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Join the Challenge: Refuse to Use or Buy Single-Use Plastic Bottles March 8-14
March 3, 2023
The Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids, Michigan are one of many congregations of Catholic Sisters taking up the “Refuse to Use” challenge to abstain from using single-use plastic beverage bottles during Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14, 2023. Learning about the damage caused by plastic pollution. The production of polluting waste is only one part of […]
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ELECTED LEADERS OF CATHOLIC SISTERS IN MICHIGAN Write Letter of Support to Attorney General and State Representative
March 3, 2023
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: March 3, 2023 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – March 3, 2023 — The elected leaders of five congregations of Catholic Sisters in Michigan wrote the following letter of support to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and State Representative Samantha Steckloff in response to a recent antisemitic threat to the two political leaders. Dear […]
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Dominican Sisters are Refusing to Use or Buy Single-Use Beverages in Plastic Bottles All Week
March 2, 2023
Join our Care of Earth commitment during Catholic Sisters Week Refuse to Use or Buy single-use beverages in plastic bottles all week. We are teaming up with Catholic Sisters across the country on this one. Together with Dominicans and Catholic Sisters across the country, we have committed to “Refuse to Use” any single-use plastic beverage […]
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Show Catholic Sisters Some Love & Appreciation During Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14
March 2, 2023
Let’s show the Sisters who have taught us, mentored us, and stood by us — lots of love during Catholic Sisters Week! Transformative spirituality is a living, breathing power in our world — Catholic Sisters – through their lives, their ministries — show us love, hope, and possibility through faith. During Catholic Sisters Week, we […]
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DSGR STATEMENT CHILD LABOR TRAFFICKING IN GRAND RAPIDS
March 1, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Given our educational and social service history with children, we Dominican Sisters commit ourselves to act as their advocates in local, national, and international communities GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – March 1, 2023 — We Dominican Sisters were horrified to learn of the migrant children in our own backyard who are victims of […]
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Following Jesus Through Lent
February 24, 2023
Following Jesus Through Lent Intent on Praying, Fasting and giving Alms. We are Disciples – listeners and learners, perfected by multiple and varied struggles. We are Apostles – messengers commissioned to “preach” God’s Reign through their lives. We are Evangelists – witnesses focused on the Word, living among God’s holy people. So, we act “in […]
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Join Dominican Sisters & Associates in Prayer for Ukraine
February 21, 2023
Friday, February 24, 2023, marks one year since the start of the unjust Russian invasion of Ukraine. The war rages on. The Dominican Sisters and Associates of Grand Rapids wish to remember the victims of the war. Those living and deceased. Those cold, hungry, and shocked by the devastation wrought on their country by Russian […]
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Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids STATEMENT: MSU SHOOTING TRAGEDY
February 14, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 14, 2023 — Grand Rapids, Michigan — Gun violence once again has resulted in senseless killings and injuries of innocent people – this time at Michigan State University. Our hearts are broken for those individuals who lost their lives, those in critical condition, and for their families and friends. We weep […]
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A Prayer for Syria and Turkey
February 10, 2023
Creator God, Our hearts hurt for the people of Syria and Turkey. We know Earth shudders under the brutality of injustice inflicted upon her and her people anywhere and everywhere. Yet her own quaking leaves thousands dead and even more injured. As Earth shakes, buildings topple, and people are buried. There is wailing and weeping for every lost […]
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Remembering Pat Daly OP… and the Heroes Of Socially Responsible Investment
February 10, 2023
This Op-ed by Cliff Rosenthal was originally published January 3, 2023 in Next City. Next City’s journalism centers marginalized voices while amplifying solutions to the problems that oppress people in cities. At a time when cities face rampant inequality and urgent challenges, Next City’s work as a nonprofit is critical: by spreading real stories and […]