We are pleased to announce that at the conclusion of General Chapter, on Sunday April 7, 2024, these women said yes to our calling them forth for leadership: Sister M. Paul McCaughey Prioress General-elect Sister Joanne Delehanty Vicaress General-elect Sister Elyse Marie Ramirez Second Councilor-elect Sister Kathlyn Mulcahy Third councilor-elect “We come to a […]
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Ingles Nosotras, las Hermanas Dominicas de Springfield, guiadas por el Espíritu Santo, nos unimos a otros y otras para reimaginar un futuro de promesa y esperanza. Enraizadas en nuestra oración por la vida del mundo y en el cuidado de nuestra casa común, nuestros asociados/as y colaboradores en la misión, estamos fortalecidas para caminar juntas
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español We, the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, guided by the Holy Spirit, join with others to reimagine a future of promise and hope. Rooted in our prayer for the life of the world, and in our care for our common home, we are strengthened by our Associates and partners-in-mission to walk together into a future
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Sister Myra’s ServicesVisitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, April 10, 2024, Aquinas Center, Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Visitation will begin with a prayer service. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Father Robert Kelly, OP, celebrant. Livestream Visitation prayer service and Mass of Christian
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Sister M. Gael’s ServicesVisitation: 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. Visitation will begin with a prayer service. Mass of Christian Burial: 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel, Father Robert Kelly, OP, celebrant. Livestream Visitation prayer service and
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Podcast highlights impact of women religious for Catholic Sisters Week March 8-15. Available here March 8. Springfield, Ill.—A heart-racing story about a near-tragedy that befell ten Springfield Dominican Sisters in 1972 is the centerpiece of the congregation’s Catholic Sisters Week observances this year. Two Springfield Dominicans, Sister Margaret Grueter and Sister Marie Michelle Hackett, share
Sister Patricia Burke, for a time known as Sister M. Malachy, made her profession of vows June 19, 1964 and spent most of her 60 years of profession in high school education, though she began her teaching ministry in a primary school classroom. She was born to Patrick and Mary Burke in County Offaly, Ireland,
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Sister Marie Michelle was raised in Chicago. Her parents were Walter “Red” and Olga Hackett and her siblings were Pat and Joan. Her parents named her Norene Mary. She made her profession of vows on June 19, 1964, and a few weeks later she was in the third-grade classroom at Little Flower School, Springfield, Ill.,
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Sister Karen Marie fell under the influence of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield early in her life, once she started school at Ss. Peter & Paul Parish, Cary, Ill., where the congregation staffed the school. So it wasn’t a big surprise when she joined the Dominicans right out of high school. She made her profession
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John and Margaret Somers raised four girls on their farm in Ivesdale, Ill. Sister Norma was the third child. It was on the farm that she learned many of the lessons she would impart to others through 75 years of profession and ministry as a Dominican sister of Springfield. She joined the community in 1947,
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Ten Dominican Sisters of Springfield are marking profession milestones in 2024, include three of our sisters who made their first profession of vows in 1949—75 years ago. Jubilee is a biblical concept that involves marking time with a period of celebration and gratitude for gifts received from God. It is a time for renewal, reflection,
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By Nick Taylor of the Effingham Daily News Mary Ellen Eversman, 85, said she was “shocked” when she was named 2024 Effingham Daily News Citizen of the Year during the Effingham County Chamber Gala at the Thelma Convention Center in Effingham on Jan. 20. Since then, she said she feels like she has a “new lease
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Our annual Community Day is a homecoming for us each February and a chance to reflect on the past and contemplate the future. Because we are preparing for General Chapter in April, this year insights were shared about directions for the future. We had plenty of time for contemplation and sharing, and ended the day with Eucharist
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Por Carolyn White Aunque menos religiosas tienem ministerio en las aulas, no han perdido su amor por acompañar a los jóvenes en su camino de fe. He aquí un vistazo de cómo las hermanas dominicas de Springfield y sus asociados están en colaboración al servicio de los y las jóvenes, apoyando su formación en la
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Catholic Schools Week runs from Jan. 28 – Feb. 3 and we spent time with SHG High School students. First, an all school mass and then a fun game of bingo over the lunch hours.
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