By Cynthia Gallo Callan Cynthia Gallo Callan, is a Springfield Dominican Associate who works for the Diocese of Springfield. “Change is the only constant” is an expression that sometimes keeps people afloat. It has spun over the generations and is widely accepted as the norm. But sometimes change comes too fast and furious, and when […]
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Sister Martha’s parents, Martin and Georgia Cox Carmody, are deceased now, but did not fail to root Martha and her five siblings in the discipline of military life or a strong faith of rural Calhoun County, Illinois, where they farmed in the county seat of Hardin in the rich alluvial soil between the Illinois
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Sister Linda Sue was born in Springfield to Norman and Hazel Shearburn Turner. She joined the Catholic Church at St. Sebastian Church, Waverly, at the age of 19. She attended Illinois State University and Los Angeles City College and was employed first at Franklin Life in Springfield for three years and then as a long-distance
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Sister M. Zachary Sergeena was born in Chicago and baptized Penelope Marie at St. Mary of the Angels Church there. Her parents raised “Penny” and her sisters, Micheline and Sharon, in the city. Micheline is deceased; Sharon expects to be present at Sacred Heart Convent for a family jubilee celebration in late April, along with
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Springfield, Ill.—Students at the Springfield Learning Academy sought support from the Dominican Sisters of Springfield for their effort to have the city council proclaim the second Monday of October Indigenous People’s Day. They found it in the form of an intervention from Sister Marie Michelle Hackett. She was invited to join the students at the
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Guided by the Holy Spirit, we join with others to re-imagine a future of promise and hope. – 2024 General Chapter Statement Resources for discerning your vote: a. Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/faithful-citizenship/upload/forming-consciences-for-faithful-citizenship.pdf b. Equally Sacred Checklist (one sheet) https://networkadvocates.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Equally-Sacred-Checklist-FINAL-English.pdf c. Equally Sacred Checklists (expanded) https://networkadvocates.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/ALL-Freedoms-One-Pagers-2-sided-2024-UPDATED.pdf d. Irshad Manje: How to Bridge Divides: five
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Guided by the Holy Spirit, we join with others to re-imagine a future of promise and hope. – 2024 General Chapter Statement THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON Each of us is made in God’s image. Human dignity is not dependent on race, creed, color, economic class, political power, social status, culture, personal abilities, gender,
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Guided by the Holy Spirit, we join with others to re-imagine a future of promise and hope. – 2024 General Chapter Statement In a sense, November 5 is just around the corner. We have the privilege and responsibility to vote, to take part in our nation’s political and public life. In 2024, we exercise that
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