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Seeking something more with the Sisters of Providence
...Another couple knew and became close to Sister Kathleen Dede in her ministry at a Newman Center during graduate school. They said their philosophy aligns with the SPs. “Caring for the environment, looking out for the marginalized — it’s what the whole church should be doing but isn’t,” they said. Another candidate helps lead a Federally Qualified Health Center, offering health care to the underserved. She said she hopes to grow herself through the Providence Community so she can then...
Living Providence: What It Meant to Be a Sister of Providence Today
...Region VII Assembly: (or entitled) “Beyond Individual Charisms: Exploring a Regional Expression of the Gift of Religious Life Today”. (left to right, back row) General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Sisters Lisa Stallings, Barbara Sheehan, Jenny Howard, Dina Bato, Laura Parker, Pam Pauloski, Carol Kimes and Marie McCarthy. (middle row) Sisters Barbara Battista and Arrianne Whittaker. (front row) Sisters Joni Luna, Jeanne Hagelskamp, Anji Fan, Leslie Dao, Jessica Vitente, Tracey Horan and My Huong Pham. Mission of the Congregation Our mission...
2025 Reflection for Providence Associate Commitment Liturgy
...Leon, Sheila Hussey and Madonna Buchanan, (third row) Kimberly Tabor, Deborah Way, Martha Sullivan and Helen Killeen, (fourth row) with General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Providence Associate Director Debbie Dillow and General Councilor Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein. For quite some time now, I have thought that this liturgy, with its rite of first commitment and the renewal of commitments, is among the most important experiences we share as a total Providence Community. I believe strongly in its importance — AND,...
Sister Kay Manley
...Anthony of Padua School in Gardena teaching primary students. There is a beautiful saying among Providence Women “All I know of tomorrow is that Providence will rise before the sun.” – Sister Kay In two years the job of principal of the school opened and I took on this challenge, again not being prepared for what I was about to do. Again I asked “how” and the answer came from the Provident God who had been guiding me in all...
The Practice of Homemaking and Community Shaping
...Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Coming for to Carry Me Home; Home is Where the Heart Is; You Can’t Go Home Again; All Roads Lead to Home; Home is Where We Start From; Even the Sparrow Finds a Home and the Swallow a Nest; I Will Lead you Home; How Could we Sing the Lord’s Own Song in a Foreign Land? The Experience of Home Home! The very word stirs countless images, memories, and feelings in us. What is home? It...
Sister Denise’s “expert” Father’s Day reflections
...father” but he thinks what stands out for him is watching his four children change and grow into adulthood. He loves watching them become themselves; develop interests and their own thoughts and ways of doing things. As a father of four and a grandfather of six, he loves “the chaos when we’re all together, when we’re having fun together.” As for the hardest part of being a father, Bob admitted it was “letting them go.” When the first of his...
Tried and true farming techniques benefit Earth
...directly in the ground beneath the high tunnel that is made out of a layer of thick plastic. Row covers placed on the plants act like a blanket that roughly adds about three more degrees of warmth. “This allows us to grow all winter long,” Candace said. “In the dead of winter we’re growing things like spinach, beats, kale, turnips, carrots and bok choy.” So, as you can see, some of the technology used at White Violet Center has been...
Sister Tracey Horan recognized by USCCB
...us will be tested by encounters with cultures and viewpoints not our own; all of us will be refined in the fires of genuine engagement; and the whole church will be strengthened for its mission in the new millennium.” Over the past year, I have encountered people of faith from the 17 largest denominations in central Indiana, from more than 30 congregations committed to systemic change. When we gather, unlikely connections grow. Black, brown and white people sit down in...
2017 reflection for Foundation Day
...which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will clothe them. Our God knows what we need. . . . “Strive for the reign of God, and these things will be given to you as well.” Beloved sisters of Indiana, may you know the consolation of the psalmist who prayed, “The Lord is our light and our salvation—of whom should we be afraid?” *** The Thralls home was the first motherhouse of the Sisters of Providence. Next,...
Reflections for Foundation Day 2020
Facilitated by Sister Dawn Tomaszewski Sister Dawn Tomaszewski opened the reflection time. Happy Foundation Day! Such mixed feelings as we come together as a Providence Community to celebrate our humble beginnings here in these Woods 180 years ago today. As if COVID-19 and the U.S. elections weren’t enough to deal with, we received the stunning news yesterday that Sister Rosemary Ward had died during her heart surgery. And we learned of her death within minutes of having laid our dear...
Stephanie Salter: “When you’re drawn, you’re drawn”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Stephanie Salter for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. Drawn. That is the word that keeps coming back when I think of my relationship with the Sisters of Providence and Mother Theodore. I am continually drawn to them. It’s more than an answered call, it’s a magnetic pull, sometimes subtle, just as often compelling. Although I grew up a 10-minute drive from The Woods, I did not...
A celebration of interculturality
...involved. Jesus came here on earth to die for us, yes, but what is more important, he came to show us how to live — the good and bad, the beautiful and the ugly. Jesus’ life says: don’t just look at the suffering and injustices around you. Don’t just wring your hands and furrow your brows when you see people different from you. Experience them. Get close enough to your brothers and sisters to experience their culture and to experience...