Justice, Peace, & Care of Earth
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Sister Inspiration: Jackie Hudson, OP
February 2, 2018
What calls a cradle Catholic from a quiet mid-western town to become one of God’s most vocal preachers of peace and justice? This Saginaw, Michigan native taught piano and vocals to youngsters for 25 years. She had the ear and expertise to tune pianos. As a child, she accompanied her mother on marketing trips to local […]
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Sisters Disarming the World
February 2, 2018
“We don’t have money for college. We don’t have money for daycare centers, or healthcare,” says Sister Carol Gilbert. “The US is seeing the effect of that money being spent on something that can never be used.” Sister Carol Gilbert, OP and Sister Ardeth Platte, OP, Michigan natives visiting Marywood from Washington DC, presented “A […]
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Justice Prayers & Reflection: Human Trafficking
December 27, 2017
January is National Human Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids have long supported state and local initiatives to combat human trafficking. Based upon our commitment to promote the call of Gospel justice and help guide the study of and advocacy for human rights and climate justice in our world […]
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Our DSGR Care of Earth Commitment
December 26, 2017
Our Congregation follows Direction Statements and sets priorities that guide our prayerful preaching to raise awareness and focus ministry activities — and we always strive to address injustice in a spirit of respect, compassion, and solidarity. Our Care of Earth Commitment “We commit ourselves to foster the contemplative stance that all the earth is sacred […]
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Human Trafficking Exposed 2018
December 21, 2017
The Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids are called to expose the truth about modern-day slavery and advocate for substantive laws that protect victims and hold accountable all who facilitate and enable human trafficking. We cannot stay silent when so many are in pain. There is a sociological and economic truth of the deplorable worldwide industry in human […]
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Celebrating the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 12, 2017
— From the Hymn, Hail Mary: Gentle Woman Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In her name, we pray. Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters Dorena Gonzalez, Mary Brigid Clingman, Joan Alflen, Joan Williams, and Sandra Delgado preached the liturgy in St. Catherine of Siena Chapel at Aquinata Hall at Marywood in Grand […]
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Dominican Associate Terri Sierzant and Her Christmas Ministry
December 7, 2017
When I was child growing up the two things I always had under the Christmas tree were a new pair of pajamas and life saver candy. Even when times were lean there was always a new pair of PJs. My Mom carried on this tradition until she died and now I continue the same with […]
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Webinar with Donald Kerwin: Catholic Teaching on Migrants, Refugees, and Newcomers
December 5, 2017
Join us at Marywood in Grand Rapids, Michigan for this WEBINAR: A Catholic Response to Exclusionary Nationalism, the Global Crisis in Refugee Protection, and Recent Developments in US Immigration Policy. This webinar by Donald Kerwin, executive director for the Center for Migration Studies (CMS), will be devoted to a discussion of Catholic teaching on migrants, […]
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Her Story: Sister Inspiration – Kathy Przybylski, OP
December 1, 2017
The Book Store at Dominican Center is a sacred corner on the Marywood Campus in Grand Rapids. Book titles call out to the curious and the seeking: Heaven Starts Now, Becoming a Saint, day by day; The Church of Mercy; Dementia: Living in the Memories of God; A Field Guide to Nature as Spiritual Practice; […]
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Prayer & Reflection in the Face of Violence – Saturday and Sunday
November 11, 2017
A Prayer for the Families and Friends of those Murdered in New York and Sutherland Springs, Texas This prayer was found on the wall of a cellar. It was written by a Jew imprisoned in a concentration camp in Cologne Germany. I believe in the sun even when it is not shining And I believe […]