November 18, 2019
The Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids invite you to pray with us this Advent and Christmas season on Marywood Campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dates, times, and locations of worship services appear below or download the 2019 Advent & Christmas Brochure. Advent Weekend Liturgies Saturdays 4:00 pm – Eucharist: Chapel of the Word Sundays 9:30 […]
October 25, 2019
Here I am, Lord is Sister Francetta McCann’s favorite hymn. For a time, in her younger years as she lay in her bed at Marywood contemplating ministry, this song woke her night after night. “That’s when I knew I was being called to work with people with addictions.” A nurse by training, care-taking has long […]
October 11, 2019
“When I was 19, after a year of college, I felt the call. At first, I responded to an invitation to “Come and See.” This type of event is typically a day or weekend hosted by a Congregation for young women who want more information about vowed life,” writes Dolorita Martinez, OP, describing her vocation […]
October 4, 2019
The vibrancy of the Eastown Neighborhood today would certainly please this visionary Sister if she were to stroll through the residential areas and along Lake Drive bustling with restaurants, shops, and healthy lifestyle centers. While at Aquinas College, Jean Paul Tilmann, OP, saw an opportunity to improve the lives of the citizens living in proximity […]
September 27, 2019
Isn’t it Wild? The looks on her students’ faces may indicate uncertainty, but biology teacher Sr. Frances Ann Tatreau made sure to encourage in her students an appreciation for all creatures great and small. A visionary and adventurous teacher, Sr. Frances Ann understood the need to care for our Earth and all its inhabitants. This […]
September 24, 2019
Marywood Academy Alumns Reunite at Annual Reunion In September, Marywood Academy alums gathered at Dominican Center for the annual reunion luncheon. Students who’d graduated between 1944 and 1975, and later gone on to be doctors, accountants, mothers, and teachers themselves, all enjoyed sharing fond memories of their school days. Dominican educators planted seeds of faith […]
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 […]
September 1, 2019
Presented by Dominican Associates of Grand Rapids Join us as we explore the lives and times of Saints. Learn what was happening in the world, their village, or home during the lifetime of each Saint and understand how these times influenced their faith and actions. The Saint Series is a project of the Associates of […]
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 […]
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 […]