Featured Stories - Dominican Sisters of Springfield Illinois

Light of the Church

Sep 11, 2019

Sunday, September 8 was the first of eight monthly two hours sessions ...

The Difference We Make

Aug 27, 2019

Our social media channels and website allow our friends to share their ...

Sister Samuella Talks about
Jesuit Brother Billy Menor’s Arrest

Aug 23, 2019

When Springfield Dominican Sister Samuella Volk learned of the arrest of her ...

Solidarity in Mississippi

Aug 19, 2019

About the photo: Sister Georgiana Stubner, center, and Sister Anita Cleary, right, ...

Leadership Team Signs on to LCWR Letter to U.S. President

Aug 15, 2019

Learn about our nonstop response to God's mission! Three members of the ...

For Founders’ Day:
A precious Keepsake

Aug 13, 2019

A Boy Named Jack Once upon a time there was a young ...

Sister Kelly Moline
Makes Renewal of Vows

Aug 5, 2019

Springfield, Ill.—Springfield Dominican Sister Kelly Moline renewed her profession of vows during ...

Grounded for [the]
Life [of the World]

Aug 5, 2019

About the photo: Sister Kelly, second from the left in the back ...

Sister Mary Blaise Galloway, OP

Aug 1, 2019

Sister M. Blaise's Services Visitation: 4:00 p.m.—6:15 p.m., Tuesday, August 6, 2019, ...

Fletcher Farrar:
High Adventure, Old Houses,
and Giving

Jul 20, 2019

Spirituality and Money? These two concepts don’t often rub shoulders. For spouses ...

A Beacon of Hope at Jubilee Farm

Jul 19, 2019

Who was there: Row 1: Roy Williams, Veronica Espina, Patricia Kloppenburg, Sister ...

Sister Mary de Paul Kane, OP

Jul 18, 2019

Sister M. de Paul's Services Visitation: 4:00 p.m.—6:15 p.m., Monday, July 22, ...

What is the Call to Leadership?

Jul 17, 2019

Invitation "The Call to leadership is deeply expressed by inviting others to ...

Sisters Join SIAN;
Call for Solidarity
With Local Immigrants

Jul 15, 2019

Springfield Immigrant Advocacy Network (SIAN) Calls City to Stand Together and Strengthen ...

Encourage our Vocation Director:
Sister Denise Glazik, OP

Jul 15, 2019

Sister Denise Glazik, OP, is our new vocation director! We'll share more ...

Dominican Friars Elect
First Asian Master General

Jul 14, 2019

On July 13, 2019, the Order of Preachers welcomed the 87th successor ...

Three Things You Can Do to Help People in Detention on the U.S.-Mexico Border

Jun 28, 2019

Every day we learn more about the appalling conditions facing children, women, ...

How to Avoid the Paralysis Trap:
What to do when you think
You can’t do anything

Jun 25, 2019

This is one of life's challenges: When we realize the magnitude of ...

Blanca Farris:
Monthly Giving is
“Thanks-giving”

Jun 19, 2019

Blanca and Steve Farris with their daughter Isabella, top, center, and Springfield ...

Sister Mary Lawrence Green, OP

Jun 18, 2019

Sister M. Lawrence's Services Visitation: 4:00 p.m.—6:15 p.m., Thursday, June 20, Sacred ...

New Leadership of the Springfield Dominican Sisters Installed

Jun 15, 2019

The Rite of Installation for Sister Rebecca Ann Gemma, OP, Sister Rose ...

Sister Mary Martina Finn, OP

Jun 10, 2019

Sister M. Martina's Services Visitation: 4:00 p.m.—6:15 p.m., Tuesday, June 11, at ...

What can you do today to end systemic racism?

Jun 7, 2019

Sister Marcelline Koch, OP, during the January 2019 Associate Candidate session, "Catholic ...

Frank Ramirez: Bearer of the Flame

Jun 1, 2019

Frank Ramirez, seen here with his sister, Springfield Dominican Sister Elyse Marie ...

Nancy Armstrong: Legacy of Gratitude

May 30, 2019

Estate planning is one important way to help shape future generations and ...

New Associate Judy Babb-Troxell Brings Dog Therapy to Sacred Heart Convent

May 29, 2019

Judy Babb-Troxell just made her commitment as a Dominican Associate the first ...

A Prayer for Memorial Day

May 24, 2019

Greetings for a safe and relaxing Memorial Day weekend! We remember the ...

Celebrating God’s Fidelity

May 24, 2019

Every year about this time we honor and celebrate with our sisters ...

A Litany for Fathers

May 24, 2019

For Fathers. For those called Dad and Daddy, Pa and Pop, Bab ...

“Desire so deep”—Teenage Actor Nails the Call to Religious Life

May 8, 2019

What Mundelein "Sister Act-ress" Mary McMurray Learned Mary McMurray’s mom works at ...

Dominican Sisters Welcome Associate Class of 2019

May 7, 2019

Sixteen Illinoisans Promise CollaborationWith the Dominican Preaching Mission Springfield, Ill.—Sixteen Illinois residents ...

Meet the teen on a mission
to save her peers from phone addiction

May 6, 2019

Zeta, in green, "on the set" at Sacred Heart Convent with her ...

Connie Lind: Sisters Make a Difference

May 3, 2019

Imagine the challenge for a thirteen-year-old: Connie Hannagan arrived at Sacred Heart ...

Sister Mary Alan Russell, OP

May 3, 2019

Sister Mary Alan's Services Visitors are welcome. Visitation: 4:00 p.m.—6:15 p.m., Monday, ...

Dominican Sisters Elect Leadership,
Strengthen Commitments,
Share the Fruit of Their Contemplation

Apr 30, 2019

The new Springfield Dominican Leadership team will begin their responsibilities after the ...

Happy Earth Day 2019!

Apr 22, 2019

Happy Earth Day from the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois! Here is ...

What is General Chapter?

Apr 22, 2019

What's Significant about theDominican Sisters' Meeting This Week? “General Chapter” is one ...

Happy Easter from the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois

Apr 20, 2019

https://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/Easter_2019_Project_480p.mp4 Easter Message from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois Dear Friends, Do ...

Apr 19, 2019

https://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/Purple-robe-on-cross.mov Lent is a time of sacrifice followed by the resurrection ...

Sixth Sunday of Lent—Passion Sunday

Apr 12, 2019

Download the PDF. Goal 1 – No Poverty End Poverty in all ...

Sister Mary Brendan Gibbons, OP

Apr 9, 2019

Sister Mary Brendan's Services Visitors are welcome. Visitation: 4:00 p.m. - 6:15 ...

Mark Quinn:
“I owe my faith to the sisters”

Apr 8, 2019

Mark and Sue Quinn value the witness of the sisters who’ve blessed ...

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Apr 5, 2019

Download the PDF. Goal 5 – Gender Equality Achieve gender equality and ...

Sister Margaret Joanne Grueter, OP

Apr 2, 2019

Sister Margaret Joanne's Services Visitation: 4:00 p.m.-6:15 p.m., Thursday, April 4, 2019, ...

Bearers of the Flame:
Monthly Donors Join Sisters
for Sunday Celebration

Mar 31, 2019

Springfield, Ill.—Sunday March 31 was the day the Dominican Sisters of Springfield ...

Fourth Sunday of Lent Part Two

Mar 28, 2019

Download the PDF. This is part two. Go to part one. Goal ...

Fourth Sunday of Lent Part One

Mar 28, 2019

Download the PDF. This is part one. Go to part two. Goal ...

Will the Gardener do as She’s Promised?

Mar 24, 2019

It’s balm for my soul to feast on today’s scripture texts, though ...

Third Sunday of Lent, Part 2

Mar 20, 2019

Download the PDF. This is part two. Go to part one. Goal ...

Third Sunday of Lent, Part 1

Mar 20, 2019

Download the PDF. This is part one. Go to part two. Goal ...

Dominican Charism Initiative Launched in Houston

Mar 19, 2019

Springfield Dominicans Join International Collaboration How do we pass on the Dominican ...

Sister M. Paulita Philippe, OP

Mar 16, 2019

Springfield Dominican Sister M. Paulita Philippe died March 16, 2019, at Sacred ...

A National Catholic Sisters Week Love Story

Mar 8, 2019

What happens when a sister falls in love with a mobster? How ...

Nancy Kaz:
Giving=Happiness

Mar 4, 2019

Back when she was still called Nancy Means, Nancy Kaz daydreamed about ...

Sister Philip Neri Crawford, OP

Feb 27, 2019

Springfield Dominican Sister Philip Neri Crawford died February 26, 2019 at Sacred ...

Jerseyville Parish Honors Dominican Sisters

Feb 25, 2019

Springfield Dominican Sisters Ruthanne Huss and Henrianne Schmidt were the celebrities of ...

“Sisters to the Land” in High Demand

Feb 20, 2019

An overwhelming early response to an event the Dominican Sisters are hosting ...

Dominican Sisters Pray in Solidarity
with Abuse Survivors, Church
as Vatican Begins
Meeting on Protection of Minors

Feb 20, 2019

The Dominican Sisters of Springfield wish to share their promise of prayer ...

Seeking the Global Common Good:
Seeing, Connecting, and Sustaining
Life-giving Change

Feb 12, 2019

This story was first published in the Fall 2018 edition of JUST ...

How are YOU a Neighbor?

Feb 11, 2019

This story, co-written by Sister Beth Murphy and Mr. Leroy Jordan, first ...

Feb 7, 2019

LIVE! Watch Sister Bernadette’s #Comedy #Standup NOW! #StandupComedy@RosaryAurora https://t.co/mbMSMIIbUc— Springfield OP (@springfieldop) ...

Dismantling Racism:
collaborative study at its best

Feb 6, 2019

This story by John Freml first appeared in the winter 2018 issue ...

Healing Earth

Feb 6, 2019

Earth heals us As preachers, the first thing we acknowledge is that ...

Dominican Sisters welcome kids, teens, families, and adults for
National Catholic Sisters’ Week

Feb 4, 2019

Fifth annual March Observance highlights the contributions of Catholic Sisters to Church, ...

Sisters to the Land

Jan 21, 2019

Limited space! Registration received after February 20 will be on a waiting ...

Meet Sister Colette Barker:
Prayer Central Director, Sacred Heart Convent

Jan 17, 2019

Request Prayer Now Every day an email containing a litany of prayer ...

What is prayer? How does it work?

Jan 17, 2019

Human beings have prayed for thousands of years. Most of us who ...

Sister Lori’s Seven Prayer Pointers

Jan 16, 2019

Download the PDF. Think you don’t have time to pray? Think again! ...

“Let the Call Be Heard!” Associates in Action

Jan 15, 2019

Three hundred fifty-one active associates, eighty-one prayer associates and eighteen candidates in ...

Snowstorm + Sisters + Coworkers = FUN!

Jan 14, 2019

Alyssa Regan, switchboard supervisor at Sacred Heart Convent, has two little boys ...

Transform Your Life: Sing Mary’s Song

Dec 31, 2018

This essay was originally published on Sunday December 30, 2018, in the ...

Grieving at Christmastime? That’s okay.

Dec 24, 2018

Grief is part of life, but when we grieve while it seems ...

International Migrants Day

Dec 14, 2018

Today is International Migrants Day. People are fleeing record violence in Central ...

“People are Frightened for their Children”

Nov 27, 2018

An NPR Illinois Interview with Sister Marcelline Koch. Sister Marcelline Koch, standing ...

Light the Way: Sister Kathleen Anne Tait’s
6 Big Ideas for Giving Tuesday

Nov 26, 2018

Giving Tuesday began in 2012 to counterbalance the rampant consumerism that has ...

“Rico”—A Story of Gratitude

Nov 21, 2018

We received this message from Sister Marcelline Koch regarding her experience volunteering ...

My Kind of Apocalypse

Nov 19, 2018

This essay was first published on November 18, 2018 in the Springfield ...

Nov 9, 2018

A week of service at an immigrant shelter in El Paso helps ...

Nov 1, 2018

A Statement from the Dominican Sisters of Springfield Office for Justice We ...

A Call to Holiness: A 2018 Guide for Voters Summary

Oct 30, 2018

This material is taken from “A Call to Holiness: A 2018 Guide ...

Oct 22, 2018

Here are some resources you might consult to help inform your mid-term ...

Oct 17, 2018

Springfield Dominican Sister Mary Pauletta Overbeck died October 13, 2018, at Sacred ...

Oct 8, 2018

Indigenous Peoples Day takes place on Columbus Day for a good reason. ...

Sep 28, 2018

St. Dominic Health Services enters into sponsorship discussions with Franciscan Missionaries of Our ...

Sep 18, 2018

Take it to Prayer A Spiritual Reflection for Voters You are ...

How did we get here? Power, Shame—and at Long Last, Mercy

Aug 28, 2018

This essay was first published in the August 26, 2018 edition of ...

Aug 22, 2018

Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Speak Out Pennsylvania grand jury report leaves Catholic ...

Aug 19, 2018

"Brothers and sisters, watch carefully how you live, not as foolish persons ...

Aug 8, 2018

The largest group of Dominican Faith Campers in ...

“Begging to come back”—The Difference Sisters can make in Young Lives

Aug 6, 2018

“They were scared to come to the convent,” said Susie Williams about ...

Dominican Sisters Praise Declaration on "Inadmissibility" of Death Penalty

Aug 2, 2018

End of Death Penalty, Mandated by Pope Francis, is sign of Evolving ...

A Place in the Chapel

Jul 24, 2018

by Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, OP, Director of Mission Advancement, Dominican Sisters ...

Gozo | Joy

Jul 24, 2018

Dios Misericordioso de la Abundancia, eres tú quien llena mis días y ...

chapel light through stained glass window blurred

Caridad | Charity

Jul 24, 2018

En la fachada de la Capilla del Convento del Sagrado Corazón hay ...

Strong woman, strong verbs

Jul 18, 2018

This essay first appeared in the July 15 edition of the Springfield ...

National Sugar Cookie Day

Jul 9, 2018

Today is National Sugar Cookie Day! Sister M. Concepta Joerger, OP unveiled ...

Springfield Dominicans Rally for Families

Jul 2, 2018

Seeking asylum is a human right Springfield, Ill.—Springfield Dominican sisters and associates, ...

Jun 28, 2018

Standing with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and the 38,000 ...

Re-membering the Body of Christ

Jun 8, 2018

This essay first appeared in the June 3, 2018, edition of the ...

Jun 8, 2018

Springfield Dominican Sister Mary Karla Fritz died June 7, 2018, at St. ...

Dominican Sisters Launch Ministry of Mutual Support for Women

May 30, 2018

Springfield, Ill.—At a time when women are finding their voices and ...

Sister Mary Anton Uthe, OP—2018 Jubilarian

May 23, 2018

Springfield, Ill.—It is a rare thing to count life-commitment milestones in multiples ...

May 21, 2018

Springfield Dominican Sister Mila Diaz Solano resides in Jerusalem where she is ...

May 21, 2018

Springfield Dominican Sister Mila Diaz Solano resides in Jerusalem where she is ...

“We all long for peace in this land” Sister Mila in Jerusalem

May 21, 2018

Springfield Dominican Sister Mila Diaz Solano resides in Jerusalem where she is ...

May 19, 2018

It is a rare thing to be able to count life-commitment milestones ...

May 15, 2018

New Dominican Associates are challenged to “Construct the Village” Make Commitment to ...

May 15, 2018

Springfield, Ill.—Sister Rose Marie Riley, the new director for Jubilee Farm, says ...

May 15, 2018

Born: March 29, 1928 Professed: January 4, 1954 Eternal Life: May 14, ...

May 4, 2018

Born: February 23, 1930 Profession of Vows: January 3,1950 Eternal Life: May ...

Apr 13, 2018

A Cancer Diagnosis Transformed Sister Catherine Stewart’s Life Springfield Dominican Sister Catherine ...

Apr 12, 2018

Pillar of Springfield Died April 7 at age 89. When it came ...

Apr 10, 2018

The public is welcome to the first-ever bird banding event at Jubilee ...

Mar 21, 2018

Anthony Wilkinson to Lead Rosary into the Future Anthony Wilkinson Aurora, Ill.—Rosary ...

Mar 19, 2018

Wow! We asked you to share Sister Concepta’s video on Facebook 50 ...

Mar 19, 2018

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Mar 14, 2018

Springfield, Ill.—The Springfield Dominicans’ first-ever online fundraising appeal is going viral ...

Mar 13, 2018

Happy National Catholic Sisters Week! Student journalists Logan Evans and Max Hartwig ...

Mar 8, 2018

In 2016, during a jubilee year commemorating 800 years since the founding ...

Mar 2, 2018

July 8-10, 2018 at Sacred Heart Convent, Springfield, Ill. Springfield, Ill.—Registration is ...

Have you thought about a social media fast for Lent?

Feb 14, 2018

There has been some serious conversation about social media among Dominican sisters ...

Honduras: “Your people will be my people.”

Feb 14, 2018

Witness and Solidarity: Sister Kathlyn Mulcahy in Honduras The days surrounding the ...

Feb 8, 2018

February 8 is the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a day chosen ...

Jan 28, 2018

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've ...

Jan 22, 2018

To Join International Emergency Interfaith Delegation Trip coincides with inauguration of contested ...

“Forget Yourself
And Think of Others”
Volunteering and Jesus’ Mission

Jan 12, 2018

This story by Sister Geraldine Kemper, OP, first appeared in JUST Words, ...

Jan 4, 2018

Sister Pauletta was accompanied by her sisters this afternoon for cupcakes and ...

An Anatomy of Systemic Change

Jan 4, 2018

Personal Transformation: The Heart of Systemic Change Transformational, systemic change does not ...

Jan 3, 2018

Game Night for Women with the Dominican Sisters Join us at 6:00 ...

Dec 26, 2017

“Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.” Mark ...

Nov 28, 2017

2017 Focus: Peace in Colombia At the request of the Master of ...

Nov 27, 2017

Giving Tuesday was started as the charitable counterpart to Black Friday and ...

Nov 26, 2017

Funeral Services Prayer & Visitation 4:15-6:15 Tuesday, Nov. 28 Funeral Mass 6:30 ...

Nov 16, 2017

Dominicans Host New Live Drama about First African American Priest Dominicans Host ...

God is good!
Dominican Associate
Enlarges the Circle of Compassion

Nov 15, 2017

When Alexis Williams became a Dominican associate candidate, her world view was ...

Nov 14, 2017

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Oct 19, 2017

Regional instability causes delay, and reignites Springfield Dominicans' commitment to their Iraqi ...

Oct 9, 2017

“I say this to you with regret: Many grave sins were committed ...

Oct 5, 2017

Happy #WorldTeachersDay from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL! Take a moment and ...

Dominican Literacy Center
Responds to Increased Call
for Citizenship Education

Sep 28, 2017

This story was written by Sister Geraldine Kemper, OP, and originally published ...

"I was good because I wanted you to be proud"

Sep 15, 2017

Sister Maria Eck enjoys surprise visit from a student she hasn't seen ...

Sep 8, 2017

Enjoy the view from the newest meeting space at Jubilee Farm during ...

Sep 6, 2017

Springfield Dominicans Join Dominican Sisters Nationwide In call for protection of DACA ...

Dominican Literacy Center
Responds to Call for Citizenship Education

Sep 5, 2017

“You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than ...

Aug 17, 2017

Dominican Sisters Renew Commitment to Dismantling Racism The Dominican Sisters of Springfield ...

Aug 3, 2017

Springfield Dominican Sister Marcelline Koch, OP, is part of a new Springfield ...

Jul 26, 2017

Jul 25, 2017

Matthew 13: 24-30 As I write this column, some of us here ...

Jul 24, 2017

Last week a small group of Sisters participated in a contemplative retreat. ...

Jul 20, 2017

Jul 14, 2017

'It is so hard to think of tomorrow in Iraq' An Interview ...

Jul 13, 2017

On July 6, 2017 most of the nations on Earth met at ...

Jul 12, 2017

"When you're working for God, the pay isn't that great, but the ...

Jun 12, 2017

Sister Paul Mary Janssens is retiring from leadership of the Springfield Dominican ...

Jun 2, 2017

We are sharing a press release sent out Thursday, June 1, 2017 from ...

May 26, 2017

Healing with Dialogue Election Year Strained Friendship by Aaron Tebrinke with reflections ...

May 24, 2017

Click on in the image of JUST Words to read about what ...

May 15, 2017

Associates and Prioress General Express Gratitude to Program Director Sister Paul Mary ...

May 9, 2017

How did Sister Francella Vyverman find her niche at Washington Street Mission? ...

May 5, 2017

Last year's campers in the convent courtyard with Mary. Fun, Faith, and ...

Apr 25, 2017

Twelve Dominican Sisters of Springfield are observing profession anniversaries of 75, 60, ...

Apr 7, 2017

The annual Way of the Cross for Peace and Justice will take ...

Mar 31, 2017

Sister M. Dorothea Sondgeroth, OP One of Two Springfield-based Sisters Recognized by ...

Mar 27, 2017

Born 1931 Profession of Vows 1952 Entered Life Eternal 2017 ...

Mar 17, 2017

Hermana Margarita Valentin Contreras, OP 1958 - 2017 Friends, with sadness we ...

Mar 17, 2017

Pray for Sister Sharon in New Zealand today as she shares her ...

Mar 15, 2017

Born January 20, 1917 Profession of Vows January 3, 1938 Entered into ...

Feb 28, 2017

https://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Strategies_for_Reading_the_Bible__Peacemaking_in_a_Post-Truth_World_360p.mp4 Strategies for Reading the Bible: Peacemaking in a Post-Truth World A ...

Feb 21, 2017

Come & See Registration Event Timing: starting at 10:00 a.m. March ...

Feb 20, 2017

Pray that the Spirit will touch the heart of the President and ...

Feb 7, 2017

Springfield, Ill. --Springfield Dominican Sister M. Carmen Cesario died February 6, 2017, ...

Feb 3, 2017

Dominicans Host March 18th Workshop with Leading Girardian Theologian Paul Nuechterlein Springfield, ...

Feb 2, 2017

Sister Teresa Marron, OP asks why Springfield Dominican Sisters love religious ...

Feb 1, 2017

https://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PopeFrancis_SrSharonZ_2-1-2017_360p.mp4 “Right now (Pope) Francis is in the spotlight, speaking persistently and ...

Feb 1, 2017

https://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PRAY-FOR-VOCATIONS_360p.mp4 BROTHERS AND SISTERS, GO FORTH! Remember the beauty of your first ...

Jan 31, 2017

Pray to guide our leaders that they respect the rights of those ...

Jan 25, 2017

Pray that we hold elected leaders accountable to protect our vulnerable communities. ...

Jan 23, 2017

Springfield Dominican Sisters are sharing an amazing resource from The Sisters of ...

Jan 16, 2017

Springfield Dominican Sister M. Rosalima Blough died January 15, 2017, at Sacred ...

Jan 13, 2017

Read what Springfield Dominican Sisters are doing for people on the move ...

Jan 11, 2017

Enjoy this excerpt from Living a Balanced Life with Sister Joan Sorge, ...

Jan 10, 2017

New book tells the story; Open house, book signing scheduled February 10 ...

Jan 6, 2017

Springfield Dominican Sister Janice Greenwood died January 4, 2017, at Sacred Heart ...

Jan 2, 2017

A statement from the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Ill. Last fall the ...

Jan 2, 2017

Offer Seminar Series at the Start of a New Administration Springfield, Ill.—In ...

Jan 1, 2017

Sister Doris Taylor, OP died as the Community gathered for the New ...

Dec 30, 2016

Springfield, Ill.—Springfield Dominican Sister Mary Rose Schleeper died December 30, 2016, at ...

Dec 16, 2016

The food service staff at Sacred Heart Convent is proud to make ...

Dec 15, 2016

Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, OP, the Director of Mission Advancement, talks about ...

Dec 9, 2016

Come & See Registration Event Timing: 6:30 p.m. March 18, 2017 starting ...

Nov 29, 2016

On this Giving Tuesday, we invite you to give whatever you can ...

Nov 28, 2016

Sister Jean Michael Constantine, OP Please pray for the repose of the ...

Nov 28, 2016

Come and see if God is calling you to the sisterhood! SINGLE, ...

Nov 28, 2016

Here are a few photos of our Christmas window located in the ...

Nov 23, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving 2016 from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL!

Nov 21, 2016

Before and after you watch, play, read, create, post: T.H.I.N.K. T= Is ...

Nov 18, 2016

Dominican Sisters return to their home in Qaraqosh, Iraq after two years ...

Nov 8, 2016

During National Vocation Awareness Week, we are asking you to simply do ...

Nov 1, 2016

Take it to Prayer A Spiritual Reflection for Voters You are ...

Nov 1, 2016

This year, as we have done for many years around the feast ...

Nov 1, 2016

You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens ...

Oct 28, 2016

James Forstall talks with Sister Rose Miriam Schulte, OP at a Springfield ...

Oct 18, 2016

Dear friends, please keep our family in Iraq in your prayer. We'v ...

Oct 11, 2016

JUST Words is a publication that shares the mission and ministries of ...

Oct 11, 2016

55 countries representing 55 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions have ...

Collaboration Changes the World: Sisters’ Antiracism Work Honored by National Organization

Oct 6, 2016

LeadingAge Recognizes Sisters' Anti-racism Efforts The Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois, have ...

Oct 4, 2016

33 Sisters, ages 60-89, begin study this month Sponsored by Rush University ...

Sep 22, 2016

The Building Block of No Poverty Reader: We pray that families and ...

Sep 6, 2016

In honor of the Sister To All Campaign to tell the stories ...

Aug 30, 2016

...

Aug 26, 2016

Hermana Patricia de la O presents the book of the Gospels to ...

Aug 18, 2016

How to make sure you're ready to vote on November 8 ...

Aug 17, 2016

Curious about the sisters who taught you? Lots of memories and stories ...

Aug 15, 2016

Sister Kelly Moline, OP made her way past a group of sisters ...

Aug 8, 2016

Happy Feast Day of Saint Dominic! Celebrate the day by watching an ...

Aug 7, 2016

Springfield Dominicans Welcome Sister Kelly Moline During 800th Anniversary Year of the ...

Aug 1, 2016

SDART co-chairs, Mr. Leroy Jordan, center, and Sister Marcelline Koch, OP, receive ...

Jul 23, 2016

On the night of August 6, 2014, Daesch (ISIS) swept across the ...

Jul 23, 2016

On July 3, 2016 a car bomb attack in a busy Baghdad ...

Jul 22, 2016

Mary Magdalene and the Preaching of Dominican Women Hermana Mila Diaz Solano, ...

Jul 22, 2016

Sister Marcelline Koch, OP and Sister Simone Campbell, SSS have a Mend ...

Jul 22, 2016

Read Pope Francis' blessing for Dominicans: THE HOLY FATHER WISHES THAT ALL ...

Jul 19, 2016

Springfield Dominican Sister M. Aniceta Skube died on July 19, 2016, at ...

Jul 18, 2016

Sisters Georgiana Stubner (l), Kathlyn Mulcahy (center), and Marcelline Koch (second from ...

Jul 12, 2016

Dr. Thomas Choice, former board chair, takes the helm at Rosary August ...

Jun 30, 2016

Watch Illinois stories on WSEC TV by Mark McDonald Thursday night and ...

Jun 29, 2016

Join us in praying with and for them July 1-10. The sisters ...

Jun 15, 2016

845 Years of Loving Service by our 2016 Jubilee Class! Please join ...

Jun 3, 2016

Learn how this 100-year-old statue of the Sacred Heart found its way ...

Jun 3, 2016

This statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ornamented the front porch ...

May 31, 2016

Sister Luma Khudher, OP shares the extraordinary struggles and profound moments of ...

May 26, 2016

With sadness we announce the death of Sister Mary Rene Lawless, OP. ...

May 23, 2016

One Dominican Sister, One First Grader, One Life-changing Relationship An Update ...

One Dominican Sister, One First Grader, One Life-changing Relationship

May 20, 2016

An Update on Jesuit Student Billy Menor & His Relationship with Sister ...

May 17, 2016

The Dominican Associate Class of 2016 Springfield, Ill.—The Dominican Sisters of ...

Apr 28, 2016

To the servant of God, every place is the right place, and ...

Apr 26, 2016

Springfield Dominican Sister Mary Ventura died on April 26, 2016, at Sacred ...

Apr 19, 2016

Our Sister Mary Bede DuChene died peacefully this morning, April 19, 2016, ...

Apr 16, 2016

Sunday, April 17, 2016 is the 53rd Anniversary of the World Day ...

Apr 11, 2016

St. Dominic Governing Board, 1975. Seated (l to r) Sister M. Robert ...

Apr 2, 2016

The Dominican Sisters of Springfield were one of thirty U.S. Catholic groups ...

Apr 1, 2016

"We celebrate the resurrection story as our way of living, our work ...

Mar 29, 2016

Springfield Dominican Sister Marcelline Koch was interviewed this week by Judy Valente ...

Mar 28, 2016

An Easter Sunday preaching by Sister Rose Marie Riley, OP Gospel: John ...

Mar 27, 2016

Sister Pauletta Overbeck’s Easter Tale At 101 years of age Sister M. ...

Mar 25, 2016

Today, as has been the case for many years, several of our ...

Mar 23, 2016

Springfield, Ill.—The Dominican Sisters of Springfield Illinois are pleased to announce that ...

Mar 22, 2016

Today is International World Water Day. International World Water Day is held ...

Mar 19, 2016

March 19, 2003, the day the United States began its invasion of ...

Mar 17, 2016

Sister Marcelline Koch, OP, and Sister Maria Hanna, OP, prioress general of ...

Mar 17, 2016

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Sisters and staff at Sacred Heart ...

Mar 16, 2016

Sister Regina Graham, OP Please pray for the repose of the soul ...

Mar 15, 2016

It is Primary Day in Illinois! Just in case you missed it, ...

Mar 14, 2016

"On ‪Pi Day‬, remember that beauty in math is a sign God ...

Mar 12, 2016

Solidarity. No matter where in world she is! Sister Ann Elizabeth Little ...

Mar 11, 2016

Accompanying a church “doing what Jesus wants it to do” “If there ...

Mar 10, 2016

Would you like some prayer with that ballot? You are invited to ...

Mar 10, 2016

Sister Paulette preaches Good News. People who know her well will ...

Mar 9, 2016

Wisdom and compassion are at the heart of Sister Sara's life. ...

Mar 8, 2016

And Sister Karen Freund is often there when it does! Sister Karen's ...

Mar 8, 2016

Today marks the first day of National Catholic Sisters Week and International ...

Mar 1, 2016

March is Women's History Month and we would like to take some ...

Feb 29, 2016

For National Leap Day we are leaping back a year to share ...

Feb 19, 2016

MV-1 Van Arrives! Thanks to all who donated to our fall appeal ...

Feb 12, 2016

Today is the day we Springfield, Ill., residents get to take special ...

Feb 11, 2016

Photo: Sister Maria Eck, OP helps out at Mercy Communities during this ...

Feb 9, 2016

Parking for the President's visit will be difficult on Wednesday, February 10, ...

Feb 8, 2016

Today, February 8, is the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a survivor ...

Feb 8, 2016

The seven Sisters at Marian Catholic have been through a very rough ...

Feb 3, 2016

Springfield Dominican Sister M. Cecilianne Duello died on Tues., Feb. 2. 2016. ...

Feb 1, 2016

The new JUST Words is here! Vol. 16 No. 1 (winter 2015-2016) ...

Jan 28, 2016

"We had a wonderful group of women for our 'Come and See.' ...

Jan 27, 2016

Springfield Dominican Sisters Marcelline Koch and Beth Murphy were among the crowd ...

Jan 20, 2016

Dominican Sisters Anti-Racism Team members singing during their 2015 tenth anniversary celebration ...

Jan 8, 2016

Here are five must-read posts that we picked up in our Twitter ...

Jan 5, 2016

Today, the first anniversary of the I Have Family In Iraq 2015 ...

Dec 30, 2015

2015 was an amazing year for the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, ...

Dec 28, 2015

Enjoy this moment from the procession on Christmas Day: Sister Pauletta and ...

Dec 26, 2015

Aidan was 3 yrs old. Christmas time at the mall he was ...

Dec 24, 2015

Merry Christmas from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois! What a joyful season ...

Dec 14, 2015

Read about the most recent ministries of the Springfield, Illinois Dominican Sisters ...

Dec 7, 2015

Our Anti-racism teams meets four times a year to continue the work ...

Dec 4, 2015

On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 7:00 PM the combined choirs of ...

Dec 1, 2015

Sister M. Alverna Hollis, OP died peacefully this morning in the Motherhouse ...

Dec 1, 2015

Giving Tuesday 2015 is Dec 1. You can be part of the celebration ...

Nov 30, 2015

Sisters, Associates and friends prayed for success of the Climate Conference in ...

Nov 25, 2015

Sisters Marcelline Koch and Kathlyn Mulcahy represented our congregation at the 25th ...

Nov 24, 2015

"They whom we love and lost are no longer where they were ...

Nov 19, 2015

Sister Mary Edwina Finnegan, OP shares life-giving water with the flowers in ...

Nov 17, 2015

Jesus: Prophet of Encounter, a daily reflection by Sr. Rose Marie Riley, ...

Nov 17, 2015

This morning Sisters were given an impromptu dance lesson by Hermana Nérida ...

Nov 12, 2015

We have forgotten that we ourselves are dust of the earth (Genesis ...

Nov 7, 2015

Come join us for the Winter Solstice Celebration Dec.21 at Jubilee Farm! ...

Nov 6, 2015

Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL celebrates 800 years of Dominican Life in ...

Nov 4, 2015

Saints are on my mind. We’ve just passed what I think of ...

Nov 2, 2015

Are you called to take the road less traveled? National Vocation Awareness ...

Oct 26, 2015

Sister Mary Carolyn Englum, OP, died peacefully this afternoon. The one who ...

Oct 23, 2015

Visit our booth at Southwind Park in Springfield for "Trick or Treat" ...

Oct 13, 2015

Both of these Sisters, Sister Ann Regina Baker, OP and Sister Regina ...

Oct 1, 2015

Sister Philip Neri Crawford, OP captured a close-up photo of Pope Francis ...

Sep 25, 2015

Sister Mary Sharon Wiertz, OP passed quietly from this life this afternoon. ...

Sep 25, 2015

Full meaning of life is found in selfless service to others, in ...

Sep 18, 2015

A second Springfield Dominican Sister has received a ticket to attend Pope ...

Sep 14, 2015

Sister Philip Neri Crawford, OP will attend Pope Francis's address to Congress ...

Sep 8, 2015

be courageous! ~ Pope Francis from ABC's "Pope Francis & The People"

Aug 18, 2015

Sister Mary Joseph Weigand, 91, a Dominican Sister of Springfield, died August ...

Aug 3, 2015

On August 6, 2014, the lives of Iraqi Christians and other minority ...

Jul 23, 2015

Obituaries for: Sister Maxine Riker, OP Sister Kathryn Edward Knecht, OP Sister ...

Jul 17, 2015

See a Periscope video of Sister Kelly Moline, OP giving part 2 ...

Jul 15, 2015

A: to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly ...

Jul 3, 2015

Jul 2, 2015

We mourn the loss of our Sister Roselita Holthaus, who passed from ...

Jun 24, 2015

Saturday June 20 was our gala concert in celebration of ten years ...

Jun 24, 2015

What is the purpose of our life in this world? Why are ...

Jun 19, 2015

“We claim our power to nurture mutual relationships.” “Reconocemos nuestro poder para ...

Jun 12, 2015

Silver Jubilarians Sister Teresa Marron, OP Hermana Beatriz Vila Alania, OP Hermana ...

Jun 12, 2015

It is Friday! Thanks be to God! What were you thankful for ...

May 18, 2015

Maria Valerio, of Montgomery, (left) hugs Sister Kathleen Ryan, OP, the director ...

Apr 30, 2015

The Global Sisters Report at National Catholic Reporter asked that the Iraq ...

Apr 21, 2015

Just in case you missed it... Video: Springfield Dominican Sisters honoring the ...

Apr 5, 2015

Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL wish you a joyous Easter as we ...

Apr 3, 2015

The annual Good Friday Way of the Cross for Peace and Justice ...

Apr 2, 2015

Sisters/Hermanas dancing during the 50 años Jubilee celebration in Peru. Dominicas del ...

Apr 1, 2015

Easter egg coloring at Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL Sacred Heart Convent ...

Mar 30, 2015

Mar 18, 2015

We mourn the loss of our Sister Mary Dominica Brennan who died ...

Mar 13, 2015

Motion graphic video infographic about Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL and 4 ...

Mar 12, 2015

See the Livestream recording from the I Have Family in Iraq delegation ...

Mar 12, 2015

Sister M. Lucille Mertes, 99, a Dominican Sister of Springfield, died March ...

Mar 10, 2015

(Springfield Dominican Sisters Vocation Video for National Catholic Sisters Week ‘15) ...

Mar 8, 2015

The Communication Department of Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL asked our online ...

Mar 8, 2015

Who are the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL? We invite you to ...

Feb 23, 2015

It's here! Read JUST Words Winter 2015 Vol 15 No 1 In ...

Feb 18, 2015

"Pro Jesus!" ~ Sr. Ann Regina Baker, OP Sister Bernice Juip, OP ...

Feb 13, 2015

Happy Valentine’s Day from Springfield Dominicans! Visit Jubilee Farm! Jubilee Farm is ...

Feb 12, 2015

"All through life, be sure and put your feet in the right ...

Feb 11, 2015

Pray for the caregivers and ill on World Day of the Sick. ...

Feb 9, 2015

Prayer card created in St. Josephine Bakhita's name for the National Day ...

Feb 7, 2015

Video: Faces of Dominican Sisters on Community Day 2/7/15 with a Super-8-style ...

Jan 30, 2015

An interview with Sister Marcelline Koch, OP was taped last week aired ...

Jan 29, 2015

Sister Marcelline Koch's January mission trip to Iraq was featured today in ...

Jan 28, 2015

Women ages 18-34, You are invited to a special weekend excursion: Springfield's ...

Jan 23, 2015

This week the Sisters had a contest with the nurses to guess ...

Jan 21, 2015

Last Day in the Middle East, Amman Jordan Yes, we have returned ...

SDART featured in Illinois Times

Jan 21, 2015

The Illinois Times recently featured an excellent article about the Springfield Dominican ...

Jan 20, 2015

Tonight is the state of the Union Address. In preparation for the ...

Jan 6, 2015

Sr. Marcelline Koch, OP talks about the Dominican Sisters Conference Delegation going ...

Jan 5, 2015

Domincan Srs. Marcelline Koch, Arlene Flaherty and Durstyne Farnan gathered together Jan. ...

Jan 2, 2015

For National Migration Week, let us not forget to be good & ...

Dec 25, 2014

We are celebrating the birth of our Savior! A blessed Christmas to ...

Dec 19, 2014

Moments from “Katch-up with Kelly”: Joy in Community, Hospitality and Joy & ...

Dec 16, 2014

"We gratefully acknowledge this apostolic fervor among women religious and support them ...

Dec 15, 2014

What: Blood Drive Where: Sacred Heart Convent When: Friday, December 19 Save ...

Dec 11, 2014

God bless you, Cathedral School Students, for your visit today to Sacred ...

Dec 8, 2014

#LightForLima This December world leaders meet in Lima, Peru to reach ...

Dec 4, 2014

“It’s not like, ‘I have to do this,’” Sister Mary Lou said. ...

Dec 2, 2014

Today is #GivingTuesday. Take a break from the commercialism after Thanksgiving, and ...

Dec 1, 2014

Reposting: originally posted on 11/3/14 Please join us in prayer and remembrance ...

Dec 1, 2014

Sister Wilma Marie Broemmel Our dear Sister Wilma Marie Broemmel died peacefully ...

Dec 1, 2014

Celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life Sister Rose Marie, OP shares a ...

Nov 20, 2014

Today is International Day of Action to End Child Detention. It is ...

Nov 19, 2014

All the way to heaven IS heaven, because Jesus said, “I am ...

Nov 14, 2014

Post by Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois.

Nov 14, 2014

Post by Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois. Post by Dominican Sisters ...

Nov 14, 2014

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every ...

Nov 12, 2014

Sister Kelly Moline, OP asks, "At what percentage is our heart functioning?" ...

Nov 7, 2014

“Bringing God into every subject is very freeing.” ~ Sister Martha Carmody, ...

Nov 7, 2014

"This life allows me to be my best self." ~ Sister Elyse ...

Nov 6, 2014

Sister Rose Marie, OP shares her experience of mutual relationships in religious ...

Nov 4, 2014

For National Vocation Awareness Week 2014 Sister M. Dominica Brennan, OP tells ...

Nov 3, 2014

October 2014 - The Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois voted to affirm ...

Nov 3, 2014

Please join us in prayer and remembrance of the Sisters whom God ...

Oct 31, 2014

Happy Halloween 2014 from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL! Happy Halloween 2014 ...

Oct 30, 2014

October is the month of the Rosary. Is there an app for ...

Oct 16, 2014

Pumpkin Carving at Sacred Heart Convent • Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL ...

Oct 13, 2014

Einstein the Border Collie performs tricks for the Sisters at Sacred Heart ...

Oct 13, 2014

Everything that grows on earth, Bless the Lord! The colors of the ...

Oct 13, 2014

We like you for liking us! Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL is ...

Oct 11, 2014

International Day of the Girl • October 11, 2014 Our teacher, Sr. ...

Oct 6, 2014

Dear all, Despite the crisis, fear, loss, miserable accommodations, daily worries, and ...

Oct 6, 2014

Sister Bernadine Kapusta, OP Sr. Bernadine Kapusta, OP, died Sunday morning, Oct. ...

Sep 26, 2014

Autumn blessings! We hope you enjoy this issue filled with exciting changes ...

Sep 22, 2014

Welcome the season of autumn! Jubilee Farm Fall Festival Saturday, September 27, ...

Sep 19, 2014

Congratulations to Sr. Mary Paul who won the the Joseph Cardinal Bernardin ...

Sep 18, 2014

International Day of Peace local action International Day of Peace Gathering ...

Sep 16, 2014

Traditionally, Christians in Iraq (specifically in Christian towns) put a Cross that ...

Sep 16, 2014

A Call to Prayer and Preaching Dominican Associate Session Sister Mary Jo ...

Sep 10, 2014

Photo by: Cathy Gallahue for Rantoul Press Dominican sisters of Springfield who ...

Sep 10, 2014

Image from Sister Luma Khudher's Facebook Page. September 9th, 2014 “A Time ...

Sep 8, 2014

If today you hear God's voice, harden not your hearts! Dominican Sisters, ...

Sep 2, 2014

Welcome Elmira, New York Dominican Nuns to Sacred Heart Convent! [youtube]http://youtu.be/fT2_2tcpSMk[/youtube]

Sep 2, 2014

Welcome Elmira, New York Dominican Nuns to Sacred Heart Convent!

Sep 2, 2014

Written On Our Hearts: Ten Words for Dominicans to Live By Dominican ...

Sep 1, 2014

Again our Iraqi Dominican Sisters call us to know their reality and ...

Aug 29, 2014

Sister Josephine Therese Uhll, OP looks through the Ministries of the Sisters ...

Aug 29, 2014

Witnesses In an earlier letter it was mentioned that one of our ...

Aug 27, 2014

Climbing the stairs to the chapel using the Instagram app #hyperlapse — ...

Aug 23, 2014

This morning Sister Sharon Zayac, OP brought in a fresh batch of ...

Aug 21, 2014

Racism is an intentional societal classification created during the time of world-wide ...

Aug 19, 2014

Financial contributions to directly help the Iraqi Dominican Sisters can be made ...

Aug 19, 2014

Wish Springfield Dominicans happy birthday! Today is the 141st Anniversary of Dominican ...

Aug 18, 2014

A message from our Dominican Sisters in Iraq: Please contact your government ...

Aug 14, 2014

Enjoy the full Rite of Initiation ceremony held in the atrium inside ...

Aug 13, 2014

Novice Sister Kelly Moline left the motherhouse today to start her journey ...

Aug 13, 2014

Share this story with the hashtag: #WeHaveFamilyInIraq This letter from our Dominican ...

Aug 12, 2014

‘Iraqi Christians under attack’ image from SoundCloud and WBEZ's Worldview. Listen to ...

Aug 8, 2014

Kelly Moline’s Rite of Initiation took place on Thursday, August 7, 2014 ...

Aug 8, 2014

Pray for us, O holy father, Saint Dominic, That we may be ...

Aug 7, 2014

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Aug 7, 2014

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Aug 7, 2014

Today we joyfully embraced Kelly Moline as a Dominican Sister of Springfield, ...

Aug 7, 2014

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Aug 7, 2014

BeFunky Filmstrip 5 on Android See it here: http://flic.kr/p/oEcane

Aug 7, 2014

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Jul 30, 2014

Girls Grades 6-9 Enjoy Dominican Faith Camp Twenty-four young women who will ...

Jul 30, 2014

Girls Grades 6-9 Enjoy Dominican Faith Camp Twenty-four young women who will ...

Jul 30, 2014

Dominican Faith Camp 2014 Sister Arlene Chole, OP and Faith Campers Girls ...

Jul 28, 2014

Feliz Fiesta Patrias! Today our Peruvian Sisters celebrate Fiesta Patrias. July 28 ...

Jul 28, 2014

Pictured left to right: Chef Brad Crites, Sister Suzanne Donner of Jubilee ...

Jul 25, 2014

PEACE AND SECURITY FOR ALL LIFE In a violent world obsessed with ...

Jul 22, 2014

Show solidarity with Iraqi Christians that are being forced to give up ...

Jul 21, 2014

Rosary High School in Aurora principal Sr. Ann Brummel O.P. was featured ...

Jul 17, 2014

Corporate Stances [youtube width="960" height="720"]http://youtu.be/6dWlfrf3RVY[/youtube] Preach the truth as if you had ...

Jul 15, 2014

Are you called to religious life? Contact: Sister Teresa Marron, OP • ...

Jul 14, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/3igcU2MRXZs[/youtube] Sisters at Sacred Heart Convent and Jubilee Farm welcomed a delegation ...

Jul 3, 2014

Happy Independence Day from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois! #4thofJuly2014 pic.twitter.com/7SyjTmAXw5— Springfield ...

Jul 2, 2014

God of all nations and all people, God of the frightened and ...

Jun 19, 2014

O God. you are the source of life and peace. Praised be ...

Jun 12, 2014

Congratulations Prioress General Rebecca Ann Gemma, O.P., Vicaress General Barbara Blesse, O.P. ...

Jun 6, 2014

This weekend take a look at page 9 of JUST Words: Unity ...

May 29, 2014

Sr. Judith Anne Haase, OP was pleasantly surprised today when Anna Polistina, ...

May 9, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/YphwEFK_42A[/youtube]God bless all mothers all over the world! Mothers give us character ...

May 7, 2014

Springfield Dominican novice Sister Katy Pereira (center) posted a thoughtful and heartfelt ...

Mar 27, 2014

60 Years Sister Mary Elene Hanrahan Sister Mary Karla Fritz Sister Constance ...

Mar 20, 2014

On March 20, the Fast 4 Families bus came through Springfield and ...

Mar 4, 2014

National Catholic Sisters Week, March 8-14, 2014 Through a grant from the ...

Dec 2, 2013

Springfield Dominican Sisters cook Brandon Bushnell prepares a salad as Gary Schwarting ...

Oct 14, 2013

Join the community of justice-seekers at Fort Benning, Georgia, November 22-24 to ...

Oct 14, 2013

Sister Jean Patrick Ehrhardt and Sister Paul Mary Janssens were on the ...

Aug 2, 2013

Soon-to-be-novice Katy welcomes Kelly Moline to begin her journey with us as ...

Jun 3, 2013

Systemic Racism Illustration This illustration was made by the group in ...

May 28, 2013

Sister Mary Jean Traeger, OP spent Memorial Day at the First ...

Mar 26, 2013

Jan 4, 2013

News from St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson, MS, a ministry of the ...

Dec 20, 2012

The Sisters and Associates volunteered to provide a meal for 45-50 people ...

Dec 5, 2012

Christmas decorations are up at Sacred Heart Convent on another beautiful morning. ...

Nov 7, 2012

Above: on the stairs of the silo. From top left: Sharon Zayac, ...

Nov 7, 2012

Today we celebrate the Feast Day of All Dominican Saints! Graphic by ...

Nov 1, 2012

Join the live webcast Dominicans Promote Racial Justice in the 21st Century ...

Oct 29, 2012

Sr. Laurentia Fenlon, O.P. preached on the gospel of Mark at Evening ...

Oct 26, 2012

Celebrating the canonization of St.Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint, we ...

Oct 12, 2012

For the tenth time, Sister Mary Ventura received the Exemplary Lab Award ...

Sep 27, 2012

"In June 1937, Father Peter Harrington, SMA, Pastor of St. Augustine Parish, ...

Aug 20, 2012

Local nuns look forward to dialogue with bishops By STEVEN SPEARIE The ...

Aug 7, 2012

St. Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers

Aug 7, 2012

8-10-12 - The LCWR Assembly concluded today with a statement concerning the CDF ...