Season 4

Friendship is foundational: Learning from Dominican Georges Anawati

Season Four: Episode Twelve Introduction Last spring, during our congregation’s general chapter, we made a commitment to “to walk together into a future of authentic intercultural living.”   The concept of interculturality often raises more questions than it answers.  What does it mean? Why does it matter? And how do we get there  —meaning how do …

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Bird Banding at Jubilee Farm

Season Four: Episode Eleven Introduction Today our guests are Tony Rothering, who teaches biology at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield and Angelea Cook, a biology student, who works with Tony managing the bird banding site at Jubilee Farm. Next week marks the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis ground-breaking encyclical about the urgent …

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20 Years of SDART

Season Four: Episode Nine Introduction What difference has it made that for two decades the Dominican Sisters of Springfield have been working to dismantle systems that perpetuate racism? In this episode, we talk with two founders of SDART—that’s the Springfield Dominican Antiracism Team—about why they persist in their efforts, what difference it’s made and why …

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Dominican Dreams and Visions: Travels with Sister Mila Diaz Solano

Season Four: Episode Eight Introduction What does the future hold for the Order of Preachers?   After completing a term in elected leadership for the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Sister Mila Diaz Solano was freer to travel and engage in the scholarship and global dialogue that is her passion. In this conversation she unpacks her experience …

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Christmas Lights: Real-life Christmas Tales from the Dominican Sisters

Season Four: Episode Six Introduction This time of year, Christmas memories flash on like the lights on our Christmas trees. Here are some joyful, exuberant, touching true tales from four of our Dominican Sisters.    About our guests Sister Kathleen Gallagher, OP, ministers at St. Raphael Elementary School in Naperville, Ill.  Sister Barbara Blesse, OP, …

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