Grace Happens.
And Sister Karen Freund is often there when it does! Sister Karen’s life of ministry has come full circle. The Dominican Sister of Springfield, Ill., ministers at St. Thomas More Newman Center Parish at the University of Missouri in Columbia. The first half of her religious life was spent teaching elementary and high school students. Then she became a bit of a spiritual guru—a guide—for young women who joined the Dominican Sisters of Springfield then in rural parishes […]
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It is International Women's Day and National Catholic Sisters Week!
Today marks the first day of National Catholic Sisters Week and International Women’s Day! Stay tuned for our inspirational stories about Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois that have answered God’s call to serve God’s people in education, health care and various ministries around the United States and Peru.
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It is National Leap Day!
For National Leap Day we are leaping back a year to share a video:”Stations of the Cross artwork created from egg-shells“. What are your plans for #NationalLeapDay? Here is the original text from the post: Published on Apr 7, 2014 Stations of the Cross created from egg-shells by Sister Stella Marie for the convent chapel at Holy Angels in Aurora, IL. See the artwork on display in the Heritage Room at Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL Sacred Heart […]
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New Van for Sisters Possible from Donations
MV-1 Van Arrives! Thanks to all who donated to our fall appeal and made the purchase of a new van for our wheel bound sisters possible! The new MV-1 Van arrived on Thursday, February 18, 2016 and Sisters began practicing how to secure the wheelchairs in the vehicle. The van can take two wheelchairs and three other passengers. The automatic ramp facilitates ease of getting in and out of the van! After a few mock-runs of securing the […]
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"By a Strange Coincidence…" a memory of Sister Rachel Conway
Today is the day we Springfield, Ill., residents get to take special pride in our association with our most famous and beloved resident, Abraham Lincoln. Today is the 210th anniversary of the 16th President’s birth. We Springfield Dominicans like to claim a special link to Mr. Lincoln, but until today, after 35+years in the community, a big part of the story slipped through my consciousness. In 1874 when the city dedicated the recently completed monument above Mr. Lincoln’s […]
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Sister Maria Eck helping out at Mercy Communities during this year of Mercy!
Photo: Sister Maria Eck, OP helps out at Mercy Communities during this year of Mercy! They have a wonderful program! God Bless them for all they do for others!
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Map: Traveling to Sacred Heart Convent during President Barack Obama’s trip to Springfield, Ill.
Parking for the President’s visit will be difficult on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 for most of the day if you are traveling to Sacred Heart Convent during President Barack Obama’s trip to Springfield, Ill. Please take a look at the map below if you are making arrangements to visit Sacred Heart Convent.
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Help end slave labor on the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita
Today, February 8, is the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a survivor of human trafficking and a Canossian sister. On the day that we commemorate her struggle and triumph, we remember all those caught in slavery and renew our commitment to abolish all forms of human slavery. Today we are asking Catholic sisters and their colleagues, supporters and friends to act on that commitment. We hope to direct thousands of calls to members of Congress asking them to […]
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