Catholic Central

  • Sister Inspiration: Thaddeus Kowalinski, OP

    Sister Inspiration: Thaddeus Kowalinski, OP

    August 7, 2019

    Thaddeus Kowalinski, OP was once asked by a newspaper reporter what she liked most about the teaching profession, Sr. Thaddeus replied, “Seeing the light in a student’s eyes when they have grasped something you have taught them… seeing that you can be of service and teaching them they can be of service to others.” A […]

  • Sister Inspiration: Aquinata Fiegler, OP

    Sister Inspiration: Aquinata Fiegler, OP

    June 8, 2018

    Lessons of Yesteryear Ring “Truth” Today As the season of Jubilee Celebrations begins, the occasion of the 50th Jubilee of Mother Aquinata Fiegler, Superior General of the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids from 1897-1914, is notable. In fact, the head of the Diocese, Bishop Richter, insisted that Mother Aquinata be well-celebrated on her golden anniversary. Friends gathered […]

  • Maureen Geary, OP Granted Honorary Doctorate of Laws

    Maureen Geary, OP Granted Honorary Doctorate of Laws

    May 9, 2018

    Among the more than 300 graduates at Aquinas College’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5, Sister Maureen Geary, OP, prioress of the college’s founders, the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids, joyfully accepted her place among the Saints. “Sr. Maureen so richly deserves this honor,” said fellow Aquinas trustee and Dominican Sister, Barbara Reid, OP. “She […]

  • Sr. Robert Ann Retired from Catholic Central Fall 2014

    Sr. Robert Ann Retired from Catholic Central Fall 2014

    October 21, 2014

    The Dominican Influence — Honoring the Legacy: Sister Robert Ann Erno Since 1906, the Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters have helped form the lives and instill Catholic character and values in tens of thousands of Catholic Central students. Everybody whose lives have been touched by the Sisters’ 100+ year history of reaching here understand how they […]

  • Sister Joan Pichette and the Grandville Neighborhood Library

    Sister Joan Pichette and the Grandville Neighborhood Library

    May 14, 2014

    A Story from Sr. Joan Pichette, as told to a friend. Being Director of the Grandville Neighborhood library was the happiest time in her life, exclaims Sister Joan Pichette. In the mid-1990s, a man donated his house across from Hall school to the neighborhood association. In 1995, the association decided to turn it into a […]