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Sister Florence Norton (formerly Sister Thomas Ann)
...was 94 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 77 years. Sister Denise continued: However, when Florence celebrated her golden jubilees with her partners in ministry, the parishioners and staff of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Chicago, she herself chose the gospel just proclaimed. The central character of today’s gospel is Thomas, forever labeled as Doubting Thomas. Of all the gospels Florence could have chosen, why this one? It seems an unlikely choice for the woman...
Quotations from reflections given at General Chapter 2016
...come to our rescue. We have all the angels around us.” —Sister Norene Wu “How will we in the days and years ahead act together to put out the flames of today’s fires on Earth? Fires of continuous wars. Fires of hate crimes against our LGBTQ sisters and brothers. Fires of economic inequality especially for women. Fires of racism. And the list goes on.” —Sister Kathleen Desautels “What if we begin to put aside all the divisions in our hearts...
Witness
...mercy of his executioner, had asked me to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with him. He asked me to continue to pray it, out loud, as the executioner began his death-dealing infusion. Sister Barbara Battista speaking at a July press conference prior to the federal government’s resumption of executions. And I did. I wonder if the warden, the U.S. Marshal, or the executioner were silently praying these words with me? I know Will was. I met Will near the end...
The Practice of Homemaking and Community Shaping
The Book of Practices (Chapter from “Love, Mercy, Justice: A Book of Practices of the Sisters of Providence.”) Home is a word and an experience as ancient as civilization itself and as rich, meaning-filled, and new as today’s dawn. Images of home abound — in songs, literature, sayings, book titles, and in the sacred scriptures of all peoples. Many of these readily come to mind: Country Roads, Take Me Home; Back Home Again in Indiana; I’ll Be Home for Christmas;...
Meeting needs far and wide
...in a ministry that I wasn’t served in my serving.” Sister Josephine during the Vietnam war treats a child in an orphanage for head lice. The children of Vietnam Sister Josephine ministered as a nurse from July 1969 to August 1971 in Vietnam during the war. She had seen in an article in the Boston Pilot newspaper that sisters were needed in Vietnam to work with civilians. Sister Josephine’s dad had been in the military, and a Sister of Providence...
Janice Vanderhaar: In the name of Peace and Justice
Janice Vanderhaar On this holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., it seems fitting to lift up the lives of others who continue his legacy of nonviolence and justice. Janice Vanderhaar’s passion for nonviolence and justice peacemaking took root in the wake of the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement and Vatican II. As a student at Spaulding University in Louisville, Kentucky in the summer Masters in Theology program, then Sister of Providence, Janice Marie Searles, was blessed with extraordinary teachers....
Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always.
...term, the Four Freedoms, was actually coined by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. On Jan. 6, 1941, at the close of his State of the Union Address to Congress, Roosevelt described his vision for a better way of life through what he considered the four essential human freedoms: Freedom to Worship, Freedom from Fear, Freedom from Want and Freedom of Speech. The Four Freedoms were adopted by the Allies during World War II as their basic war aims. Eventually the Four...
On the shores of history – The gift of a Dover sunrise!
...told me. “In a massive evacuation, the British, using military vessels and countless ‘little ships’ (yachts, fishing vessels, and other craft that civilians offered) rescued more than 338,000 British, French and Belgian troops surrounded by Nazi brigades and pushed to the shores at Dunkirk on the French coast. “It was a critical moment in the war. (Winston) Churchill had feared the Nazis would deal a significant blow to the strength of the British Army there, but the rescue of so...
Oral history: Sister Joann Quinkert the justice advocate
...justice warrior as she has been all her life. Google her name. You will see she has signed letters and petitions to the FDIC, President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas, former President Trump, Senator Chuck Schumer, etc. Justice warrior Sister Joann Quinkert raises a cross bearing the name of a victim during the 2007 School of Americas protest. As I listened to her life story and read about her accomplishments and missions, a quote from John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” came...
Sister Rosemary Ward honored as Outstanding Tutor of the Year
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (from left), and Schools and Tutors on Wheels director Deborah Bradt pose with Sister Rosemary Ward (center) after she was handed the Outstanding Tutor of the Year award on April 18. Also on hand were John McLeod (next to Sister Rosemary Ward) and Maureen Meehan. Debbie Bradt told Sister Rosemary Ward she had nominated her for the award. It’s just that Sister Rosemary didn’t think she would receive it. But she did. On Saturday, April 18,...
Those who cannot remember the past…
...Revolutionary War; and British attacks on coastal towns (October 1775-January 1776) In the Declaration of Independence, signed on July 4, 1776, representatives of the 13 U.S. colonies noted 27 grievances against unjust policies of British imperialism. War between Great Britain and the colonies ensued for the next seven years, with the unlikely colonists defeating the great British army. Of great import is that the colonists did not fight alone, as Spain, the Netherlands and France assisted in this war for...
Mission in Asia
...program in 2022, Miracle Home connected community resources to serve those in need while building a warm community through volunteer services, student internship opportunities, community integration, birthday celebration and religious activities. Beam Laying Blessing Takes Place A beam-laying blessing took place for the new Miracle Home on Dec. 8, 2023. The blessing was given by Father Luo Jiyuan. “When there is love in the heart, there is a miracle,” Father Luo said. Following the blessing, the golden beam was tied...