Sister Ministry & Stories
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Seeding A Land Legacy
April 18, 2024
“Our 34-acre Marywood Campus has the potential to transform some of its spacious lawns into beautiful woods or a tiny forest. Trees are critical to the overall quality of our environment. They offset development impacts, significantly diminish noise pollution, lower air temperature, remove pollutants from the air, and decrease topsoil erosion. Trees are a critical […]
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LCWR Presidency Team Meetings in Rome
March 15, 2024
On Friday, March 15, Maureen Geary, OP, traveled to Rome with the full Leadership Conference for Women Religious (LCWR) presidency team. As current president of LCWR, Sr. Maureen accompanied Sue Ernster, FSPA, (president elect) and Rebecca Ann Gemma, OP (past president) and executive director (Carol Zinn, SSJ). This is LCWR’s annual visit and extends from […]
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Catholic Sisters Week: Thank You Sisters!
March 12, 2024
I am grateful for the gift of study and reflection! From my time at Aquinas as a student and young employee, there was no performance (or preaching) without preparation. Srs. Diane Dehn, OP, Regina Goeldel, OP, and Rosemary O’Donnell, OP, all made sure of that! As an Associate I learned even more, leaning on Sr. […]
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Happy 100th Birthday Sister Verona Wangler!
March 12, 2024
Wednesday, March 13 is Sister Verona Wangler’s big celebration! 100 years of life and 80 years as a Dominican, I have learned to be silent and make space for God to speak. God speaks to me as I visit the chapel but also in many other ways. Nature reflects God’s beauty in a snowfall, changing […]
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Catholic Sisters Week: Celebrating Sister Gretchen Sills OP
March 7, 2024
I have deep gratitude for Sister Gretchen Sills. She was my mentor during my year of discernment to become a Dominican Associate. Sister Gretchen is a thoughtful, kind, and wise woman who shares her faith generously with others. My heart is full of her contributions to my spiritual growth. Thank you, Sister Gretchen! ~ Carol […]
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Catholic Sisters Week – Let’s Show Sisters the Power of Their Presence!
March 1, 2024
Let’s show the Sisters who have taught us, mentored us, and stood by us — lots of love during Catholic Sisters Week! We see Sisters advocating for the rights of migrants, educating the next generation, welcoming refugees, promoting peace, ministering to the homebound. During Catholic Sisters Week, March 8-14, let’s take the opportunity to introduce […]
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Mission & Ministry Magazine: Thankful for God’s Creation
February 13, 2024
Thankful for God’s Creation “Hardly a week goes by that I don’t hear the question: What is happening at Marywood?” writes Sister Sandra Delgado, Prioress, in this issue of Mission & Ministry Magazine. “And I answer: We are evolving. Aren’t we always? That “state” is inherent in the gift of life. “We soon will welcome […]
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Sr. Mario Pavoni Jubilarian 2023 – 60 Years a Sister
December 27, 2023
On June 24, 1944, at 11:07pm, Betty Katherine Pavoni was born to Katherine and Joseph Pavoni. Mary Jane followed in 1946, Linda followed in 1950. Grand Rapids, Michigan, was home until 1957 when the family relocated to Saginaw, Michigan. Entrance day, September 8, 1962, from SS Peter and Paul High School, Saginaw, Michigan. Over my […]
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Sr. Mary Patricia Beatty Jubilarian 2023 – 60 Years a Sister
December 18, 2023
The ten years since my 50th jubilee have passed quickly; filled with joyous events, sorrowful events, and many ordinary days. All of the days have been filled with “the glory of God” as I travel on life’s joyful pilgrimage with God, with my Dominican Sisters, my birth family, and my friends. These past ten years […]
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Dominican Sisters Volunteer Weekly at the Store House
December 18, 2023
Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters Carmen Rostar OP, Doris Faber OP, Jarrett DeWyse OP, Joellen Barkwell OP volunteer every Wednesday afternoon at the Store House on the corner of Five Mile Road and Plainfield Avenue. This organization was established seven years ago and they receive new merchandise from national companies who have overstock or last year’s […]