Sister M. Paulette Finds the 'God Moments'
Sister Paulette preaches Good News. People who know her well will tell you that Sister Mary Paulette Joerger is fast. She moves efficiently from one task to another, never wasting a moment. That was the case once she decided to answer a childhood call from God to religious life, too. […]
Read MoreMeet Rantoul's "Encourager-in-Chief"
Wisdom and compassion are at the heart of Sister Sara’s life. Sister Sara Koch grew up in the west central Illinois town of Mt. Sterling and has spent the majority of her religious life serving a community on the opposite side of the state. In many ways, St. Malachy in […]
Read MoreGrace Happens.
And Sister Karen Freund is often there when it does! Sister Karen’s life of ministry has come full circle. The Dominican Sister of Springfield, Ill., ministers at St. Thomas More Newman Center Parish at the University of Missouri in Columbia. The first half of her religious life was spent teaching elementary […]
Read MoreIt is International Women's Day and National Catholic Sisters Week!
Today marks the first day of National Catholic Sisters Week and International Women’s Day! Stay tuned for our inspirational stories about Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois that have answered God’s call to serve God’s people in education, health care and various ministries around the United States and Peru.
Read MoreIt is National Leap Day!
For National Leap Day we are leaping back a year to share a video:”Stations of the Cross artwork created from egg-shells“. What are your plans for #NationalLeapDay? Here is the original text from the post: Published on Apr 7, 2014 Stations of the Cross created from egg-shells by Sister Stella Marie […]
Read MoreNew Van for Sisters Possible from Donations
MV-1 Van Arrives! Thanks to all who donated to our fall appeal and made the purchase of a new van for our wheel bound sisters possible! The new MV-1 Van arrived on Thursday, February 18, 2016 and Sisters began practicing how to secure the wheelchairs in the vehicle. The van can […]
Read More"By a Strange Coincidence…" a memory of Sister Rachel Conway
Today is the day we Springfield, Ill., residents get to take special pride in our association with our most famous and beloved resident, Abraham Lincoln. Today is the 210th anniversary of the 16th President’s birth. We Springfield Dominicans like to claim a special link to Mr. Lincoln, but until today, after […]
Read MoreSister Maria Eck helping out at Mercy Communities during this year of Mercy!
Photo: Sister Maria Eck, OP helps out at Mercy Communities during this year of Mercy! They have a wonderful program! God Bless them for all they do for others!
Read MoreHelp end slave labor on the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita
Today, February 8, is the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a survivor of human trafficking and a Canossian sister. On the day that we commemorate her struggle and triumph, we remember all those caught in slavery and renew our commitment to abolish all forms of human slavery. Today we are asking […]
Read MoreExplosive Poem by Sister Catherine Ann Yager, OP
The seven Sisters at Marian Catholic have been through a very rough patch with their housing – their boiler exploded and left them temporarily homeless. At the General Assembly this week Sister Jean Patrice Schnigel, OP gave details about their ordeal and their gracious hosts, the Franciscan Sisters, that took them […]
Read MoreSister M. Cecilianne Duello
Springfield Dominican Sister M. Cecilianne Duello died on Tues., Feb. 2. 2016. She was born in Alton, Ill., in 1940 and named Mary Ann, the eldest for four children born to Clement and Helen (Mass) Duello. She took the name M. Cecilianne when she made her profession of vows in 1960 […]
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