Springfield Dominican Sister Mary Karla Fritz died June 7, 2018, at St. John’s Hospital. She was born near Herscher, Ill., in 1930, and baptized Veronica Florence by her parents, Carl G. and Mary Anne Heimburger Fritz. She made her profession of vows in 1954 at Sacred Heart Convent. Sister M. Karla ministered nearly 30 years […]
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Springfield, Ill.—At a time when women are finding their voices and creating a wave of energy that offers hope for positive change in U.S. culture and in the Catholic Church, the Dominican Sisters of Springfield have launched a new ministry of mutual support for young women who seek to be a part of the
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Springfield, Ill.—It is a rare thing to count life-commitment milestones in multiples of 25. The Dominican Sisters of Springfield are blessed with ten such milestones this year for sisters who have been faithful to living the evangelical counsels for 25, 50, and even 75 years. The eldest jubilarian is Sister Mary Anton Uthe, who was
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Springfield Dominican Sister Mila Diaz Solano resides in Jerusalem where she is completing her doctoral thesis at the École Biblique et Archéologique, a French academic establishment in Jerusalem, founded by Dominicans, and specializing in archaeology and Biblical exegesis. Today she shared with her Dominican sisters in the United States and Peru her experience of the
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Springfield Dominican Sister Marion Sitkiewitz (formerly Sister Peter Claver) died May 14, 2018, at Sacred Heart Convent. She was born in Chicago in 1928 to Peter and Lucy Bonk Sitkiewitz. She made her profession of vows in 1951 at Sacred Heart Convent. Sister Marion ministered for most of her life as an educator. First, she
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A Cancer Diagnosis Transformed Sister Catherine Stewart’s Life Springfield Dominican Sister Catherine Stewart has a new book out, much different from her two previous works about teaching the faith to children. This one was personal. “I’m a cancer survivor,” she said in a pre-press interview. “It took me a little while to get used to
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Pillar of Springfield Died April 7 at age 89. When it came time to invite partners to join us in our efforts to dismantle institutional racism in our religious community, Rudy Davenport was among the first we called upon. Renowned for his one-time presidency of the local NAACP branch and for his landmark role in
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The public is welcome to the first-ever bird banding event at Jubilee Farm, 6760 Old Jacksonville Rd, New Berlin, IL 62670. Join us 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 2018, to watch Tony Rothering, a licensed bird bander with the Lincoln Land Association of Bird Banders (LLABB), capture and band birds at the farm. During
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Anthony Wilkinson to Lead Rosary into the Future Aurora, Ill.—Rosary High School Governing Board Chairperson Austin Dempsey today announced the appointment of Rosary’s new Head of School, Anthony Wilkinson, who begins his new position July 1, 2018. Mr. Wilkinson has more than 25 years of experience as a leader in education. “In cooperation with Rosary’s
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Springfield, Ill.—The Springfield Dominicans’ first-ever online fundraising appeal is going viral and overwhelming the sisters with messages of gratitude. It also demonstrates that religious life is vital to the future of a spiritually grounded and peaceful world, the sisters’ vocation director says. Was one of our Sisters your rock? Is the theme for the
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Happy National Catholic Sisters Week! Student journalists Logan Evans and Max Hartwig made a short film asking Sacred Heart-Griffin students, “What is the difference between a nun and a sister”? Sister Phillip Neri Crawford, OP, Sister Phillip Neri Crawford, OP, Sister Rosemary McGuire, OP, Sister Martha Carmody, OP, Sister Mary Brendan Gibbons, OP, and Sister
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In 2016, during a jubilee year commemorating 800 years since the founding of the Order of Preachers, the Dominican Nuns of the Monastery of Mary the Queen presented the Springfield Dominican Sisters with the gift of a sculpture of St. Dominic. It was a beautiful and appreciated expression of the nuns’ gratitude for the relationship
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July 8-10, 2018 at Sacred Heart Convent, Springfield, Ill. Springfield, Ill.—Registration is now open for the 2018 Dominican Sisters Faith Camp. The popular event has been a meaningful part of girls’ summer adventures for more than a decade. Early registration is advised; participation is limited to 25 campers. Girls starting grades 6 through 9
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There has been some serious conversation about social media among Dominican sisters lately. Should we, or shouldn’t we, shut down our congregational social media accounts for Lent? Ultimately, we’ve decided to keep these channels for communication open, the critical argument being that ceding our place in the media sphere, as modest as it is, would
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Witness and Solidarity: Sister Kathlyn Mulcahy in Honduras The days surrounding the unconstitutional re-inauguration of Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez last month were fraught with danger for anyone who spoke out against the regime or dared to oppose his election. Because of this, religious leaders in the country asked for an interfaith delegation to stand
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