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Heart to Christ, Feet for the World

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Listen to Sister Rose Marie’s Preaching  https://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/SisterRoseMarieRiley_Preaching_CommunityRoom_4-29-2020.mp3 On April 29, 2020, the Feast of the Dominican mystic St. Catherine of Siena, Sister Rose Marie Riley preached for The Community Room, a series of virtual gatherings of Springfield Dominican Sisters and Associates launched in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. Her text was from the Gospel […]

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From the Archives: Sister Charlotte Rebbe’s Vision for the Associate Program

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At Evening Prayer Thursday, April 23, 2020,  the Springfield Dominican Sisters celebrated the life of Sister Charlotte Rebbe, OP, who was buried the previous week. In 1989 Sister Charlotte became the founding director of the Springfield Dominican Associate Program. We reached back into the archives to find the first letter Sister Charlotte wrote to the

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Pedro’s Story: Gospel Solidarity, and Hope

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Sister Judith Hilbing, prioress at the Dominican Sisters motherhouse, Sacred Heart Convent, Springfield, Ill., shared this story in response to a question to put her regarding her celebration of 60 years of religious profession: What experience have you had that has transformed your understanding of consecrated life? Learn more about Sister Judi and the other

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Sister Maxine Riker: Healer, Preacher, Reconciler

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This week Father Gerry Kleba, retired pastor of St. Cronan’s Parish, St. Louis, contacted me about his long-ago friend, our Sister Maxine Riker. When I shared the news that Sister Maxine died in 2015, he replied by sharing this story, which we publish with his permission. His friend Charlene, who is central to this story

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Stand Up Sisters! Holy Week
from Sacred Heart Convent

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In the midst of quarantine, the Sisters who reside at Sacred Heart Convent, Springfield, Ill., took responsibility for preaching during Holy Week. Here are the words of the preachers. Easter Sunday: Sister Judith Hilbing, OP Preaching on the Gospel of John, chapter 20. We know this Resurrection Story. We know about “that” Day and the

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Finding Hope in Isolation:
Springfield Dominicans Open Hands,
Hearts During Global Pandemic

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About the photo: Sister Linda Hayes sews surgical masks at St. Rose Convent in Springfield. You can’t grasp hope “Hope isn’t anything you can grasp,” Sister Kelly said, pausing for a thought then adding “It has to be received.” Then, as she stretched out her hands and looked at them, you could see the insight

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Workplace Values Captured in a T-shirt at Sacred Heart Convent

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Coworkers elected from their respective departments met at the Cor Unum House to work on the final T-shirt design the first week of February. After a couple of hours, a true collaborative result emerged. Co-workers come together at the Cor Unum House to design the new t-shirt. A hallmark of effective workplaces is the demonstrated

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Live-streamed Evening Prayer:
Welcome in a Time of Crisis

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Where God closes a door, a window opens. Sometimes, almost literally. Cor Unum House, a ministry of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, is meant to be a house of hospitality, where guests are welcome into the sisters’ lives in tangible ways. Except, not now. While the Coronavirus lockdown has closed the sisters’ front door for

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COVID—19 Coronavirus Statement from the Master of the Dominican Order

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The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The Lord is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid? For God will hide me in his shelter in time of trouble, He will conceal me in the cover of his tent. Psalm 27:1,5 Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Dominican

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Coronavirus Precautions at
Sacred Heart Convent

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List of cancellations at Sacred Heart Convent updated May 6, 2020. An update from the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois: In keeping with the directives of the State of Illinois Sacred Heart Convent is remaining on lock down protocol through May 31. To increase the likelihood our senior sisters will remain clear of the virus: No

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