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104-year-old Sister Elise Bocke is one of the Springfield Dominican Sisters who lives in the Dominican Sisters’ private residential facility on West Monroe Street in Springfield, Ill.

Dominican Sisters Offer Healthcare Career Path for Compassionate Caregivers

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Launch your healthcare career with the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, who are looking for CNAs—or those who wish to be—to care for the elder sisters in a newly refurbished 36-bed facility at Sacred Heart Convent in Springfield. The sisters offer a tuition program for employees, enabling those interested in a healthcare career a place to […]

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Sacred Heart-Griffin Recognizes the 2022-23 Illinois State Scholars

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Illinois Student Assistance Commission congratulates 27 Sacred Heart-Griffin students for their exceptional academic achievement. Sacred Heart-Griffin Principal, Kara Rapacz, is pleased to announce that 27 students from the Sacred Heart-Griffin graduating class of 2022 have been designated as Illinois State Scholars. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state’s college access and financial aid agency,

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Dominican Month of Peace: Our Family in Myanmar

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The Humanitarian Situation in Myanmar As a result of the fast spreading of civil war, the civilians had to flee for safety either to the jungle or to other villages or towns where they considered safer. In the conflict zones, the military forces would shoot anyone found in the streets and arrest anyone caught de­livering

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Sister Rosemary McGuire: “I Loved That!”

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Sister Rosemary McGuire has given herself wholeheartedly to every ministry to which she’s been called. First it was teaching primary grades at schools in the Chicago metro area, Peoria, and East Alton. “I loved that!” she said. When the community discovered she could teach math she moved to junior high and back to Springfield, her

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Human Rights: Month for Peace 2021

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In Venezuela, human rights were part of the Venezuelan democratic legislation, although compliance was questionable, particularly during the social explosion of 1989 known as “Caracazo.” The current Constitution recognizes, expands and elevates human rights, though there are cases where it has become clear they are being violated. Human rights in Venezuela is considered to include

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Elections & Political Parties: Month for Peace 2021

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Voting has been the democratic form par excellence used by citizens to settle political conflicts. The people understood that voting in elections was the most important component of what Democracy means, although elections are not enough for the preservation of Democracy, as sometimes voting does not necessarily mean electing. In a democracy, all members of

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Sister Gabriella with Santa Claus

Sister Gabriella Luebbers: Doing the “Little Things”

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A Dominican sister for 72 years, Sister Gabriella Luebbers has lived for the last 33 years at Sacred Heart Convent. Before that she taught—first elementary school and then, in high school—French. For a time, she was principal of Rosary High School in Aurora, Ill. She says her pre-convent nursing home experience helped her feel comfortable

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Elizabeth Garnier-Little, right, with her sister Wanda Garnier and Sister Barbara Ann Bogenschutz, OP, at Our Lady of the Sioux Parish, Oglala, S.D., in 2017

Lakota Wisdom: An Interview with Elizabeth Garnier-Little

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Elizabeth Garnier-Little, right, with her sister Wanda Garnier and Sister Barbara Ann Bogenschutz, OP, at Our Lady of the Sioux Parish, Oglala, S.D., in 2017. Elizabeth Garnier-Little is an 80 years-wise Lakota woman born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Oglala, South Dakota. A teacher of all grades K-12 for 52 years,

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Thanksgiving Greetings from Sister Rebecca Ann Gemma, OP

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Dear Friends, Centuries ago, St. Paul encouraged the community in Philippi saying:  “Do not worry about anything, but present your needs to God in prayer and petition, with thanksgiving.  Then the peace of God, which is beyond all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (4:6-7)  Might those same words be a

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