Dominican Sisters
A Sign of Hope
by (grdominicans)
Submitted 09-13-2010 under NONPROFITS
As you drive by the Marywood campus you may see the shiny new windmill that has been installed as part of The Saint Francis Sculpture Garden for Prayer and Meditation. Thanks to the hard work of Instruments of Hope and several volunteers and...
The Golfer's Prayer Book
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Submitted 07-16-2010 under NONPROFITS
by: Rosemary Steers, Communications Specialist Sister Dorothy Ederer has been a member of the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids since 1965. She taught junior high school for 14 years, receiving several awards for teaching excellence. She spent...
Women in Black
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Submitted 04-21-2010 under NONPROFITS
According to the Women in Black international website, the organization is a "world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence. As women experiencing these...
Sisters in Social Media
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Submitted 04-16-2010 under NONPROFITS
We've finally taken the plunge into the social media arena. The Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids now have a facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/dominicansistersgrandrapids . If you are not a facebook member, you can still click on ...
Pax Christi - Grand Rapids Connections
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Submitted 03-31-2010 under NONPROFITS
The Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids were well represented at the 29th Annual State Conference of Pax Christi Michigan. The 2010 conference was held at Mercy High School in Farmington Hills on March 27, 2010. Attending from the Grand Rapids area...
Hiroshima Survivor Speaks to GR Audience
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Submitted 03-10-2010 under NONPROFITS
HIROSHIMA POSTER DISPLAY OPEN TO PUBLIC THROUGH MARCH 14 There is still time to take advantage of the Hiroshima Poster display at Dominican Center at Marywood. Exhibit Hours: Wednesday and Friday 2 - 6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; and Sunday 12...
Listen!
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Submitted 01-14-2010 under NONPROFITS
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ~Epictetus (or Diogenes according to some sources) This is the first in a series of eight brief reflections written by Sister Mary Navarre, OP. A long-time...
Sister Musician returns to Grand Rapids
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Submitted 01-14-2010 under NONPROFITS
Since 1999, Grand Rapids Dominican Sister Joan Thomas has been working as Programs Coordinator at World Library Publications (WLP) in Franklin Park, Illinois. Her job there involved overseeing and assisting composers and artists in keeping track of...
Why Purchase Locally
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Submitted 12-22-2009 under NONPROFITS
by: Sisters Mary Lucille Janowiak OP and Barbara Hansen OP Where did the food on your Thanksgiving table come from? Did you have free range turkey from a local farm? Were the potatoes, green beans, wine and cranberries grown and produced in your...
Sculpture Garden - Finding Quiet Space
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Submitted 12-19-2009 under NONPROFITS
We often carry with us a deep longing for a quiet space away, where we can see the beauty of the wilderness and listen to the songs of nature--a place of renewal and peace where we can take time out to hear the voice of God in our lives. A site such...