The Rite of Installation for Sister Rebecca Ann Gemma, OP, Sister Rose Miriam Schulte, OP, Sister Mila Díaz Solano, OP, and Sister Marie Michelle Hackett, OP, took place at Sacred Heart Convent on June 15, 2019, during Mass, in a full chapel. The sisters and many of the new team’s family were in attendance. Sister …
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Sister M. Martina’s Services Visitation: 4:00 p.m.—6:15 p.m., Tuesday, June 11, at Aquinas Center, Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St. in Springfield. The visitation begins with a prayer service. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 11, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Father Richard Chiola, celebrant. Morning Prayer, Remembering, and Final Commendation: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, …
Frank Ramirez, seen here with his sister, Springfield Dominican Sister Elyse Marie Ramirez, converted what could have been a one-time Giving Tuesday donation into monthly gift. “It’s a time in my life when I can start to give back,” he explained. Frank, a retired employee of Public Works for the city of Springfield, Ill., has …
Estate planning is one important way to help shape future generations and continue the legacy of your personal values. As Nancy Armstrong, an associate of the Dominican Sisters, anticipates getting older and reaching her final goal of eternal life, she thinks about the legacy she wants to leave her children. “I want to leave my …
Greetings for a safe and relaxing Memorial Day weekend! We remember the intent of the holiday, and call to mind our loved ones in the armed services who have died. May this beautiful prayer bring reflection and peace to your holiday observances. In Times and Places of War Great God of justice and peace, …
Every year about this time we honor and celebrate with our sisters who observe milestone profession anniversaries of 25, 50, 60—and yes, sometimes even 75 years of consecrated life. This year we celebrate with eight of our sisters celebrating 50 or 60 year anniversaries. 60 year jubilarians Sister Agnes Ann Pisel, OP Sister Margaret Ann …
What Mundelein “Sister Act-ress” Mary McMurray Learned Mary McMurray’s mom works at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, Ill. That’s the key to understanding everything about this story. Mary, a public high school student in Mundelein, was cast as Mary Robert, the postulant, in her school’s performance of Sister Act. Most of the students …
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Sixteen Illinoisans Promise CollaborationWith the Dominican Preaching Mission Springfield, Ill.—Sixteen Illinois residents made formal commitment as associates of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield during a ceremony at Sacred Heart Convent on May 5, 2019. Use the tabs below to learn more about the new associates. Chatham Chicago Crete Frankfort Jacksonville Lincoln Springfield Chatham Dave Sanders, …
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Zeta, in green, “on the set” at Sacred Heart Convent with her production team (l to r) Jack Gaffney, Elizabeth Moose, Brady Sharpe and (hidden from view), Mikaila Salvo and Addy Frey. Zeta Lambert feels teens should spend less time staring at their phones and more time interacting with real people. Now’s she’s doing her …
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Born in Pittsburgh and raised in Park Forest, Ill., Sister Rose Marie Riley has given much of her vowed life to the spiritual gift St. Paul recognized as administration. In 2019 she began a new administrative responsibility as the director of Jubilee Farm, the congregation’s earth spirituality and retreat facility on the western edge of …
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