Ministry Presence
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Join us Praying for Peace in Ukraine During December
November 19, 2020
As we have in past years, we will move through Advent holding in prayer, study, and service our Dominican Family. We are called this year to be conscious of the mission and ministry in the Ukraine. So, we begin with the invitation from Fr. Gerard Timoner, the Master General along with a general introduction to […]
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CTU Names Barbara Reid, OP First Woman President
November 13, 2020
It is with great joy that the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids share with you the very good news that our Sr. Barbara Reid has been elected as the next president of Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, effective January 1, 2021. This is the first time a woman will lead the school of ministry and […]
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Faith Leaders’ Statement on Integrity, Safety, and Fairness in 2020 U.S. Election
October 20, 2020
FAITH LEADERS’ STATEMENT ON INTEGRITY, SAFETY, AND FAIRNESS IN THE 2020 U.S. ELECTION — October 12, 2020 Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity! – Job 31:6 O you who believe! Fear God, and be with those who are true (in word and deeds). – Quran 9:119 As […]
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Ardeth Platte, OP, Will Be Remembered as a Prophet of Peace
September 30, 2020
For Immediate Release GRAND RAPIDS, MI – September 30, 2020 – Ardeth Platte, OP: justice preacher, peace seeker, teacher, compassionate neighbor and friend stood with people on the margins—God’s people—and helped to lift up their cries again and again, each and every day. As the sun rose this morning, we discovered that God called home […]
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Sisters produce a 2020 voting guide; 11 justice-and-peace groups urge reflection
September 17, 2020
Global Sisters Report’s Soli Salgado interviewed Brigid Clingman, OP, about the new 2020 voting guide for an article published September 10, 2020. An excerpt from that article appears below along with a link to the full article in Global Sisters Report. The Reflective Voting Guide that 11 congregational justice and peace promoters created and circulated […]
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Saturday Story: Hearts Open for YOU
July 10, 2020
Each day, the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids share a Blessing with you. Our prayer is that it inspires you to open your heart to God’s presence in your life. On Saturdays, our stories uplift, inform, and encourage contemplation and prayer. We are in awe of the hundreds of friends who walk with us in these ways. […]
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Preaching – Ascension – May 24, 2020
May 24, 2020
Acts 1:1-11; Responsorial Psalm 47; Ephesians 1:17-23; Gospel Acclamation Matthew 28:19A & 20B; Matthew 28:16-20 May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him. What knowledge is Paul referring to by greeting the Ephesians with this sentence? In today’s […]
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Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids to Close Marywood Health Center
April 28, 2020
Citing Declining Census, Low Reimbursement Rates and Reduced Hospital Referrals Due to Impact of COVID-19, Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids Make Difficult Decision to Close Licensed Skilled Nursing Facility GRAND RAPIDS, MI April 28, 2020 . . . For nearly seven years, the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids have owned and operated, with clinical and […]
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Saturday Story: As I have done for you…Jesus spoke
April 17, 2020
As Dominicans, we welcome community. We seek to find God’s face in one another. Before March 14, 2020 our community welcomed all to gather in Dominican Chapel at Marywood, weekly, for Sunday Eucharist to celebrate God’s love in our daily lives. But in the times of COVID-19, even Holy Week leading us into Easter was […]
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A Good Friday WORD with Sandra Delgado OP
April 10, 2020
In the Hispanic world and some other cultures, Jesus on the cross is very bloody. His suffering is very obvious from the blood running from the crown of thorns on his head to the blood running down his legs and his bloody feet. Jesus is clearly a suffering Jesus. In the western world the image […]