Mission and Truth: New Springfield Dominican Sisters leadership team takes office
Springfield, Ill.-The Springfield Dominican Sisters’ leadership team, elected last April during general chapter, began a five-year term of service last week after their formal installation during Mass at Sacred Heart Convent here on Saturday, June 15. During a brief, moving ritual, Sister Rebecca Ann Gemma, the outgoing prioress general, formally questioned Sister M. Paul McCaughey, the prioress general-elect: “Sister Mary Paul, the general chapter of the Dominican Sisters has called you to serve as prioress general for a […]
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National Eucharistic pilgrimage stops at Sacred Heart Convent
Come in Faith. Leave with Hope. In 2022 the United States Council of Catholic Bishops launched a three-year initiative to revitalize Catholic understanding of and appreciate for the Eucharist. In Mid-July, after a series of pilgrimages from all corners of the nation, a representative sample of Catholics will gather in Indianapolis for the Eucharistic Congress. We are participating in this unique national event and invite you to join us! Eucharistic preaching Between early June and mid-July, we’ll […]
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Opening Minds through Art helps sisters with dementia
Creating art is one way our sisters with dementia are keeping their minds active. A program called Opening Minds through Art, offered by the Springfield Art Association, is helping build a bridge across age and cognitive barriers for our elderly sisters. The OMA program was developed at Scripps Gerontology Center, an Ohio Center of Excellence at Miami University, in 2007. The program pairs trained volunteers and sisters with the goal of using imagination instead of memory with a […]
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Spring Appeal 2024: “Thank you! for supporting our environmental efforts”
Your generosity will have an impact on our ability to be witnesses to another way, a way that can transform our world If you get overwhelmed, as we ourselves do sometimes, with the magnitude of the challenge, how about some comfort food? In the video we shared last week you saw how our kitchen staff and the sisters collaborate to turn vegetable waste into “black gold” compost for the garden. You can do that, too, if you like! […]
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Spring Appeal 2024: “No bottled water in my home. Period.”
“No bottled water is allowed in my home.” Jean Ann’s daughter was dumbstruck. She grew up with bottled water in her house. She always drank bottled water. Why, now, was her mother banishing the plastic wrapped case of water she was accustomed to using? WHAT changed? Kate didn’t’ know it yet, but her mother had fallen under the eco influence of the Dominican Sisters. You can learn the rest of Jean Ann’s and Kate’s story in a minute, […]
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Class of 2024 Dominican Associates makes commitment
Dominican Sisters welcome Associate class of 2024 Springfield, Ill. – A commitment ceremony for the 2024 Springfield Dominican Associate class was held in-person at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel on Sunday, May 19, 2024. During the homily of the Mass Father Robert Kelly, OP, chaplain for the Dominican Sisters, thanked the associates for their commitment and reminded them to choose a lifestyle that is rooted in God. “It was Catherine of Sienna, Rose of Lima and Martin DePorres who […]
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Spring Appeal 2024: Reducing our Carbon Footprint
There are various ways to reduce our carbon footprint and at Sacred Heart Convent we are helping the earth with smart choices. Listen as Brad Cox, Matt Pryer and Reggie Britton explain the steps they are taking to help the earth. A gift from you will go a long way to sustain our efforts to use fewer of Earth’s gifts. Donate Here
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