December 2, 2022
For the Dominican sisters in the dioceses of Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 30, 1894 — the feast of St. Rose of Lima — proved to be a fateful day. Grand Rapids Bishop Henry Joseph Richter chose that date to announce to the Dominicans in his diocese that henceforth they would be an independent […]
April 22, 2019
STATEMENT OF MICHIGAN CATHOLIC SISTERS URGING SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION TO ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND PROTECT THE GREAT LAKES As leaders of congregations of Catholic Sisters whose members have lived and ministered in the State of Michigan for a collective 564 years, we call on our State Senators, Representatives, and Governor to enact legislation aimed […]
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 […]