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A system in need of fixing
Published on December 15, 2014
…of unfair sentencing, incompetent lawyers and the millions of dollars that are spent each year to keep the failing and broken legal systems in business. One important learning experience was that those who are on death row or who are serving life sentences are almost always a product of a series of failures of this country’s social justice and educational systems. When our schools fail their students and the mental health facilities are unable to treat those persons in need…
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Sisters of Providence Newsnotes
Published on January 14, 2015
…Providence Associate Teresa Clark recently finished a bronze sculpture dedicated to the Indiana state song “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away” and its composer Paul Dresser. The sculpture resides next to Dresser’s boyhood home at the entrance to Fairbanks Park in Terre Haute, Indiana. Sister Barbara Sheehan recognized In October, Sister Barbara Sheehan received the Distinguished Service Award of the North Central Region Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE). Sister Barbara serves as Executive Director and ACPE…
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Elections and papal visit in Sri Lanka
Published on January 16, 2015
If you have been following the international news, you might have heard that Sri Lanka had a national election on Jan. 8 which had the surprising result of the the people voting out the current government. Best of all, a group of official Asian observers highly commended Sri Lankans for a fair and peaceful election. I found myself taking a sense of pride in the whole thing. My housemates, who felt that the current president had little concern for the…
Prayer
‘Slavery Still Exists’ prayers for justice
…is uncomfortable. Leader: We acknowledge our need to learn about items that we buy that have been made by enslaved workers. Response: We commit to spending more of our money on products produced by adult workers receiving fair wages. Leader: O God, you have given us voices, words and resources that enable us to speak, write and act against economic and political systems that support human trafficking. Response: We commit to consider the evil of human trafficking, take counsel and…
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Sculptor and security: Bill Wolfe
Published on June 3, 2015
…director of Spiritual Growth and Care for Mid-Life and Beyond. Bill said Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and Saint Mother Theodore Guerin have much in common. “I looked at lots of photos of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton,” Bill said. “She’s fairly similar to Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. What I read about her background was similar. “The main thing is to read and do research before I begin. From that information, I get an image in my head and go from there.”…
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Blessing a summer harvest prayer ritual
Published on August 4, 2015
The first harvest of the year is celebrated in August (and in February in the Southern Hemisphere) when fruits and vegetables are plentiful. This is a time to honor what we have, especially abundance, just as generations before us did and, if we care for Earth, those after us will. Notice the festivals of prosperity that mark this season. Farmer’s markets are full of the abundance of this first harvest of the year. County fairs showcase beautiful, tasty vegetables and…
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Sister Loretta Picucci
Published on October 20, 2015
…many art or cultural fairs which Coachella has or go window shopping at boutiques or small shops that specialize in beautiful objects. I am passionate about … the social injustices in our country that leave so many people homeless, without enough food and with no health care. One thing most people don’t know about me is … I enjoy camping. My biggest pet peeve is … people being negative about and denigrating the poor and vulnerable. Sister Loretta and her…
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Growing at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
Published on January 13, 2016
…of course, alpacas.” Anna Nagy shows one of the White Violet Farm Alpacas at the Vigo County Fair in Terre Haute, Indiana. The alpacas and White Violet Center have made an impact on Anna. The Nagy family has attended and/or participated in almost every Earth Day celebration. For several years, White Violet Farm Alpacas has sponsored the Vigo County alpaca 4-H club, of which Anna and her two sisters are members. “Anna has gone on to become the president of…
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Sharing the charism of Providence
Published on May 9, 2016
…saw the sisters at work in their hospitality ministry and in their prayer. And I was able to explain that apostolic or ministerial congregations are fairly new in the church with the emphasis being on “lifelong consecration to God, the integration of a contemplative life of personal and shared prayer with a whole-hearted commitment to full-time public ministry in service of the reign of God.” (Sandra Schneiders) Following the days of retreat, the group took a two-hour long drive into…
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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin: A torchbearer!
Published on September 7, 2016
…at approximately 5 p.m., on Sept. 21, at Fairbanks Park. “I have been to the local and regional training and information sessions,” Sister Ann said, “and learned important aspects about handling the torch. The torch weighs about 3.5 pounds, so I am sure I’ll be handling it with both hands, remembering that there is a good-sized flame at the top.” The 21st century torch was designed by a team of Purdue University engineering students, staff and faculty. “I find some…
Obituary
Sister Caroline Hatch
Published on January 9, 2017
…often “learn the ropes” from Caroline. Sister Caroline was a bundle of energy, often bounding up and down the four stories of St. Rose convent, in seemingly effortless flow. Her love of life was evident in her everyday living. She always had a gorgeous garden of flowers and vegetables in the courtyard of the convent, used by many of the sisters as a reflective area. She was remembered as a “good and fair” house treasurer and evidently had the process…