Image from DCI Teamwork event in Houston, TX in 2019. People who know us well say that we Springfield Dominican Sisters are effective ministers and powerful pray-ers, hospitable and down-to-earth folks. They see us as leaders in places where God’s people are alive and thriving. We have a broad reach across Illinois, the lower 48 […]
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In which Sister Mary Paul allows a need to change the course of her life “I had an opportunity to become a clinical psychologist,” says Sister Mary Paul McCaughey. “I was really almost ready to make that jump, when I was called to become a principal of another high school.” In fact, she had completed
Episode Four:
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In which a veteran educator makes a difference in the lives of future leaders. After three years teaching 7th graders at Holy Angels School in Aurora, Ill., Sister Mary Paul moved a few miles west to Rosary High school to teach religion at the all-girls college prep school. In 1975, the old convent dining room
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Never doubt the difference one person can make in the life of a teenager! Listen in as some of Sister Mary Paul’s former colleagues and students tell stories about her impact on their lives. I’m ready to make a gift to the Dominican Sisters
In which a young teacher learns and grows Young Sister Mary Paul McCaughey may have thought she had this teaching thing down pat… though she never says this directly. She was fresh off her big success with the fifth graders at St. Dominic School in Quincy, Ill., and heading to a 7th grade classroom at
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The youngest sister on St. Dominic Mission in 1970 was Sister Mary Paul McCaughey. She was vivacious, intelligent, energetic, and tackled any opportunity to get a job DONE. One of the first stories I recall her sharing at the convent dinner table was about her Marian Catholic High School 1967prom night. Seems that after the
Sister Sara Koch remembers:
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In which a 17-year-old makes a radical response to God’s call. “I didn’t really decide to be a sister,” Sister Mary Paul McCaughey says. “I was just called to be a sister.” Like many teens who struggled with identity and purpose, as a high school senior, Mina McCaughey always went to Mass and “did the
Episode One: Loving God,
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Don’t miss this beautiful story about Sister Mary Paul McCaughey’s early life. Click image below to watch. Learn more about Sister Mary Paul…
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