Perpetual Vow Ceremony Scheduled
for Sister Kelly Moline, OP
-Article 1, Constitutions of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield The Dominican Sisters of Springfield are pleased to announce the perpetual profession of vows of Sister Kelly Moline during the Eucharistic Liturgy at 10 a.m., Sunday, August 8, 2021, Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Springfield, Ill. A limited number of fully vaccinated guests, including Sister Kelly’s parents, Kevin and Cindy Moline, her brother Jay, other family and close friends plan to be present in the chapel for the ceremony. Celebrate […]
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Sister Janet Marie Pfile, OP
Sister Janet Marie’s Services Visitation: 4:00-5:00 p.m., Monday, July 12, 2021, Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Visitation begins with a prayer service. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m., July 12; Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Father Joseph Molloy, Father David Beauvais, and Dominican Father Michael DeTemple, concelebrants. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 13. Springfield Dominican Sister Janet Marie Pfile, OP, died peacefully, Wednesday July 7 at Sacred Heart Convent in the 60th year […]
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General Assembly: (Almost) Everyone under One Roof
For a delightful change of pace, nearly all Springfield Dominican Sisters were home for our annual summer gathering in June, a meeting that provides time to think and talk together about our mission and enjoy one another’s company. Last year, because of the pandemic our gathering was virtual, with no one home but the sisters who already live at the motherhouse. There were a number of people missing, this year, too, including our sisters from Peru, where the […]
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Springfield Dominican Sister Rebecca Ann Gemma is President-Elect of LCWR
Sister Rebecca Ann Gemma, OP, prioress general of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, is the president-elect of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) for a 3-year term that begins in August 2021. LCWR members voted online June 5 to June 26; the results of the election were announced June 28. The LCWR presidency is a three-person team of Catholic sisters which includes the president, president-elect, and past president who collaborate to lead the conference. Sister Rebecca Ann […]
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Sister Mary Frances Gorman, OP
Sister Mary Fran’s Services Visitation: 4:00-5:00 p.m., Thursday, June 24, 2021, Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Visitation begins with a prayer service. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m., Thursday, June 24; Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Dominican Father Michael DeTemple, celebrant. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, 10 a.m., Friday, June 25. Live-streamed on Facebook at @springfieldop Memorials to honor the memory of Sister Mary Fran may be made to the Dominican Sisters Retirement Fund, 1237 W. Monroe […]
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How To Celebrate Juneteenth
This annual celebration of the day in 1865 when news of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War finally reached Texas has come to the consciousness of more people as we continue to confront racism and racial violence in our nation, but the celebration is not new. African Americans have celebrated Juneteenth since 1866. Perhaps you’d like to join in the celebration this year. Here are some options to consider: Learn Read up on the […]
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Marian Catholic High School Holds First-Ever Fine Arts Signing Day
Marian Catholic High School celebrated five seniors in the Fine Arts Department during the school’s first-ever Fine Arts Signing Day on Tuesday, May 11. These students will be continuing their careers in band at the collegiate level. “We were so happy to offer the opportunity to have an official ‘signing day’ for some of our band students who are receiving scholarships to continue their playing in college,” said Director of Bands Greg Bimm. “Every year, there are a […]
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Reality through Another’s Eyes: Poems for Peacemaking
Sister Patricia lives at Sacred Heart Convent and participated in Sister Mila’s course on the prophets. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Poems For Peacemaking This poem is an expression of the deep-felt remorse and enduring grief of Breonna Taylor’s sister as seen through the eyes of Sister Patricia Stark, OP. Lament for Breonna Taylor, My Beloved Sister How do I find meaning? Find justice in the sudden, violent, senseless death of my dear sister, Breonna? Her ex-boyfriend, Marcus, already apprehended! What cause […]
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