by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 14, 2025 | Front Page
Praying… Like a Catholic Sister Calm me, quiet me, settle me… Steady me, balance me, ground me… Plant me, root me, embed me…. Support me, sustain me, protect me… Forgive me, pardon me, free me… Refresh me, restore me, heal me… “If worries weigh down our hearts and...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 13, 2025 | Front Page
“Maintaining a nuclear deterrence stance is a worldwide risk, which threatens the survival of all. THIS is why I advocate for Peace, Justice, and the worldwide elimination of nuclear weapons. I continue to support ICAN in our work to: Highlight the humanitarian...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 13, 2025 | Front Page
Leader and community-builders Sisters Aquinas Weber and Jean Paul Tilmann made an indelible mark on Grand Rapids. Together with Aquinas College leaders they challenged attitudes and norms that nearly destroyed the Eastown Neighborhood in the 1980s. Through...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 13, 2025 | Front Page
Dominican Center Marywood at Aquinas College intentionally cultivates an environment of stillness — a space where you can listen, a place where you can simply be. We invite those who want to encounter one another through authentic experiences of prayer, reflection,...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 12, 2025 | Front Page
Technology manager Sister Joyce Ann Hertzig manages sound, video, and zoom for mass and prayer services at Marywood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She adapted swiftly to help bring the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids Liturgy ministry online when the Covid pandemic forced...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 11, 2025 | Front Page
In honor of National Catholic Sisters Week—and may I just point out that the church celebrated an entire Year of the Priest in 2009—I would like to debunk the following five myths about women religious. These are ideas that I hear both Catholics and non-Catholics...
