Come & See Events National Vocation Awareness Week November 1 – 3, 2019 Friday 7:00pm to Sunday 12:00 Noon. If you choose to stay for Sunday afternoon’s Associate presentation (1:00 to 3:30 p.m.) it features the History of the Order! World Day for Consecrated Week January 31 to February 2nd, 2020 Friday 7:00pm to Sunday …
Please pray for the repose of the soul of who died peacefully at 7:22 a.m. Wednesday, October 9, 2019. May she enjoy her eternal reward. Sr. Francene’s funeral services are October 14-15: Monday, Visitation 4-6:15 p.m., Mass 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Burial Services, 10:30 a.m. Obituary Springfield Dominican Sister M. Francene Harbauer died October 9, 2019, …
Sister Marcelline Koch, OP was one of the signatories of a statement by the International Dominican Commission for Justice and Peace about taking action to counter climate change. The statement went out to all the Dominican communities noting the extreme possibility if no action is taken: droughts, migrations, strange weather phenomena. The statement gives a proposed …
Climate Justice: A Statement by Justice and Peace Leaders You Need to Read Read More »
Water is Life, Give Drink to the Thirsty Water is A water pipe on the parish parking lot is a free source for safe drinking water for families without running water at their homes. Sister Barbara Ann Lives Out Her Faith in Amazing Ways As another summer ends I am reminded where I was in …
Sister Barbara Ann’s Servant Leadership For the Life of the World Read More »
Assisting and advocating for immigrants in Springfield The volunteer labor of area citizens, including several Springfield Dominican Sisters, our partners and associates, was honored Sept. 21 with an award that recognized the importance of supporting human rights. The Springfield Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union honored the Springfield Immigrant Advocacy Network with its 2019 …
Catholic Extension Award Celebrates Ministry in Poorest US Dioceses. Springfield, Ill.— Springfield Dominican Sister Barbara Bogenschutz has been recognized by a national Catholic organization for her ministry within the Oglala Sioux community in the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota. Catholic Extension recently announced that Sister Barbara, a native of Springfield, Ill., is among eleven …
Sister Barbara Ann Bogenschutz is Lumen Christi Award Finalist Read More »
Sunday, September 8 was the first of eight monthly two hours sessions for Associate candidates. The prayer for the first session was called Light of the Church. Take a few moments and read the beautiful prayer the Associate candidates read before their first session. Light of the Church A Meditation on a Hymn to Saint …
Our social media channels and website allow our friends to share their stories, ask questions, and speak words of encouragement for our ministry. Often when one of our sisters dies, we learn amazing things about her from the remarks shared by people she touched throughout her life of ministry. When we share stories on our …
When Springfield Dominican Sister Samuella Volk learned of the arrest of her first-grade student, Jesuit Brother Billy Menor, she was concerned! That seemed so out of character for him! Once she learned Billy’s arrest was an act of conscience in protest of the conditions of migrant camps at the U.S. Mexico Border, she had something …
Sister Samuella Talks about
Jesuit Brother Billy Menor’s Arrest Read More »
About the photo: Sister Georgiana Stubner, center, and Sister Anita Cleary, right, visit after the prayer vigil in Forest, Miss., Saturday, August 17. Sister Mila Diaz Solano, a member of the Springfield Dominican Leadership team, organized a delegation of Springfield Dominican Sisters who traveled to Mississippi over the weekend to be in solidarity with the …
