Justice, Peace, & Care of Earth
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National Day of Service Honors Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
January 11, 2024
How might you give of your time, talent, and treasure to PRAYER, STUDY, SERVICE, COMMUNITY? The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 15 is the 28th anniversary of the DAY OF SERVICE that celebrates the civil rights leader’s life and legacy. Observed each year on the third Monday in January as “a day […]
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Prayer & Reflection: We Cannot Do Everything
January 3, 2024
It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view. The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work. Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying […]
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A New Year Offers New Possibilities
December 28, 2023
A new heart…a new spirit I will put within you…. Prophet Ezekiel 36:26 In 2024, We stand ready To find God’s grace in our midst, To lead amid uncertainty, To reverse the trends of negativity, To honor those who labor tirelessly and generously, To celebrate the goodness of nature and human nature! In 2024, We […]
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Dominican Sisters Volunteer Weekly at the Store House
December 18, 2023
Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters Carmen Rostar OP, Doris Faber OP, Jarrett DeWyse OP, Joellen Barkwell OP volunteer every Wednesday afternoon at the Store House on the corner of Five Mile Road and Plainfield Avenue. This organization was established seven years ago and they receive new merchandise from national companies who have overstock or last year’s […]
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Advent O Antiphons with Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids
December 17, 2023
Join the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids for Advent O Antiphons Evening Prayer from December 17-23 The O Antiphons are short, Scripture-based Advent prayers from the Middle Ages that are part of the prayer of the Church in the Liturgy of the Hours. Each year, the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids host this beautiful seven-night experience of […]
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights Names Fundamental Human Rights for All People, Everywhere
December 12, 2023
According to the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. It conveys a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into […]
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Advent 2023 — Week 2 — Be Messengers
December 7, 2023
ADVENT WEEK TWO Mark 1:1-8 Be Messengers The Spirit of God dwells within us and urges us to Prepare the Way for God’s Word, Jesus Christ. Our Baptism challenges us to Cry out, to let our Voice be heard, to Call out in earnest. Send us as creative Messengers…. Telling stories that instruct, […]
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Where Does Love and Hope Live?
November 27, 2023
On November 26, 2023, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) introduced Transforming Grace, an initiative to support the work of vowed religious in preaching Love, community-building, and transformative Justice. This response invites each of us to willingly refuse violent rhetoric, find resources to support our understanding, and recognize the complexity of healing the polarities […]
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Heavy Burdens
November 6, 2023
Preaching for the 31 Sunday of Ordinary Time, Sister Joan Williams OP reflected on the Scripture of the Day, Matthew 23:1-12, Sunday Nov. 5, 2023. Sister Joan is Vicaress for the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids. Jesus has made his way from Galilee to Jerusalem while teaching all along the way. Many times, he encountered […]
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We Stand in Solidarity with the People of the Middle East
October 16, 2023
As women of the Gospel, the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids grieve with those who grieve and seek release of those held captive since the missile and humanitarian attacks began in Israel and Gaza October 7, 2023. “hatred, already experienced for too long, will increase even more and the ensuing spiral of violence will create […]