Sister Luma Q & A
‘It is so hard to think of tomorrow in Iraq’ An Interview with Dominican Sister Luma Khudher, OP Sister Luma Khudher, OP, a member of the Dominican Sister of St. Catherine of Sienna’s leadership team in Iraq, taught this summer at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. During a visit to the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Ill., she sat down with Sister Beth Murphy, OP, the congregation’s communications director, to talk about what is facing the 150,000 people displaced by […]
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Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons Makes International Statement
On July 6, 2017 most of the nations on Earth met at the United Nations to vote on a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination. 122 nations voted in favor and adopted the treaty. The historic vote for the non-nuclear treaty was boycotted by most of the members of NATO, including the United States. It is clear the language of the treaty will continue to shape the conversation about each nation’s security issues because […]
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Sister Mary Dorothea Sondgeroth, OP Lifetime Achievement Award
“When you’re working for God, the pay isn’t that great, but the fringe benefits are out of this world!” ~ Sister Mary Dorothea Sondgeroth, OP <iframe width=”853″ height=”480″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nz4IWr92iVg?ecver=1″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe><a href=”https://springfieldop.org/home/”><img src=”https://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Dominican-Sisters-of-Springfield-logo_circle-shield_2017.png” alt=”home”><!– –><!– –> <!– –>
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In Retrospect: Sister Paul Mary Janssens, OP
Sister Paul Mary Janssens is retiring from leadership of the Springfield Dominican Associate Program after eleven years in this community ministry. During Sister Paul Mary’s final commitment ceremony Sister Rebecca Ann Gemma, prioress general, called her a “superb animator” of the associates. Sister Beth Murphy sat down with Sister Paul Mary for a conversation about her years of service. What have these last 11 years been like for you? They have been vibrant, relational, and spiritual. I have […]
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Springfield Dominican Sisters Response to the Withdraw from the Paris Agreement
We are sharing a press release sent out Thursday, June 1, 2017 from the Catholic Climate Covenant with the response of national Catholic organizations, including LCWR, to President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Accord. If you would like to partner with our mission to care for our planet, keep working for our common home with us at Jubilee Farm. Catholic Leaders Respond to Paris Withdrawal We, the member organizations of Catholic Climate Covenant, are deeply disappointed by President Donald […]
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Healing with Dialogue
Healing with Dialogue Election Year Strained Friendship by Aaron Tebrinke with reflections by Shirley Johnson and J. Graham Thompson, LMFT Aaron Tebrinke, our Multimedia Specialist, and Shirley Johnson have been friends since 2013. Aaron feared that their friendship was damaged by the general election last November. He was eager to try an exercise in contemplative dialogue with the help of facilitator Graham Thompson, marriage therapist, Dominican Associate, and JUST Words editorial board member. Shirley agreed. Here is a […]
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JUST Words: La Oroya, Peru, Healing with Dialogue, Brown Bag Seminars, and More!
Click on in the image of JUST Words to read about what is new in the mission and ministries of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois. Read the Spring/Summer 2017 issue: JUST Words Vol 17 No 2
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Twenty-eight Dominican Associates make Commitment
Associates and Prioress General Express Gratitude to Program Director Sister Paul Mary Janssens, OP Springfield, Ill.—The Dominican Sisters of Springfield welcomed 28 new associates—and expressed gratitude to Sister Paul Mary Janssens, OP, who is leaving leadership of the program after 11 years of service—during Mass at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel on May 7. Sixteen of the new associates are residents of the diocese. The associate class included residents of Springfield, Bluffs, Auburn, Flossmoor, Jacksonville, Illiopolis, Galesburg, Pana, […]
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