Sister Gabriella Luebbers was one of eleven children of Herman and Margaret Luebbers. She was raised on the family farm in Carlyle, Ill. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Carlyle and earned her high school diploma after joining the Dominican Sisters in Springfield, Ill. When she arrived on the doorstep at Sacred Heart Convent […]
Sister Gabriella Luebbers celebrates diamond jubilee Read More »
Registration for the January virtual chapter preparation gatherings PLEASE NOTE: Registration is requested no later than December 31, 2023. Oops! We could not locate your form.
General Chapter Preparation Event Registrations Read More »
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
Sister Carole Dittrich, OP Read More »
Peek into the lives of these two sisters whose home may be small—but whose impact flows beyond its walls in gentle, deep, and surprisingly global ways. Dawn at the tiny Alton convent. “Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your
