Aquinas College
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Funeral Services for Sister Marie Celeste Miller OP
July 26, 2023
Sister Marie Celeste Miller OP entered eternal life on July 25, 2023 at the age of 77 after 58 years of religious life. We commend Sister Marie Celeste to your prayers. Evening Prayer with Remembering Service Friday, July 28 at 7:00 pm Chapel of the Word/Marywood Funeral Mass Saturday, July 29 at 10:00 am Chapel […]
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Students Learn Dominicans Preach in Action at 2023 Conference
June 7, 2023
The Aquinas College campus was alive with the energy of approximately 40 young adults who participated in the Dominican Colleges Preaching in Action Conference May 23 – 28. Nine Dominican schools were represented from Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Participants learned about Preaching in the Dominican Tradition as they met St. […]
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Sister Aquinas Weber Joins Centenarians
May 3, 2023
Sister Aquinas Weber’s photo was added to the Centenarian Wall at Aquinata Hall on May 2. We celebrate her 100th Birthday this week. Thank you, Sr. Aquinas, for being such an inspiration to us all. May your special day and year ahead be filled with as much joy and love as you have shared with […]
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Catholic Sisters Week Food Drive Wrap-Up and Thanks
March 22, 2023
“Celebrating Catholic Sisters Week and the food drive was an adventure. Generosity, kindness, empathy and goodwill made this food drive a fitting celebration of Catholic Sisters. The Sisters volunteered their time and donated food, personal items, baby items and even cat food! The floor of a 9-foot U-Haul van was covered twice with donations. With […]
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Catholic Sisters Week: Remembering Sister Helen Bolger OP
March 11, 2023
I remember Sister Helen Bolger fondly. I received a French major at Aquinas College and she was one of my professors. She encouraged me to do a semester abroad and I traveled to Rennes, France in my sophomore year. I attended the L’Universite de Haute-Bretagne to continue my French classes. I believe that experience shaped […]
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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 […]
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Funeral Services for Sister Olga Mizzi OP
March 7, 2023
Sister Olga Mizzi OP entered eternal life on March 6, 2023 at the age of 98 after 77 years of religious life. We commend Sister Olga to your prayers. Evening Prayer with Remembering Service Thursday, March 9 at 7:00 pm Chapel of the Word/Marywood Funeral Mass Friday, March 10 at 10:00 am Chapel of the […]
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Dominican Sisters are Refusing to Use or Buy Single-Use Beverages in Plastic Bottles All Week
March 2, 2023
Join our Care of Earth commitment during Catholic Sisters Week Refuse to Use or Buy single-use beverages in plastic bottles all week. We are teaming up with Catholic Sisters across the country on this one. Together with Dominicans and Catholic Sisters across the country, we have committed to “Refuse to Use” any single-use plastic beverage […]
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Honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through Service
January 13, 2023
National Day of Service Honors Life & Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. How might you give of your time, talent, and treasure to PRAYER, STUDY, SERVICE, COMMUNITY? The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 16 is the 28th anniversary of the DAY OF SERVICE that celebrates the civil rights leader’s life […]
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Tree Planting at Marywood with Friends of Grand Rapids Parks and Dominican Sisters
November 2, 2022
Saturday, October 29 was the first of several planting session with Friends of Grand Rapids Parks. With a 34-acre Campus at the corner of Fulton Street and Lakeside Drive in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids have the potential to transform some of our spacious lawns into beautiful stands of trees. While […]