Catholic Sisters

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  Sister Inspiration: A Bridge of Love & Hope in Chimbote

  January 29, 2021

  Dominican Sisters Margaret Mary Birchmeier and Lillian Bockheim serve as part of the “bridge of love and hope” in one of the poorest communities in South America. They have lived in the community of Chimbote since the 1960s building a ministry that today includes a maternity hospital, pre-natal education, and well-baby clinics. From very humble […]

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  A Reflection for the week of March 23… Welcome All That Arrives

  March 24, 2020

  A reflection for the week of March 23… May you find comfort in slowing your mind and a spiritual deepening in focusing on your soul center. The Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids invite you to a pattern of contemplation through these weekly reflections. We pray for and with you. May God bless you and keep you in […]

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  Sister Inspiration: Verona Wangler, OP

  June 21, 2019

  People are Just People One of the most important things I’ve learned from this project is that the differences between people don’t really matter as much as we think they do. The gap in age between me and Sister Verona, about 74 years, has faded into the background of our interactions. When we talk, I […]

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  Sister Inspiration: Tereska Wozniak, OP

  May 3, 2019

  “I delight in proclaiming scripture, a gift that God has given me,” says Sister Tereska Wozniak, OP, 60 years a vowed Dominican Sister and member of the Order of Preachers. As she considers her life of  ministry, she is also grateful for the prophetic role of Catholic Sisters around the world. “As prophets, we are […]

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  Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids Join Michigan Catholic Sisters in Support of Water Protection Funding

  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 […]