Sister Spotlight – Sister Hyunjung Kim, M. M.
For the past 10 years, Sister Hyunjung Kim, M.M., has served the people of East Timor where access to healthcare remains a daily struggle for many families living in remote
mountain villages.
In primo piano: Suor Susan Karina Dickey, OP
When Sr. Karina was first visiting the Springfield Dominicans, before she had decided to join them, Sr. Santina DeLuca told her, “It’s a beautiful life for those called to it.” Nearly 30 years later, Sr. Karina knows what she meant. The life she once came to explore has become the life she continues to choose – and, in her words, she continues to feel that she is living God’s call as a Dominican Sister of Springfield.
Sinsinawa Heritage Exhibit Opens at Dominican University Honoring 27 Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters
Twenty-seven Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters who left their mark on Dominican University (DU), River Forest, IL, and the community over the last 125 years are now immortalized in a new heritage exhibit on campus.
Sister Spotlight – Sister Pat Ryan, M. M.
When Sister Pat Ryan M.M. learned about the contaminated water that was harming the people, animals, and vegetation in Puno, Peru, she had to do something.
Riflettore sulle Sorelle – Sorella Katrina Lamkin
Alla fine del suo anno sabbatico, dopo molte preghiere e dialoghi, Suor Katrina ha iniziato il suo ministero presso l'Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry a metà febbraio e fa volontariato cinque giorni alla settimana.
La Sig.ra Susan Olson si esibisce con ex studenti
La Sig.ra Susan Olson, OP si è recentemente riunita con alcuni dei suoi ex studenti dell'Università del Texas-San Antonio per una commovente esecuzione di *Considering Matthew Shepard* di Craig Hella Johnson, un oratorio scritto sull'omicidio di Shepard nel 1998.
Sister Spotlight – Sister Nazia Shafi, OP
Today, Sr. Nazia serves in Loreto, Pakistan — the very village where her vocation first began. Surrounded once again by the people, fields, and faith community that shaped her childhood, she sees God’s hand woven through every chapter of her life.
Riflettore sulle Sorelle – Suor Vincent DuBois, OP
Sister Vincent DuBois, OP, will be inducted into the U.S. Speedskating Hall of Fame posthumously on May 29, 2026. At 19 years old, Elizabeth (a.k.a. Vincent) competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY, earning first place in the 1,000-meter event. Her mother said, “I really believe that I was more thrilled than Elizabeth. She is quiet and inclined to underestimate her own ability.
Focus sulla Sorella – Sorella Mary Sean Hodges, OP
Il Partnership for Re-Entry Program (PREP) è un ministero dell'Arcidiocesi di Los Angeles, istituito il 12 maggio 2002, da Suor Mary Sean Hodges, Dominican Mission San Jose. Il programma continua sotto la guida del Direttore Esecutivo Tony Jung Kim, supportato da uno staff di sei persone e da volontari dedicati.
Riflettore sulle Sorelle – S. Joann Blomme
S. Joann Blomme nacque a Detroit, Michigan, da Odiel e Mildred, secondogenita di cinque figli Blomme. Da bambina era attiva e atletica, trascorrendo molto tempo all'aperto giocando a basket e baseball, andando in bicicletta, sui pattini a rotelle e sui pattini da ghiaccio. “Il nostro quartiere era una famiglia allargata dove tutti sapevamo di dover correre a casa quando si accendevano i lampioni!"