Dominican Sisters Grand Rapids
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Dominican Volunteers USA Honors Kathi Sleziak OP with Marcella Connelly Award
April 30, 2021
Sr. Marcella Connolly (1928-2016), a much-loved Sinsinawa Dominican, is described as a woman with a mission and a vision to spread God’s love. Each year during their annual Caritas & Veritas event, Dominican Volunteers USA (DVUSA) honors an individual who embodies her vibrant spirit with an award in her name. Saturday, April 26, dozens of […]
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Earth Day 2021
April 23, 2021
“What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children who are now growing up? This question not only concerns the environment in isolation; the issue cannot be approached piecemeal. When we ask ourselves what kind of world we want to leave behind, we think in the first […]
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Let’s Talk about Truth: Annual Diocesan Gathering
April 21, 2021
Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids invites you to its Annual Diocesan Gathering to talk about truth with with Ann Garrido, DMin. Truth has become the topic of endless arguments, befuddling our minds and knotting our stomachs, ensnaring even our closest relationships. It doesn’t have to be that way. Garrido looks at ways that ministers can help disentangle […]
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Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids Respond to Derek Chauvin Verdict
April 20, 2021
The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin is over, and he has been found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the May 2020 death of George Floyd. We Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids fully support the decision of the jury to convict Mr. Chauvin, and we pray this verdict […]
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Come to the Feast: A Reflection with Sister Ann Walters
April 15, 2021
Isn’t this a lovely description by Isaiah of heaven on earth? “We” on Mount Zion are eating rich foods and drinking choice wines with God who is lavishing us with Love. This love destroys all veils that separate us and destroys all webs of our human structures that our woven to keep nations separate, and […]
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A Lenten Reflection: Spark of Divinity
March 12, 2021
If we listen to Jesus in our prayer, there can be transfiguration moments when we commit ourselves to become aware of the divine goodness hidden in ourselves and others. This Lenten season may we see the spark of divinity within everyone we meet. ~ Christa Cunningham OP, Sinsinawa Dominican
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Lent and Love
March 7, 2021
Love, following in the footsteps of Christ, in concern and compassion for all, is the highest expression of our faith and hope. Love rejoices in seeing others grow. Hence it suffers when others are anguished, lonely, sick, homeless, despised or in need. Love is a leap of the heart; it brings us out of ourselves […]
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We Honor and Celebrate Women of Vision and Courage
March 5, 2021
During this Women’s History Month, we celebrate the women of Archives, the Sisters and friends who help preserve the stories of our lives. And, we celebrate all of the Sisters, all the women, who have inspired through their teaching, their nursing, their ministering, their service. Take time during March, Women’s History Month, to honor and […]
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Lent Reflection: Hunger, Worry, Salt, and Light
February 26, 2021
When was the last time you worried about how you were going to get your next meal? I know many of us who have lunch here on a regular basis ask “What are we having for lunch today?” Or, in my family, when we have been on vacation together, as we finish breakfast someone asks, […]
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Even Now, Ash Wednesday Homily by Sister Megan McElroy, OP
February 17, 2021
We offer this warm, compassionate invitation to listen on this first day of the Lenten Season. God says to us, as God said to the people of Israel, “Even now, return to me with all your heart.” But, what about this summons, this invitation, causes the human heart to refuse, to hesitate to respond? Listen […]