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Sister Barbara Doherty: A Sister of Providence icon living with dementia
...Barbara was diagnosed with dementia of the Alzheimer’s and vascular types. It has continued to progress. At times she doesn’t remember who she is, let alone the people she meets. She also has very poor eyesight. Living with dementia Sister Barbara lives in Providence Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. A home-health aide accompanies her 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Sisters of Providence, with the help of the donor-funded HOME (Helping Ourselves Meaningfully Engage) initiative, have worked to...
Providence Cristo Rey honors Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp
...John knew they were being honored with namesake awards but did not know they were the recipients of each other’s award.” In the fall of 2003, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis received a grant from the Cassin Education Initiative Foundation for a study on the possible establishment of a Cristo Rey school within the Archdiocese. The school model, created by Jesuits, instills classroom instruction through a work study program in the field for students from economically disadvantaged families. The Archdiocese confirmed...
Reflection for a Celebration of Commitment
...they follow through, they stick with it. And for Sisters of Providence, for the Providence community, we lean with all our weight on Providence. German writer and statesmen Goethe wrote this: “Concerning all acts of initiative, there is one elementary truth: That the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision – that no one could...
Reunited joyfully: Annual meeting 2022
The Providence Community came together for the Sisters of Providence Annual Meeting from June 26-29, 2022. Providence Associates joined on Sunday and Monday to discuss justice initiatives for the coming year. It was so wonderful to be together again! We enjoyed our time of learning, praying, visiting and planning. Are you interested in joining the Providence Community as a Sister of Providence or Providence Associate? Sisters Joni Luna, Dororthy Rasche and Carol Meyers catch up during a break Sister Rosemary...
September 18, 2022: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon.” Reflection Jesus cleverly uses a parable with his disciples to expound on the principle of being a righteous steward. As we hear about the financial caretaker’s misuse of his master’s resources for his own benefit and of his additional deceptive behaviors, we are indeed amazed that the master’s reaction is to commend him for “acting prudently.” That steward’s initiative and pragmatism, when called upon to...
Sisters of Providence profess perpetual vows
...Arrianne was born in Indianapolis, but entered the Congregation on Jan. 4, 2012, from St. Boniface Parish in Germantown, Wis. Sister Tracey, who currently ministers as the Associate Director of Education and Advocacy at the Kino Border Initiative, Nogales, Ariz., learned of the Sisters of Providence after deciding to become an intern at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Congregation. She said the moment she met the Sisters of Providence, she knew she was where she needed...
Sisters join Catholic Climate Action Projects
...the Leadership Team, will determine projects to submit to CathCAP for the use of funds contributed. Annually, 95 percent of our contributions will be made available for us to support CathCAP approved climate justice initiatives. So, as we promote this project, we may end up having more than the Congregation contributed made available for such projects. Either way, we end up on the plus side. Everyone ends up paying more attention to activities that harm the environment. And we will...
Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore
...after the interests of our Savior Jesus.” If we are to follow in her footsteps, we must do likewise. We must follow in the footsteps of the Christ and allow his life to guide our steps as she did. Where will they lead? Well, they could lead to Nogales, Arizona. This very day, three of our sisters are celebrating in a new home there. Sister Tracey Horan, staff member of the Kino Border Initiative, invited other Sisters of Providence to...
Sisters of Providence presence expanding at the border
Sister Tracey Horan with the keys to the Sisters of Providence new home in Arizona. “Providence, incarnate in creation, moves it forward and invites humankind to share consciously in Divine creativity, to conceive new possibilities, to perceive wholeness in brokenness and design in chaos.” (Providence Identity Lens 2006) In 2019 Sister Tracey Horan, SP, traveled to Nogales, Arizona, to begin a ministry well suited to her talents and passion for justice. The Kino Border Initiative (KBI) was set up with...
What I love about being a Catholic Sister
...of so many great sister friends, and the knowledge that we walk together and love each other. After years of ministering with many Hispanic Catholic communities in different diocese, I am officially retired. But by the grace of God, I have been invited by my sisters to join in a new mission and be part of a new home and ministry in Nogales, Ariz. We are part of Kino Border Initiative, a Jesuit mission that supports the needs and rights...
SMWC names Conservatory of Music Auditorium in honor of Sister Marie Brendan Harvey
...Catherine Saunders, associate vice president for advancement. During Reunion 2021 at SMWC, the Aspire Higher Campaign’s Conservatory of Music initiative was publicly launched. Since then, more than $1.1 million has been secured for building renovations. In addition to the more than 200 alumni and friend donors supporting the auditorium updates, several local and state organizations have joined them by provided much-needed gifts and grants. Partners include the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the Wabash Valley Community Foundations, Sisters of Providence,...
Newsnotes from HOPE winter 2024
...at SMWC. It is something that I will never forget,” Katelynn said. As one of the sisters who has enjoyed the visits by Josie, Katelynn, Quinlan and others, I would say that we, the sisters, are equally curious about the students and “think they are so cool.” Their visits have been a beginning to a closer relationship. We are so grateful for Josie’s initiative in bringing the Woods community together. Guests from Belgium Sister Barbara Ann Bluntzer (second from left)...