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  Advocating for the Rights of People in Poverty in the United States

  October 2, 2016

  Training teachers and integrating principles of Catholic social teaching into curriculum came easily to justice-minded Dominican Sister Joyce Ann Hertzig. “I was once asked how one could integrate Catholic identity or Catholic Social Teaching into a math class. ‘Develop a story problem about the ratio of food to people in the world,’ I suggested,” says […]

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  Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids: Protect Children Crossing US Borders

  July 22, 2014

  Justice Issue: Unaccompanied Children Crossing the U.S. Borders Our Corporate Stance: Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids recognize, as a moral obligation, the need to protect children fleeing violence or oppression in their homelands. Our Justice Position The Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids have a long history of serving and caring for children in schools, hospitals and the orphanage of St. […]

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  Living a Ministry of Prayer Coupled with Action

  March 18, 2014

  Pray for the Living and the Dead Prayer is a vital part of each Sister’s ministry. Every year when all members of the Congregation gather to affirm their ministry commitments, each Sister also affirms her prayer ministry. These typically reflect something close to her heart and can change annually or remain the same for years. […]