show the Sisters who have taught us, mentored us, and stood by us — lots of love during Catholic Sisters Week! Transformative spirituality is a living, breathing power in our world — Catholic Sisters – through their lives, their ministries — show us love, hope, and possibility through faith. During Catholic Sisters Week, we […]

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  Join Dominican Sisters & Associates in Prayer for Ukraine

  February 21, 2023

  Friday, February 24, 2023, marks one year since the start of the unjust Russian invasion of Ukraine. The war rages on. The Dominican Sisters and Associates of Grand Rapids wish to remember the victims of the war. Those living and deceased. Those cold, hungry, and shocked by the devastation wrought on their country by Russian […]

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  Remembering Pat Daly OP… and the Heroes Of Socially Responsible Investment

  February 10, 2023

  This Op-ed by Cliff Rosenthal was originally published January 3, 2023 in Next City. Next City’s journalism centers marginalized voices while amplifying solutions to the problems that oppress people in cities. At a time when cities face rampant inequality and urgent challenges, Next City’s work as a nonprofit is critical: by spreading real stories and […]

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  Funeral Services for Zulema Moret, Dominican Associate

  February 1, 2023

  Dear Child of God, we keep you in our prayers. Zulema Moret April 13, 1950-January 29, 2023 Funeral Mass Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 10:00 am Cathedral of St. Andrew Remembering Service Thursday February 9, at 7:00 pm  (Zoom)   Dominican Associate Zulema E. Moret was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She became an Associate […]

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  A Prayer for the End of Human Trafficking

  January 20, 2023

  A Prayer for the End of Human Trafficking As shared by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, N.J. God of freedom, beauty and truthwe believe that your deepest desire,your most powerful energy,is that all creation might know abundant life.We raise our voices in anguished prayerfor our sisters and brothers,women and girls, men […]

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  Honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through Service

  January 13, 2023

  National Day of Service Honors Life & Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. How might you give of your time, talent, and treasure to PRAYER, STUDY, SERVICE, COMMUNITY? The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 16 is the 28th anniversary of the DAY OF SERVICE that celebrates the civil rights leader’s life […]

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  Tools for Growth Towards Inclusion

  January 11, 2023

  A Reflection by Sr. Rosanne Szocinski OP Today, as a white person, I need to admit that if I am not part of the solution, I am part of the problem. Recognizing that areas of my life may have incurred some blind spots over the years, I had a chance to participate in the Grand […]