Prayer & Reflection

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  Epiphany: The Work of Christmas Begins

  January 3, 2019

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  Advent & Christmas 2018 at Marywood

  December 18, 2018

  The Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids invite you to pray with us this Advent and Christmas season at Dominican Chapel at Marywood, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dates, times, and locations of worship services appear below.  Advent Weekend Liturgies 1st Sunday of Advent December 1 / 2 4:00 pm (Sat) Eucharist: Chapel of the Word 10:00 am […]

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  Reflection: Monday of the Third Week of Advent 2018

  December 17, 2018

  An Advent Reflection I recently attended a celebration in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where 16 women and men over the age of 60 were honored. All of them are ordinary citizens doing what they can to make the world a better place. They are business owners, fire fighters, ministers, professors, advocates for crime prevention, for the […]

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  Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Reflection & Service 2018

  December 11, 2018

  Love has given Mary a thousand names. For us in the Americas, and particularly through the eyes and hearts of the Hispanic peoples among us, we know the Mother of the Lord under different titles: Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico), Our Lady of Charity of Cobre (Cuba), Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil), Our Lady of […]

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  The Audacity of Faith and Prayer, Megan McElroy, OP Preaching

  December 10, 2018

  The Word Podcast: Megan McElroy, OP Preaching Monday of the 2nd week of Advent, based on Isaiah 35:1-10 http://word.op.org/author/mcelroyop/ https://word.op.org/audio/2018/12/10-mcelroy.mp3  

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  Advent O Antiphons 2018

  November 29, 2018

  All are welcome to join us for this 7-day prayer ritual. It is an ancient ritual of the Church.  It includes a candle light procession, the singing of hymns and psalms, the proclamation of scripture, preaching, and chanting of Old Testament prophecies Dec 17 – 23 at 7:00 pm  in Dominican Chapel at Marywood. View more Advent […]

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  Dominican Call to Justice–Think Globally, Act Locally, A Reflection with Lisa Mitchell

  November 7, 2018

  I am a member of the National Dominican Associate Directors (NDAD) which meets annually at one of the congregations of our Dominican Family. I just returned from Sparkill, New York, where we met from October 26-28. This is a time for the directors to share information and to talk about issues affecting Associates and Sisters. […]

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  We Stand & Preach Against Racism, Hate, and Violence

  November 2, 2018

  We Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters and Associates — with so many — grieve with our brothers and sisters wounded by violence and hatred. We pray for healing for the “Tree of Life” Synagogue and community of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and for healing in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. The Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids condemn racism. Hate and discrimination […]

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  Megan McElroy Reflects: Dominican Preaching Network at European Colloquium on Preaching

  October 24, 2018

  The week of September 28 – October 5 I had the opportunity to spend in Cologne, Germany, as a participant in the European Colloquium on Preaching sponsored by the Dominican Preaching Network. Greg Heille, OP, Sara Fairbanks, OP (Adrian), and I were invited representatives from Aquinas Institute of Theology, which is one of the three […]

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  Annual Interfaith Peace Service Draws Together Peacemakers

  September 30, 2018

  On the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of the International Bill of Rights, we gathered in Grand Rapids, Michigan for an Interfaith Peace Service. The September 23, 2018 event was hosted by the Institute for Global Education (IGE), Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids, and Instruments of Hope. The Grand Rapids Threshold Choir sang during the […]