Iraq Delegation update from Sister Marcelline Koch, OP: Last Day in the Middle East, Amman Jordan
Last Day in the Middle East, Amman Jordan Yes, we have returned and want to share more about our last day in the Middle East which was spent in Amman Jordan. Arriving in Amman at 5:30 am and not leaving until 2:30 am the next morning, we had the blessed opportunity to visit with the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine serving at the clinic in Zarqa. After a short rest and loving welcome of Sr. Mary Ann Kame, […]
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SDART featured in Illinois Times
The Illinois Times recently featured an excellent article about the Springfield Dominican Anti-Racism Team. June 2014 marked the 10-year anniversary of the Springfield Dominican Anti-Racism team (SDART). SDART developed out of the Springfield Dominicans’ commitment to understanding and dismantling systemic racism and becoming an anti-racist congregation. The team was formed in June of 2004, and consists of laypeople and Sisters who are called to identify and understand systemic racism as it occurs in our institutions and to practice […]
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State of the Union BINGO
Tonight is the state of the Union Address. In preparation for the historic Pope Francis visit in September, NETWORK created a Pope Francis-style State of the Union BINGO game. Click this link to receive a free copy of NETWORK’s State of the Union Bingo 2015 edition: http://www.networklobby.org/SOTU15
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New Video! – Dominican Sisters Conference Delegation going to Iraq
Sr. Marcelline Koch, OP talks about the Dominican Sisters Conference Delegation going to Iraq arriving on the Fest of the Epiphany – January 6, 2015. (Recorded during Advent December 2014)
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Springfield Dominican Sister Marcelline Koch, OP goes to Iraq
Today Sister Marcelline Koch, OP is in Iraq with a delegation including two other Dominican Sisters to visit the Dominican Sisters in Iraq, Iraqi Christians and Iraqi citizens whose homes were overrun by terrorists causing them to be internally displaced. Below is her contribution to an article written for Global Sisters report. Click here to read the whole article. We have family in Iraq: A journey in solidarity and love Marcelline Koch, OP, Dominican of Springfield, Illinois The […]
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National Migration Week Prayer
We Are Called to Solidarity with Those in Distress Leader: From ancient times, God has called us to go to the help of those in distress. The words of Psalm 107 speak to us today of migrant families and their precarious existence and God’s abiding love and care for those in peril. Reader: (Psalm 107: 1 – 9, 41 – 43) “Give thanks to the Lord who is good, whose love endures forever!” Let that be the prayer […]
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A blessed Christmas to all
We are celebrating the birth of our Savior! A blessed Christmas to all from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL! “Holy Spirit, may my heart be open to the Word of God, may my heart be open to good, may my heart be open to the beauty of God, every day.” A prayer from Pope Francis We are celebrating the birth of our Savior! A blessed #Christmas to all from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL! pic.twitter.com/K24T3GeheS — Springfield OP (@springfieldop) […]
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Moments from “Katch-up with Kelly”
Sr. Kelly Moline, OP shares her experiences from the Collaborative Dominican Novitiate (CDN) on 12/19/14. Joy in Community: “It is truly joy that attracted me to this community & continues to on a daily, hourly, minutely, secondly basis.” ~ Sr. Kelly Moline, OP Hospitality and Joy: “When people ask me why I chose a the Dominicans, and specifically why I chose Springfield Dominicans, hospitality and joy are the first two words – and sometimes the only words that […]
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