Sister Norma Somers celebrates diamond jubilee
John and Margaret Somers raised four girls on their farm in Ivesdale, Ill. Sister Norma was the third child. It was on the farm that she learned many of the lessons she would impart to others through 75 years of profession and ministry as a Dominican sister of Springfield. She joined the community in 1947, right after graduation from Sacred Heart Academy, where she was a boarding student. After her first profession on January 3, 1949, she embarked […]
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Ten Dominican Sisters celebrate profession milestones in 2024
Ten Dominican Sisters of Springfield are marking profession milestones in 2024, include three of our sisters who made their first profession of vows in 1949-75 years ago. Jubilee is a biblical concept that involves marking time with a period of celebration and gratitude for gifts received from God. It is a time for renewal, reflection, rest, and restoration. Typically, each year consecrated women religious observe their profession anniversaries, 75, or 60, 50 or 25 years of profession, with […]
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Dominican Associate Mary Ellen Eversman named Citizen of the Year
By Nick Taylor of the Effingham Daily News Mary Ellen Eversman, 85, said she was “shocked” when she was named 2024 Effingham Daily News Citizen of the Year during the Effingham County Chamber Gala at the Thelma Convention Center in Effingham on Jan. 20. Since then, she said she feels like she has a “new lease on life.” “What it tells me is how many wonderful people there are and how many people do care and how many people took […]
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Community Day reflects past while looking to the future
Our annual Community Day is a homecoming for us each February and a chance to reflect on the past and contemplate the future. Because we are preparing for General Chapter in April, this year insights were shared about directions for the future. We had plenty of time for contemplation and sharing, and ended the day with Eucharist and fellowship. Enjoy this glimpse into our day!
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“Que vengan los niños”: las dominicas y el desarrollo de la fe de los niños
Por Carolyn White Aunque menos religiosas tienem ministerio en las aulas, no han perdido su amor por acompañar a los jóvenes en su camino de fe. He aquí un vistazo de cómo las hermanas dominicas de Springfield y sus asociados están en colaboración al servicio de los y las jóvenes, apoyando su formación en la fe y alentando su crecimiento personal y espiritual. Aprendiendo empatía y servicio La hermana María Luisa Ñaupari Gutiérrez, dominica de Springfield, tiene […]
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Celebrating Catholic Schools Week 2024
Catholic Schools Week runs from Jan. 28 – Feb. 3 and we spent time with SHG High School students. First, an all school mass and then a fun game of bingo over the lunch hours.
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The Associate Antiracism Committee: A Valuable Link with SDART
By Daphne Skretvedt There are more than 400 Springfield Dominican associates spread over a wide geographic area in the U.S and Peru. Called to embody the Springfield Dominican charism, they share the sisters’ commitment to understanding and dismantling systemic racism in all spheres of life. The core of this effort is the work of SDART, the Springfield Dominican Antiracism Team, mandated by General Chapter in 2004 to implement its antiracism vision. SDART members are organized into stakeholder working […]
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Ministry of presence makes impact on real-life outcomes
The power of a few: Sisters at Marian Catholic are a transforming presence for students, parents Sister Jean Patrice Schingel has served at Marian Catholic High School, Chicago Heights, Ill., since 1995 as theology teacher, then as department chair, 2005-2019. Since 2020 she has worked in the Bracha Tutoring Center, Marian Catholic’s in-house academic tutoring and support program, with a focus on theology and social science tutoring. Sister Judine Hilbing was MCHS president 2008-2016, and continues on staff […]
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