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theWord: Thursday of the First Week of Advent with Megan McElroy OP
December 1, 2022
Thursday of the First Week of Advent with Megan McElroy OP Reading: Isaiah 26:1-6; Matthew 7: 21, 24-27 December 1, 2022 It sounds so obvious, doesn’t it? Any civil engineer or architect will give the same advice as Jesus – build on solid ground, not on shifting sand. As sound as such advice is, and […]
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First Sunday of Advent: Come let us climb the Lord’s Mountain
November 30, 2022
First Sunday of Advent – A Homily by Megan McElroy OP Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24: 37-44 November 27, 2022 “The mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream toward it; many peoples shall come and say, ‘Let […]
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Advent 2022
November 29, 2022
Advent summons us to the beginning. The lavishness of God’s compassion and mercy frame yet another year for us. With the arrival of Advent’s first Sunday, we attend to this mystery one more time. … Our Christian tradition proclaims this as both an event already accomplished in human history and an event moving toward fulfillment […]
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STATEMENT ON VIRGINIA SHOOTING
November 23, 2022
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids STATEMENT ON SHOOTING IN VIRGINIA November 23, 2022, Grand Rapids, Michigan – How long, O Lord, will we have to say yet again that our hearts are heavy with the senseless killings and injuries resulting from gun violence? Our hearts are broken and our eyes weep for families […]
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STATEMENT ON MASS SHOOTING IN COLORADO SPRINGS
November 21, 2022
IMMEDIATE RELEASE STATEMENT ON MASS SHOOTING IN COLORADO SPRINGS November 21, 2022, Grand Rapids, Michigan – Our hearts are heavy and outraged yet again at another mass shooting resulting in five deaths and multiple injured – this one directed at the LBGTQ+ community in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Saturday evening. We pray for those who were […]
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A COP Primer
November 8, 2022
What is COP? The acronym COP stands for the Conference of the Parties, of which there are three: biodiversity*, climate change*, and desertification*. It is the highest-level decision-making forum of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and it serves as an annual gathering for governments to meet and discuss climate change. This […]
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Digital Pilgrimage for UN Climate Conference COP27
November 3, 2022
Digital Pilgrimage for 2022 United Nations (UN) Climate Conference COP27 Click on the daily reflection to pray along with the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids and Dominicans around the world November 7- 19, 2022. COP 27 Introductions COP 27 November 6th Reflection COP 27 COP 27 November 7th Reflections COP 27 November 8th Reflections COP […]
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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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Tree Planting at Marywood with Friends of Grand Rapids Parks and Dominican Sisters
November 2, 2022
Saturday, October 29 was the first of several planting session with Friends of Grand Rapids Parks. With a 34-acre Campus at the corner of Fulton Street and Lakeside Drive in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids have the potential to transform some of our spacious lawns into beautiful stands of trees. While […]