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Sister Pauletta was accompanied by her sisters this afternoon for cupcakes and punch to celebrate her 103rd birthday! <iframe src=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fspringfieldop%2Fvideos%2F10159746988470510%2F&width=743&show_text=true&height=520&appId” width=”743″ height=”520″ style=”border:none;overflow:hidden” scrolling=”no” frameborder=”0″ allowTransparency=”true” allowFullScreen=”true”></iframe>

<blockquote class=”twitter-video” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Some <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/TuesdayThoughts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TuesdayThoughts</a>: We’re two weeks out from <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/GivingTuesday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#GivingTuesday</a>! Tell your family, friends, and coworkers to save the date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017. <a href=”https://t.co/HDYb8V5Y5C”>pic.twitter.com/HDYb8V5Y5C</a></p>&mdash; Springfield OP (@springfieldop) <a href=”https://twitter.com/springfieldop/status/930454667108249600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November 14, 2017</a></blockquote><!– –><script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script><!– –><hr/><!– –><blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Some <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/TuesdayThoughts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TuesdayThoughts</a>: We’re two weeks out from <a

“I say this to you with regret: Many grave sins were committed against the native people of America in the name of God.” “I humbly ask forgiveness, not only for the offense of the church herself, but also for crimes committed against the native peoples during the so-called conquest of America.” ~ Pope Francis, Indigenous

Happy #WorldTeachersDay from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL! Take a moment and share with us a memory of a Sister that inspired you as a student. See the Facebook post to read more comments.

Springfield Dominican Sister Marcelline Koch, OP, is part of a new Springfield area group called Immigrant and Refugee Partners. The group is a coalition of community strategic partners to provide education, advocacy and support to immigrants and refugees in our Springfield, IL. The group is offering a free immigration training.  The event, Immigration 101: Immigrant

Matthew 13: 24–30 As I write this column, some of us here at the Dominican Motherhouse are concluding a most remarkable retreat. The retreat invited us into a vision which both scientists and theologians have been exploring for several years now, a vision that opens us up to what humans are learning about the home

Last week a small group of Sisters participated in a contemplative retreat. The retreatants integrated elements of the Universe Story with their Dominican stories and the personal experiences they brought to the retreat. Sister Anita guided the Sacred Heart Convent retreatants in the basics of creating a simple woven cloth—weaving the threads of life experiences into

“When you’re working for God, the pay isn’t that great, but the fringe benefits are out of this world!” ~  Sister Mary Dorothea Sondgeroth, OP  <iframe width=”853″ height=”480″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nz4IWr92iVg?ecver=1″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe><a href=”https://springfieldop.org/home/”><img src=”https://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Dominican-Sisters-of-Springfield-logo_circle-shield_2017.png” alt=”home”><!– –><!– –> <!– –>