Saginaw
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Sr. Mario Pavoni Jubilarian 2023 – 60 Years a Sister
December 27, 2023
On June 24, 1944, at 11:07pm, Betty Katherine Pavoni was born to Katherine and Joseph Pavoni. Mary Jane followed in 1946, Linda followed in 1950. Grand Rapids, Michigan, was home until 1957 when the family relocated to Saginaw, Michigan. Entrance day, September 8, 1962, from SS Peter and Paul High School, Saginaw, Michigan. Over my […]
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Ardeth Platte, OP, Will Be Remembered as a Prophet of Peace
September 30, 2020
For Immediate Release GRAND RAPIDS, MI – September 30, 2020 – Ardeth Platte, OP: justice preacher, peace seeker, teacher, compassionate neighbor and friend stood with people on the margins—God’s people—and helped to lift up their cries again and again, each and every day. As the sun rose this morning, we discovered that God called home […]
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Meet Up, Catch Up, Eat Up
July 1, 2019
We got to MEET UP, CATCH UP, and EAT UP—and we had a great time with our wonderful friends! In addition to last week’s grand time here at Marywood, we were thrilled to bring this Veritas sponsored event to Saginaw too. If you missed MEET UP this year, join us in September when we […]
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Sister Inspiration: Dorothy Ederer, OP
May 31, 2019
See the Person Before You “It is a mistake to stereotype women who are at risk, addicted to drugs, prostituted, or living on the street,” cautions Catholic Chaplain Dorothy Ederer, OP. Sister Dorothy counsels women as young as 18 up to age 65. Lately the majority at Holy Cross Services in Lansing and Corcoran House […]
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A Jubilarian Shares Her Story: Sr. Pat Kennedy, OP
October 26, 2018
“My decision to become a Sister wasn’t a quick one; there was lots of questioning on my part.” As a young girl, Pat Kennedy dreamed of being a wife and mother. Yet, at the same time, she says, there was a persistent tug to vowed life. She lovingly recalls parents who were devout Catholics, loving, […]
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Sister Inspiration: Mary Ellen McDonald, OP
February 16, 2018
It was 2012 when the Leadership Team of the Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters called Sister Mary Ellen McDonald back to Grand Rapids to begin a new mission: start a Pastoral Care Team at Marywood. She was well-prepared for the task after some 30 years in Pastoral Administration and Ministry at three parishes in the Saginaw […]
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Dorothy Ederer OP Announces New Children’s Book
November 22, 2017
Michigan authors Dorothy Ederer, OP and Dr. Christopher W. Tremblay recently wrote a new children’s book titled Lucy’s Laptop. In this story, Lucy introduces all of her friends who describe what they do to help Lucy write her first book. In working together, Lucy’s friends demonstrate how everyone is needed to complete an assignment. In a […]