March 31, 2017
When Sister Donna Brown discovered that the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans didn’t have an altar cloth for the Lenten season, she contemplated the situation. She arrived home to Marywood and put out a successful call for an array of purple fabric. Seamstress Sister Lupe Silva volunteered to design and sew. Within days a glorious […]
March 30, 2017
Grand Rapids Dominican Sister Margaret Hillary attended the sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women which took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from March 13 to 24, 2017. Here is an excerpt from one of Sister Margaret’s reports. “It was an extraordinary two weeks,” said Margaret Hillary, OP. […]
March 24, 2017
For more than 52 years, she cared for patients as a Registered Nurse. Today, Dominican Sister Ann Hehl’s presence comforts and uplifts in her ministry as a Spiritual Care Companion and as a member of our Pastoral Care Team. She provides pastoral care to patients at Marywood Health Center and companions women and men who […]
March 22, 2017
Sr. Therese Rodriguez has been named as recipient of the 2017 Lumen Gentium Award by the Dominican Ecclesial Institute of Albuquerque, NM. The Award honors adults actively advancing diverse adult faith formation in Archdiocese of Santa Fe parishes, organizations and programs. Sr. Therese received the award for her Pastoral and Spiritual Care works with Nuestra […]
March 18, 2017
The North American Dominican Justice, Peace and Care of Creation promoters (NADJPCC) gathered at Techny Towers near Chicago March 25–27, 2017. Sr. Brigid Clingman This bi-annual gathering is an opportunity for promoter input and discussion on the signs of the times and the subsequent updating of the U.S. Dominican Call to Justice as well as […]
March 13, 2017
A Story For You – Sister Bernice Garcia Could it be possible to build a sustainable business driven by a social mission? On Broadway in San Jose Parish in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Susan Matteucci and Grand Rapids Dominican Sister Bernice Garcia set out to make it happen. Southwest Creations Collaborative (SCC) was organized in 1994 […]
February 1, 2017
From Dominican Solidarity Grows Tender Mercies As the ministries of the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids diversify and flourish and as their horizons broaden far beyond the familiar, much changes—or so it seems. One thing, however, remains the same—that is the undying conviction among the Sisters of who they are and what they are about. […]
December 21, 2016
Emmaus House Christmas Project: Blessings to Saginaw Emmaus House provides transitional living and life skills to women coming from jail, prison, or rehab. Its purpose is to provide women with a safe, family-like, Christian atmosphere while they are rebuilding their lives, says the Emmaus House website. The Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids have been supporters […]
December 12, 2016
NEWS RELEASE On the occasion of the 800th Jubilee year of the Dominican Order, the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids held an essay contest which was open to high school, college, and life-long learners. We are pleased to announce that two Aquinas College students, Natalie Smith and Patricia Schlutt, wrote the winning essays. The invitation to […]
December 8, 2016
The Santa Claus Girls have been active in Kent County for over 100 years. Last year they delivered gifts to 14,613 children from 6,133 families. Four years ago, Sister Marge Stein suggested to a few Sisters that this looked like a good project – making hats and warm scarves for the Santa Claus Girls project. […]