Friends, with sadness we share the news of the death of our Hermana Margarita Valentin Contreras, OP, in Lima, Peru the evening of March 16, 2017. Affectionately known as “Hermana Marga,” she was the first Peruvian to join our congregation, making profession in 1990. Her funeral Mass will be in Lima on Saturday, March 18, […]
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Pray for Sister Sharon in New Zealand today as she shares her knowledge about the climate challenge to Dominican Sisters, college professors and people interested in learning how to care of our common home. Sister Sharon Zayac, OP presents Seeds of Hope: Renewing Ourselves in a World of Chaos on Friday, March 17 and Saturday,
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Strategies for Reading the Bible: Peacemaking in a Post-Truth World A Workshop for Engaged Christians by Pastor Paul Nuechterlein (Discipleship Seminars in Mimetic Theory) Saturday, March 18, 2017 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Convent 1237 W Monroe Street Springfield IL 62704 217-787-0481 Early Bird (Before March 1) $40.00 After March 1 $50.00 Executive Box Lunch
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Pray that the Spirit will touch the heart of the President and lead him to follow a path of peace. 100 Days of Prayer • Day thirty-two Happy President’s Day 2017!
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Springfield, Ill. –Springfield Dominican Sister M. Carmen Cesario died February 6, 2017, at Sacred Heart Convent. She was born in Chicago, Ill., in 1918, and named Grace by her parents, Carmen and Rose Coconate Cesario. She made her profession of vows in 1952 at Sacred Heart Convent. Sister M. Carmen is remembered by many Dominican
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Dominicans Host March 18th Workshop with Leading Girardian Theologian Springfield, Ill.—One of the most sought-after pastoral theologians in the U.S. currently integrating the work of the eminent Catholic philosopher René Girard into his preaching and pastoral ministry will offer a seminar at Sacred Heart Convent on March 18 2017. Here is a secure online registration
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Sister Teresa Marron, OP asks why Springfield Dominican Sisters love religious life for World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. Sisters in order of appearance: Sister Teresa Marron, OP Sister Margaret Therese Hebert, OP Sister Suzanne Donner, OP Sister Kathlyn Mulcahy, OP Sister Paul Mary Janssens, OP Sister Marilyn Jean Runkel, OP Sister Mary
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“Right now (Pope) Francis is in the spotlight, speaking persistently and consistently about our responsibility as humans, and that we must begin to make better social, economic, and political decisions that affirm creation’s dignity and allows the whole of creation to flourish.” ~ Sister Sharon Zayac, OP, Director of Jubilee Farm from Moral Compass: Responding
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BROTHERS AND SISTERS, GO FORTH! Remember the beauty of your first call. Jesus continues to call you today with the same full love and untamed grace. GO FORTH! There is always more to do, to encounter, to be grateful for, to be astonished by. Begin and end with the joy of prayer—the marrow of consecrated
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Pray to guide our leaders that they respect the rights of those they represent. 100 Days of Prayer: Day twelve The next edition of 100 Days of Prayer from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange was recently distributed. Get your 100 Days of Prayer calendar here for February 1, 2017 through February 14, 2017.
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Pray that we hold elected leaders accountable to protect our vulnerable communities. 100 Days of Prayer: Day six The next edition of 100 Days of Prayer from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange will be distributed on Wednesday, January 25, 2017.
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Springfield Dominican Sister M. Rosalima Blough died January 15, 2017, at Sacred Heart Convent. She was born in Peoria, Ill., in 1917, and named Alice Virginia by her parents, Earl Blaine and Anna Catherine Ely Blough. She made her profession of vows in 1937 at Sacred Heart Convent. Sister M. Rosalima ministered as an elementary
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Read what Springfield Dominican Sisters are doing for people on the move in this winter issue JUST Words. People on the Move: Iraqi Sister Habiba Binham, OP | p. 8 Standing Rock | p. 13 House of Hospitality | p. 10 Click to launch the full edition in a new window, or click on the
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Enjoy this excerpt from Living a Balanced Life with Sister Joan Sorge, OP. In this segment, Sister Joan shares a holistic living approach to life and shares a passage from How big is your God? by Paul Coutinho, SJ. See the complete version of Living a Balanced Life with Sister Joan Sorge, OP on our
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A statement from the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Ill. Last fall the State Journal-Register ran a guest column by our Sister Teresa Marron in which she explained that our vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience are “a prophetic witness against the abuse of money, sex, and power.” We find ourselves after a divisive election, with
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