2019 was a big year for the Dominican Sisters of Springfield. Here’s a short list of some of our—and your—favorite moments. Let us know what you think! Sister Mary Jo Sobieck gave quite the inspirational interview to Church Pop in July. During Lent, the Justice, Peace, and Care of Creation committee and the Associate Committee […]
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Springfield Dominican Sisters Pat Stark, Georgiana Stubner, and Marcelline Koch were joined by other Dominican Sisters and hundreds more people at Fort Benning, Georgia, Nov. 16-17 to participate in a vigil at the gates of the fort where for nearly 30 years the faith-based SOA Watch has worked to end training programs for Latin American
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Among 1300 Catholic Sisters Nationwide to raise voices against harmful climate policies The leaders of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield join the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in expressing dismay over the start of the Trump Administration’s formal withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, signed on to by nearly 200 nations in 2015. Echoing
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Giving Tuesday means providing hope to homeless children The Matthew Project One of the ministries the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois are pleased to be involved with is The Matthew Project. The Matthew Project was founded earlier this year to provide tutoring, school supplies, food, clothing and life skills training to homeless children in District
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Springfield Dominican Sister Marcelline Koch, OP, was a signatory to a statement by the International Dominican Commission for Justice and Peace about taking action to counter climate change. The statement went out to the global Dominican Family highlighting the extreme consequences if no action is taken: droughts, mass migrations, and strange weather phenomena. The statement
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Water is Life, Give Drink to the Thirsty Water is A water pipe on the parish parking lot is a free source for safe drinking water for families without running water at their homes. Sister Barbara Ann Lives Out Her Faith in Amazing Ways As another summer ends I am reminded where I was in
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Sunday, September 8 was the first of eight monthly two hours sessions for Associate candidates. The prayer for the first session was called Light of the Church. Take a few moments and read the beautiful prayer the Associate candidates read before their first session. Light of the Church A Meditation on a Hymn to Saint
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Our social media channels and website allow our friends to share their stories, ask questions, and speak words of encouragement for our ministry. Often when one of our sisters dies, we learn amazing things about her from the remarks shared by people she touched throughout her life of ministry. When we share stories on our
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When Springfield Dominican Sister Samuella Volk learned of the arrest of her first-grade student, Jesuit Brother Billy Menor, she was concerned! That seemed so out of character for him! Once she learned Billy’s arrest was an act of conscience in protest of the conditions of migrant camps at the U.S. Mexico Border, she had something
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Rosary in Solidarity with Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant Children 6:00 p.m. Thursday, July 18 Sacred Heart Convent Chapel 1237 W Monroe Street Springfield, IL 62704 We are alarmed by the way the U.S. Government is treating children and families at our border. This erosion of human rights is unacceptable. This is not who
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Sister Marcelline Koch, OP, during the January 2019 Associate Candidate session, “Catholic Social Teaching” examining the parts of Luke 4:18 in detail. “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of
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Judy Babb-Troxell just made her commitment as a Dominican Associate the first week of May. This morning she visited the sisters inside Sacred Heart Convent for a little dog-therapy with her golden retriever, Haddie Grace Troxell. Haddie Grace took part in her first Mass and then visited the sisters in their rooms. Judy’s cousin, Sisters
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Happy Earth Day from the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois! Here is an Earth Day Prayer adapted from the Green Church Project, Montréal, Canada: Leader: Creator God, we pray for our brothers and sisters of the air: chickadees, cardinals, blue jays, owls, crows, seagulls… ALL: Give us a sign through them to decrease the pollution
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https://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/Easter_2019_Project_480p.mp4 Easter Message from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois Dear Friends, Do we believe? Can we hope? Is this real? Today, on this Easter Sunday, we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. But this is far more than a ritual of remembrance! Today, let us lift our voices in faith crying out, “YES, Christ is alive!”
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https://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/Purple-robe-on-cross.mov Lent is a time of sacrifice followed by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Holy week is a time of hope for all humanity despite our human nature to make fearful decisions as a pack. Pilate placed a purple robe on Jesus and asked the crowd, “What shall I do, then, with the one you
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