Colleen Carroll Campbell is an award-winning author, journalist, former presidential speechwriter, and mother of four. Her books include My Sisters the Saints, and the recently published The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God’s. Join Colleen for a talk and signing of her new book, The […]
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The Lesson of God’s Forgiveness
By Fr. Mike, O.P. Jesus really was an amazing preacher! In this week’s Gospel Jesus shows how he could preach to anyone in his audience. Have you ever considered which group you belong to? It might open up a great number of ways for all of us to grow in our love and admiration for […]
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
By Emily Shull We’re beginning a new program during our Wednesday CEP or Religious Education classes. You’ll probably hear it referred to as CGS. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) is a Montessori-style program. Most lessons are taught not using books or written work, but using three-dimensional objects. The most well known is the Good […]
The Complacent and the Committed
By Fr. Rich, O.P.P As with most holidays, Labor Day was born in unrest, violence, and bloodshed. It came about in the late 1800s, after Congress passed legislation and President Grover Cleveland made it a federal holiday. As Memorial Day has become the traditional start of the summer season, Labor Day marks its official close. […]
A Prayer for the Life of the World
By Sr. Karen, O.P. We Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois, met in General Chapter during Easter Week this year. We are called into this body of the whole every five years to elect leadership and to evaluate how we live and share the Dominican charism entrusted to us and our institutions. Past Chapters have made […]
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By Trent Rash “To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” My introduction to that verse from Ecclesiastes was from the song “Turn, Turn, Turn” by The Byrds in the movie “Forrest Gump.” Little did I understand what it meant at such a young age then. Now, however, […]