Podcast highlights impact of women religious for Catholic Sisters Week March 8-15. Available here March 8. Springfield, Ill.—A heart-racing story about a near-tragedy that befell ten Springfield Dominican Sisters in 1972 is the centerpiece of the congregation’s Catholic Sisters Week observances this year. Two Springfield Dominicans, Sister Margaret Grueter and Sister Marie Michelle Hackett, share […]
Sister Gabriella Luebbers was one of eleven children of Herman and Margaret Luebbers. She was raised on the family farm in Carlyle, Ill. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Carlyle and earned her high school diploma after joining the Dominican Sisters in Springfield, Ill. When she arrived on the doorstep at Sacred Heart Convent
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Sister Patricia Burke, for a time known as Sister M. Malachy, made her profession of vows June 19, 1964 and spent most of her 60 years of profession in high school education, though she began her teaching ministry in a primary school classroom. She was born to Patrick and Mary Burke in County Offaly, Ireland,
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Sister Maira was born in Glansworth, County Coyne, Ireland, and made her profession of vows August 8, 1974. Her ministry for many years was as a primary school teacher. She taught second grade at Little Flower School, Springfield, 1975-1977, then first grade at Sacred Heart School, Pana, Ill. 1977-1979. The next five years she spent
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Sister Marie Michelle was raised in Chicago. Her parents were Walter “Red” and Olga Hackett and her siblings were Pat and Joan. Her parents named her Norene Mary. She made her profession of vows on June 19, 1964, and a few weeks later she was in the third-grade classroom at Little Flower School, Springfield, Ill.,
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Sister Karen Marie fell under the influence of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield early in her life, once she started school at Ss. Peter & Paul Parish, Cary, Ill., where the congregation staffed the school. So it wasn’t a big surprise when she joined the Dominicans right out of high school. She made her profession
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Sister Kathleen Anne was born and raised in Springfield by her parents, George and Angie Tait, and grew up with her siblings, Brad, Karen, and Diane. She joined the Dominicans after graduating from Sacred Heart Academy and made her profession of vows on August 8, 1974. In 1975 began her first mission, teaching grades five
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Sister Rita Marie is in her second term as subprioress at Sacred Heart Convent in Springfield, Ill., where she looks after the needs of the roughly 100 sisters who call the convent home. Before that, she dedicated 54 years to Catholic education at schools throughout Illinois. Born in Granite City, Ill., to Anthony and Ruby
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Sister Santina DeLuca was born in Chicago to Joe and Florence DeLuca and raised with her brothers, Frank and Tony. She holds the distinction of being a member of the premier graduating class from Marian Catholic High School, Chicago Heights, in 1962. She joined the Dominican Sisters of Springfield and made her profession of vows
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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,
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Sister Margaret Grueter, OP, was born in Carrollton, Ill., one of nine children born to Herman and Marie Grueter, and joined the Dominican Sisters after her graduation from St. John’s High School, Carrollton, a parish school run by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield. She made her profession on January 3, 1949, and began teaching first
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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,
“Even if you are just a little bit curious, you are welcome,” said Sister Denise Glazik about eleven upcoming opportunities for single Catholic women to explore religious life. The sisters have planned six in-person Come & See weekends and five virtual events, called “Zoom & See” weekends, from September 2023 through December 2024. Single Catholic
Sister Denise Glazik, OP, director of the Springfield Dominican vocation office, organized a Busy Persons Retreat for parishioners at St. Malachy Parish, Rantoul, Ill., and they showed up! About 40 persons participated. The Dominican Sisters are very familiar with the people of St. Malachy, having served there for more than 100 of our 150 years
During Catholic Sisters Week, Catholic Sisters in Illinois are challenging themselves and others to abandon the use of single use plastic beverage bottles—and inviting everyone to watch an award-winning film that demonstrates the connection between plastic waste, racism, migration, and climate change. Even the Rain/También la Lluvia, now streaming on Netflix is a Mexican film
