Congratulations sisters! We are celebrating our sisters who are observing their Jubilee in 2026. We give thanks for our sisters’ answering God’s call along with having the grace of perseverance in religious life. Sister Maria Luisa Ñaupari Gutiérrez celebrates 25th Jubilee May 14, 2026 Sister Kathleen Ryan celebrates Jubilee May 14, 2026 Sister Katherine O’Connor […]
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Sister M. Bride Quinn, OP, was born in 1932 in Newport, County Mayo, Ireland and was baptized Bridget Mary at St. Patrick Church in Newport. She joined the Dominican Sisters of Springfield in 1950 and made her first profession of vows in 1951. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Education from St. Norbert College in
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Springfield, Ill. — A commitment ceremony for the 2026 Springfield Dominican Associate class was held at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel on Sunday, May 3, 2026. During the homily of the Mass Father Bob Kelly, OP, chaplain for the Dominican Sisters, compared the new associates to the apostles listening to Jesus’ farewell. “Through prayer, study, community and service, the
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Seen in the photo from left: Father John Verrier, Sisters Mary Paulette Joerger, Kathleen Anne Tait, Arlene Chole, and Mary Jo Sobieck, and Father Joel Phelps. Several sisters recently participated in the groundbreaking event for a new St. Dominic Hall at St. Malachy Church in Rantoul, Ill. The sisters have a long history of service at St. Malachy Parish
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Sisters Denise Glazik and Mary Jo Sobieck, Ministers of Vocation Accompaniment and Animation for the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, were on the road again, this time participating in av ocation fair hosted by Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, IL on Friday, Apr. 17. Two Viatorian priests, an associate representative for the Claretian Missionaries,
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Services for Sister M. Emmeric Emerick, OPVisitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Wed., April 29, Aquinas Center, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Mass: 6:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Convent Chapel Both services livestreamed at springfieldoo.org/livestream Burial: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 30, Calvary Cemetery. Service streamed on Facebook Springfield Dominican Sister M. Emmeric Emerick died at
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By Sister M. Paul McCaughey, OP, Prioress General My mom loved Easter with the passion of Eostre (or Eastre), the pagan goddess of spring and dawn. Appropriated by early Germanic Christians for what we celebrate today as the Feast of Resurrection, Jesus’ Passover from death to life, Eostre speaks to promises kept for new life. Mom looked for
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It’s open application time for national service immersion event hosted in Springfield Women who are discerning a call to religious life are invited to Mr. Lincoln’s Hometown in June for a national event hosted by the Springfield Dominican Sisters. Applications are being received now, and up to fifteen women will be selected for participation in
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This Jubilee Year is an important time for our Church and for the Springfield Dominican Sisters. We are celebrating 25 years of our presence in the Parish of St. John the Baptist in Jarpa and 60 years in Peru. What a great event! We celebrate with our sisters who have experienced the rich fragrance of
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Sister M. Clarice Kniery ServicesVisitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Wed., Feb. 25, Aquinas Center, Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 25, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Dominican Father Robert Kelly, presiding. Wake and Mass livestreamed at springfieldop.org/livestream/ Burial: She will be laid to rest
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Springfield Dominican Sisters were among those present at the State Capitol on October 18 in protest of the anti-immigrant policies of the Administration. From Left to right: Sisters Judith Curran, Dorothy Marie Solak, Martha Marie Kirbach, Beverly Jeanne Howe, Ann Clennon, Kathleen Ryan, Marcelline Koch, and Elizabeth Wrenn. By Sister Kathlyn Mulcahy, OP Close your
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Hello Readers, Welcome to Vocation on Location with Sister Mary Jo Sobieck, OP SEEK2026: What an experience! Vocation Animation has been a new ministry for me as of the summer of 2025, and Sister Denise has been a wonderful host guiding me through the ropes of these gatherings; each one being a first for me.
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A global commission of Dominican sisters, friars, and laity today issued a statement addressing the crisis in Iran. “We urgently appeal to the Iranian authorities to safeguard the lives of all citizens, to respect their dignity, and to take concrete steps to halt further bloodshed,” the statement says. “No political goal can justify the taking
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It was an iconic moment. August 28, 1963 in Washington DC. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Representing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, King was last in the order of twelve speakers. Twelve hours before giving the speech, King did not yet have it written. But an idea took shape among his
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Hello Readers, It was Dec. 12, 2025, when I left Springfield, Ill., to give a retreat to the students preparing for confirmation at Mission San Xavier Del Bac on the Tohono O’odham Nation, San Xavier Indian Reservation in Tucson, Ariz., Following my time there, I flew to Columbus, Ohio, to participate in SEEK 2026, a
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