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Sounds of spring in the early morning hours. God’s creation celebrated by a chorus of birds. Sacred Heart Convent, Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL.

On Good Friday 2015 the rain moved the Way of the Cross to Church of the Little Flower. Each station of the Cross had a theme and participants would read at each station. The first part of this video is one of the themes (Station 9: Jesus Falls a Third Time; The theme of Station

Easter egg coloring at Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL Sacred Heart Convent for Easter 2015.

“I think Dominicans have to be both/and people and not either/or people.” ~ Sister M. Dominica Brennan, OP Both/And Thinking Sister M. Dominica Brennan, OP Mission and Ministry Dominican Associate Formation November 4, 2012

Sister M. Dominica Brennan, OP tells the story about the day she told her family she decided to become a Dominican Sister. Originally published on Nov 4, 2014 for a National Vocation Awareness Week 2014 video called “When did you tell your family you decided to be a Dominican Sister?”

Stick Figure Sister Story “Our Lady of the Picnic” Story by Sister Elyse Marie Ramirez, OP – Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL Formation Director March 8-14, 2015 is National Catholic Sisters Week (NCSW); keep the conversation going and share your reason why you love Dominican Sisters! Facebook Page: http://ift.tt/1KHZhNG Twitter: @springfieldop #DominicanSisters #OrderofPreachers Web: springfieldop.org

We are joyful women committed to preaching the Gospel through our lives lived in community, our personal and communal prayer, and our varied ministries. The model for our preaching is Jesus, whose mission is “to bring glad tidings to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, recovery of sight to the blind, and let the

The Communication Department of Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL asked our online community to fill in the blank: “I Love Sisters because ____.” or send an encouraging note. Here is a montage of the photos we received. March 8-14, 2015 is National Catholic Sisters Week (NCSW); keep the conversation going and share your reason why

This week the Sisters had a contest with the nurses to guess how many pills were passed out during the day shift. The prize for the winner was a chicken lunch with lots of sides and the company of the nurses. The grand prize went to Sister Mar Dominic Joerger, OP who guessed the closest