News
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Open to religious life as a future path…
March 18, 2015
Liliana Gomez is just the kind of person the organizers of the National Catholic Sisters Week conference on discernment hoped to attract: passionate about her faith and social justice, and open to the idea of religious life as a future path. The first-year student at St. Mary’s University, Winona, Minnesota, grew up with two younger sisters […]
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Dominican Sisters on WGVU Radio: National Catholic Sisters Week
March 16, 2015
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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Social Justice and Our Heritage
March 10, 2015
Sisters are on a mission to help others discover the truth and abundance of lovingly being in the world. Sisters are woven throughout history, in Civil War times they nursed the injured on both sides; in the 1800s when they stepped up to teach immigrant children when others wouldn’t; and when they marched for civil […]
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Pharmacist Sister Phyllis Klonowski Receives Award
March 6, 2015
Sr. Phyllis Klonowski, OP of Saginaw was awarded the Consultant Pharmacists Society of Michigan 2008 Pharmacist of the Year Award. Every year CPSM recognizes a pharmacist who has made significant contributions to the practice of consulting, home infusion or nuclear pharmacy. Recently, Sr. Phyllis was recognized by the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) for 40 years […]
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Blessed to be Dominican In This Year of Consecrated Life
March 5, 2015
Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids: Emboldened by faith, serving with joy O Loving God, we give you thanks for lives consecrated by you alone. We are grateful for the many women and men who have taken vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, and for their companions who have supported them by their presence and generosity, trusting that […]
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SisterStories Project Partners Sisters with Aquinas College Women’s Studies Students
March 3, 2015
Read oral history stories of Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters by Aquinas College Students. 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 […]
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Dominican Sisters Founded Aquinas College
March 3, 2015
As founders of Aquinas College, the Dominican Sisters strive to be a source of faith, knowledge and inspiration for Aquinas College students, alumni and faculty. Read more about the inspiration and mission shared by the two organizations in the Winter 2015 Issue of AQ Magazine. Click on the link and find the story on pg. 28.
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Red Cord Community Prayer Ribbon Project
February 9, 2015
View The Red Cord Community Prayer Ribbon Project on display at Dominican Center Feb. 2-13. Use your voice… pray with others… human trafficking and forced labor are crimes against humanity. Visit Dominican Center at Marywood now through Feb. 13. Write a message of hope this growing advocacy exhibit. Pick up a red ribbon to wear […]
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In this year of Consecrated Life, did you know…
February 6, 2015
Did you know? – There are 24,600 Dominican Sisters in the World – There are 151 congregations of Dominican Sisters in the World – Dominican Sisters are in 109 Countries of the World
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Aquinas Psychology Student Project with Dominican Sisters
February 5, 2015
Aquinas College Professor Julie Schatz-Stevens, PhD, arranged for her class to interview some of our Dominican Sisters. Aquinas College psychology students participated in an intergenerational project with Dominican Sisters from Marywood and Aquinata Hall Feb. 4, 2015. Three members of our health team: Laurie Sefton, Monica Anderson, and Sonja Visser led an agenda introduced students […]