Dominican Sister
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Sister Inspiration: Elaine LaBell, OP
September 20, 2019
“Hold it to the wound; it will help quiet the pain,” says Sister Elaine LaBell soothingly. She touches her hand to her chest, knowing well the intense pain that comes with this cancer surgery. She doesn’t speak with patients in recovery after lumpectomy surgery. “My intention is that each one will know that there is […]
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Funeral Services for Sister Thaddeus Kowalinski, OP
September 6, 2019
Sister Thaddeus Kowalinski, OP entered eternal life on September 6, 2019 at the age of 90 after 71 years of religious life. We commend Sister Thaddeus to your prayers. Evening Prayer with Remembering Service: Sunday, September 8 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Monday, September 9 at 11:00 am Dominican Chapel at […]
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Sister Inspiration: Ann Mason, OP
August 30, 2019
Growing up on a farm, Sister Ann Mason learned to love and care for the Earth, especially by reducing and reusing materials. “We didn’t call it recycling; you just reused everything.” It’s no surprise that this consciousness for stewarding Earth’s resources remains engrained in many aspects of Sister Ann’s daily life. She actively cared for […]
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Sister Inspiration: Marguerite Cool, OP and Jean Kramer, OP
August 20, 2019
Transitions in Ministry… Partners in Parenting Transitions happen more than once and often with a call to something else. For us, in 1999, it was a call from one way of teaching to another way. After interaction with children in the classroom for over 35 years, we responded to another call — to be with […]
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Sister Inspiration: Justine Kane, OP
August 16, 2019
Saints are moving into Aquinas College this weekend! With hearts of hope, the Dominican Sisters welcome each and every new and returning student with our blessings for a fruitful year. Each year, professor Justine Kane, OP looks forward to seeing familiar faces: her colleagues and her students. “I’m inspired by their new and renewed enthusiasm for […]
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Funeral Services for Sister Jean Marie Birkman, OP
July 8, 2019
Sister Jean Marie Birkman, OP entered eternal life on July 4, 2019 at the age of 89 after 70 years of religious life. We commend Sister Jean Marie to your prayers. Evening Prayer with Remembering Service: Monday, July 8 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Tuesday, July 9 at 11:00 am Dominican […]
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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: Eva Silva, OP
June 14, 2019
My primary role in my ministry as a psychotherapist is to be the listener and privileged witness to the stories people share. CG Jung had these words inscribed over the entrance to his house in Kusnacht. It is the same knowing that I have, as I welcome a client into my office. Bidden or not, […]
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Sister Inspiration: Dorothy Ederer, OP
May 31, 2019
See the Person Before You “It is a mistake to stereotype women who are at risk, addicted to drugs, prostituted, or living on the street,” cautions Catholic Chaplain Dorothy Ederer, OP. Sister Dorothy counsels women as young as 18 up to age 65. Lately the majority at Holy Cross Services in Lansing and Corcoran House […]
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Sister Inspiration: Welcoming A Friend from Malawi
April 26, 2019
A friend from afar joined the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids for Liturgy on Tuesday, April 23; he wrote and read the Petitions in St. Catherine of Siena Chapel at Aquinata Hall. Clement Chiwaya’s presence was a delight for so many Sisters. Sister Diane Dehn reflected: “I was fortunate to work with Clement as his academic advisor […]