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Download the PDF. This is part one. Go to part two. Goal 6 – Clean water and sanitation Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Summary: “Prodigal” is defined as “spending money or resources freely and recklessly, wastefully extravagant.” All too often we are prodigal in our use of water and other gifts of Earth—to the point of affecting the health and well-being of our planet and its climate. May we have the courage […]

Teenage boys, eight-year-olds, and 30-somethings all enjoyed interacting with Springfield Dominican Sisters during their first year of participation in major National Catholic Sisters Week Events. Catholic Sisters Week began in 2015 as a part of National Women’s History Month. It is now an official component of Women’s History Month. It was authorized by Molly Murphy MacGregor, co-founder of National Women’s History Project, who was educated and deeply influenced by Catholic sisters. In 1981, Women’s History Month launched as […]

Download the PDF. This is part two. Go to part one. Goal 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. Summary: Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs that stimulate the economy while not harming the environment. Decent work involves opportunities for work that is productive and delivers a fair income, security in […]

Download the PDF. This is part one. Go to part two. Goal 4 – Quality Education Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Summary: Although there has been much progress in global education, the barriers holding children back from reaching their full potential through quality education still exist. When educated, young people are more likely to have the self-confidence and knowledge to better both their communities and their own livelihoods. Worldwide children’s […]

Springfield Dominicans Join International Collaboration How do we pass on the Dominican charism at this critical moment in our history? How do we create new, relevant expressions of the Dominican charism to ensure its ongoing vitality through the formation of the present and future generations of sisters and lay partners? Houston, Texas—Dominican sisters and lay partners from the United States, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Kenya engaged in energetic dialogue and creative planning in response to these questions during a […]