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ADVENTure ~ Tuesday, December 7, 2021
November 9, 2021
Our annual ADVENTure event with the Dominican Sisters and friends is a free online Zoom event on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at 7:00 pm. Please join us for an ADVENTure filled with joy, hope, and promise. Through prayer, songs, and words of encouragement, we will celebrate all that is good in our world, and in […]
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Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration 2021
October 28, 2021
Join us for the Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration as we come together to give thanks for the blessings we have received. Monday, November 22 | 7:00 - 8:00 pm Join this event online. The livestream will be available at www.InterfaithUnderstanding.org at the time of the event. Prayers, music, sacred writings, reflections, and meditation will be woven […]
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A Message from Sandra Delgado, Prioress, Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids
September 16, 2021
Dear Friends, We are all beginning to feel relief from more than 18 months of isolation and distance from our families, friends, colleagues, worshipping communities, and all who have a role in our lives. Our lives came to a halt from one day to the next. While we maintained ‘social distancing’ from the world around […]
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Now is the Acceptable Time 2 Corinthians 6:2
September 3, 2021
We’ve been given time... to render justice, to heal divisions, to touch in, to tap resources, to request pardon. We’ve been given gifts... so we discover, so we exchange, so we support, so we nurture, so we dream. We’ve been given companions.... for integrity, for encouragement, for perspective for humility, for accountability. We’ve been given […]
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A Year in the Light ~ An Update from Dominican Center
September 1, 2021
The pandemic forced the closure of the doors of Dominican Center at Marywood on March 13, 2020. With ingenuity and courage, our Dominican Center team set into motion a plan to keep welcome lamps burning for all seeking community. Below are some highlights of this unusual year. A Year in the Light at Dominican […]
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Reflections on Community, Isolation and Presence in the Age of Zoom
August 19, 2021
What is presence in the age of Zoom? What does it mean to be present on a Zoom call? As a spiritual director, what does it mean when you cannot be physically present with your directee? How do you practice when you no longer have access to your place of practice? What is this mystery […]
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Apprentice Presence at Dominican Center
August 19, 2021
Dominican Center initiated the role of apprentices in 2019. Apprentices have already participated in our programs and now are immersing themselves in the Dominican spirit: hospitality, invitation, and contemplation in support of our formation team. Currently, Amanda Dobson has been working with Carmelita Switzer OP in Foundations in Spirituality. Andy Rebollar has joined Diane Zerfas […]
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A Celebration of Spiritual Direction Ministry and New Spiritual Directors
May 26, 2021
This past Saturday morning, May 22, the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids and the Dominican Center Spiritual Direction Ministry celebrated six newly certified spiritual directors upon their recent completion of the 2-year Practicum experience. They were invited to a special ministry blessing joined by the community of spiritual directors who make their home at Dominican […]
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Dominican Center Emerges Anew
January 12, 2021
We remain grounded in Dominican roots that guide us to pause and contemplate, stilling the uncertainty surrounding us. We do this resting in God's compassionate love while breathing in trust and breathing out hope. We know the gifts of Dominican Center rest on serving the community by providing programs, retreats, and experiences that help shape […]
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Dominican Center Honors the In-Between
September 24, 2020
Final Gathering of Be Still and Stay in the Light on September 28 As the final gathering of Be Still and Stay in the Light, it is with full hearts that the Domincan Center Village thanks each of you who've been with us. We began these gatherings as a way to explore what staying in […]