Robert Blackwell, Dominican Associate, Honored for Transformational Antiracism Work
Springfield Dominican Associate Robert Blackwell was honored Tuesday night with the Dr. Kenniebrew Equity 2022 Trailblazer Award for his commitment to and transformational work in equity, diversity, and inclusion. Retired in 2021 from his role as Chief in the Office of Racial Equity Practice at Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Bob continues his service as a member of several community boards and advisory groups, including his ongoing role as long-time member of SDART, the Springfield Dominican […]
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The Feast of St. Bakhita: A day of prayer for an end to human trafficking around the world
The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the International Union of Superiors General has designated February 8 as an annual day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking. On February 8, we celebrate the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita who was born in Darfur, Sudan in 1869 and ripped from her loving family at the age of 7 or 9 years old when she was kidnapped, sold into slavery, and given the name Bakhita. After being sold […]
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Week of Prayer: Day 8
“They left for their own country by another road” (Mt 2:12) Beyond the familiar routes of separation to God’s new paths Readings for Day 8 of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jeremiah 31:31-34 Expand 31 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the […]
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Week of Prayer: Day 7
“Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh” (Mt 2:11)The gifts of communion. Readings for Day 7 of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Hosea 6:1-6 Expand 1 “Come, let us return to the Lord; for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck down, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that […]
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Week of Prayer: Day 6
“They saw the child with Mary his mother, and they knelt down and paid him homage” (Mt 2:11) Gathered in worship around the One Lord. Readings for Day 6 of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Exodus 3:1-6 Expand 1 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame […]
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Week of Prayer: Day 5
“Ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising” (Mt 2:9)Guided by the one Lord. Readings for Day 5 of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Exodus 13:17-14:4 Expand 17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was nearer; for God thought, “If the people face war, they may change their minds and return to Egypt.” 18 So God led the people by […]
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Week of Prayer: Day 4
“And you, Bethlehem… are by no means least” (Mt 2:6)Though small and suffering, we lack nothing. Readings for Day 4 of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Micah 5:2-5a;7-8 Expand 2 But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. 3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she […]
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Dominican Sisters of Springfield Make Urgent Call for Protection of Voting Rights
Dominican Sisters of Springfield Make Urgent CallFor Protection of Voting Rights The day after the U.S. Senate failed to pass voting rights legislation the Dominican Sisters of Springfield released the following statement calling for citizen engagement. Since the foundation of our democracy, excluded peoples have struggled to gain a right that was promised in the Constitution-the right to vote. Significant for our time was the Voting Rights Act of 1965, renewed in 2006 by a unanimous vote of […]
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