Registration now open for Stay with Me: Lenten Prayer for Disciples
Virtual prayer for the six Wednesdays of Lent Springfield, Ill.-Women and men everywhere are invited to join the Dominican Sisters of Springfield for Stay with Me: Lenten Prayer for Disciples. The virtual sessions, scheduled for 7:00 pm Central Time on the Wednesdays of Lent starting March 5, will allow space for participants to attune their hearts and minds to the struggles of those Jesus most often accompanied during his life on Earth: widows, orphans, and persons cast out. […]
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Lessons for life from St. Dominic
By Dave Sanders “I shall be more useful to you and more fruitful after my death than I was in my life,” promised St. Dominic from his deathbed. Gifted at comforting the suffering, he spoke these final words to give strength and peace to the distraught followers at his bedside; those he was leaving to carry forward his vision for an order of preachers. Eight hundred years after his death, we see that he kept his promise by […]
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What do you do when you are ready for a fresh start?
By Sister Catherine Stewart, OP Throughout our lives, we have multiple experiences of endings and beginnings. We are reminded of this as we daily enjoy sunrises and sunsets. When a new opportunity presents itself, we pause and ask “Am I ready for a new experience?” Most of us, “Just know it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings” (Attributed to Meister Eckhart). New Beginnings When we decide that we are ready for the new […]
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Why on Earth would anyone want to be a Catholic sister?
If you’ve ever wondered why anyone chooses religious life, then you might want to join the Dominican Sisters of Springfield on February 28 to find out. Perhaps you think that God might be calling you to consecrated life. Or-maybe just the opposite-you have difficulty understanding why on Earth someone would choose to be a Catholic sister today. Either way, this virtual event is for you. To satisfy your curiosity, join the Dominican Sisters for Why on Earth Be […]
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Education, advocacy, public witness: Illinois religious stand with immigrants
Among the congregations of Catholic sisters and brothers in Illinois whose members participate in Sisters and Brothers of Immigrants (SBI) is the Domincan Sisters of Springfield, who support this statement of solidarity with immigrants published by SBI on December 19, 2024. STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY In accord with Catholic Social Teaching, we believe that each person has an inherent dignity and is made in the image of God. The present situation around the globe is such that people are […]
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Sister M. Michaela Collins, OP
Sister M. Michaela’s Services Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 23, Aquinas Center, Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m., Jan. 23, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Bishop Kevin Vann, presiding, Dominican Father Robert Kelly, concelebrant. Wake and Mass livestreamed at springfieldop.org/livestream/ Burial: Calvary Cemetery, 9:00 a.m. Fri., Jan. 24. Those services will livestream on Facebook @springfieldop. Springfield Dominican Sister M. Michaela Collins died January 15, 2025, in the […]
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“Egregious problem of plastic pollution” is focus of Dominican Sisters’ 2025 Climate plan
Every January for the last four years the Dominican Sisters of Springfield have made a fresh commitment to care for Earth. Not a New Year’s Resolution, exactly, but the plans do serve to refocus the sisters and their associates on the global Church’s commitment to care for Earth by making a path toward a healthier Earth and a healthier Earth community. This year’s plan calls on the sisters and their associates to reduce single-use plastic waste and advocate […]
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Sister M. Gabriella Luebbers, OP
Sister M. Gabriella Luebbers’ Services Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Wed., Jan. 15, Aquinas Center, Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Mass of Christian Burial: 6:30 p.m., Wed., Jan. 15, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Dominican Father Robert Kelly, celebrant. Sister M. Gabriella’s remains will be interred at Calvary Cemetery, Springfield, on a date to be determined. . Livestream Visitation prayer service and Mass of Christian Burial will livestream from springfieldop.org/live-stream Burial services […]
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