Sister M. Elene Hanrahan, OP
Sister M. Elene’s Services Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Visitation begins with a prayer service. Funeral Mass: Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Dominican Father Michael DeTemple, celebrant. Wake and Mass will be livestreamed. Livestream Links Wake Service and Funeral Mass Springfield Dominican Sister M. Elene Hanrahan died April 24, 2023, at Sacred Heart […]
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A Gift of Wonder: Discovering the “worth of each thing”
By Sister Suzanne Donner, OP “Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature (creation).” Pope Francis-Laudato Si’ What a gift it has been to work in the gardens at Jubilee Farm for the past 18 years! My knowledge of gardening when arriving at the farm, was what I had learned from my father while growing up in Crystal Lake, Ill., […]
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A Tribute to Sister Doris Taylor, OP
My aunt and one of my heroes was a Springfield Dominican who spent many years serving the poor in Peru. After she returned to the United States she opened my eyes to the dedication Springfield the sisters had for social justice. Although my aunt is gone, we still are happy to support the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois, and we are glad that they are in our lives. Listen as Becky shares her story: Becky’s aunt was […]
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Dominican Sisters 2022 Annual Report
The Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois 2022 annual report has been added to our website. The Dominican Sisters have been busy working diligently to make a difference in the lives of those we serve across our missions. Click here to view the annual report. Sister Margaret McCormick, left, and Sister Ancilla Caulfield enjoy a favorite pastime in the Regina Coeli community room.
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Remembering Our Roots in Jacksonville
The first Dominican sisters in central Illinois walked off a train in Jacksonville on Tuesday, August 19, 1873, and into the life of the city, where, the next day, they began organizing for the school year at St. Patrick’s. They couldn’t have known then, but that was the first day of ministry for a new congregation of Dominican Sisters that would still be witnessing to the Gospel of Jesus in central Illinois-and around the globe-150 years later. This […]
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St. Malachy Parishioners Show up for Retreat
Sister Denise Glazik, OP, director of the Springfield Dominican vocation office, organized a Busy Persons Retreat for parishioners at St. Malachy Parish, Rantoul, Ill., and they showed up! About 40 persons participated. The Dominican Sisters are very familiar with the people of St. Malachy, having served there for more than 100 of our 150 years in existence. With heavy hearts the congregation withdrew from Rantoul two years ago due to lack of available sisters. But the parishioners said […]
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Sister Linda Hayes knitting and weaving projects help others
Dominican Sister Linda Hayes likes to count. She has always been a numbers person and has incorporated her love of numbers by creating blankets and hats for others. The craft she learned as a child continues to offer comfort to others in times of need. “I have weaved, crocheted and knitted for a long time and if I see something that strikes my fancy then I do it,” said Sister Linda smiling. She credits her mother for insisting […]
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Siena Hall to be Memorialized, Razed
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.-The Dominican Sisters of Springfield will hold an open house for graduates of Sacred Heart Academy who lived at Siena Hall as students, a final memorial to the building before it is razed sometime during the summer months. While the building was most recently the residence of a community of monastic Dominican nuns, from 1949-1977 it operated as a student residence for the all-girls academy the Dominicans opened after they relocated from Jacksonville to Springfield in 1893. […]
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