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  Inflamed with Mercy — A Brief Immersion in Scripture

  March 20, 2016

  By proclaiming a Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis has shone a spotlight on what is the very essence of God, revealed most fully in the person of Jesus. Theologians and believers have long struggled to understand God’s mercy in relation to divine justice with questions like: If God is all merciful, how can God also […]

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  Sister Regina Mary Goeldel Moves As a Quiet Force

  March 20, 2016

  There’s a quiet force in the development office at Marywood – a Sister with a dry sense of humor, a sharp mind, a compassionate heart and the ability to wrangle a complex database. In her 57 years as a Dominican Sister, Sister Regina Goeldel has ministered through supporting roles. She has served as a secretary […]

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  Dominican Sisters on WGVU Radio: National Catholic Sisters Week

  March 16, 2016

  Sister Mary Navarre and Sr. Barbara Hansen lit up the radio waves and lots of West Michigan listeners with stories and insights about how Sisters have changed history and what Dominican Sisters are doing right here at Marywood on WGVU Radio with Shelley Irwin. During this Women’s History Month and National Catholic Sisters Week, the […]

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  Committing to Religion While Embracing Diversity with Joan Thomas, OP

  March 2, 2016

  This article is one of a series by Aquinas College students for National Catholic Sisters Week SisterStory Project. This article is written by Aquinas College Junior Ellyse VanderKamp with Sr. Joan Thomas.   As someone who is not at all familiar with the Catholic tradition, I was interested to see how my lack of knowledge would […]

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  Search for Truth: During an Era of Fake News

  March 2, 2016

  On Jan. 17, 2017 Sister Barbara Reid, OP received the 2017 Yves Congar Award for Theological Excellence & Lecture at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida. This institution was founded in the Dominican tradition and espouses Dominican values today, much like Aquinas College in Michigan, founded by the Grand Rapids Dominicans. This audience was the […]

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  Nursing Students Start Clinical Rotation at Marywood

  March 2, 2016

  Chris Wood, OP challenged Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) nursing students to “Get lost at Marywood” during orientation for their clinical rotation. Sr. Chris might be one of our favorite types of teachers: adventurous and diligent. What better way to teach a group of nursing students to find their way around Marywood than to challenge […]

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  History of Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids Published by Eerdmans

  March 1, 2016

  Many books have been written by those who think they know what happened to the Sisters during the years immediately after Vatican Council II, but the forthcoming volume, Tapestry in Time, tells the story from the viewpoint of those who actually lived it day by day and year by year through all its joys and […]

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  Barbara Reid, OP, Interview on WITNESS, A Salt and Light TV Production

  February 27, 2016

  Grand Rapids Dominican Sister Barbara Reid, OP was interviewed for WITNESS, a production of Salt and Light TV, that premiers this Sunday night, Feb. 28, 2016 at 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT on various Canadian cable and satellite channels. Fortunately, the program can also be viewed in the United States and around the world online […]

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  Lectio Divina: No Longer Strangers but Friends

  February 4, 2016

  During this 800th Anniversary Year of the Order of Preachers, everyone is invited to read the online Daily Lectio Divina being published by OP.org. Today, Feb. 4, 2016, this Lectio Divina goes out to the international Dominican Family from Sr. Megan McElroy, OP, Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids. No Longer Strangers But Friends Jesus summoned the Twelve […]

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  Advent – “And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” Luke 1:43

  December 21, 2015

  Blessings this 4th Week of Advent “And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” Luke 1:43   Mary, Mother of God, Witness to Christian Hospitality. The word “hospitality” has within it our familiar term hospital. Christian hospitality is about the acceptance, embracing, and healing which we […]