June 21, 2018
Emboldened by faith and serving with joy, the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids are blessed to announce that Morgan Bengel is a Candidate to become a member of our Congregation. “I began to sense God calling me. I was sitting in Mass one day during my junior year of high school. I do not remember what the […]
June 15, 2018
Sister Teresa entered eternal life on June 14, 2018 at the age of 78 after 60 years of religious life. We commend Sister Teresa to your prayers. Remembering Service: Sunday, June 17 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Monday, June 18 at 11:00 am Dominican Chapel at Marywood In her later […]
June 15, 2018
Macular degeneration has reduced Sister Edith Kahler’s optical acuity but her world view remains as clear as day: Greet the day, greet new people and new experiences as the gifts that they are. “My friendships in this community of Sisters have enriched my life so much. Through their lives, my own world view has been […]
June 12, 2018
We recognize, as a moral obligation, the need to protect children fleeing violence or oppression in their homelands. We commit ourselves to act as their advocates in local, national, and international communities. — Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids Corporate Stance on Unaccompanied Children on the Border (2014) In 2014, we pledged our commitment to immigrant children and […]
June 8, 2018
Sister Ottilia entered eternal life on June 7, 2018 at the age of 92 after 68 years of religious life. We commend Sister Ottilia to your prayers. Remembering Service: Sunday, June 10 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Monday, June 11 at 11:00 am Dominican Chapel at Marywood Although not one to […]
June 8, 2018
Lessons of Yesteryear Ring “Truth” Today As the season of Jubilee Celebrations begins, the occasion of the 50th Jubilee of Mother Aquinata Fiegler, Superior General of the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids from 1897-1914, is notable. In fact, the head of the Diocese, Bishop Richter, insisted that Mother Aquinata be well-celebrated on her golden anniversary. Friends gathered […]
June 6, 2018
On Earth Day this year, the Catholic Climate Covenant (CCC) challenged Catholics everywhere to reconsider our overuse of SINGLE-USE DISPOSABLE PLASTICS which contribute to what Pope Francis calls “the throwaway culture.” From increasing land and marine pollution to increasing our use of carbon-producing fuels, our reliance on single-use plastics has a devastating impact on God’s […]
June 5, 2018
Earlier this month we had the pleasure of welcoming 70 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade students from St Stephen Catholic School to help clean and pick up around the Marywood campus. As the students went around the campus grounds, they also had a chance to take a stroll through the St Francis of Assisi Sculpture Garden […]
May 25, 2018
It may be difficult to imagine today, but when Sr. Susan Ridley was in her early twenties, learning to drive or acquiring a driver’s license wasn’t even a suggestion. As she said, “I had taken a vow of poverty, I wouldn’t be owning a car, so why would I need a license?” She was […]
May 18, 2018
Sister Vera Ann Tilmann is a teacher through and through and in recent years, her education ministry has taken her to her parish of St. Anthony of Padua. In addition, this past year, she has had a special experience volunteering at Grand Rapids Creative Youth Center. In her own words, she introduces this community nonprofit […]