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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Dominican Sisters Contribute Brains to Major National Alzheimer’s Study
33 Sisters, ages 60-89, begin study this month Sponsored by Rush University Medical Center’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center Called the “Religious Order’s Study” More than 1350 sisters, brothers and priests participating nationwide since 1994 Internationally renowned neurologist David Bennett chairs the study A Rush University Medical Center researcher puts Sister Ann Clennon through her paces. Mobility testing is part of the baseline for this long-term study of Alzheimer’s Disease. Springfield, Ill.—Researchers from Rush University Medical Center have arrived […]
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Join us in praying the Building Blocks of Peace
The Building Block of No Poverty Reader: We pray that families and all people may have rights and access to economic resources, live with the basic necessities of life and enjoy life in all it has to offer, All: God of abundance, show us how to share. The Building Block of Zero Hunger Reader: We pray that no one will suffer from lack of food and the nutrition needed for healthy and productive living. All: God of fertile […]
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Sister To All
In honor of the Sister To All Campaign to tell the stories of Sisters across the United States, we would like to share with you four of our featured sisters in ministry. A Friend to Prisoners and a Sister to All Sister Regina Marie Bernet, OP For decades the Dominican Sisters of Springfield have engaged in ministry to women and men in prison in the United States and in Peru. Sister Regina Marie Bernet, OP (Order of […]
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