Dominican Center at Marywood

  • Foundations in Wisdom at Dominican Center: New Faith Formation Path

    Foundations in Wisdom at Dominican Center: New Faith Formation Path

    June 18, 2019

    The coat of many colors is a great symbol for Foundations in Wisdom, the new spiritual formation program at Dominican Center. Each time we gather we weave another color through the coat of sacred wisdom that strengthens our resolve to live with compassion and commit our lives to justice that is always guided by God’s […]

  • Sister Inspiration: Mission & Ministry Magazine Spring 2019

    Sister Inspiration: Mission & Ministry Magazine Spring 2019

    May 23, 2019

    Scripture tells us that each human being is precious in the eye of God; named before we were even born. Seeing one another through Christ’s eyes and treating each other as Christ would is our precious gift back to God and one another. This is Sister Sandra Delgado, prioress of the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids. I […]

  • Looking at Migration Through a Lens of Right Relationship

    Looking at Migration Through a Lens of Right Relationship

    May 18, 2019

    Fostering one’s sense of self, relationship with others, with God, and with all creation is the nature of our transformative programming at Dominican Center at Marywood. This integrative perspective of the world around us urges a deepening of Being. Being you. Being present. Being with others. Being with God. This synergistic view of the world […]

  • Hearts of Service with Instruments of Hope

    Hearts of Service with Instruments of Hope

    May 13, 2019

    Hearts of service with Instruments of Hope in St. Francis of Assisi Sculpture Garden for Prayer and Meditation. Thank you friends, Sisters, Dominican Associates, and employees for your commitment to caring for our Earth and sacred spaces for prayer and meditation at Marywood Campus and Dominican Center at Marywood.

  • Worship with us… Lent & Easter 2019 at Marywood

    Worship with us… Lent & Easter 2019 at Marywood

    April 8, 2019

    The Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters invite you to pray with us this Lent and Easter Season at Marywood. Here is our full worship schedule. Find a map and directions.

  • Central American People Face Extreme Hardship in 21st Century World

    Central American People Face Extreme Hardship in 21st Century World

    March 11, 2019

    Events to Raise Awareness about Honduras and El Salvador “The people of Central America (including El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) face extreme hardship in our 21st Century world,” says Joan Williams, OP. “It’s up to us, those who have a voice, to speak out against systemic political, economic, and social injustice.” In March, the Dominican Sisters~Grand […]

  • #NCSW2019 Raises Awareness of Legacy of Service of Sisters and More

    #NCSW2019 Raises Awareness of Legacy of Service of Sisters and More

    March 8, 2019

    The Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids founded an orphanage in Grand Rapids and managed it and cared for children beginning in 1889. It was one of their earliest ministries. St. John Orphanage Asylum is now D.A. Blodgett-St. Johns. During National Catholic Sisters Week #NCSW, friends and employees of the congregation will volunteer at D.A. Blodgett-St. Johns on […]

  • Advent & Christmas 2018 at Marywood

    Advent & Christmas 2018 at Marywood

    December 18, 2018

    The Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids invite you to pray with us this Advent and Christmas season at Dominican Chapel at Marywood, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dates, times, and locations of worship services appear below.  Advent Weekend Liturgies 1st Sunday of Advent December 1 / 2 4:00 pm (Sat) Eucharist: Chapel of the Word 10:00 am […]

  • Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Reflection & Service 2018

    Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Reflection & Service 2018

    December 11, 2018

    Love has given Mary a thousand names. For us in the Americas, and particularly through the eyes and hearts of the Hispanic peoples among us, we know the Mother of the Lord under different titles: Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico), Our Lady of Charity of Cobre (Cuba), Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil), Our Lady of […]

  • Finding Peace with Amy Kam

    Finding Peace with Amy Kam

    November 26, 2018

    Each morning and night, Sisters gather in Chapel to pray the Psalms. Through their formation and vowed lives, Sisters have learned to invite the holy in through prayer and reflection. They, in turn, offer others the invitation to discover the holy, in people and in the everyday, through prayer, study, service, and community. It is […]