Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters
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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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Sister Inspiration: Thaddeus Kowalinski, OP
August 7, 2019
Thaddeus Kowalinski, OP was once asked by a newspaper reporter what she liked most about the teaching profession, Sr. Thaddeus replied, “Seeing the light in a student’s eyes when they have grasped something you have taught them… seeing that you can be of service and teaching them they can be of service to others.” A […]
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Meet Up, Catch Up, Eat Up
July 1, 2019
We got to MEET UP, CATCH UP, and EAT UP—and we had a great time with our wonderful friends! In addition to last week’s grand time here at Marywood, we were thrilled to bring this Veritas sponsored event to Saginaw too. If you missed MEET UP this year, join us in September when we […]
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Going Where Help is Needed: Support at the U.S. Border and Beyond
June 27, 2019
For the past five months, Ada Dominguez, OP has been volunteering one day a week to help with the steady flow of people arriving in the United States. She volunteers in Albuquerque at a location coordinated by Albuquerque Interfaith. She is joined in effort and prayer by Sister Eva Silva and Dolorita Martinez, as well […]
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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, […]