A Prayer for Memorial Day
Greetings for a safe and relaxing Memorial Day weekend! We remember the intent of the holiday, and call to mind our loved ones in the armed services who have died. May this beautiful prayer bring reflection and peace to your holiday observances. In Times and Places of War Great God of justice and peace, we cannot ask you to bless guns and bombs and landmines and poison gas; we cannot claim your blessing on dictators, […]
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Celebrating God’s Fidelity
Every year about this time we honor and celebrate with our sisters who observe milestone profession anniversaries of 25, 50, 60—and yes, sometimes even 75 years of consecrated life. This year we celebrate with eight of our sisters celebrating 50 or 60 year anniversaries. 60 year jubilarians Sister Agnes Ann Pisel, OP Sister Margaret Ann Cox, OP (Sister Mary Clyde) Sister Catherine Anne Yager, OP (Sister Mary Virgine) Sister Mary Francella Vyverman, OP Sister Mary Stanley Karnosky, OP […]
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“Desire so deep”—Teenage Actor Nails the Call to Religious Life
What Mundelein “Sister Act-ress” Mary McMurray Learned Mary McMurray’s mom works at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, Ill. That’s the key to understanding everything about this story. Mary, a public high school student in Mundelein, was cast as Mary Robert, the postulant, in her school’s performance of Sister Act. Most of the students in the play were not Catholic, and as such, were clueless about what it’s really like to be a Catholic sister. That’s when […]
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Dominican Sisters Welcome Associate Class of 2019
Sixteen Illinoisans Promise CollaborationWith the Dominican Preaching Mission Springfield, Ill.—Sixteen Illinois residents made formal commitment as associates of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield during a ceremony at Sacred Heart Convent on May 5, 2019. Use the tabs below to learn more about the new associates. Chatham Chicago Crete Frankfort Jacksonville Lincoln Springfield Chatham Dave Sanders, parishioner at St. Joseph the Worker, Chatham, Ill., retired Illinois State Trooper. He and his wife Mary have two daughters and a son. […]
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Meet the teen on a mission
to save her peers from phone addiction
Zeta, in green, “on the set” at Sacred Heart Convent with her production team (l to r) Jack Gaffney, Elizabeth Moose, Brady Sharpe and (hidden from view), Mikaila Salvo and Addy Frey. Zeta Lambert feels teens should spend less time staring at their phones and more time interacting with real people. Now’s she’s doing her bit to try to make that happen. The Sacred Heart-Griffin junior teamed up with SHG’s video production class and the Dominican Sisters to […]
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Connie Lind: Sisters Make a Difference
Imagine the challenge for a thirteen-year-old: Connie Hannagan arrived at Sacred Heart Academy decades ago, floundering under a burden of family difficulties that sent her to boarding school. Sister Maria Eck provided the firm foundation she needed to thrive. Fifty years later, Connie Hannagan-Lind arrived in Springfield looking for the teacher who was her rock. Their emotional reunion prompted Connie to tell Sister Maria “I was only good because I wanted you to be proud of me.” Connie […]
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Sister Mary Alan Russell, OP
Sister Mary Alan’s Services Visitors are welcome. Visitation: 4:00 p.m.—6:15 p.m., Monday, May 6, 2019, at Aquinas Center, Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St. in Springfield. The visitation begins with a prayer service. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m., Monday, May 6, 2019, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Father Peter Witchousky, OP, celebrant. Morning Prayer, Remembering, and Final Commendation: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel. Burial follows at Calvary Cemetery. Springfield Dominican Sister […]
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Dominican Sisters
Elect Leadership,
Strengthen Commitments,
Share the Fruit of Their Contemplation
The new Springfield Dominican Leadership team will begin their responsibilities after the planned June 15, 2019 installation ceremony at Sacred Heart Convent. From left to right are Sister Rose Miriam Schulte, OP (vicaress), Sister Marie Michelle Hackett, OP (third councilor) Sister Mila Diaz Solano (second councilor), and Sister Rebecca Ann Gemma, OP (Prioress General). A Prayer for the Life of the World promises solidarity with the marginalized, attention to the interconnected reality of creation, and a renunciation of […]
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