Sister Ministry & Stories

  • Catholic Sisters Week: Celebrating Sister Doris Faber OP

    Catholic Sisters Week: Celebrating Sister Doris Faber OP

    March 10, 2023

    Sister Doris Faber was extremely instrumental in the development in the faith of my wife, Beth, and me. This was at Saint Andrews Parish in Clemson, South Carolina. My wife and I were married less than 10 years at that time and did not have any children… yet. We had recently moved to the area […]

  • Catholic Sisters Week: We Found a Place at Your Family Table

    Catholic Sisters Week: We Found a Place at Your Family Table

    March 9, 2023

    Thank you Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids for being models of joyful service, Christian kindness, and human love. Because of you and your commitment to inclusiveness, truth, justice, and peace, we the Dominican Associates have found a place at your family table. We continue to stand by you and share in your mission to praise, […]

  • Catholic Sisters Week: Thank You Sisters!

    Catholic Sisters Week: Thank You Sisters!

    March 8, 2023

      “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” ~ Matthew 6:21 In 2000, I enrolled my son Andy in school at Lake Michigan Academy on the campus of Aquinas College. I could not have imagined where this move would take us in life. Living in Greenville and driving him to Grand […]

  • Catholic Sisters Week: Celebrating Sister Ann Walters OP

    Catholic Sisters Week: Celebrating Sister Ann Walters OP

    March 7, 2023

    Sister Ann Walters is a Grand Rapids Dominican Sister who, along with Sonja Visser, was my mentor through the Associate development process. She is also my spiritual advisor. One tends to think that Sisters are holier than most people in the world…and they are. But Sister Ann is the kind of Catholic Sister who reminds […]

  • USA: Sign the Nuclear Ban Treaty Now

    USA: Sign the Nuclear Ban Treaty Now

    January 25, 2023

    January 22, 2023 was the 2nd anniversary of the enforceable Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). I joined witness and advocacy actions this week as we called upon the United States to sign this treaty to ban nuclear weapons. Sixty eight (68) countries have now ratified it and another 24 countries are actively […]

  • Virgin and Child Icon on Christmas Card

    Virgin and Child Icon on Christmas Card

    December 20, 2022

    The Virgin and Child Icon written by Sr. Linda Schoenborn OP in 2016 appears on our Congregation Christmas card this year. Learning icon-writing fulfilled a longtime dream for Sr. Linda who believes that iconography shows us a glimpse of heaven through God’s hand. In 2018, Sr. Linda participated in an icon writing workshop. She shares […]

  • Wrenched and Wracked with the Passions of the Beatitudes

    Wrenched and Wracked with the Passions of the Beatitudes

    November 1, 2022

    Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints Hartford Catholic Worker November 1, 2022 Fr. Terrence Moran I’m always a little annoyed by the internet memes that appear on this feast that show a huge crowd of canonized saints who already have their propaganda machines and feast days. Today is not for them. Today is the […]

  • Alumnae Celebrated with Awards and More at Aquinas College Homecoming 2022

    Alumnae Celebrated with Awards and More at Aquinas College Homecoming 2022

    September 21, 2022

    It was a night to celebrate! Sisters and friends of the Award winners gathered for the Alumni Awards presentation Thursday evening, September 14 as part of the College’s Homecoming festivities. Attendees were treated to a strolling dinner with drinks before the presentations. Aquinas College celebrated a couple of familiar alumni during Homecoming Weekend. 2022 Honorees […]

  • Companion to Citizenship

    Companion to Citizenship

    August 11, 2022

    The path to U.S. citizenship is not easy. In these monthly sessions, we hope to provide guidance and resources to those navigating their way through the citizenship process. Information will be provided on how to prepare for the citizenship exam, fill out the N-400 form, and obtain the necessary legal documents. Free attorney assistance will […]

  • Relevant Awareness – Pope Francis’ Journey to Canada

    Relevant Awareness – Pope Francis’ Journey to Canada

    August 5, 2022

    During the week of July 24-30, 2022, Pope Francis made a penitential journey to apologize to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada for the Church’s part in colonial assimilation, removal from families, and cultural abuses carried out in government funded residential schools operated by Religious Congregations. In the Pope’s words: “I am sorry. I ask forgiveness […]