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Jeanette Hagelskamp
...in Private School Administration from the University of San Francisco. Sister Jeanne ministered as a teacher at Providence High School in New Lenox, Illinois, as well as an instructor in physics and math at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She also taught at Providence-St. Mel in Chicago and was principal at Mother Theodore Guerin High School in Chicago. Sister Jeanne was also president of Providence Cristo Rey High School. Currently, she is a member of the Congregation’s Leadership Team, ministering as Vicar...
Joan Kirkpatrick
Sister Joan ass a native of Walsenburg, Colorado. Her final ministry was in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Joan, formerly Sister Joan Patrice, entered the Congregation on July 22, 1956. She professed final vows on August 15, 1964. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. She also has a master’s degree in administration from the University of Notre Dame and another master’s degree in counseling psychology from Santa Clara University. She has ministered in education,...
Doreen Lai
Sister Doreen was born on December 3, 1947, in Singapore. She entered the Congregation on August 15, 1988, professing first vows on August 22, 1991, and final vows on July 20, 1996. She has ministered as a high school teacher, as well as a social work case manager, consumer service coordinator and as an office manager. Currently, Sister Doreen ministers as the Associate Director and Office Manager for the Missions Office of the Diocese of San Diego. Sister Doreen’s favorite...
Carol Nolan
...Carol began a sabbatical to study Spanish at the Mexican American Cultural Center in San Antonio and in Mexico. The following year, she established Providence in the Desert and ministered teaching English to immigrants working in the fields near the Salton Sea. She also taught music to the children. Currently, she ministers in residential services and outreach at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Carol said the Sisters of Providence came to teach in Galesburg in 1879 and one of the first students...
Florence Norton
...Guerin Shrine/Church of the Immaculate Conception Docent, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2010-18); ESL Teacher, Shrine and Church Docent, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2018-2020); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2020). In New Hampshire: Teacher, Lady Isle, Portsmouth (1952-55). In Missouri: Teacher/Principal, Our Lady of Providence, St. Louis (1955-68). In Illinois: Substitute/ESL-City College, St. Sylvester, Chicago (1976); Teacher, St. Sylvester, Chicago (1976-82); Pastoral Associate, St. Sylvester, Chicago (1982-85); Pastoral Associate, Our Lady of Grace Parish, Chicago (1986-2010). In Country of Peru: Teacher, Colegio San Jose, Arequipa, Peru (1969-76)....
Mary Joanne (Jody) O’Neil
...Roethele Studio/Gallery at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Visit her online gallery and artist site. Sister Jody is a native of Indianapolis. She entered the Congregation on January 3, 1969 and professed final vows on August 15, 1980. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in art education. She also has a master’s degree in religious studies from Mundelein College. She has ministered as a teacher, campus minister, associate diocesan director of campus ministry, and residence life ministry assistant director....
Nancy Reynolds
...Sister Nancy has ministered as a math teacher, most notably at Our Lady of Providence High School in Clarksville, Indiana, from 1971 to 1978. She also ministered as a Judge and Defender of the Bond, Tribunal, for the Diocese of Evansville, Indiana, and the Director, Judge, Defender of the Bond, for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, from 1987 to 2001. In 2001, she became a member of the Congregation’s Leadership Team and stayed there until 2011. She also ministered...
The Philosophy of Fair Trade
...challenge facing the world” with poverty and economic justice following at 44 percent. However, with fair trade, everyone benefits. If you regularly shop at grocery stores, check out the produce aisles by looking for the fair trade label on items such as avocados, bananas, chocolate/cocoa, coffee, and tea. Fair trade is not limited to agricultural products. You should think about fair trade every time you shop. “Visibility of Fairtrade products has increased since 2021 for nearly all major product categories...
Witness
Note: October is Respect for Life Month. We wanted to share with you a piece written by our Justice Promoter, Sister Barbara Battista, SP, she composed for The Catholic Moment, the diocesan publication for the Diocese of Lafayette, Ind. It is an updated version of a piece Sister Barbara composed In October 2020. I watched a man die. He wanted someone to be there for him. Someone not on the killing team. September 22, 2020, at 9:06 p.m., in the...
Sister Margaret Heese (formerly Sister Margaret Bernard)
...told by some of her friends – stories known only to a few. Margaret talked Sister Barbara Bluntzer into getting her ears pierced. Sister Jean Fuqua felt honored that Margaret let her use the best sewing machine in the sewing room. Sisters Margaret Norris and Joseph Fillenwarth still can’t believe Margaret used the sewing machine to sew name labels on her clothes. As the youngest sister in a local community, band member Sister Joyce Brophy was given a pocket watch...
WVC adds ‘Real Organic Project’ certification
...protect the integrity of the organic label. Organic farming has always been based on “feed the soil, not the plant.” Young plants inside the greenhouse. Real organic farming relies on the microbial activity of the soil to slowly release nutrients to the plant. In recent years, many organic farmers have grown distraught over USDA decisions that have negated this fundamental truth, even though growing in soil is original to the USDA Organic standards. Further, rules have been overlooked regarding the...
Everything is Connected – Our Consumption
...plastic particles themselves and the chemicals used in their manufacture. What Needs to Change? We need to move beyond consume-and-throwaway systems toward circular approaches that work within ecological limits. This means reusing, recycling and sharing materials and products. Governments must do more to make companies accountable for the impacts of their activities and supply chains. They also need to help consumers make sustainable choices, for example, through targeted taxation and requirements for clearer labeling on goods. Households and firms should...