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Photo: Pope Francis in his Fiat

By Website Administrator | October 1, 2015

Sister Philip Neri Crawford, OP captured a close-up photo of Pope Francis in his Fiat as he departed from Little Sisters of the Poor when she was in Washington, DC!

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Sister Mary Sharon Wiertz, OP

By Website Administrator | September 25, 2015

Sister Mary Sharon Wiertz, OP passed quietly from this life this afternoon. Her loving presence and gentle manner will be deeply missed. God bless you, Sr. Sharon! Read about her funeral arrangements here. Read some rememberings on Facebook here. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her! ~ CAVA – Chicago Archdiocesan Vocation Association

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Friday Inspiration: The Meaning of Life

By Website Administrator | September 25, 2015

Full meaning of life is found in selfless service to others, in sage & respectful use of creation for common good. (from Pope Francis’ speech at the UN General Assembly Friday, September 25, 2015)

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TWO Springfield Dominicans will see Pope address Congress!

By Website Administrator | September 18, 2015

A second Springfield Dominican Sister has received a ticket to attend Pope Francis’ address to Congress on Thursday next week. Sister Dorothea Sondgeroth, OP, ministers at the St. Dominic Health Services Foundation in Jackson, Miss. U.S. Representative, Gregg Harper (R-MS), called her yesterday to offer her the ticket he had planned to give to his wife, who is unable to attend. Sister Dorothea is a native of Peterstown, Ill. Last week Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) extended his invitation […]

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Springfield Dominican Sister to be Sen. Durbin's guest for Pope's address to Congress

By Website Administrator | September 14, 2015

Sister Philip Neri Crawford, OP will attend Pope Francis’s address to Congress with Illinois Senator Dick Durbin! Read Steven Spearie’s story by clicking here.   Sister Philip Neri Crawford, OP to Attend Pope’s Address to Congress Senator Dick Durbin has selected Sister Philip Neri Crawford as his guest to see the Pope’s address to joint meeting of congress on September 24th. Sister Philip was born and raised in Springfield, attended St. Agnes grade school, and Springfield High School. […]

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Inspiration from Pope Francis

By Website Administrator | September 8, 2015

be courageous! ~ Pope Francis from  ABC’s “Pope Francis & The People”

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Sister Mary Joseph Weigand, OP

By Sister Beth Murphy, OP | August 18, 2015

Sister Mary Joseph Weigand, 91, a Dominican Sister of Springfield, died August 15, 2015. She was given the name Helena Marie by her parents Arthur and Clara Duncheon Weigand. Born in Beardstown, Ill., she joined the Springfield Dominicans in 1949. Sister Mary Joseph was a math educator and a pioneer teacher or principal at three Illinois schools. Her first mission was the newly established St. Bernadette Parish School in Evergreen Park. In 1958 she taught math at the […]

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August 6 is Day of Prayer, Action for Iraq

By Sister Beth Murphy, OP | August 3, 2015

On August 6, 2014, the lives of Iraqi Christians and other minority groups changed forever when tens of thousands of families were forcibly removed from their homes in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq. This August 6 — quite poignantly the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima — will be observed in Dominican communities throughout the United States as a date of prayer, solidarity, and action in support of our Dominican Family in Iraq. Our congregation’s prayer […]

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