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  Easter Blessings ~ “Whoever lives by the truth comes into the light.”

  March 28, 2024

  Standing at the tomb, the disciples could see only opaquely its full beauty and meaning until they saw the Risen One before them. May Christ in our midst bring us new clarity of vision and hope and understanding during this Easter season. Easter Blessings to you and your loved ones, Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids […]

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  We Don’t Always Choose

  June 17, 2022

  “To abide in Christ is to abide in the faith. When struggles come, you stay in the faith-you abide in it.” ~ 1 Corinthian 16:13 1 We don’t always choose the nature or timing of changes that come into our lives. Josephine “Jo” Birchmeier OP knows this all too well. She has experienced transitions through […]

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  Commitment Ceremony Dominican Associates 2019

  July 31, 2019

  We welcomed and celebrated 10 women and men on Friday, August 2, in Dominican Chapel at Marywood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Each new Associate gives voice to their deepening faith journey, sharing with our community of Sisters and Associates, and family and friends, their public expression of solidarity with the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids. Dominican Associates […]

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  Inspired by Faith to Make the World A Better Place

  December 17, 2018

  I recently attended a celebration here in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where 16 women and men over the age of 60 were honored. All of them are ordinary citizens doing what they can to make the world a better place. They are business owners, fire fighters, ministers, professors, advocates for crime prevention, for the elderly, for […]