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Save the Date! Springfield Catholic Sisters Armchair Tour is November 7

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Three groups of Catholic Sisters plan a special event for Springfield, Ill. The Springfield Sisters Armchair Tour is a gift to the city from the Ursulines, Franciscans, and Dominican Sisters who began transforming lives in the city in 1857. Global pioneers The Ursuline Sisters established what would become Ursuline Academy three weeks after a handful […]

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Dominican justice NGO publishes 2023 report

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Focus on Guatemala, DRC, Philippines, Solomon Islands, a collaborative project of Dominicans Worldwide The annual report of Dominicans for Justice and Peace, published recently, is a window into the global collaborative work of the Order of Preachers. Among the accomplishments of this organization, which serves the Order as the Permanent Delegation to the United Nations,

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Eucharistic Pilgrimage Stops at Sacred Heart Convent

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Pilgrims expected at 11:30 a.m. July 11. Springfield, Ill.—Organizers for the national Eucharistic Pilgrimage passing through Mr. Lincoln’s hometown on July 11 have said we can expect the pilgrims to arrive at Sacred Heart Convent, the Dominican motherhouse at 1237 W. Monroe St, between 11:30 and Noon that day. To join the pilgrimage at Sacred

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Class of 2024 Dominican Associates makes commitment

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Dominican Sisters welcome Associate class of 2024  Springfield, Ill. — A commitment ceremony for the 2024 Springfield Dominican Associate class was held in-person at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel on Sunday, May 19, 2024.  During the homily of the Mass Father Robert Kelly, OP, chaplain for the Dominican Sisters, thanked the associates for their commitment and

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Dominican Associate Mary Ellen Eversman named Citizen of the Year

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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

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Fourteen Persons Make Commitment as Associates of the Springfield Dominican Sisters

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Springfield, Ill. — A commitment ceremony for the 2023 Springfield Dominican Associate class was held in-person at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel on Sunday, May 7, 2023. During the homily of the Mass Father Michael DeTemple, OP, chaplain for the Dominican Sisters, thanked the associates for their commitment and reminded them to trust in Jesus no

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Springfield Dominican Associate Barb Leaf: Community Weaver

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Barb Leaf is not a weaver, per se, but the 2022 Women of Distinction Award winner from Little Flower Parish in Springfield, Ill., clearly has a knack for it. Barb, who has been a Springfield Dominican Associate since 2012, is expert at becoming part of the fabric of her intersecting communities. She strengthens the praying

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Walking Together: An Update on the Synodal Process

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This article was originally published in JUST Words Vol. 22 No. 2 Summer Issue.  Exquisite! Magnificent! These words describe the rich beauty of a “planetary tapestry” woven through the global synod convoked by Pope Francis in October 2021. Stories, concerns, critiques, and dreams of Catholics the world over are due in Rome by August 15,

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Twelve Springfield Dominican Associates Make Commitment

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For the first time since 2019, the commitment ceremony for a Springfield Dominican Associate class was held in-person at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel on Sunday, May 1, 2022. During the homily of the Mass Father Michael DeTemple, OP, chaplain for the Dominican Sisters, thanked the associates for their commitment and noted that through the sacrament

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Staying “in the Clay”

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Associate Spotlight Mary Helen Rowland “All through my 28 years as a potter, God has helped me stay in the clay even through the busy-ness of life,” says Mary Helen (Call) Rowland, a second-generation Springfield Dominican Associate who lives in Weston, Va., and travels frequently to her hometown, Springfield, Ill. Through the years she has

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“Is My Mic On?”
Dominican Associate Class of 2022 Prepares for “Hybrid” Formation

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Just as parents and students know what “hybrid learning” is, so does the new class of Springfield Dominican Associate candidates. The Dominican Family has room for everyone. Two Springfield Dominican Sisters and two associates answer the question “What attracted you to the Dominican Family?” Hear stories from associates Vicki Schmidt and Kara Mernaugh and Sisters

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The Becker Family: Cathy, Josh, Clare, Leah, and Elizabeth

The Becker Family’s Epic Journey: Reconnecting Family in a Post-Pandemic Season

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In March 2020 the world suddenly became very small for all of us. My family was no exception. The girls, Leah and Clare, stayed home every day and accessed school via video conference. Josh and I still worked but had limited contact with co-workers and no contact with anyone else. Elisabeth, who lives in Chicago,

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“The COVID Class”—Associates who made Commitment in 2021

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“Beautiful Spirit” among this year’s class, Sister M. Joan Sorge says Springfield, Ill.—From as nearby as down the street and as far away as Brookline, Mass., eleven women and men made formal commitment as associates of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield during ceremonies at Sacred Heart Convent on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The associates who

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What Difference does Discipleship Make?
Associate Candidates Make Retreat

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A journey is soon coming to an end! Twelve candidates for the Springfield Dominican Associate program who have been attending monthly formation sessions since September 2020 participated in a day of retreat on Saturday, April 10th and are now just weeks away from their commitment ceremony. The theme of the retreat was discipleship. Candidates and

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