Indigenous Peoples' Day 2017
“I say this to you with regret: Many grave sins were committed against the native people of America in the name of God.” “I humbly ask forgiveness, not only for the offense of the church herself, but also for crimes committed against the native peoples during the so-called conquest of America.” ~ Pope Francis, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, July 9, 2015
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Happy World Teachers Day 2017
Happy #WorldTeachersDay from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL! Take a moment and share with us a memory of a Sister that inspired you as a student. See the Facebook post to read more comments.
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Dominican Literacy Center
Responds to Increased Call
for Citizenship Education
This story was written by Sister Geraldine Kemper, OP, and originally published in JUST Words, Vol. 17, No. 3. “You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you: …love the alien as yourself: for you too were once aliens…” –Leviticus 19:33-34 Fear and anxiety have risen throughout immigrant communities in the U.S. since the president’s January 25, 2017, executive order, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United […]
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"I was good because I wanted you to be proud"
Sister Maria Eck enjoys surprise visit from a student she hasn’t seen in 50 years “I was only good because I wanted you to be proud of me.” These words were spoken this morning to Sister Maria Eck by her former student Connie Hannagan-Lind, SHA class of 1967, during their first encounter in 50 years. Connie boarded at Sacred Heart Academy during troubled teenage years after her mother died. She credits Sister Maria with setting her on a […]
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Creative Arts Center Open House, Jubilee Farm, September 30, 2017
Enjoy the view from the newest meeting space at Jubilee Farm during the Creative Arts Center open house, 1:30-3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 30, 2017. Jubilee Farm is 3.8 miles west of Veterans Parkway on Old Jacksonville Road in New Berlin, Ill. The building is a long-needed addition to the 164-acre center for ecology and spirituality sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield. It provides 1200 square feet of space for meetings and purpose-built facilities for the sister-weavers, potters, […]
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Dominican Sisters Stand with DREAMers in DACA Public Statement
Springfield Dominicans Join Dominican Sisters Nationwide In call for protection of DACA “DREAMers” Dominican Sisters Conference Public Statement on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Springfield, Ill.—The Dominican Sisters of Springfield join Dominican women religious nationwide in support of hundreds of thousands of young people whose dreams for a better life in the United States are in jeopardy because of the president’s rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “These young men and women are […]
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Dominican Literacy Center
Responds to Call for Citizenship Education
“You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you: …love the alien as yourself: for you too were once aliens…” –Leviticus 19:33-34 Fear and anxiety have risen throughout immigrant communities in the U.S. under the current administration. The president’s January 25, 2017, executive order, commonly called “the travel ban,” [Update: the immoral separation of children and parents at the border, and the increasing threat that the president will build his […]
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Dominican Sisters in Solidarity with Charlottesville
Dominican Sisters Renew Commitment to Dismantling Racism The Dominican Sisters of Springfield and their anti-racism partners want to make clear they stand firm in their commitment to dismantle structural racism within their own institutions and in the communities they serve. “White supremacy is an evil that will destroy all of us unless we work to dismantle it,” says Sister Rebecca Ann Gemma, OP, the congregation’s prioress general. “Today, in light of the tragic events in Charlottesville over the […]
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