Ministry Presence

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  Invite to Pray for United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27

  November 3, 2022

  Please join us in prayer for a successful and positive outcome of the United Nations Climate Change Conference November 6 – 18. Commonly referred to as COP27, this 2022 conference is being held in Egypt, in the city of Sharm El Sheikh, November 6 to 18. “Sharm El Sheikh is Egyptian for the city of […]

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  Catholic Sisters of Michigan Statement Against Divisiveness of Elections

  November 3, 2022

  IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Statement of Leaders of Catholic Sisters of Michigan   November 3, 2022, Grand Rapids, Michigan – The elected leadership of six congregations of Catholic Sisters in Michigan issued the following statement, addressing the divisiveness of national elections.   We decry the violent divisiveness that is characterizing our upcoming national elections, threatening the […]

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  Wrenched and Wracked with the Passions of the Beatitudes

  November 1, 2022

  Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints Hartford Catholic Worker November 1, 2022 Fr. Terrence Moran I’m always a little annoyed by the internet memes that appear on this feast that show a huge crowd of canonized saints who already have their propaganda machines and feast days. Today is not for them. Today is the […]

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  “When Comes the Dawn” the word with Megan McElroy OP

  October 28, 2022

  HOMILY: Feast of Sts. Simon & Jude Readings: Ephesians 2:19-22 and Luke 6:12-16 October 28, 2022 The story is told about a rabbi who asked his students, “When do you know that dawn has arrived?” His students replied, “When you can see the outline of a tree?” “No.” “When you can see the difference between […]

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  Celebrating Aquinas College and Inauguration of Alicia Córdoba

  October 12, 2022

  The Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids joined a crowd of well-wishers in our beloved extended Aquinas community. We gathered to celebrate Alicia R. Córdoba, D.M.A., as she was inaugurated as the ninth president of Aquinas College on October 7, 2022 at the Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center. Alicia Córdoba is the first woman president of […]

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  Have You Ever Been “Transfigured” into Something New?

  August 10, 2022

  Most Christian denominations celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration every August. It’s one of those holy days that seems significant, but I never understood what all the fuss was about. My spiritual teacher told me we can view this event and all of scripture through what the Jewish tradition calls “midrash.” This form of reading […]

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  Relevant Awareness – Pope Francis’ Journey to Canada

  August 5, 2022

  During the week of July 24-30, 2022, Pope Francis made a penitential journey to apologize to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada for the Church’s part in colonial assimilation, removal from families, and cultural abuses carried out in government funded residential schools operated by Religious Congregations. In the Pope’s words: “I am sorry. I ask forgiveness […]

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  Dominican Sister Presence with Indigenous Peoples

  July 26, 2022

  Pope Francis’ visit to Canada this week on what he describes as a “penitential pilgrimage”, highlights the Catholic Church’s commitment to healing and reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous people. The Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids cannot help but recognize that the need for healing and reconciliation extends to the North Americas as well. We offer our […]

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  theWord Daily Homily – July 11, 2022 – Megan McElroy OP – Living and Praying Liturgy Well

  July 11, 2022

  Living and Praying Liturgy Well For 11 July 2022, Monday of week 15 in Ordinary Time, based on Isaiah 1:10-17 theWord daily homilies from the Order of Preachers This preaching can also be listened to and shared from this website. https://word.op.org/2022/07/11/27714/   https://word.op.org/audio/2022/07/11-mcelroy.mp3 HOMILY: Monday of the 15th Week of Ordinary Time Scripture: Isaiah 1:10-17 […]

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  Maureen Geary, OP, Elected President-Elect of LCWR

  June 28, 2022

  NEWS RELEASE June 27, 2022, Grand Rapid, Michigan – Sister Maureen Geary, OP, councilor of the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids, was elected president-elect of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) June 24, 2022. As president-elect, Sister Maureen will serve on the three-member leadership team for LCWR, along with Rebecca Ann Gemma, OP, and […]