World Kindness Day 2020
2020 might be the year we need World Kindness Day the most. World Kindness Day began after the founding of the World Kindness Movement in 1997. The World Kindness Movement was recognized as a non-governmental organization in 2019. The main goal and hope, according to organizers, was to create a unifying global awareness of the importance of kindness to the life and health of peoples everywhere. According to the World Kindness Movement mission statement, the sole purpose […]
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World Day of the Poor 2020
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOURTH WORLD DAY OF THE POOR33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time15 November 2020 “Stretch forth your hand to the poor” (Sir 6:7) Age-old wisdom has proposed these words as a sacred rule to be followed in life. Today these words remain as timely as ever. They help us fix our gaze on what is essential and overcome the barriers of indifference. Poverty always appears in a variety of guises, and calls for attention […]
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All Saints of the Order of Preachers
All Saints of the Order of Preachers November 7 is the feast day to celebrate all the saints in the Dominican Order of Preachers. In the Sacred Heart Convent Chapel in Springfield, Illinois the Springfield Dominican Sisters’ reredos is made of thousands and thousands of small tiles. The communion of Dominican Saints join Jesus, Our Holy Father Dominic, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Catherine of Siena. Take some time today to explore the Sacred Heart Convent Chapel Tour […]
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Sister Marie André Dougherty, OP
Sister Marie André’s Services Private Mass of Resurrection at Sacred Heart Convent, Tuesday, Nov. 3; private burial, Roselawn Cemetery, Wednesday, Nov. 4. A memorial mass will be held at Sacred Heart Convent at a later date. Memorials to honor the memory of Sister Marie André may be made to the Dominican Sisters Retirement Fund, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL, 62704. The Dominican Sisters and family of Sister Marie André are served by Butler Funeral Homes. Springfield Dominican […]
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Dominican Associate Barbara Collins Finds Hope in Helping Polish Children
by Barbara Collins, Dominican associate An inspiring story about how one associate lives the Dominican mission to compassionately preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. Now residing in Sacramento, Calif., Barbara served on the Associate Committee, 2005 – 2011, and continues to stay closely involved with the Dominican Sisters of Springfield. As COVID-19 was first being mentioned on TV newscasts as a “coronavirus” in a remote province of China, a fifteen-year old girl arrived in our California parish with […]
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Sister M. Sara Koch, OP
Sister M. Sara’s Services Private Mass of Resurrection at Sacred Heart Convent, Tuesday, Oct. 20; private burial, Calvary Cemetery, Wednesday, Oct. 21. A memorial mass will be held at Sacred Heart Convent at a later date. In lieu of flowers or visits, memorials to honor the memory of Sister Sara may be made to the Dominican Sisters Retirement Fund, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL, 62704. The Dominican Sisters and family of Sister M. Sara are served by […]
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Take a “Meet Our Sisters” Tour
Springfield Dominicans Participated in National Vocation Awareness Event Nov. 1-7 Tucked between expressways and hidden among the bustle and noise of city and suburban life is the powerful, yet often quiet, influence of Catholic sisters. These women have dedicated their lives to serving God and expanding the household of God’s love. Now you can explore the ways Catholic sisters live and work in Chicagoland by virtually visiting their homes, their chapels, their heritage rooms, and their ministries during […]
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World Mission Sunday
What does Mission Mean to You? Mission can be defined as “the vocation or calling of a religious organization, especially a Christian one, to go out into the world and spread its faith.” The preaching mission of Jesus is just as necessary—and just as inspiring—as it was for the founder of the Order of Preachers 800 years ago. The Dominican Sisters have a mission statement that communicates the aims and values of who they are as a community. […]
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