The P.I.E. was a big hit
A collaborative event sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union, the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, and our community, the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Ill., was a big hit in Springfield on Nov. 7, 2024. That night we welcomed more than 160 people for the Springfield Sisters’ Armchair Tour. Friends from all walks of life joined us: associates, former students, colleagues, civil servants, retirees and young people. A 17-year-old who feels drawn to religious life begged […]
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O, come let us adore Him:
Advent adoration at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel
In the midst of the holiday rush, give yourself the gift of peace and quiet. You are invited to join the Dominican Sisters for O, Come Let Us Adore Him Advent Adoration, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 19, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, 1237 W. Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62704. This special event will give your spirit time to bask before the Blessed Sacrament in the quiet majesty of our beautiful chapel, and to remember what we really celebrate […]
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Finley’s Tap House picks Dominican Sisters for holiday promotion
Everyone enjoys a holiday treat but when the treat is tied to an organization that gives back to the community, it makes it even sweeter. Finley’s Tap House, 3236 Gineger Creek Drive in Springfield, is treating the Dominican Sisters by offering a portion of the sale of their holiday dessert menu for the sisters’ ministries. Jessica Hebert, Finley’s, general manager, said the restaurant has consistently helped organizations that help others. “I approached the owner with the idea, and he […]
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Dominican Sisters support students seeking Indigenous People’s Day proclamation
Springfield, Ill.-Students at the Springfield Learning Academy sought support from the Dominican Sisters of Springfield for their effort to have the city council proclaim the second Monday of October Indigenous People’s Day. They found it in the form of an intervention from Sister Marie Michelle Hackett. She was invited to join the students at the City Council meeting by their teacher, Mrs. Michelle Cruz Hine. Sister Marie Michelle, who had a 54-year-career as an educator, has long been […]
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Sister Norma Somers, OP
Sister Norma Somers Service Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Visitation will begin with a prayer service. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel. Burial: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Roselawn Memorial Park. Livestream Visitation prayer service and Mass of Christian Burial will livestream from springfieldop.org/live-stream Burial services livestreamed at facebook.com/springfieldop Springfield Dominican Sister Norma Somers […]
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Walking backward: Seeking common ground in a Kenyan refugee camp
By Margaret Lombe, PhD. My reflection centers on my engagement, along with six students from Boston University School of Social Work (BU-SSW), with refugees in Kenya: dignified-citizens-turned-objects-of-charity by conflict and civil unrest. The largest refugee camp in the world, called Kakuma, lies on the edge of the Sahara Desert in northwestern Kenya. Kakuma holds about 350,000 people displaced from 21 African countries including Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, and Djibouti. Most people in the […]
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“Armchair Tour” Panelists Named
About the photo: Armchair Tour video recording session at Union Station Park, near the 1908 Race Riot monument. From left, T’ena Haile, Robert Blackwell, and Dominican Sister Rosemary McGuire. Collaborative public event hosted by Ursuline, Franciscan, and Dominican Sisters Registration open through Nov. 1. Springfield, Ill.- Panelists have been chosen for the Nov. 7 “Springfield Sisters’ Armchair Tour,” an evening of storytelling and inspiring conversation hosted by the Ursuline, Franciscan, and Dominican Sisters, who have been transforming generations […]
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Diverse thoughts about divisive conversations
These four friends tell us how they stay present when tensions flare Ann Garrido: Remaining in conversation It has not been easy! Even though I regularly offer workshops on managing challenging conversations, I still find it difficult to be in the middle of them myself! What keeps me “hanging in there” is an experience I had at twenty years old. I spent six months as an exchange student in Sierra Leone on the edge of that country’s civil […]
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