Inspiration from Pope Francis
be courageous! ~ Pope Francis from ABC’s “Pope Francis & The People”
Sister Mary Joseph Weigand, OP
Sister Mary Joseph Weigand, 91, a Dominican Sister of Springfield, died August 15, 2015. She was given the name Helena Marie by her parents Arthur and Clara Duncheon Weigand. Born in Beardstown, Ill., she joined the Springfield Dominicans in 1949. Sister Mary Joseph was a math educator and a pioneer teacher or principal at three Illinois schools. Her first mission was the newly established St. Bernadette Parish School in Evergreen Park. In 1958 she taught math at the […]
August 6 is Day of Prayer, Action for Iraq
On August 6, 2014, the lives of Iraqi Christians and other minority groups changed forever when tens of thousands of families were forcibly removed from their homes in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq. This August 6 — quite poignantly the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima — will be observed in Dominican communities throughout the United States as a date of prayer, solidarity, and action in support of our Dominican Family in Iraq. Our congregation’s prayer […]
Remembering Sisters we have lost
Obituaries for: Sister Maxine Riker, OP Sister Kathryn Edward Knecht, OP Sister Marie Dominic Moore, OP Sister M. Roselita Holthaus, OP
Katch-up with Kelly, Part 2
See a Periscope video of Sister Kelly Moline, OP giving part 2 of her series called Katch-up with Kelly about her experiences at the Collaborative Dominican Novitiate. View the Periscope video here: http://bit.ly/Preiscope_Katch_Up_With_Kelly <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/NERPqBDan_M” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
Q: What does the Lord require of you?
A: to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. – Micah 6:8
Sister Roselita Holthaus
We mourn the loss of our Sister Roselita Holthaus, who passed from our world into the joy of eternity this afternoon. Sr. Roselita slipped away quietly this afternoon. She seemed to know for the last few days she was going to die even if she surprised us. She talked of going to live with Jesus this week. May she rest in peace.
