June 23, 2022
“It is wonderful to see all of you on our campus. It’s been a long time! We’ve missed your presence with us!” a tearful, heart-FULL Sr. Janet Brown said as she welcomed friends to prayer. “We are fed and nourished by your friendships.” On Tuesday, June 21, we were delighted to welcome friends to our […]
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 […]
June 1, 2020
Be present as you are able. Be prayerful wherever you might be. On Monday, June 1, Dominican Sisters and employees gathered at a safe distance to mourn and lament lives lost. We tolled the bell in our Pear Garden, mourning those who have lost their lives to COVID-19. We lament the death of George Floyd […]
April 17, 2020
As Dominicans, we welcome community. We seek to find God’s face in one another. Before March 14, 2020 our community welcomed all to gather in Dominican Chapel at Marywood, weekly, for Sunday Eucharist to celebrate God’s love in our daily lives. But in the times of COVID-19, even Holy Week leading us into Easter was […]
December 1, 2017
Grand Rapids Dominicans pray the psalms from Dominican Praise each day. Antiphons are sung as an introduction and response to the psalms, and also before and after the Magnificat each day at evening prayer. During the last 7 days of Advent, the prayers of the Church become more intense, calling the Lord to come. So, […]