Happy Feast Day of Saint Dominic 2016!
Happy Feast Day of Saint Dominic! Celebrate the day by watching an interview with the author of a new book about St. Dominic. The interview was on 4/29/2016 at Sacred Heart Convent in Springfield, Illinois. Fr. Donald Goergen, OP was interviewed by Sister Beth Murphy, OP about all things Dominican and his new book: St. Dominic: The Story of a Preaching Friar. Pick up the book here. [youtube]https://youtu.be/bOLoMcZdMiY[/youtube]
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Sister Kelly Moline, OP, Professes First Vows
Springfield Dominicans Welcome Sister Kelly Moline During 800th Anniversary Year of the Order of Preachers Sister Kelly Moline professed her first vows during the Eucharistic liturgy today at Sacred Heart Convent during the 800th jubilee year for the Order of Preachers. Her pronunciation of vows came in response to the question asked her by Sister Rebecca Ann Gemma, prioress general: “In your desire to follow Christ, are you resolved to live in chastity for the sake of the […]
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Dominican Sisters Conference decries race-based violence; calls for soul-searching engagement
U.S. Dominican Sisters issued a statement calling for “personal and national soul-searching” as a step toward eradicating the racist systems that wound our nation. Already engaged in efforts to dismantle racism, the Springfield Dominican Sisters support the statement issued by the Dominican Sisters Conference on behalf of the 19 member-congregations of U.S. Dominicans. “We are deeply pained and outraged at the increase in the number of police killings of innocent African American citizens—an alarming indicator of the way […]
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A Novena in Solidarity with our Sisters and Brothers in Iraq
On the night of August 6, 2014, Daesch (ISIS) swept across the Nineveh Plain of northern Iraq causing hundreds of thousands to flee to relative safety in the Kurdish area. Our own Dominican Family was included in this exodus. Since then they have not only had to deal with the trauma of this unfolding event, but also have come to the physical and spiritual aid of the many internally displaced persons with whom they live. The Catholic Near […]
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A Letter to Our Dominican Family in Baghdad
On July 3, 2016 a car bomb attack in a busy Baghdad market decimated a shopping area in the neighborhood where many of our Iraqi Dominican sisters and brothers live and work. The Dominicans in the United States sent this letter to express our care and concern. Please continue to pray with us for safety, stability and peace in Iraq. July 2015 Dear Dominican Sisters and Brothers in Baghdad and throughout Iraq: The Dominican Family in the […]
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Go to my Brothers and Sisters and Preach!
Mary Magdalene and the Preaching of Dominican Women Hermana Mila Diaz Solano, OP, wrote this for the Summer 2012 issue of JUST Words, the sixth year of a 10-year observance of the 800th jubilee of the Order of Preachers that ends in January 2017. 2012 was dedicated to the theme Dominican Women and Preaching. We thought it appropriate to share Sister Mila’s words again today, the first annual observance of the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles, […]
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Video: Springfield Dominicans Support Nuns on the Bus
Sister Marcelline Koch, OP and Sister Simone Campbell, SSS have a Mend the Gaps Q & A session late in the evening Tuesday, July 12, 2016 on the road with between Bloomington-Normal, Ill. and Springfield, Ill. They discussed two major questions: Q: Why do Catholic Sisters care about issues like income quality, the undocumented population, and access to healthcare? Q: How can we challenge our government leaders to take care of the poor and protect the most valuable […]
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Pope Francis Blesses Dominican Order
Read Pope Francis’ blessing for Dominicans: THE HOLY FATHER WISHES THAT ALL WHO FOLLOW THE CHARISM OF SAINT DOMINIC – TIRELESS APOSTLE OF GRACE AND FORGIVENESS, COMPASSIONATE TOWARDS THE POOR AND AN ARDENT DEFENDER OF TRUTH – SHOULD TESTIFY TO MERCY, PROFESSING IT AND EMBODYING IT IN LIFE, AND SHOULD BE SIGNS OF THE NEARNESS AND TENDERNESS OF GOD, SO THAT SOCIETY TODAY MIGHT REDISCOVER THE URGENCY OF SOLIDARITY, LOVE AND FORGIVENESS.
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