Dominican Center

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  Universal Declaration of Human Rights Names Fundamental Human Rights for All People, Everywhere

  December 12, 2023

  According to the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. It conveys a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into […]

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  STATEMENT ON MASS SHOOTING IN COLORADO SPRINGS

  November 21, 2022

  IMMEDIATE RELEASE STATEMENT ON MASS SHOOTING IN COLORADO SPRINGS November 21, 2022, Grand Rapids, Michigan – Our hearts are heavy and outraged yet again at another mass shooting resulting in five deaths and multiple injured – this one directed at the LBGTQ+ community in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Saturday evening. We pray for those who were […]

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  Committing to Prayer, Study, Community, Service During Season of Creation 2022

  September 7, 2022

  Season of Creation is a time of grace that the Church, in ecumenical dialogue, offers to humanity to renew its relationship with the Creator and with creation, through celebration, conversion and commitment together. During these five weeks, we have the opportunity to: • Reaffirm our vocation as stewards of creation. • Thank God for the […]

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  Mindy Hills Named Director of Dominican Center Marywood at Aquinas College

  August 2, 2022

  The Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids is pleased to announce the hiring of our new director of Dominican Center Marywood at Aquinas College. Mindy Hills is passionate about the ministry of Dominican Center and looks forward to helping it grow and developing new programming while maintaining the quality programs offered in person and virtually. She […]

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  Celebrating 25 Years as a Grand Rapids Dominican Associate

  June 9, 2022

  A transformative moment for me as a Dominican Associate was the last day of class at the end of the three-year Spiritual Direction Practicum. Sister Nancy Brousseau and Judy Hahn, our instructors, had equipped us with great teaching and training. Yet, I and the other students felt ill-equipped to go out into the world and […]

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  Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids Follow Historic Cross to New Home

  February 23, 2022

  On Sunday, February 13, during Mass in Dominican Chapel/ Marywood, Sisters surrounded a wooden cross placed in front of the altar at the last Eucharist the community would celebrate in this sacred space. This cross has been with us in each of our motherhouses – in Traverse City where we were founded in 1877; to […]

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  O Wisdom “Seek wisdom, Look around, see it everywhere”

  December 17, 2021

  Oh! Wisdom, how we need you now more than ever! You, Sophia, the breath, the power of God, the feminine face of God. Come and show your people the way to salvation. Below, the reading from Proverbs is one of several books of wisdom grouped together and occurring before the Book of Isaiah, the prophet […]

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  Urbi et Orbi: Dominican Preaching to the City and to the World

  November 8, 2021

  Urbi et Orbi premiered from Manila on October 12–14, 2021—the fifth Dominican colloquium on preaching sponsored by the Dominican Preaching Network, a global community of three Dominican Schools of Preaching: Aquinas Institute of Theology (USA), the Institut für Pastoralhomiletik (Germany), and the Institute of Preaching (Philippines). The following videos are now available for viewing.  https://www.ai.edu/support/special-events/urbi-et-orbi […]

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  Funeral Services for Sister Kathleen Przybylski OP

  November 5, 2021

  Sister Kathleen Przybylski OP entered eternal life on November 4, 2021 at the age of 76 after 22 years of religious life. We commend Sister Kathy to your prayers. Evening Prayer with Remembering Service for Sisters and vaccinated family members: Sunday, November 7 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Monday, November 8 […]

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  Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration 2021 Grand Rapids

  October 28, 2021

  We come together to give thanks for the blessings we have received. Monday, November 22   7:00 – 8:00 pm Join this event online. The livestream will be available at www.InterfaithUnderstanding.org at the time of the event. Prayers, music, sacred writings, reflections and meditation will be woven together with a common theme of gratitude from many […]