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Introducing Providence Community Cemetery
…$2,500 to reserve a niche in Rows F-H. The Sisters of Providence have calculated the Fair Market Value of Interment Rights to be $1,840. The remainder of the purchase price, $1,160 or $660, we consider a charitable contribution, which is placed in a reserved fund for upkeep and perpetual care of the cemetery areas. You may wish to check with an accountant about a deduction for that amount. I/We are interested. What do I/we do? Complete the form below. We’ll…
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History Timeline 1840-1926
…while boring for oil or gas 1893 Sisters of Providence exhibit at Chicago World’s Fair, highlighting Catholic education offerings 1900 Jubilee Year proclaimed by Pope Leo XIII 1903 First airplane flight by Wright Brothers opens a new era 1907 Consecration of the Church of the Immaculate Conception 1908 Cure of cancer of Sister Mary Theodosia Mug after she prays at tomb of Mother Theodore for the health of another sister Mother Theodore’s legacy begins Many people love Mother Theodore and…
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Oral history: Sister Barbara Ann Bluntzer
Published on June 7, 2024
…and how we can be part of that. To make things better. To make things move along in a fair and just society, in a well-fed society, in a well-educated society. How can we help? What can we do to help things move along? I went along with Vatican II all the way.” There are many happy memories Sister Barbara Ann has from her experiences. She recalled being on the stage at the Conservatory at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and participating…
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June 16, 2024: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Published on June 13, 2024
…fair conservative estimate to say that in my career, I have taught over one thousand students. Due to one circumstance or another, and with a few exceptions, I rarely see them after the last day of school. Therefore, I can’t say for certain that they are or are not using the principles I attempted to impart while in my class. What I do know is that for the less than one percent I have encountered later, even fewer provide feedback….
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A Note from Sister Barbara, July 10, 2024
Published on July 10, 2024
…be like selling “the air, the sea and the earth.” The air, sea, and the earth were recognized as gifts of the Great Spirit belonging to all peoples: one tribe did not “own” the land…or the air or the sea. All tribes lived with inborn access to the land, and all tribes must agree to the sale. Tecumseh was a man of righteousness and fairness. He was brave and spoke out against injustice. When he met with the territorial governor…
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A reflection for the Season of Creation
Published on September 17, 2024
…cheeks to those who plucked my beard; my face I did not shield from buffets and spitting. The Lord God is my help …” But alas, I was wrong and Lisa was right! Why now? Hmmm, I thought. Why now? And then I had a moment of insight! Maybe this is a PERFECT reading for this Season of Creation! After all, when we consider the climate crisis, is it not fair to say that planet Earth is suffering its own…
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Oral history: Sister Ann Sullivan
Published on October 18, 2024
…taught them to rely on you in the ring with the judge and the other 4-H’ers. Love of animals Sister Ann Sullivan with her dog, Clancy Sullivans didn’t raise cattle, so Ann’s dad would get calves from someone else for them to show at the fair. At the end of every 4-H show is the livestock auction, and someone buys your animal, usually for meat. That was tough. “When you spend nine months with an animal that meets you at…
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By the numbers: 30 years of Providence Food Pantry
Published on October 24, 2024
…chats with Providence Food Pantry volunteer Bob Warn. Recently, Sister Maureen secured three more grants. Of them, $950 came from 100 Women Who Care, $6,000 from the Lilly Endowment and $6,000 from the Clara Fairbanks Foundation. She said nearly $7,000 from these grants will purchase a generator. This will protect the pantry’s frozen and refrigerated goods in case of a power outage. The remainder of the money will fund the street medical clinic. ‘Helping Neighbors’ In 2016, Sister Joseph explained…
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Farmworkers, consumers declare national boycott of Wendy’s
Published on March 9, 2016
The coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) has been persistently urging Wendy’s to join the Fair Food Campaign. This agreement would require that the human rights of farmworkers who pick tomatoes in Florida would be protected. The Fair Food Campaign is a highly respected, well monitored program, aimed at stopping human trafficking and advancing human rights. Despite the persistent efforts of the CIW and consumers informing Wendy’s of their expectations, the fast-food restaurant has absolutely refused to become a socially responsible…
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Throwback Thursday: Remembering a Renaissance Faire and a ‘pair-o’-docs’
Published on June 9, 2016
…for teaching, scholarship and service. The award was established in honor of Sister Mary Joseph. The second photo we have here was taken in 1989 during the college Renaissance Faire. Sister Rosemary donned the part of Queen Elizabeth and is standing next to then-General Superior Sister Nancy Nolan. According to the Archives Department, the Renaissance Faire took place for a decade and began under the leadership of Sister Jeanne Knoerle, who died in 2013 at the age of 85. Sister…
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Join the Return to Human Rights Tour March 16-29
Published on February 27, 2017
“The Coalition of Immokalee Workers Fair Food Program is a unique partnership among farmers, farm workers and retail food companies that ensures humane wages and working conditions for the workers who pick fruits and vegetables on participating farms.” —– From the Coalition of Immokalee Workers For several years, The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) has been pleading to no avail with fast food chain restaurant Wendy’s to join their fair food program. In fact, Wendy’s stopped purchasing tomatoes in the…
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Journals and Letters week 25: Making fair progress
Published on March 27, 2021
…(Merriam-Webster Dictionary) The end of sorrow-burdened years Establishing the Academy at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods was just one of the many accomplishments of the the founding sisters. From the children’s book “Saint Theodora and her Promise to God” Why spend time with the word vicissitude? The portion of the “Journals and Letters” we’ve read together for this week begins: “Given the vicissitudes of the sorrow-burdened years, the institution at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods had been making fair progress.” The difficulties of “the sorrow-burdened” years…