Sister Carole’s ServicesVisitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Monday, July 31, 2023, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Visitation will begin with a prayer service. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m. on Monday, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Dominican Father Michael DeTemple, celebrant. Wake and Mass will be livestreamed. Livestream […]
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Mary of Magdala is the patroness of the Order of Preachers, call the Apostle to the Apostles because she was the first to “go and tell” the Good News of the Resurrection. Here are some ideas to celebrate her feast day, July 23. Read the lectionary readings for her feast. Listen to a preaching by
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“Even if you are just a little bit curious, you are welcome,” said Sister Denise Glazik about eleven upcoming opportunities for single Catholic women to explore religious life. The sisters have planned six in-person Come & See weekends and five virtual events, called “Zoom & See” weekends, from September 2023 through December 2024. Single Catholic
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Do you ever wonder, what, exactly, is a vocation? One of the best definitions comes from Frederick Beuchner, who said “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” What makes you the happiest? What does the world long for? That is where you need
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What’s new at the Synod? Plenty! But you could be forgiven if you aren’t up on the latest. Here’s a few links to catch you up. The Synod office recently released the 60-page working document—the instrumentum laboris—to guide the dialogue of the members of the synod when they gather in Rome October 4-29, 2023. The
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By Alexis Williams My husband Rickey and I recently traveled to Alabama to visit family, staying in Montgomery in the heart of civil rights history. We embarked on a journey through some poignant chapters of this era. As African Americans, we felt compelled to pay homage to the tragedies and triumphs of this time. The
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A review of Susan Flansburg’s Feels Like Home: Finding Your Way to Catholic Sisterhood Though I’ve been quite aware of the shortage of Catholic sisters in the United States for some time, an experience last year took me by surprise. Our vocation director Sister Denise Glazik and I were at my alma mater—Eastern Illinois University—for a
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Twenty-five years ago, several sisters from the Mexico-based Daughters of Mary Immaculate of Guadalupe accepted a mission to teach at Immaculate Conception School in South Chicago. Because of the cultural and language challenges the sisters would face, Springfield Dominican Sister Judine Hilbing was asked by Father Michael Enright to assume the leadership of the school
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Posts for the Sundays of Year C Welcome to a new liturgical year! Happy New Year! The First Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year. These years are observed on a three-year cycle. On Sunday Dec. 1 we begin cycle C. Why not begin a new spiritual practice at the start
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Chicago—What happens when a loved one moves or dies and the family discovers a cache of holy cards, a drawer-full of rosaries, or a box-load of saints’ statues? Well, if they know Sister Ann Vincent Terracina, these items go to her. Everyone who knows, knows she will put the items to good use. Sister Ann
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By Sister Marcelline Koch, OP The North American Dominican Justice Promoters were delighted to gather June 13-16, 2023, for their first in-person meeting in three years. Casa Iskali Retreat Center in Des Plaines, Ill, provided a comfortable and welcoming space. Recognizing that we all are part of something larger than ourselves, the group heard from
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Sister Kathleen’s ServicesVisitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Visitation begins with a prayer service. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Dominican Father Michael DeTemple, celebrant. Wake and Mass will be livestreamed. Livestream Links
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A nationwide action called Nuns Against Gun Violence is being scheduled for Friday, June 2 on National Gun Violence Awareness Day. The Springfield Dominicans are aware of the havoc wreaked by gun violence in our country. We lament the rage of persons who see it as the only response, the easy access to weapons to
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If you are early in the process of thinking about your purpose in life—your vocation—sometimes it helps to create some space to learn from others about their own journeys, or to gather advice from experts and wise people. Podcasts can help. Here’s a list of some you might find helpful. F.L.O.W.cast A production of the
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