How Catholic Sisters Help Survivors Thrive!
Human trafficking is a $150 billion business. As a member of Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking, the Dominican Sisters of Springfield are part of a global network working to end this dehumanizing criminal enterprise. In this webinar you will hear from Sister Kathlyn Mulcahy, a Springfield Dominican Sister and director of Bethany House, a Chicago shelter for young women and children who are in the process of seeking asylum. Many of them are survivors of trafficking. You will […]
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A Bridge to Friendship
Like Kara and the Lim family, music is a bridge that unites Mike and Karen Beckmann to their faith, to the praying community to which they belong, and to Sister Francis Mary. Mike arrived in Springfield in 1997 to begin work in the pathology group at Memorial Medical Center. Because some of his colleagues and their families worshiped at St. Agnes, he joined the parish. Karen joined him later after finishing her studies to become a physician assistant […]
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Sister Mary Paul McCaughey Publishes Prayers for Principals
Grace and Guts for School Leaders. Practical Prayers. National Catholic Educational Association. 2020. “It takes a lot of courage to be a principal,” says someone who would know. Springfield Dominican Sister Mary Paul McCaughey was the principal of two Catholic high schools and now is full-time faculty at DePaul University, where she teaches master’s and doctoral students and coordinates the graduate studies program for Catholic Educational Leadership in the College of Education. So, when she was invited by […]
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“The COVID Class”—Associates who made Commitment in 2021
“Beautiful Spirit” among this year’s class, Sister M. Joan Sorge says Springfield, Ill.-From as nearby as down the street and as far away as Brookline, Mass., eleven women and men made formal commitment as associates of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield during ceremonies at Sacred Heart Convent on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The associates who lived nearby joined a small, socially distanced group of sisters in the convent chapel to read their commitment statements and receive their associate […]
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A Bridge to Fidelity
COVID was about to upend wedding plans for Kathy Lim’s son. So why was she so happy? Marc finished his first year as an attending interventional radiology physician at Oregon Health & Science University when he needed to move cross-country to join his fiancé, Stephanie. Kathy offered to accompany him. During their eastward journey it became increasingly clear the big joyful wedding they planned was in jeopardy. As the couple struggled to handle their disappointment, Kathy overheard Marc […]
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A Conversation with Sister Francis Mary
Don’t miss this beautiful conversation about the value of friendship and the importance of faith for lives full of meaning and purpose. Sister Francis Mary Philipp and Kara Mernaugh met when Kara was a young child. Over a quarter-century their relationship changed, but faith has always been at the heart of it. When Kara was 9 she felt a call-her words-to music ministry. Sister Francis Mary became a bridge for Kara, developing her innate musical gifts into skills […]
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Sister Mary Albrecht, OP
Sister Mary’s Services Private Mass of Resurrection at Sacred Heart Convent, Monday, May 10; private burial, Calvary Cemetery, Tuesday, May 11. Memorials to honor the memory of Sister Mary may be made to the Dominican Sisters Retirement Fund, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL, 62704. The Dominican Sisters and family of Sister Mary are served by Butler Funeral Homes. Springfield Dominican Sister Mary Albrecht, also known as Sister M. Henrica, died peacefully, Wednesday, May 5, at Sacred Heart […]
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A Bridge to Adulthood
Sister Francis Mary and Kara Mernaugh discovered early in life that music was the medium through which they would communicate their faith. It was the magic of a player piano and her mother’s music-making that sealed the deal for Sister Francis Mary. She began her music lessons in first grade because “It’s what you did.” For Kara, the catalyst was Sister Francis Mary. “I want to sing” At some point in third grade, listening to the choir sing […]
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