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A call to change
...and others at the hands of the death squads, and he became an outspoken critic of those in power, calling for an end to the repression. Even as he was being converted, he called for the conversion of the powerful who had turned against him. For his efforts he was assassinated as he celebrated the Eucharist. Deliver us from the violence of greed and privilege. Grant us the desire, and the will, to live simply so others may have their...
Palm Sunday
...Sunday follows— so, in celebrating Palm Sunday, are we celebrating the beginning of the end of the conflict for Jesus? When we join in Palm Sunday’s liturgy and carry our palm fronds, are we walking in the sure hope that we know life always triumphs over death? Do we hold our palms as a sign that we are willing to walk the same journey of Jesus — the way of the cross, of death and resurrection? As we take our...
Sister Agnes Arvin (formerly Sister Agnes Virginia)
...a Sister of Providence for 75 years. Agnes Arvin was born Nov. 19, 1921, to Dellas and Gertrude Brewer Arvin in Bedford, Indiana. Agnes had three siblings – a brother, William, and two sisters, Amy and Rosemary – all of whom preceded her in death. Tragedy came to the family early in Agnes’ life with the death of her father in a tragic stone-cutting accident. Her mother moved the family to Indianapolis where she secured employment at St. Vincent’s Hospital,...
Sister Margaret Kern
...years. The Saint Mother Theodore quote, “This is the path traced by Providence and I follow it,” which is printed on Sister Margaret’s memorial card, was one she dearly loved. And for her, this path began when she was born on March 28, 1926, in Bloomington, Indiana, to Wendall and Loretta Torphy Kern and baptized Mary Margaret. She was their second child and only daughter and was preceded in death by her only brother, William Kern Sr. Sister Margaret’s Providence...
My friends, the saints
...machine-y” in a crowded parking lot? (Really? Just me?) Certain saints, however, hold a more indelible place in my heart. Take St. Lawrence, my patron saint. Asked to present the Romans with the riches of the city, he brought in a crowd of poor people, an offense that bought him the death penalty: roasting alive on a giant barbeque. During his death, he was heard to quip, “Turn me over; I’m done on this side.” I love him for his...
Sister Michael Ellen Green
...Tom were unable to be with us. Her three brothers, John, George and Jack, as well as her sister, Mary Lou, preceded her in death. Dorothy became acquainted with the Sisters of Providence in high school at St. Agnes Academy and entered the Congregation in February 1951, receiving the name of Michael Ellen. Her first profession of vows was Aug. 15, 1953, and her profession of perpetual vows was on the same date in 1958. Michael Ellen knew well and...
Sister Ann Kevin O’Connor
...want to go.” (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.” —– A reading from the Gospel of John 21:18-19 Living those words of Jesus to Peter were part and parcel of Ann Kevin’s journey, especially as her health continued to diminish these last several years. In her Christmas letter last year, after a serious, extended illness, she wrote (with the help of...
Sister Marilyn Therese Lipps
Sister Marilyn Therese Lipps was born on Sept. 15, 1920, in Indianapolis, to Henry and Stella (Fuller) Lipps. She baptized Therese Marie and was the youngest of the six girls born in this Lipps family. Her five sisters preceded her in death: Sister Marie Joan and Sister Marie Agnese, along with Frances, Helen and Alice, said Sister Martha Wessel during her commentary for Sister Marilyn Therese, who died on Friday, Aug. 26, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was 95 years old...
The Death of a Dear Friend
On Sept. 2, Melissa picked me up in Kansas City and I met old friends to attend the Prairie Festival at the Land Institute in Salina, Kansas. I hated to miss the Equinox Service at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, that I had helped plan. But, I wanted to have at least one night with the Sisters of Benedict from Red Plains Priory that I prayed with for 20 years while I was in Oklahoma. The first sister I met from that community...
Sister Mary Concetta Banez
...of God nor respect for people, but since she keeps pestering me I must give this widow her just right, or she will persist in coming and worry me to death.'” —- Luke 18:1-5 Anyone who knows Concetta well understands why this reading was chosen. She packed a lot of determination into her small frame and was not easily deterred if she set her mind to doing something, said Sister Ann Casper in her commentary for Sister Mary Concetta Banez,...
Responding to a rise in hate crimes
...accurately identify and report hate crimes to the state police and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). While Sen. Taylor notes that Indiana already requires law enforcement to report these incidents, only five of 200 agencies actually comply with the law. The one caution I have about Sen. Taylor’s legislation is the possibility that the death penalty will be used, given the freedom of the judicial system to decide the penalty. I encourage you to express your support, but...
Easter Prayer
Note: This prayer uses the text of the Exsultet, the solemn Easter Proclamation sung at the Easter Vigil service. The current text dates back to the fifth century. O Provident God, we exult in your mighty triumph this day. Let Earth be glad, let our church buildings shake with joy, filled with the mighty voices of the people. On this day, your Son broke the prison bars of death and rose victorious! O wonder of your humble care for us!...