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  • National SisterStories Project Lifts Off

    National SisterStories Project Lifts Off

    June 15, 2017

    It has been two years since the 2014 inaugural celebration of National Catholic Sisters Week. The purpose of National Catholic Sisters Week is to shine a national spotlight on Catholic sisters and raise awareness of their profound influence on young women. It was that same year that we heard about an ongoing project called SisterStory […]

  • A Story For You – Sr Barbara Hansen

    A Story For You – Sr Barbara Hansen

    June 15, 2017

      Sister Barbara Hansen’s story is one of justice and service. It is also about appreciation for all who serve others with care and compassion. She spent 17 years raising awareness, through public television, about community organizations that serve the most vulnerable among us. More recently Sister Barbara has been mobilizing Sisters, employees, and friends […]

  • “Web of Life” Virtual Retreat 

    “Web of Life” Virtual Retreat 

    June 15, 2017

    A Virtual  Eco-Retreat  We don’t always have the luxury or ability to travel to near or far shores and immerse ourselves in the lives, culture, concerns, and joys of a people or a place. We can’t always find space in our psyches for yet another issue. And yet, to be curious, to step out of […]

  • St John’s Home Sheltered Many Children During Early Years in Grand Rapids

    St John’s Home Sheltered Many Children During Early Years in Grand Rapids

    June 6, 2017

    In the late 1800’s, a large number of children were left homeless on the streets after epidemics swept through West Michigan. Catholic church leaders and citizens came together to build St. John’s Orphanage in Grand Rapids. Dominican Sisters from Traverse City were called Grand Rapids to help care for children at the new shelter. St. John’s Home […]

  • Contemplative Prayer: Lectio Divina

    Contemplative Prayer: Lectio Divina

    June 1, 2017

    Lectio Divina is every Wednesdays, Noon – 1:00 pm in the Meditation Chapel located at the back of Dominican Chapel at Marywood. All are welcome. Lectio Divina is a contemplative practice and a way of praying with the Scriptures that opens our hearts to the Word of God. This prayerful practice is a blend of […]

  • Pastoral Care Team at Marywood Health Center Honored

    Pastoral Care Team at Marywood Health Center Honored

    May 25, 2017

    The Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids Pastoral Care Team delivers the gift of mercy to those who are healing, and to their families. In recognition of their extraordinary care for seniors, the Pastoral Care Team received the award for Group Volunteer of the Year from LeadingAge Michigan at the Member Awards Gala on Tuesday, May 23. LeadingAge […]

  • Sister Inspiration: Jean Marie Birkman, OP

    Sister Inspiration: Jean Marie Birkman, OP

    May 19, 2017

    Her parents drove her to Marywood in 1948. She was 18 years old. She recalls her Dad getting lost at various points on their quest to find “the convent.” “At one point, we drove up to the very humble back door of the property and I thought, uh-oh, this isn’t what I imagined,” says Jean […]

  • Contemplative Prayer: A Labyrinth Walk with Susan Duesbery

    Contemplative Prayer: A Labyrinth Walk with Susan Duesbery

    May 15, 2017

    Come to Your Center: A Labyrinth Walk with Susan Duesbery In this contemplative program, Come to Your Center: A Labyrinth Walk, learn how in challenging times, the labyrinth offers us powerful assistance to help us come back to our center. Known as a path of prayer, or as a path of meditation, the labyrinth has […]

  • Stewarding Our Earth – Earth Day 2017

    Stewarding Our Earth – Earth Day 2017

    May 15, 2017

    Earth Day falls on the same day, April 22, every year. It’s a wonderful opportunity for people around the world to demonstrate their love of Earth, as well as a time to make a commitment to care for our Earth every day after. As Dominican Sisters and Associates, we are committed to service. As stewards […]

  • Graduation Time for ESL

    Graduation Time for ESL

    May 3, 2017

    The semester will close in two weeks and we rejoice with all our students who have accomplished so much this year. Graduates of the program are: Emaway Mekuria, Stephanie Ochoa, Tatiana Karandasheva, Kestutis Grinciunas, Mayra Pinto and Binta Bah. This is always a hard time as we say “good bye” to folks we have come […]