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A legacy of giving: Charles L. Routt
If it hadn’t been for Charles Routt, there might not be any Springfield Dominicans. Time and again, he came to the community’s aid. Like the sisters, Routt was a Kentuckian by birth. His family moved to the Jacksonville area in 1834 when Routt was nine years old. They belonged to the Christian Church, now known …
“Deeply Dramatic”—Dominicans in Krakow Welcome Ukrainian Refugees
Father Andrzej carries a mattress to an apartment for refugee families. Each family has its own kitchen, bathroom, and washing machine. All maintenance costs are covered by the Dominicans. by Fr. Andrzej Mońka, OP. This article originally appeared in the Summer 2022 issue of JUSTWords. View online copy here. It was obvious to us from …
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Walking Together: An Update on the Synodal Process
This article was originally published in JUST Words Vol. 22 No. 2 Summer Issue. Exquisite! Magnificent! These words describe the rich beauty of a “planetary tapestry” woven through the global synod convoked by Pope Francis in October 2021. Stories, concerns, critiques, and dreams of Catholics the world over are due in Rome by August 15, …
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The Youth Hope Project
This article originally appeared in JUSTWords Volume 22, Number 2, written by Cathy Becker. Cathy is a Springfield Dominican associate, a member of the JUST Words editorial board, and youth minister at St. Agnes Parish, Springfield, Ill. Just days before the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the …
The Youth Bring Hope Project
Dear Young people, In this crazy world, how will you bring hope? The next issue of JUST Words, the Springfield Dominican Sisters’ magazine, is all about bringing hope. If there is one thing we know, it is that young people are great sources of hope for the world. For the next JUST Words published in …
Lectio Divina, Visio Divina: A Way of Prayer
Note: This post accompanies content in the January 2022 issue of JUST Words. For more context, read the magazine here. For generations, people of faith have sought ways of prayer to guide their hearts toward the wisdom of God. One of those methods, lectio divina-or “holy reading-has withstood the test of time. By quieting oneself …
Lakota Wisdom: An Interview with Elizabeth Garnier-Little
Elizabeth Garnier-Little, right, with her sister Wanda Garnier and Sister Barbara Ann Bogenschutz, OP, at Our Lady of the Sioux Parish, Oglala, S.D., in 2017. Elizabeth Garnier-Little is an 80 years-wise Lakota woman born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Oglala, South Dakota. A teacher of all grades K-12 for 52 years, …
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Holy Listening, Sacred Compassion: Paths to a Healing Communion
The seemingly unending pandemic, climate change, natural disasters, discrimination, inequality, injustices, and violence of every kind-all the “-isms” we can think of (racism, ageism, sexism, etc.), ideological, political, and religious conflicts-impact and shape our lives in ways we might never imagine. They can spawn deep-seated, contagious anger, embed themselves in the lives of family, friends, …
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How St. Catherine of Siena Healed the World
Catherine Benincasa was born in mid-14th century Tuscany, a plague-ridden, economically and politically unstable time-much like our own. She and her twin sister were the 23rd and 24th children in a prosperous family of 25 children of Lapa and Jacopo di Benincasa, wool dealers. By the time Catherine died at the age of 33 in …
Trial & Grace: Loss, Grief and Hope in a Time of the Pandemic
This article originally appeared in the July 2021 Issue of JUST Words. I measure every Grief I meetWith narrow, probing, eyes –I wonder if it weights like Mine –or has an Easier size.[i] –Emily Dickinson From the beginning of the pandemic, up to the time of this writing, fourteen of our sisters, fourteen associates, and …
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