Springfield, Ill. — A commitment ceremony for the 2026 Springfield Dominican Associate class was held at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel on Sunday, May 3, 2026. During the homily of the Mass Father Bob Kelly, OP, chaplain for the Dominican Sisters, compared the new associates to the apostles listening to Jesus’ farewell. “Through prayer, study, community and service, the […]
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Seen in the photo from left: Father John Verrier, Sisters Mary Paulette Joerger, Kathleen Anne Tait, Arlene Chole, and Mary Jo Sobieck, and Father Joel Phelps. Several sisters recently participated in the groundbreaking event for a new St. Dominic Hall at St. Malachy Church in Rantoul, Ill. The sisters have a long history of service at St. Malachy Parish
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The memories we hold of our spiritual upbringing can last a lifetime. The impact of Dominican Sisters of Springfield was remembered recently at the Mother of Dolors Church in Vandalia when Sisters Maristella Dunlavy and Mary Jo Sobieck visited with those enrolled in public school religion classes. The sisters who taught there included Sisters M. Thecla Kuhnline, Margaret McCormick (M. Lucia), and Margaret Ann Cox (Sister
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Sisters Denise Glazik and Mary Jo Sobieck, Ministers of Vocation Accompaniment and Animation for the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, were on the road again, this time participating in av ocation fair hosted by Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, IL on Friday, Apr. 17. Two Viatorian priests, an associate representative for the Claretian Missionaries,
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The Library at Sacred Heart Convent hosted an open house Thursday to show the recent updates made to the space. Sister Beverly Jeanne Howe honored the work of the sisters who have helped over the years including: Sisters Bernadette Marie McGuire, Catherine Mary Curry, Elizabeth Wrenn, Judith Ann Haase, Julia Theobald, Linda Sue Turner, and
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We are so happy to invite you to participate in the foundation of a new initiative that will help strengthen our ministry in Lima. The new St .Rose of Lima fund will give our sisters who serve there the flexibility and discretion to provide charity in emergency situations, support students’ spiritual growth, and spark self-sufficiency
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By Sister M. Paul McCaughey, OP, Prioress General My mom loved Easter with the passion of Eostre (or Eastre), the pagan goddess of spring and dawn. Appropriated by early Germanic Christians for what we celebrate today as the Feast of Resurrection, Jesus’ Passover from death to life, Eostre speaks to promises kept for new life. Mom looked for
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This Jubilee Year is an important time for our Church and for the Springfield Dominican Sisters. We are celebrating 25 years of our presence in the Parish of St. John the Baptist in Jarpa and 60 years in Peru. What a great event! We celebrate with our sisters who have experienced the rich fragrance of
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Sister M. Clarice Kniery ServicesVisitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Wed., Feb. 25, Aquinas Center, Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 25, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Dominican Father Robert Kelly, presiding. Wake and Mass livestreamed at springfieldop.org/livestream/ Burial: She will be laid to rest
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The Kempens with Susie’s parents Norm and Rosie Lubbe, and their dear friend Sister Bernice Juip at Sister Bernice’s jubilee celebration in 2017. Susan and Andy Kempen grew up in families that valued giving time, talent and treasure to the local parish. Andy and the Kempen family volunteered in a parish in Neenah, Wisc. Susan and the
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By Alexis Williams, LSCW How does one begin to make sense of the repetitive pain and chaos in the world today? How can one understand the images of immigrants being forcibly detained by federal agents, the fear being stoked about those who look different from you, and the combined anger and disconnect between persons of
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By Sister Susan Karina Dickey, OP Theologian and author Ann Garrido is a long-time friend of the Dominican Family. It shows in her books through the consistent seeking and speaking of truth, that which accords with reality. For Dominicans, Truth, with a capital T, is also another name for Jesus the Christ. This book is
Springfield Dominican Sisters were among those present at the State Capitol on October 18 in protest of the anti-immigrant policies of the Administration. From Left to right: Sisters Judith Curran, Dorothy Marie Solak, Martha Marie Kirbach, Beverly Jeanne Howe, Ann Clennon, Kathleen Ryan, Marcelline Koch, and Elizabeth Wrenn. By Sister Kathlyn Mulcahy, OP Close your
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The public is welcome to join the Dominican Sisters of Springfield for a series of Brown Bag lunches offered at Sacred Heart Convent in February and March. The noontime events scheduled for February 24, March 5, and March 10 will apply principles of Catholic social teaching to timely challenges facing us today. The events are free; preregistration is requested. Since last spring, the sisters and their friends have kept
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It was an iconic moment. August 28, 1963 in Washington DC. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Representing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, King was last in the order of twelve speakers. Twelve hours before giving the speech, King did not yet have it written. But an idea took shape among his
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