By Margaret Lombe My reflection is informed by Catholic social teaching and centers on finding and hearing the voice of God in a wounded world. I often ponder on the question “How do I witness to the gospel values in love and truth amid the many wounds that characterize our world today, wounds of systemic […]
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Sister M. Elise Bocke ServicesVisitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Mon., Nov. 3, Aquinas Center, Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m., Mon., Nov. 3, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Dominican Father Robert Kelly, presiding. Wake and Mass livestreamed at springfieldop.org/livestream/ Burial: She will be laid to rest
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By Jean Ann Miller Summertime is now a memory, but during that time, Sisters Denise Glazik and Mary Jo Sobieck filled their days preaching the gospel with their lives. Sister Denise has been the vocation director for the sisters since 2019. Sister Mary Jo, who taught for many years at Marian Catholic High School, Chicago
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Earlier this month Sisters M. Paul McCaughey and Sister Kathleen Anne Tait travelled to Rome for a meeting at the Vatican regarding Dominican Veritas Ministries, the entity charged with ensuring that Dominican and Catholic values are passed on through the schools under the sponsorship of DVM. Members of the DVM board met with the Dicastery
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Sister Anne Lawrence Buchmiller’s ServicesVisitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Mon., Oct. 27, Aquinas Center, Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m., Mon., Oct. 27, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Dominican Father Robert Kelly, presiding. Wake and Mass livestreamed at springfieldop.org/livestream/ Burial: She will be laid to rest
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By Sister Barbara Blesse, OP Do you recall where you were the day Pope Leo XIV was elected? A citizen of the United States and Peru, Augustinian friar Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, born in Dolton, Ill., was chosen by the College of Cardinals May 8, 2025, to succeed Pope Francis. The shock and joy of
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Sister Teresa Marron returned to her home parish for a class reunion in August and was pleasantly surprised to learn the school established a scholarship fund in her name: The Sister Teresa Marron St. Malachy Scholarship Fund will support the financial needs of St. Malachy students for years to come. Additionally, on August 23, the
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Springfield, Ill.—The Dominican Sisters of Springfield are pleased to announce a newly appointed ministry team to welcome those discerning a call to Catholic sisterhood, consecrated religious life. Sister Mary Jo Sobieck, OP, assumes the role of Minister of Vocation Animation and Sister Denise Glazik, OP, serves as Minister of Vocation Accompaniment. Most recently Sister
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How long, O LORD? I cry for help but you do not listen! I cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not intervene. Why do you let me see ruin; why must I look at misery? Habakkuk 1: 1-3 After hearing this scriputre on Sunday, the sisters at Sacred Heart Convent found themselves
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This story first appeared on the Dominican Sisters International Confederation website. Celebrating the Season of Creation is relatively new to us Catholics. Though other Christian traditions have been celebrating this Season since 2008, it was not until 2019 that Pope Francis announced that we would join them. Its origin actually dates back to 1998 when Ecumenical
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A reflection for the feast of St. Dominic We live in a time of deep division and polarization. Wealth wields power through weapons of war and economic policies. Famine and poverty deny fundamental human rights and dignity. Saint Dominic, whose feast we celebrate today, was no stranger to such realities. He chose the power of
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When our sisters and coworkers at Sacred Heart Convent say “We have your back,” you can count on that. Both sisters and coworkers at the motherhouse look out for one another, providing a safety net in order to ensure positive healthy outcomes and safety for all. Brad Cox, who leads the maintenance and groundskeeping departments
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By Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, OP The Springfield Dominican Sisters are celebrating 60 years of service to the Peruvian people. In response to a call from Pope John XXIII to send sisters to South America, four sisters volunteered in 1965. Today, native Peruvian Springfield Dominican Sisters serve in Lima and in Jarpa, a rural agricultural
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By Brandon Durham I have always enjoyed mowing. My yard is much smaller than the 5 acres I grew up on, so when spring comes it doesn’t take long to cut. The street out front is split by a raised median that is also part of my responsibility to maintain. What is striking about this
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Sometimes all it takes is an invitation. Do you know a young woman who has a desire to make the world a better place? Who is considerate of others? Who asks insightful questions? Who has a gift for recognizing injustice? Who practices her Catholic faith? Who is attracted to matters of the spirit? Then you
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