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  Sister Inspiration: Donna Brown, OP

  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 […]

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  United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

  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. […]

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  Being Present as A Spiritual Companion: Sr. Ann Hehl

  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 […]

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  Lumen Gentium Award for Sr. Therese Rodriguez

  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 […]

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  Dominican Order of Preachers Justice Promoters Gather

  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 […]

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  Southwest Collaborative Founding Member Bernice Garcia

  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 […]

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  Tender Mercies Promote Justice, Empower Powerless

  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. […]

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  Emmaus House 2016 Christmas Project: Blessings to Saginaw

  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 […]

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  800th Jubilee Essay Contest Winners Announced

  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 […]

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  Donation to Santa Claus Girls from Dominican Sisters Grand Rapids

  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. […]