Dominican Sisters Renew Commitment to Dismantling Racism The Dominican Sisters of Springfield and their anti-racism partners want to make clear they stand firm in their commitment to dismantle structural racism within their own institutions and in the communities they serve. “White supremacy is an evil that will destroy all of us unless we work to […]
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Springfield Dominican Sister Marcelline Koch, OP, is part of a new Springfield area group called Immigrant and Refugee Partners. The group is a coalition of community strategic partners to provide education, advocacy and support to immigrants and refugees in our Springfield, IL. The group is offering a free immigration training. The event, Immigration 101: Immigrant
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Matthew 13: 24–30 As I write this column, some of us here at the Dominican Motherhouse are concluding a most remarkable retreat. The retreat invited us into a vision which both scientists and theologians have been exploring for several years now, a vision that opens us up to what humans are learning about the home
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Last week a small group of Sisters participated in a contemplative retreat. The retreatants integrated elements of the Universe Story with their Dominican stories and the personal experiences they brought to the retreat. Sister Anita guided the Sacred Heart Convent retreatants in the basics of creating a simple woven cloth—weaving the threads of life experiences into
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‘It is so hard to think of tomorrow in Iraq’ An Interview with Dominican Sister Luma Khudher, OP Sister Luma Khudher, OP, a member of the Dominican Sister of St. Catherine of Sienna’s leadership team in Iraq, taught this summer at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. During a visit to the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Ill.,
On July 6, 2017 most of the nations on Earth met at the United Nations to vote on a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination. 122 nations voted in favor and adopted the treaty. The historic vote for the non-nuclear treaty was boycotted by most of the members of NATO, including
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“When you’re working for God, the pay isn’t that great, but the fringe benefits are out of this world!” ~ Sister Mary Dorothea Sondgeroth, OP <iframe width=”853″ height=”480″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nz4IWr92iVg?ecver=1″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe><a href=”https://springfieldop.org/home/”><img src=”https://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Dominican-Sisters-of-Springfield-logo_circle-shield_2017.png” alt=”home”><!– –><!– –> <!– –>
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Sister Paul Mary Janssens is retiring from leadership of the Springfield Dominican Associate Program after eleven years in this community ministry. During Sister Paul Mary’s final commitment ceremony Sister Rebecca Ann Gemma, prioress general, called her a “superb animator” of the associates. Sister Beth Murphy sat down with Sister Paul Mary for a conversation about
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We are sharing a press release sent out Thursday, June 1, 2017 from the Catholic Climate Covenant with the response of national Catholic organizations, including LCWR, to President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Accord. If you would like to partner with our mission to care for our planet, keep working for our common home with us
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Healing with Dialogue Election Year Strained Friendship by Aaron Tebrinke with reflections by Shirley Johnson and J. Graham Thompson, LMFT Aaron Tebrinke, our Multimedia Specialist, and Shirley Johnson have been friends since 2013. Aaron feared that their friendship was damaged by the general election last November. He was eager to try an exercise in contemplative
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Click on in the image of JUST Words to read about what is new in the mission and ministries of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois. Read the Spring/Summer 2017 issue: JUST Words Vol 17 No 2
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Associates and Prioress General Express Gratitude to Program Director Sister Paul Mary Janssens, OP Springfield, Ill.—The Dominican Sisters of Springfield welcomed 28 new associates—and expressed gratitude to Sister Paul Mary Janssens, OP, who is leaving leadership of the program after 11 years of service—during Mass at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel on May 7. Sixteen
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How did Sister Francella Vyverman find her niche at Washington Street Mission? Photography by Aaron Tebrinke. Sister Farancella enjoys a moment with a mission patron. Sister Francella Vyverman traffics in lap robes. It comes with the job of pastoral minister to the sick and elderly of Cathedral Parish, her beat since 2002. On a piercing
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