Sister Mary Alice Mannix, OP
Springfield Dominican Sister M. Alice Mannix died May 3, 2018, at Sacred Heart Convent. She was born in Little Falls, Minn., in1930 and named Margaret Ann. She made her profession of vows in 1950 at Sacred Heart Convent. Sister M. Alice ministered as a middle school and junior and high school teacher for 37 years, primarily in Illinois and in Minnesota and Michigan. She was director of religious education at Mother of Perpetual Help Parish, Maryville, Ill., 1988-1998. […]
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Facing Cancer with Mary
A Cancer Diagnosis Transformed Sister Catherine Stewart’s Life Springfield Dominican Sister Catherine Stewart has a new book out, much different from her two previous works about teaching the faith to children. This one was personal. “I’m a cancer survivor,” she said in a pre-press interview. “It took me a little while to get used to that reality.” On August 6, 2014, the feast of the Transfiguration, Sister Catherine had emergency surgery for stage three colon cancer. She was […]
Read MoreSDART Honors life and mission of Rudy Davenport
Pillar of Springfield Died April 7 at age 89. When it came time to invite partners to join us in our efforts to dismantle institutional racism in our religious community, Rudy Davenport was among the first we called upon. Renowned for his one-time presidency of the local NAACP branch and for his landmark role in a successful federal Voting Rights Act lawsuit that changed the form of government in Springfield, for the Dominican Sisters Rudy was more friend […]
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First Bird Banding Event at Jubilee Farm
The public is welcome to the first-ever bird banding event at Jubilee Farm, 6760 Old Jacksonville Rd, New Berlin, IL 62670. Join us 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 2018, to watch Tony Rothering, a licensed bird bander with the Lincoln Land Association of Bird Banders (LLABB), capture and band birds at the farm. During this family-friendly event you’ll learn about the scientific process of banding and how the data is used to study topics such as bird […]
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Rosary High School Announces New Head of School
Anthony Wilkinson to Lead Rosary into the Future Aurora, Ill.—Rosary High School Governing Board Chairperson Austin Dempsey today announced the appointment of Rosary’s new Head of School, Anthony Wilkinson, who begins his new position July 1, 2018. Mr. Wilkinson has more than 25 years of experience as a leader in education. “In cooperation with Rosary’s Governing Board and the leadership team of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Ill., I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Anthony […]
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Sister Concepta's SECRET Sugar Cookie Recipe!
Wow! We asked you to share Sister Concepta’s video on Facebook 50 times so she would unveil her SECRET sugar cookie recipe and we got a huge response! As promised, here is the recipe. Let us know if you bake them! Share photos of the cookies, please! Sister Concepta’s TOP SECRET SUGAR COOKIES 1 c. margarine 4 c. flour 1 c. sugar 1 tsp. cream tartar 1 c. oil 1 tsp. soda 2 […]
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Sisters Get Voters to the Polls with Phone Bank
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”17″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_slideshow” gallery_width=”490″ gallery_height=”385″ cycle_effect=”fade” cycle_interval=”15″ show_thumbnail_link=”1″ thumbnail_link_text=”[View All Photos]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Springfield Dominican Sisters called people to do their civic duty and vote in the Illinois primary election on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. That is, they literally called. The sisters met with Meg Evans and Molly Parker from Faith Collation for the Common Good to learn how to reach people by phone, remind them to vote, and direct them to the correct polling […]
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Response to Online Appeal Shows Value of Catholic Sisters to Social Wellbeing
Springfield, Ill.—The Springfield Dominicans’ first-ever online fundraising appeal is going viral and overwhelming the sisters with messages of gratitude. It also demonstrates that religious life is vital to the future of a spiritually grounded and peaceful world, the sisters’ vocation director says. Was one of our Sisters your rock? Is the theme for the second of three annual appeals sent by our office of Mission Advancement. It is generating an active exchange on the sisters’ social media […]
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