How long, O LORD? I cry for help but you do not listen! I cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not intervene. Why do you let me see ruin; why must I look at misery? Habakkuk 1: 1-3 After hearing this scriputre on Sunday, the sisters at Sacred Heart Convent found themselves […]
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Esta historia apareció por primera vez en el sitio web de la Confederación Internacional de Hermanas Dominicas. Celebrar el Tiempo de la Creación es algo relativamente nuevo para nosotros los católicos. Aunque otras tradiciones cristianas han estado celebrando esta temporada desde 2008, no fue hasta 2019 que el Papa Francisco anunció que nos uniríamos
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This story first appeared on the Dominican Sisters International Confederation website. Celebrating the Season of Creation is relatively new to us Catholics. Though other Christian traditions have been celebrating this Season since 2008, it was not until 2019 that Pope Francis announced that we would join them. Its origin actually dates back to 1998 when Ecumenical
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“My aunt would LOVE a warm blanket,” said Paula Tapocik Lantz, a frequent visitor at Sacred Heart Convent. Her aunt is Sister Anitia Tapocik, and Paula’s frequent visits mean she is quite aware of how chilled Sister Anita feels. Perhaps you, too, know an older person—or are one yourself—who feels the cold more acutely for
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When our sisters and coworkers at Sacred Heart Convent say “We have your back,” you can count on that. Both sisters and coworkers at the motherhouse look out for one another, providing a safety net in order to ensure positive healthy outcomes and safety for all. Brad Cox, who leads the maintenance and groundskeeping departments
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By Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, OP The Springfield Dominican Sisters are celebrating 60 years of service to the Peruvian people. In response to a call from Pope John XXIII to send sisters to South America, four sisters volunteered in 1965. Today, native Peruvian Springfield Dominican Sisters serve in Lima and in Jarpa, a rural agricultural
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By Brandon Durham I have always enjoyed mowing. My yard is much smaller than the 5 acres I grew up on, so when spring comes it doesn’t take long to cut. The street out front is split by a raised median that is also part of my responsibility to maintain. What is striking about this
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Adopting Simple Lifestyles By focusing on ingredients with minimal environmental impact, farmed/fished responsibly, and embracing a wider variety of crops to improve soil health, including different grains, produce, and nuts are ways to align your eating habits with conservation values in making conscious choices about the food you consume, considering its environmental impact. Below are
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Sometimes all it takes is an invitation. Do you know a young woman who has a desire to make the world a better place? Who is considerate of others? Who asks insightful questions? Who has a gift for recognizing injustice? Who practices her Catholic faith? Who is attracted to matters of the spirit? Then you
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By Sister Judine Hilbing, OP While leisure can be defined as time spent away from business, work, domestic chores, and education, we simply can’t put it off until all the work is done. We need to take time to care for the mind, body, and spirit by carving out time and space for relaxation. Doing
Springfield, Ill.— The Dominican Sisters of Springfield will participate in a national movement of prayer, fasting, and advocacy for a more just and compassionate world on Wednesday, July 23. Everyone is welcome to join them. The Dominicans are joining Catholic sisters from around the nation. Each congregation has selected a day to participate in this
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Daphne Skretvedt , a Dominican Associate since 2002, was recently crowned “queen” at a party of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNCHR) in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday June 20, 2025. Alejandro Henning, the Director of Human Resources during Daphne’s tenure, graciously combined the annual retirement party with a reunion of those UN field workers
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Trinity Sunday and Father’s Day They both name relationship, and are about communion, and the gift that love is, and the life that comes from that. We are meant for connection! We abide in the primary relationship that the Trinity is. It is HOME. It’s how we belong to God…and therefore to one another. We begin in holiness and
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We are Grateful! Thank you for bringing new life to our campus and being a constant support of our sisters! Your gift will truly create an urban jewel for our sisters, neighborhood and city! Your gift will help us: plant a privacy hedge along Washington street; purchase pollinator-attracting shrubs and perennial flowers; create a place
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The first residents of the land that will become our butterfly garden were likely, well—butterflies—and many other winged, and multi-footed species who thrived in the Eastern Deciduous Forest biome that makes up much of Sangamon County. The first two-legged caretakers were likely the Kickapoo, members of the Illiniwek Confederation, or Potawatomi people. It was the
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