Events & Celebrations
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Sunday Assembly: Re-Uniting, Re-Connecting, and Re-Visioning
March 22, 2023
Almost exactly three years since the doors to Dominican Chapel/Marywood were closed because of the COVID 19 pandemic, members of the Sunday Assembly and Sisters gathered at Dominican Center Marywood at Aquinas College on Sunday, March 19, 2023, for re-uniting, re-connecting, and re-visioning. Hugs, laughter, and tears punctuated stories told at tables– stories about what […]
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Catholic Sisters Week: Remembering Sister Helen Bolger OP
March 11, 2023
I remember Sister Helen Bolger fondly. I received a French major at Aquinas College and she was one of my professors. She encouraged me to do a semester abroad and I traveled to Rennes, France in my sophomore year. I attended the L’Universite de Haute-Bretagne to continue my French classes. I believe that experience shaped […]
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Catholic Sisters Week: Celebrating Sister Doris Faber OP
March 10, 2023
Sister Doris Faber was extremely instrumental in the development in the faith of my wife, Beth, and me. This was at Saint Andrews Parish in Clemson, South Carolina. My wife and I were married less than 10 years at that time and did not have any children… yet. We had recently moved to the area […]
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Catholic Sisters Week: We Found a Place at Your Family Table
March 9, 2023
Thank you Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids for being models of joyful service, Christian kindness, and human love. Because of you and your commitment to inclusiveness, truth, justice, and peace, we the Dominican Associates have found a place at your family table. We continue to stand by you and share in your mission to praise, […]
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Catholic Sisters Week: Thank You Sisters!
March 8, 2023
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” ~ Matthew 6:21 In 2000, I enrolled my son Andy in school at Lake Michigan Academy on the campus of Aquinas College. I could not have imagined where this move would take us in life. Living in Greenville and driving him to Grand […]
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Catholic Sisters Week: Celebrating Sister Ann Walters OP
March 7, 2023
Sister Ann Walters is a Grand Rapids Dominican Sister who, along with Sonja Visser, was my mentor through the Associate development process. She is also my spiritual advisor. One tends to think that Sisters are holier than most people in the world…and they are. But Sister Ann is the kind of Catholic Sister who reminds […]
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Food Drive for Catholic Sisters Week 2023
March 5, 2023
Help fill the food pantry shelves at St. Joseph the Worker and St. Alphonsus in Grand Rapids The Dominican Sisters and Associates of Grand Rapids and Aquinas College are hosting a Food Drive to support two food pantries during Catholic Sisters’ Week: March 6-10. The two churches are St. Joseph the Worker and St. Alphonsus. […]
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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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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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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 […]