Articles tagged:Dominican Sisters of Mary

Posted: Mon Mar 7 4 p.m. by Pam Stout
Dominican Sisters withdraw plans to purchase cultural center in Washington DC

The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist are withdrawing plans to purchase the John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., according to the Catholic News Agency. The rapidly growing Roman Catholic convent in Ann Arbor Township signed an agreement last October to investigate purchasing the cultural center for ...

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Posted: Mon Nov 22 10:57 a.m. by Pam Stout
Dominican Sisters of Mary appearing on Oprah Winfrey show Tuesday, for second time

Oprah Winfrey seems to have taken a keen interest in the local Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist community. In February, Lisa Ling profiled "a day in the life of nuns," on the Oprah show as shown in this video clip. On Tuesday, the Dominican Sisters community will ...

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Posted: Thu Oct 28 6:03 a.m. by A2 Admin

The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist community has signed an agreement to purchase the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center property in Washington, DC to be used as a House of Studies for the rapidly growing Roman Catholic convent in Ann Arbor Township. The agreement is currently ...

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Posted: Wed Sep 22 7 a.m. by Pam Stout
Ann Arbor convent one of few attracting younger nun candidates — a 'vocation explosion'

The Associated Press reports that a despite a decades-long slide in the number of women choosing to enter Roman Catholic convents, a select few, including Ann Arbor Township's Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, are attracting more young women to the sisterhood.

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Posted: Mon Feb 8 11:45 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer
Dominican sisters appearing on 'Oprah' show; Ann Arbor resident's family safe in Haiti

Here's a sampling of links to news about Ann Arbor in other media: Catholic News Agency: Dominican sisters to appear on Oprah Winfrey Show Washtenaw Voice: WCC looking to expand - but not on campus Washtenaw Voice: His family back home safe, local Haitian calls earthquake, ‘God’s grace’ Politico: Rick ...

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Posted: Fri Oct 9 5:58 a.m. by Juliana Keeping AnnArbor.com Health & Environment Reporter
University of Michigan creates center to examine child advocacy practices

When children enter the child welfare system meant to protect them from abuse and neglect, they're usually granted legal representation. But no consistent guidelines exist to designate their legal advocate or what the scope of that person's duties are. A five-year, $5 million grant awarded to the University of Michigan Law ...

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Posted: Thu Sep 17 5:34 a.m. by Sarah Rigg AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Traditional lifestyle at Ann Arbor Township convent attracts a full house

In the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams," farmer Ray Kinsella, played by Kevin Costner, is inspired to plow under his field and build a baseball field after hearing a voice whisper: “If you build it, he will come.” The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist may have taken ...

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