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Cherishing creation
...creation, to look for ways to better sustain all life. But we are also a community named Providence — from a name of God that we have come to understand as loving care, as hope and healing. A provident God sustains our life. God will provide for us, will lure creation toward wholeness. Being God’s loving care We are a community with a mission that challenges us and all those who partner with us to honor Divine Providence. Among many...
Finding balance with sustainability
Lorrie Heber is director of White Violet Center for Eco-justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence committed to hope and healing for Earth. Several years ago, a colleague introduced me to the Iron Triangle. Although it rings true, it’s hardly musical. It is a model that illustrates the constraints of project management. The triangle’s lines represent the qualities of good, fast, and cheap. The rule is that two of them may be chosen but always at the expense of...
Sisters of Providence Land Ethic
Below is a portion of the Land Ethic of the Sisters of Providence. This is a set of ideals to help guide our actions in regard to Earth. We hope it offers you ideas for creating your own such list of guiding principles for living in harmony with creation. As members of one sacred Earth community, we Sisters of Providence commit ourselves individually and communally to care for our resources and to make decisions regarding their current and future use...
Sister Helen Vinton: environmental virtuoso in the bayous
...learn from the land and the people assisted by SMHA, that she offered her a position. That position has stretched into three decades of organizing people and programs to improve the lives of those in Louisiana communities and people across 12 southeastern states and Puerto Rico. “Sister Helen is truly one of the most amazing community organizers with whom I have ever worked. The threads in her life and her Sister of Providence perspective on breaking boundaries and creating hope...
The sisters treasure your financial support!
...benefits of being a Providence GEM: Providence GEM membership card Quarterly email or text communication with news on how your donations make a difference Subscription to HOPE magazine 3x per year Recognition on the Together in Mission Wall Providence GEM keychain from the Woods For more information visit Gems.SistersofProvidence.org or call Diane Weidenbenner at 812-535-2802. Thank you for your ongoing prayers for the Congregation as well as your financial support. Originally published in the fall 2021 issue of HOPE magazine....
Newsnotes from fall 2022 HOPE magazine
Donation allows for expanded ride service for sisters Thanks to the generous support of those dear to her, Sister Ann Matilda Holloran, SP, recently expanded her “golf cart ministry” for sisters at the motherhouse. With the donation of a brand-new golf cart dedicated for her ministry, she can now transport sisters around campus and give them a lift daily. Perhaps a sister wishes to attend Sunday Brunch at O’Shaughnessy, catch the excitement of a soccer game at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College...
Sister Ruth Johnson: kinship with creation
...land. Showing others how to raise their own food, how to eat in a healthy style.” But there is much work to do. “We humans have lost our connection and that’s what we’re trying to look for now,” she said. “And I hope it happens before it’s too late to bring salvation to the soil and the planet. We have forced the planet to supply all our needs and given nothing in return – thus alienating our very life source...
Sister Judy Birgen: parenting SP style
...care for them. I know it has helped their education. I am a Sister of Providence. Education is important to me. And I hope it has helped their faith lives.” “I try to provide opportunities,” Sister Judy said. She knows these kids will need scholarships, so any kid who lives with her must volunteer, play an instrument and be in a sport. The family now lives just a few blocks from Sister Judy which makes maintaining relationships easier. These days...
Justice on the margins: Providence Associate Maria Price
...a gift to work for the homeless men we serve,” Maria said. “Our work is about ending homelessness.” According to its mission statement, the shelter “helps homeless men address barriers to self-sufficiency and housing so that they may leave homelessness for good. By providing shelter, social services, supportive housing, and serving as a hub with partner agencies, St. John Center is where homeless men seek help, find hope, and move forward.” Quest to end homelessness Maria said the shelter opened...
Enriching the lives of the elderly: Susan Dinnin
...Chicago neighborhood. Sister Susan is a member of his “care team,” that provides him 24/7 assistance so he can age in place in his home. Stan is one of several frail elderly for whom Sister Susan cares on a regular basis. Sister Susan evolved into this outreach ministry after retiring in 2013 after 20 years ministering at A Caring Place, an adult day services ministry sponsored by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. “Through this ministry, I hope that...
Providence Community Cemetery blessed
Columbarium blessing and interment of the cremains of Providence Heather Tetzalff Smith in November In the summer issue of HOPE magazine, we Sisters of Providence laid out our plans for our newest outreach ministry: the creation of Providence Community Cemetery. Here we will receive for interment the cremains of persons other than members of the Congregation. The columbarium wall housing two columbaria was completed in early November. The columbaria were blessed on Nov. 9 by Father Dan Hopcus, with many...
Remembering two Providence High School sisters
...hope that our Providence alumnae will always know how beloved you are to us. You have shared your stories; walked our journeys with us; cared for us and given back in monumental ways. May you always know Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as your “home” as well! Sisters of Providence pictured second from left: Sister Louise Beverly, sisters pictured from fourth left to right: Ann Denise Reger, Ann Maureen Loaney and Edwardine McNulty. (Originally published in the Summer 2019 issue of HOPE magazine.)...