Photo: Sister Maria Eck, OP helps out at Mercy Communities during this year of Mercy! They have a wonderful program! God Bless them for all they do for others!
Sister Maria Eck helping out at Mercy Communities during this year of Mercy! Read More »
Parking for the President’s visit will be difficult on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 for most of the day if you are traveling to Sacred Heart Convent during President Barack Obama’s trip to Springfield, Ill. Please take a look at the map below if you are making arrangements to visit Sacred Heart Convent.
Today, February 8, is the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a survivor of human trafficking and a Canossian sister. On the day that we commemorate her struggle and triumph, we remember all those caught in slavery and renew our commitment to abolish all forms of human slavery. Today we are asking Catholic sisters and their
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The seven Sisters at Marian Catholic have been through a very rough patch with their housing – their boiler exploded and left them temporarily homeless. At the General Assembly this week Sister Jean Patrice Schnigel, OP gave details about their ordeal and their gracious hosts, the Franciscan Sisters, that took them in until they were
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Springfield Dominican Sister M. Cecilianne Duello died on Tues., Feb. 2. 2016. She was born in Alton, Ill., in 1940 and named Mary Ann, the eldest for four children born to Clement and Helen (Mass) Duello. She took the name M. Cecilianne when she made her profession of vows in 1960 at Sacred Heart Convent,
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The new JUST Words is here! Vol. 16 No. 1 (winter 2015-2016) We hope you enjoy this issue filled with exciting changes & wonderful news! Click here or on the picture above to view. Inside this issue: Learning In Our Schools | p. 3 Relationship and Community Organizing | p. 8 How Disciples Learn |
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“We had a wonderful group of women for our ‘Come and See.’ Good conversation, great questions, deep prayer, and lots of laughter! Thank you, God”! – Sr. Teresa Marron, OP, Vocation Director
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Here are five must-read posts that we picked up in our Twitter feed about love, humility, mercy and the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Do you know what love is? Read about what Pope Francis said in his homily today. https://t.co/Nh3rrCR4ai — Angela (@Angela_CSFN) January 8, 2016 Ilia Delio explores compassion, love, suffering, and the humility
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Today, the first anniversary of the I Have Family In Iraq 2015 Delegation, this beautiful artwork was blessed and installed at Sacred Heart Convent in Springfield, Ill. It carries with it a prayer for peace in Iraq and a commitment to solidarity with our Iraqi Dominican Sisters and Brothers and the people they serve. The
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2015 was an amazing year for the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois! Two of our Sisters saw Pope Francis address Congress in the fall. Early this year Sister Marcelline Koch traveled to Iraq to stand in solidarity with the Iraqi Dominican Sisters and bear witness to one of the world’s most pressing humanitarian disasters
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Enjoy this moment from the procession on Christmas Day: Sister Pauletta and Sister Kelly place baby Jesus in the manger as Sister Rebecca Ann sings “O Holy Night.” Sister Pauletta is 100 years old and Sister Kelly is our newest novice. Sr. Pauletta (age100) & Sr. Kelly (#Novice) place baby Jesus in the manger as
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Aidan was 3 yrs old. Christmas time at the mall he was intent on a train giving rides to children. His mother was with him carrying his baby brother. They were shopping together. A friendly boy on the train reached to help Aidan aboard. Away he went. Mother looking another way did not see the
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Merry Christmas from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois! What a joyful season it has been. It was a unique week before Christmas when we received a Popemoji care package from Aleteia/Pope Is Hope, making the season even more festive. We had a lot of visitors, performers and parties to make the season bright. Music Clip:
Read about the most recent ministries of the Springfield, Illinois Dominican Sisters in the fall 2015 issue of JUST Words by clicking here. Click to launch the full edition in a new window Online Publishing from YUDU
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Our Anti-racism teams meets four times a year to continue the work of dismantling racism in ourselves and in our institutions. This song and dance is a ritual at the end of every meeting, when we celebrate the birthdays of our members and rejoice in the challenging and meaningful purpose of our gathering. Enjoy! Video
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