Verona Wangler

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  Sr. Verona Wangler: Jubilarian 2023 – 80 Years a Sister

  June 16, 2023

  After almost 100 years of life and 80 years as a Dominican, I have learned to be silent and make space for God to speak. God speaks to me as I visit the chapel but also in many other ways. Nature reflects God’s beauty in a snowfall, changing colors with the seasons, flowers springing up […]

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  Dominican Sisters Grand Rapids 2023 Jubilarians

  April 13, 2023

  A Jubilee is an anniversary when we honor Sisters and Associates and reflect on their unique contributions to our lives. We tell stories, share what we’ve learned from and with one another, and reflect on our joys and sorrows. We celebrate! We honor each Dominican Sister and Associate and the ways that they have shared […]

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  Sister Inspiration: Is this all there is?

  September 18, 2020

  At the age of 96, Sr. Verona Wangler shares this thought. At 19, she says she was “drafted” into vowed religious life by Dominican Sister Cecile Byrne. Sr. Cecile had observed the young girl since she had transferred to St. Joseph School, West Branch, for seventh grade, having begged her parents to go to Catholic […]

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  Sister Inspiration: Verona Wangler, OP

  June 21, 2019

  People are Just People One of the most important things I’ve learned from this project is that the differences between people don’t really matter as much as we think they do. The gap in age between me and Sister Verona, about 74 years, has faded into the background of our interactions. When we talk, I […]

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  Dominican Sisters Grand Rapids Celebrate Jubilee 2018

  June 22, 2018

  A Jubilee is an anniversary when we honor a Sister and reflect on her unique contributions to our lives. We tell  stories, share what we’ve learned from and with one another, and reflect on our joys and sorrows. We celebrate! We honor each Dominican Sister and the ways that she has shared her God-given gifts […]