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Sister M. Michaela Collins, OP

Sister M. Michaela’s ServicesVisitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 23, Aquinas Center, Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m., Jan. 23, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Bishop Kevin Vann, presiding, Dominican Father Robert Kelly, concelebrant. Wake and Mass livestreamed at springfieldop.org/livestream/ Burial: Calvary Cemetery, 9:00 a.m. […]

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“Egregious problem of plastic pollution” is focus of Dominican Sisters’ 2025 Climate plan

Every January for the last four years the Dominican Sisters of Springfield have made a fresh commitment to care for Earth. Not a New Year’s Resolution, exactly, but the plans do serve to refocus the sisters and their associates on the global Church’s commitment to care for Earth by making a path toward a healthier

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Sister M. Gabriella Luebbers, OP

Sister M. Gabriella Luebbers’ ServicesVisitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Wed., Jan. 15, Aquinas Center, Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Mass of Christian Burial: 6:30 p.m., Wed., Jan. 15, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Dominican Father Robert Kelly, celebrant. Sister M. Gabriella’s remains will be interred at Calvary Cemetery, Springfield,

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2025 Chapel tour dates scheduled

Four public tours on schedule; private group tours also available Enjoy an intimate look at the Dominican Sisters’ magnificent mid-century modern chapel. Springfield, Ill.—Visitors will have four opportunities to tour the renowned art and architecture of Sacred Heart Convent Chapel in 2025. The convent chapel, completed in 1968, is one of Springfield’s’ most significant examples

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The P.I.E. was a big hit

A collaborative event sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union, the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, and our community, the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Ill., was a big hit in Springfield on Nov. 7, 2024. That night we welcomed more than 160 people for the Springfield Sisters’ Armchair Tour. Friends from all walks

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O, come let us adore Him:
Advent adoration at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel

In the midst of the holiday rush, give yourself the gift of peace and quiet. You are invited to join the Dominican Sisters for O, Come Let Us Adore Him Advent Adoration, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 19, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, 1237 W. Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62704. This special event will give your

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Advent adoration at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel
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Finley’s Tap House picks Dominican Sisters for holiday promotion

Everyone enjoys a holiday treat but when the treat is tied to an organization that gives back to the community, it makes it even sweeter.  Finley’s Tap House, 3236 Gineger Creek Drive in Springfield, is treating the Dominican Sisters by offering a portion of the sale of their holiday dessert menu for the sisters’ ministries.

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Dominican Sisters support students seeking Indigenous People’s Day proclamation

Springfield, Ill.—Students at the Springfield Learning Academy sought support from the Dominican Sisters of Springfield for their effort to have the city council proclaim the second Monday of October Indigenous People’s Day. They found it in the form of an intervention from Sister Marie Michelle Hackett. She was invited to join the students at the

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Walking backward: Seeking common ground in a Kenyan refugee camp

By Margaret Lombe, PhD. My reflection centers on my engagement, along with six students from Boston University School of Social Work (BU-SSW), with refugees in Kenya: dignified-citizens-turned-objects-of-charity by conflict and civil unrest. The largest refugee camp in the world, called Kakuma, lies on the edge of the Sahara Desert in northwestern Kenya. Kakuma holds about

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“Armchair Tour” Panelists Named

About the photo: Armchair Tour video recording session at Union Station Park, near the 1908 Race Riot monument. From left, T’ena Haile, Robert Blackwell, and Dominican Sister Rosemary McGuire. Collaborative public event hosted by Ursuline, Franciscan, and Dominican Sisters Registration open through Nov. 1. Springfield, Ill.— Panelists have been chosen for the Nov. 7 “Springfield

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Bethany House of Hospitality celebrates 7th anniversary

A celebration of Bethany House of Hospitality was observed recently in Oak Brook. Nearly 200 people joined the festivities to observe the 7th anniversary of Bethany House.  Bethany House executive director Sister Kathlyn Mulcahy said she is proud of the number of women they have helped in their journey.   “I believe after seven years, Bethany

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Reflections on cross-cultural ministry

A sister and an associate talk about their ministry in cross-cultural settings By Carolyn White Indigenous Americans Sister Barbara Bogenschutz recently returned to Fort Belknap Reservation, Mont., where she first began her ministry among Native Americans in 1999. Since then, she also served as a pastoral leader among the Anishinaabe at Red Cliff, Wisc., and

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