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Twenty-eight Sisters celebrate Jubilees
...outreach ministry in San Antonio, Texas. Sister Carolyn, the former Sister Ann Carolyn, entered the Congregation July 22, 1954, from St. Andrew, Erie, Pa. She professed perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1962. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in French. She earned her master’s degree in linguistics from Georgetown University and a Ph.D in linguistics from Georgetown. Sister Carolyn has ministered in Indiana, Italy, Washington, D.C., California, Texas and Taiwan. Sister Dorothy is a native of Chicago....
Celebrate the Light in our lives, amidst the world’s darkness, this season
...18, 2012 gathering of children invited to meet Santa and receive presents by the Kiwanis Club of Terre Haute. The Dec. 14, 2014 murder of 138 Pakistani children and the entry for Christmas Day from the book “Fragments of Your Ancient Name” by Sister Joyce Rupp: Child of Bethlehem So easy to place you on a spotless pedestal, Forgetting how you came to dwell with us, Came, as all children come into the world, A small babe with bloody umbilical...
Sister Marikay Duffy receives recognition for helping others in need
Sister Marikay Duffy said years ago that she saw a need to “assist people by providing/offering educational opportunities and to assist in their understanding the immigration processes.” And because of her ministry efforts, which have spanned 40 years in the Archdiocese, she was recently honored along with two priests, Fathers Kenneth Taylor and Michael O’Mara, at the first Intercultural Awards Dinner in mid-November. The dinner was sponsored by the Indianapolis Archdiocesan Office of Intercultural Ministry. “The award was given in...
Sisters companion, advocate for immigrants
Sister Marikay Duffy poses for a selfie of her and Archbishop Joseph Tobin taken by WRTV-6 news anchor Raphael Sanchez who emceed the Intercultural Awards Dinner of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis at which she was honored. (Photo courtesy of Natalie Hoefer, Criterion) Companion on the journey. Advocate seeking meaningful immigration reform. These are phrases that Sisters of Providence Marikay Duffy and Marilyn Kofler use to describe each of their works on behalf of immigrants, Sister Marikay in the Indianapolis area...
Sister Patty talks love, mercy and justice
...very little, so that we can buy inexpensive goods, contribute to the poverty in these countries, she said. “We’ve put our heads in the sand so long that we can hardly breathe. People are being forced to live in slavery practically and we are profiting from it. We have to change our own attitudes based on reality, not on what we hear on the local news station.” “And I think it’s up to me to educate myself about policies and...
Sister Edwardine McNulty
...Sandwiched among her various educational ministries was her service for a total of 11 years in Congregation leadership in the mid-60s and 70s, rather turbulent years in religious life: As regional superior residing in Galesburg for four years and as provincial superior residing in Park Ridge for three years and as a member of the General Council at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as Director of Apostolic Works for four years. These were the years of the closing of many of our high...
French fries with a fork: yes — crossed legs: no
...are out; “rhythmic movement of the body” is in. Detailed instructions are also included for standing and sitting positions. (To give you a clue, my preferred cross-legged seated position is an absolute no-no.) The section on eating, with specific considerations for different types of meat and sandwiches, was even more meticulous. While my childhood self enjoyed licking French fry salt off my fingers, a Sister of Providence in 1968 was to use a fork for fries. “If slices are too...
Grateful for the gifts of each day
...island. Caves at Dambulla. We walked, climbed, and gazed, almost always in the hot sun. To enter into the area around any of the shrines, one had to remove shoes and hat, which meant that one was even more vulnerable to the blazing sun and the hot paving stones and sand that surrounded the shrines. At the end of each day, we were exhausted but grateful for its gifts. Not only had we been in touch with ancient cultures, but...
Celebrating National CSA Sign-Up Day
...of squash types for later use in deliciously moist cookies. I love this recipe from Barbara Kingsolver’s book, “Animal, Vegetable Miracle,“ and have used it successfully with a variety of squash types like acorn, butternut, zucchini, and pumpkin. 5. Roasted eggplant and tomato soup – Not sure what to do with this Italian veggie beyond eggplant parmesan? Using eggplant in soups, sauces and dips was an exciting discovery for me. Roasting eggplants and tomatoes takes a little time, but the...
The Easter season of our everyday lives
Did you take any extra time to sit with Jesus during these weeks of Lent? I did. I took some time with Jesus while sitting in the tomb of life. My phone rang and all I heard was: He’s dead. He’s dead. Can you come? My heart sank. I jumped in my car and asked Christ to be with me and with this family. There was nothing that I could say but be there. The wife wept when she greeted...
Sister Helen Vinton: environmental virtuoso in the bayous
Sister Helen Vinton, right, speaks with fisherman Douglas Wells in front of his boat. Sister Helen created a fisher loan program, helping Douglas and others repair boats damaged by hurricanes. Sister of Providence Helen Vinton (formerly Sister Helen Jean) credits “a deep passion for the land” for her life’s journey from the Sand Hills of Nebraska to the Louisiana bayous where she ministers today as senior executive officer and life quality director for the New Iberia, Louisiana, based Southern Mutual...
Fuqua Park evolves
...for not-for-profit groups. So the company dug the cove behind the main house to a depth of 20 feet in the middle and gradually sloped it to provide a sandy-bottom beach with shallow water for non-swimmers.” Above and right: sisters from the Sisters of Providence infirmary visit St. Joseph’s Lake in 1982. “Occasions such as this are what make it seem worth all of the work of being janitor of the lake,” wrote Sister Jean in her historical scrapbook of...