Take it to Prayer on Election Day (November 8)
Take it to Prayer A Spiritual Reflection for Voters You are invited to spend a few moments with God before you go into the voting booth. Take it to Prayer: A Spiritual Reflection for Voters, was developed by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Ill., and is distributed through the Dominican Sisters Conference to help busy people prepare themselves spiritually before they vote. ‘Why does my ballot matter?’ you might think. Because we are citizens of the […]
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In Memoriam: We Remember our Sisters Who have Died
This year, as we have done for many years around the feast of All Saints, we publish these simple memorials to our sisters who have died in the past year. Please share these happy memories with us, and pray with and for our sisters who now share in the life of God in a way that we can only imagine. Just as you enjoy hearing from us, our sisters enjoy hearing from you! Please take a moment to […]
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The Feast of All Saints: What's on Your Holy Card?
You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God. Ephesians 2:19 This verse from St. Paul reminds me of the holy cards of my childhood: those slightly sappy images of saints with prayers on the backside. There are newer ones today, with better art, which are still attractive to young people. As they should be! A secular equivalent might be the sports trading cards. […]
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SDART member James Forstall is Springfield's 2016 First Citizen!
Congratulations, James Forstall, Springfield’s 2016 First Citizen! We’re proud of you! All of us, not just Springfield, are better because of the blessing James is! James is a very active member of the Springfield Dominican Anti-Racism Team (SDART) that has regular meetings at the Scared Heart Convent motherhouse. Read the front page story in the State Journal-Register here.
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Join Us to Pray for Iraq
Dear friends, please keep our family in Iraq in your prayer. We’v heard today that the village of Qaraqosh, where so many of our family are from, has been liberated from ISIS. As one of the sisters said, return will not be fast, or easy. You are welcome to jon us at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, 1237 W Monroe St, Springfield, from 6-7 this evening for an hour of contemplative prayer for the safety of the people of […]
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JUST Words Volume 16 Number 3, Fall 2016
JUST Words is a publication that shares the mission and ministries of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois. It is published three times per year and is available in print or digital edition, free of charge to friends, family and supporters of the Springfield Dominicans. Inside this issue: First Profession of Sister Kelly Moline, OP | p. 4 New Building at Jubilee Farm | p. 12 The Anatomy of Systemic Change | p. 8 Read the current issue: […]
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55 of 55
55 countries representing 55 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions have signed the Paris Agreement on climate change to help reduce global pollution that drives climate change. Pope Francis observes, “human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good, and making a new start” (Laudato Si’ 205). We celebrate this agreement and we are encourage you to lean more about how to care for the earth. Please […]
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Collaboration Changes the World: Sisters’ Antiracism Work Honored by National Organization
LeadingAge Recognizes Sisters’ Anti-racism Efforts The Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois, have been selected to receive the 2016 Hobart Jackson Cultural Diversity Award from LeadingAge, a national association representing 6,000 nonprofit aging-services organizations throughout the United States. The award recognizes the Dominican Sisters’ “Conscious, committed effort to dismantle racism wherever it exists,” according to the award letter. “Through education, organization, and numerous collaborations, the Dominican Sisters are engaging with city, public school and state agencies, as well as […]
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