Instruments of Hope

  • Committing to Prayer, Study, Community, Service During Season of Creation 2022

    Committing to Prayer, Study, Community, Service During Season of Creation 2022

    September 7, 2022

    Season of Creation is a time of grace that the Church, in ecumenical dialogue, offers to humanity to renew its relationship with the Creator and with creation, through celebration, conversion and commitment together. During these five weeks, we have the opportunity to: • Reaffirm our vocation as stewards of creation. • Thank God for the […]

  • Grotto at Marywood Links with St. Francis Sculpture and Prayer Garden

    Grotto at Marywood Links with St. Francis Sculpture and Prayer Garden

    October 27, 2021

    The Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids, working with Instruments of Hope, is excited to announce that the Sister’s grotto on the front lawn of Marywood is now linked to the beautiful paths found in the St. Francis Sculpture Garden for Prayer and Meditation. During the summer, Instruments of Hope with landscape architects and craftsmen redesigned the spatial […]

  • Sister Inspiration: Contemplating God’s Blessings

    Sister Inspiration: Contemplating God’s Blessings

    November 21, 2019

    In these days leading up to Thanksgiving, we contemplate God’s many blessings, shared day in and day out.  For family and friends who en-courage us, For messengers of God who re-direct us, For our Body’s healing power, For the gifts of neighbors freely shared, For strangers who awaken us to newness, For the response-ibility to […]

  • Music as Prayer

    Music as Prayer

    May 29, 2019

    “We are healed by our songs before the vibrations ever leave our bodies.  We are blessed first and then we send out the blessing,” says Kate Munger, Founder of Threshold Choirs. I first encountered the Threshold Choir two years ago on a Sunday afternoon as I took part in the Peace Walk at the St. […]

  • Hearts of Service with Instruments of Hope

    Hearts of Service with Instruments of Hope

    May 13, 2019

    Hearts of service with Instruments of Hope in St. Francis of Assisi Sculpture Garden for Prayer and Meditation. Thank you friends, Sisters, Dominican Associates, and employees for your commitment to caring for our Earth and sacred spaces for prayer and meditation at Marywood Campus and Dominican Center at Marywood.

  • #NCSW2019 Raises Awareness of Legacy of Service of Sisters and More

    #NCSW2019 Raises Awareness of Legacy of Service of Sisters and More

    March 8, 2019

    The Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids founded an orphanage in Grand Rapids and managed it and cared for children beginning in 1889. It was one of their earliest ministries. St. John Orphanage Asylum is now D.A. Blodgett-St. Johns. During National Catholic Sisters Week #NCSW, friends and employees of the congregation will volunteer at D.A. Blodgett-St. Johns on […]

  • Annual Interfaith Peace Service Draws Together Peacemakers

    Annual Interfaith Peace Service Draws Together Peacemakers

    September 30, 2018

    On the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of the International Bill of Rights, we gathered in Grand Rapids, Michigan for an Interfaith Peace Service. The September 23, 2018 event was hosted by the Institute for Global Education (IGE), Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids, and Instruments of Hope. The Grand Rapids Threshold Choir sang during the […]

  • Interfaith Peace Walk & Service at Marywood

    Interfaith Peace Walk & Service at Marywood

    September 14, 2018

    Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on September 21. The UN General Assembly has declared this a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. This is a time for humanity to come together, in spirit and in action, to forward […]

  • Dominican Sisters Day of Service

    Dominican Sisters Day of Service

    April 20, 2018

    Serving and Honoring Organizations and People Who Serve the Most Vulnerable in West Michigan The people and organizations that serve and respect the dignity of all people and care for this precious Earth are a blessing in West Michigan. Each year, the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids gather to return the love by serving these hard-working, compassionate […]