As president of the board of Bethany House of Hospitality, Joliet Franciscan Sister Dolores Zemont has her priorities straight. “Our call is to follow the Gospel, the Gospel of Jesus Christ that calls us to not only notice but to ‘be there’ for the underserved, for the poor, for those who have no place else […]
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Members of the Laudato Si Action Committee shared this recipe using radish leaves. The recipe is courtesy of David Lebovitz. 6 to 8 servings Use unsprayed or organic radish leaves. Wash well to remove grit. If you don’t have enough radish leaves, make half the recipe or bulk it up with lettuce, arugula, or another
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The Member Board (the elected leadership of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield) and the Sacred Heart-Griffin Governing Board of Directors are pleased to announce that Dr. Bill Moredock has been hired as President of Sacred Heart-Griffin and will begin on July 1, 2023. “Dr. Moredock brings many skills, a depth of experience, and his faith-filled
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These two Clerics of St. Viator—Brother Michael Gosch and Father Corey Brost—are well known to many of our sisters who’ve worked beside them throughout the years in their roles as educators, vocation ministers, and now, as advocates for the safety, dignity, and well-being of women and men legally seeking asylum in the United States. “We
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Last week a list of Native boarding schools affiliated with the Catholic Church was made public by Catholic Truth & Healing, a collaborative group of archivists, historians, concerned Catholics, and tribal members, who compiled and refined this resource to help facilitate access to information for survivors of Native boarding schools, their descendants, and Tribal Nations.
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Springfield, Ill. — A commitment ceremony for the 2023 Springfield Dominican Associate class was held in-person at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel on Sunday, May 7, 2023. During the homily of the Mass Father Michael DeTemple, OP, chaplain for the Dominican Sisters, thanked the associates for their commitment and reminded them to trust in Jesus no
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Throughout her many decades as a promoter of social justice, Sister Marcelline has advocated for immigration justice that recognizes the complexities of the challenge and focuses on creating a just and humane immigration system that protects U.S. borders and defends the human rights and dignity of the children, women, and men seeking safety in the
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Sister Mila joined the Dominican Sisters from La Oroya, Peru. Until 2006 all of her ministry was in Peru. In 2000 she was among the pioneers at Parroquia San Juan Bautista de Jarpa, and other surrounding agricultural villages of Peru that in the 1980s and 1990s suffered much violence from the terrorist groups Sendero Luminoso
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With the exception of a period of study in Aurora, Ill., 2005-2006, Sister Edith’s ministry has been completely in Peru, where she is now co-parish administrator at Parroquia San Juan Bautista in Jarpa, a remote agricultural region in the northern Andes. She has served as a pastoral minister in Lima and La Oroya, Peru, and
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As the child of a peripatetic military family, Sister Sharon Zayac (Sister Sharon Therese) was born in Great Falls, Mont., but didn’t spend much time there. After spending her youth on U.S. military bases around the world, she joined the Dominican Sisters from Sacred Heart Parish, Redlands, Calif. Her parents George and Mary Zayac and
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Sister Judith Pfile (previously Sister Donna Marie) has been a pastoral associate at St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Chatham, Ill, since 2006, where she excels at encouraging parishioners to recognize their own gifts for ministry in the church as baptized Christians. Decatur born and raised, she followed her older sister, Sister Janet Marie (deceased),
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Sister M. Theodora has given much of her ministerial energy to the faith formation of young people. She taught theology at Marian Catholic, Chicago Heights, Ill., Sacred Heart Academy/Sacred Heart-Griffin, Springfield, Ill., and St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Hammond, La., For ten years she was formation director for the Dominican Sisters at the motherhouse in
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Sister Stella continues her studies in pastoral ministry as she works alongside Sister Kathlyn Mulcahy to welcome and support women in the legal asylum process. Listen as Sister Stella tells us how Bethany House offers support services to young immigrant women. https://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/Spring-Appeal-2023-SSA.mp4 Learn more about their work, or make a gift in support of this
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Whether intentionally or not, the opening hymn chosen for Mass at Our Saviour Parish, Jacksonville, Ill., on April 22—a day for celebrating 150 years of the Springfield Dominican Sisters’ mission—was the same one sung 25 years ago when the sisters and the parish celebrated the 125th anniversary of the Dominican Sisters’ founding. “River of glory,
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This is Sister Kathlyn’s dream job, she told a friend. “This” being her role as executive director of Bethany House, a collaborative ministry of women religious in Illinois to welcome young women and children legally seeking asylum in the U.S. Listen as Sister Kathlyn shares her mission. https://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/Spring-Appeal-2023-SKM.mp4 You can learn more about the ministry
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