migration

  • Justice Action: Pray, Study, Use Your Voice: End Inhumane Migration Policies

    Justice Action: Pray, Study, Use Your Voice: End Inhumane Migration Policies

    July 17, 2019

    On Thursday, July 18 at 10:00am, Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids, Dominican Associates, and friends of the Congregation are invited to gather for a Prayer Service in Dominican Chapel/Marywood, 2025 Fulton Street East, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49507. We realize not everybody is able to join us for this time of Prayerful Action as we call for the […]

  • Looking at Migration Through a Lens of Right Relationship

    Looking at Migration Through a Lens of Right Relationship

    May 18, 2019

    Fostering one’s sense of self, relationship with others, with God, and with all creation is the nature of our transformative programming at Dominican Center at Marywood. This integrative perspective of the world around us urges a deepening of Being. Being you. Being present. Being with others. Being with God. This synergistic view of the world […]

  • 2019 Delegation Explores Root Causes of Migration Honduras

    2019 Delegation Explores Root Causes of Migration Honduras

    March 21, 2019

    Learn about the people and country of Honduras. Learn what causes people to flee their home countries, and what local Honduran communities living with unimaginable danger are doing through belief in the power of nonviolent action. We are humbled to be in solidarity with them and to help raise the volume of their strong voices. […]

  • Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids: Protect Children Crossing US Borders

    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. […]

  • Living a Ministry of Prayer Coupled with Action

    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. […]