News
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Season of Creation Daily Reflections Sept 1- Oct 4
August 29, 2017
Come, join the world in prayer and care during the 2017 Season of Creation Sept. 1 – Oct. 4. We are uniting with one purpose: to pray and care for Creation. The 2017 Season of Creation is a month-long prayerful observance of the state of the world, its beauty, and the ecological crises that threaten […]
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A Jubilarian Shares Her Story – Sr. Cecilia Faber, OP
August 25, 2017
Sixty years of Dominican Life have truly been a gift and blessing for me. I have so many things to be thankful for. I was raised in a strong Catholic family that nourished my faith and prepared me to answer God’s call to religious life. I am grateful for the wonderful women who entered with […]
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Corporate Stance: Protection of Youth RJR Nabisco Boycott
August 24, 2017
In 1997, our Congregation issued a Corporate Stance to protect our youth from the harmful affects of smoking. Our position included joining INFACT, a non-partisan, national membership organization mobilizing people around the world in grassroots campaigns. We pledged to boycott at least two products from these companies during the duration of the international effort to […]
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A New International Collaborative
August 24, 2017
The Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids have joined with Dominican Sisters and lay partners in the US and Eastern Africa, specifically Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya, in entering into a global collaborative project: Futuring Dominican Charism for Mission, Sisters and Lay Partners Together! Elaine LaBell, OP is our congregation coordinator for the Futuring Dominican Charism for […]
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With Gratitude from Dominican Associate Jubilarians
August 24, 2017
An open letter of gratitude to the Congregation and staff of the Grand Rapids Dominicans… We, the 25-year Associate Jubilarians, find our hearts flooded with gratitude. We deeply appreciate the abundant recognition, exuberant celebration, mindfulness to details, affection, hospitality and rich worship experiences. All of this and so much more left us breathless and even […]
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Sr Linda Thiel Honored by University of Detroit
August 24, 2017
University of Detroit Mercy Associate Professor of Nursing Linda Thiel, OP received a 2017 Global Center Faculty Fellowship from Loyola University Chicago and the institution’s John Felice Rome Center (JFRC) on June 29, 2017. She received a four-week fellowship to pursue individual research in Italy and interact with other professors and research colleagues, as well […]
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Dominican Sisters Raise Our Voices: DACA
August 23, 2017
Next week our letter – WE RAISE OUR VOICES IN JUSTICE – will be sent to our Senators for their support of the DACA program. This program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, was initiated by an executive order of President Obama in 2012. President Trump has threatened to rescind the order and ten state attorney […]
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A Jubilarian Shares Her Story – Sr. Barbara Hansen, OP
August 18, 2017
On September 7, 1956, I entered Marywood with the intention of only staying 10 days, during which I would prove to God that I did not have a vocation to religious life and could still enter Mercy Central School of Nursing on time. Those 10 days have now extended to 60 plus years and counting! […]
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Associate Life Annual Meeting & Retreat 2017
August 17, 2017
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We Stand Against Hatred and Violence
August 17, 2017
Events of the recent week have been alarming and disheartening to all of us. In a country and world torn by hatred, racism and violence, we all pray fervently and act as we are able to help bring about God’s Shalom. With the prayer and dream that all may be one we offer you our […]