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F.L.O.W.cast

A Podcast For the Life Of the World by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL

JUN 26

Friendship is foundational: Learning from Dominican Georges Anawati

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 we attune ourselves to living prophetically enough to provide a foundation for a world of flourishing for people of every culture, race, and creed? Indeed, how do we create a world that comes closer to the beloved kingdom Jesus proclaimed?

36 min
MAY 22

Birdbanding at Jubilee Farm

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 need to care for Earth, our common home. In addition, this year, we celebrate a quarter-century of care for creation at Jubilee Farm.

33 min
APR 24

Hospice Care: Uniting body, mind, and spirit at the end of life

The hospice nurse carries a pocketful of medical tools; the chaplain, a pocketful of the Word of God. This is how hospice nurse Cyndi Lawson describes nurse-chaplain collaboration in hospice care. We will learn more from Cyndi and Sister Kelly as they share insights into their ministry during this edition of FLOWcast, a podcast “For the Life of the World” from the Dominican Sisters of Springfield. After their conversation, I talk with Springfield Dominican Associate Marianne Chevalier about her experience with hospice in the final weeks of her husband Dan’s life. Dan died at home in December 2023.

38 min
MAR 27

Twenty years of SDART

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 their work is still necessary today.

44 min
FEB 27

Dominican Dreams and Visions: Travels with Sister Mila Diaz Solano

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 to share her “dreams and visions” for the future of Dominican life worldwide.

36 min
JAN 24

Coffee Ecumenism: A hope for the future of Christianity

Is coffee the key to Christian unity? During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Dr. Jon Nilson, professor emeritus of Theology, Loyola University Chicago joins Sister Beth Murphy for a conversation about ecumenism in light of the most recent synod’s “conversations in the Spirit” about the ways Christian unity can enrich Catholicism, lead to a more synodal church, and bring about deep healing in the Body of Christ. Coffee and other seemingly mundane things may be the key.

35 min
12/18/2024

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

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.

24 min
11/21/2024

Together we will: Leadership Team Roundtable

Three months into their term of service as leaders for the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, the new team discusses their approach to implementing the decisions of the 2024 General Chapter, their thoughts on leadership, and the changing realities for consecrated women religious.

26 min

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A Podcast For the Life Of the World by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL

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