Sister Beth Murphy, OP

One of Two Springfield-based Sisters Recognized by Catholic Health Association Springfield Dominican Sister M. Dorothea Sondgeroth, OP, has been named a 2017 recipient of the Catholic Health Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her ministry at St. Dominic Health Services, Jackson, Miss. The award is given to a leader in health ministry who has inspired and […]

  Born 1931 Profession of Vows 1952 Entered Life Eternal 2017   Springfield, Ill.—Springfield Dominican Sister M. Laurentia Fenlon died March 21, 2017 at Sacred Heart Convent in Springfield, IL. She was born in Chicago, Ill. in 1931 to Lawrence J. and Mary Bartley Fenlon and baptized Joan Marie. She made her profession of vows

Born January 20, 1917 Profession of Vows January 3, 1938 Entered into Eternal Life March 15, 2017 Springfield, Ill.—Springfield Dominican Sister Virginia Dever (Sister John Thomas) died March 15, 2017, at Sacred Heart Convent. She was born in Chicago, Ill., in 1917, to Peter and Anna Murray Dever. She made her profession of vows in

Springfield Dominican Sister Janice Greenwood died January 4, 2017, at Sacred Heart Convent. She was born in Chicago, Ill., in 1932, to John and Agnes (Meyer) Greenwood. She made her profession of vows in 1951 at Sacred Heart Convent, Springfield, Ill. Sister Janice faithfully served God’s people and her Dominican Sisters for 66 years, first

Offer Seminar Series at the Start of a New Administration Springfield, Ill.—In response to the inauguration of a new Administration taking office on Jan. 20, the Dominican Sisters of Springfield have recommitted themselves to their vows and to the commitments they made during their General Chapter of 2014. In a statement released today the congregation’s