“[The] same Lord is Lord of all, enriching all who call upon him.” Romans 10:11-12 The Season of Lent offers us the opportunity to prepare our hearts for the joy of Easter. In this time, we are invited to examine our lives to see where we have fallen short of our vocation to love God […]
First Week of Lent 2022 Read More »
This first appeared in the State Journal-Register, February 21, 2021 under the title Now! Near! Turn! Believe! Think about what happens when you sight a rainbow. First you see and are caught by the vision. There is an immediacy, a now-ness, to it. If alone, you might give it your whole attention until it fades
It’s Ash Wednesday. Are you ready for Lent? Read More »
Sister Mary Virginia’s ServicesVisitors are welcome; masks and social distancing required. Visitation: 4:00-5:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Visitation begins with a prayer service. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Dominican Father Michael DeTemple, celebrant. Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, Calvary
Sister Mary Virginia Derhake, OP Read More »
Updated June 13, 2022, 9 a.m. CST Updates From Our Dominican Family in Ukraine Here is an update from Kyiv by Father Jarosław Krawiec, Vicar Provincial of the Dominican Province of St. Hyacinth. Dear Sisters, Dear Brothers, Today I made a phone call to an older woman whose son fights on the frontlines. “Good morning, this
A Message from the Dominican Sisters and Friars in Ukraine Read More »
When Sister Maristella Dunlavy retired from her educational ministry in 2006, she concluded 14 years as principal of Cathedral Grade School. As she prepared to move on, the prioress general of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield asked whether she would consent to serving as sacristan at Sacred Heart Convent. “Yes, I’d be honored to do
An Unending Circle of Prayer: 15 Years of Sister Maristella Dunlavy’s Card Ministry Read More »
Sister Helen Michael’s ServicesVisitors are welcome; masks and social distancing required. Visitation: 4:00-5:00 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 15, Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Visitation begins with a prayer service. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Dominican Father Michael DeTemple, celebrant. Wake Service Funeral Mass Burial: 10 a.m.
Sister Helen Michael Horne, OP Read More »
Springfield Dominican Associate Robert Blackwell was honored Tuesday night with the Dr. Kenniebrew Equity 2022 Trailblazer Award for his commitment to and transformational work in equity, diversity, and inclusion. Retired in 2021 from his role as Chief in the Office of Racial Equity Practice at Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Bob continues his
Robert Blackwell, Dominican Associate, Honored for Transformational Antiracism Work Read More »
The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the International Union of Superiors General has designated February 8 as an annual day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking. On February 8, we celebrate the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita who was born in Darfur, Sudan in 1869 and ripped from her loving family at
“They left for their own country by another road” (Mt 2:12) Beyond the familiar routes of separation to God’s new paths Readings for Day 8 of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jeremiah 31:31-34 Expand 31 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel
Week of Prayer: Day 8 Read More »
“Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh” (Mt 2:11) The gifts of communion. Readings for Day 7 of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Hosea 6:1-6 Expand 1 “Come, let us return to the Lord; for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has
Week of Prayer: Day 7 Read More »
“They saw the child with Mary his mother, and they knelt down and paid him homage” (Mt 2:11) Gathered in worship around the One Lord. Readings for Day 6 of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Exodus 3:1-6 Expand 1 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his
Week of Prayer: Day 6 Read More »
“Ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising” (Mt 2:9) Guided by the one Lord. Readings for Day 5 of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Exodus 13:17-14:4 Expand 17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that
Week of Prayer: Day 5 Read More »
“And you, Bethlehem… are by no means least” (Mt 2:6) Though small and suffering, we lack nothing. Readings for Day 4 of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Micah 5:2-5a;7-8 Expand 2 But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who
Week of Prayer: Day 4 Read More »
Dominican Sisters of Springfield Make Urgent Call For Protection of Voting Rights The day after the U.S. Senate failed to pass voting rights legislation the Dominican Sisters of Springfield released the following statement calling for citizen engagement. Since the foundation of our democracy, excluded peoples have struggled to gain a right that was promised in
Dominican Sisters of Springfield Make Urgent Call for Protection of Voting Rights Read More »
“When king Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him” (Mt 2:3) The presence of Christ, turning the world upside down. Readings for Day 3 of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Nehemiah 4:18-21 Expand And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man
Week of Prayer: Day 3 Read More »
