Dominican Sisters
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Funeral Services for Sister Marie Joy Yuhasz, OP
December 4, 2020
Sister Marie Joy Yuhasz, OP entered eternal life on December 2, 2020 at the age of 82 after 62 years of religious life. We commend Sister Marie Joy to your prayers. Evening Prayer with Remembering Service: Sunday, December 6 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Monday, December 7 at 10:00 am Dominican […]
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A Prayer for Advent 2020: Christ-Light
November 25, 2020
The candles of Advent remind us of Christ-Light, Light of Life. The ritual of lighting the candles, contemplating the movement from darkness to light, the meaning of Christmas and birth of our Savior. Each person is the living legacy of Jesus, who commissions us to be Christ-Light in our world. Join the Dominican Sisters ~ […]
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Sister Inspiration: Advent is my favorite season
November 20, 2020
Advent is my favorite season – it is a time of prayerful waiting and expectation. Advent helps me take the time to sit and reflect. This gives me a sense of hope, even when times are filled with conflicts. Michigan winters with snow gracing the landscape is breathtaking, crisp and refreshing! My favorite Advent scripture […]
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Funeral Services for Sister Rose Seraphine Sagorski, OP
November 19, 2020
Sister Rose Seraphine Sagorski, OP entered eternal life on November 17, 2020 at the age of 103 after 85 years of religious life. We commend Sister Rose Seraphine to your prayers. Evening Prayer with Remembering Service: Thursday, November 19 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Friday, November 20 at 10:00 am Dominican […]
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Funeral Services for Sister Rosemary Homrich, OP
November 2, 2020
Sister Rosemary Homrich, OP entered eternal life on October 29, 2020 at the age of 93 after 71 years of religious life. We commend Sister Rosemary to your prayers. Evening Prayer with Remembering Service: Wednesday, November 2 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Thursday, November 3 at 10:00 am Dominican Chapel at […]
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Funeral Services for Sister Marie Benedict O’Toole, OP
October 26, 2020
Sister Marie Benedict O’Toole, OP entered eternal life on October 25, 2020 at the age of 95 after 73 years of religious life. We commend Sister Marie Benedict to your prayers. Evening Prayer with Remembering Service: Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Thursday, October 29 at 10:00 am Dominican […]
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Funeral Services for Sister Lydia Korson, OP
October 14, 2020
Sister Lydia Korson, OP entered eternal life on October 12, 2020 at the age of 91 after 71 years of religious life. We commend Sister Lydia to your prayers. Evening Prayer with Remembering Service: Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Thursday, October 15 at 10:00 am Dominican Chapel at […]
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Oct 10 World Day Against the Death Penalty
October 9, 2020
Our Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids stance (2001) “commits us to make public proclamations for life when and where they are needed and to preach the justice of our commitment. We will be called upon to work in coalition with other groups, and to speak out at times of executions, to promote study and prayer […]
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Sister Inspiration: Is this all there is?
September 18, 2020
At the age of 96, Sr. Verona Wangler shares this thought. At 19, she says she was “drafted” into vowed religious life by Dominican Sister Cecile Byrne. Sr. Cecile had observed the young girl since she had transferred to St. Joseph School, West Branch, for seventh grade, having begged her parents to go to Catholic […]
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Sisters produce a 2020 voting guide; 11 justice-and-peace groups urge reflection
September 17, 2020
Global Sisters Report’s Soli Salgado interviewed Brigid Clingman, OP, about the new 2020 voting guide for an article published September 10, 2020. An excerpt from that article appears below along with a link to the full article in Global Sisters Report. The Reflective Voting Guide that 11 congregational justice and peace promoters created and circulated […]