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Land Justice
...Does it mean “care and look after” or is it more like “plunder and make use of”? Indigenous people align with the former – to care and look after; however today we see a preponderance of “plunder and make use of,” in lifestyles, in government and legal policies/decisions and in business practices. In this newsletter, we will delve into the relationship between humans and land. We will question commonly held beliefs and practices, and examine how human thinking and behavior...
Reflections for Foundation Day 2019
The following are the reflections offered by Sisters of Providence General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Dr. Dottie King, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College President, Mandy Lynch, administrator and CEO of Providence Health Care, and Dr. Margie Crooks, president of Providence Cristo Rey High School, for the Congregation’s 2019 Foundation Day, which took place on Tuesday, Oct. 22: From Sister Dawn Tomaszewski: For the better part of a month now, I have been carrying around a page from the Terre Haute Tribune-Star. It...
Honoring all our work: a history of Labor Day
...Central Labor Union of New York proposed a Labor Day holiday. Others maintained that Peter McGuire of the American Federation of Labor (the AFL still exists today), proposed the holiday. What’s important is that labor is celebrated. Each state’s legislature needed to enact the holiday for that state. Oregon was the first state to celebrate the holiday in 1887. By the time it became a national holiday, thirty states had legislated that Labor Day became law in their state. I...
Care of Earth: an ascetical practice for our times?
...illusion that God created the universe for humans to dominate and to use as they wished. In more recent years we have come to recognize that not only have we humans used this living planet, our Earth, but we have also abused it! Daily we read or hear about the effects of global warming, the pollution of our water, air and soil, the extinction of countless species, the cries coming from Earth herself in the form of countless natural disasters!...
Sister Anne Doherty dies; was 14th general superior of Sisters of Providence
...public. Also during her term of office, papal approval of the Congregation’s new Constitutions was received. “Sister Anne always displayed a zest for and an enjoyment of life! As a clinical psychologist, she dealt with a spectrum of human suffering,” said Sister Denise Wilkinson, the Congregation’s current general superior. “However, her learning from her experience of working in the context of a mental health facility was this: ‘Providence is evident in the marvels of human resiliency.’ Sister Anne’s trust in...
The blessing of justice seekers
The blessing of those who speak out against unjust practices and violence The blessing of our communities coming together in time of distress The blessing of the human heart that pours out love The blessing of the human spirit that guides us into higher consciousness The blessing of the human mind that when connected to the human heart can fulfill the promises of God’s Love, Mercy and Justice for ALL The blessing of the ideal heaven that we are capable...
Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting – Part Three
...research on human embryos, are intrinsically evil; that is, they are always and everywhere wrong. Because of this, some Catholic leaders have asserted that candidates who seek laws opposing intrinsically evil actions automatically have a primary claim to political support in the Catholic conscience. The problem with this approach is that while the criterion of intrinsic evil identifies specific human acts that can never be justified, this criterion is not a measure of the relative gravity of the evil in...
Reflection and Prayer for an Execution
...fullness of our human emotion.* From the cross, from the point of death, Jesus creates for us a space to both feel and forgive. May we not forget this gift. May we find the space and the strength to feel our gravest wounds and yet live with mercy towards all human life. From Prayer Vigil for an Execution Catholic Mobilizing Network. *Sonia David MDiv, “Luke 23:33-34” Lecture. The Paulist Center’s Seven Last Words Ecumenical Service. Boston, MA, April 14, 2017....
Complexity of Life and its Dependence on the Environment
...of living organisms. As shepherds, we have the responsibility to protect the long-term living conditions of the planet, including the natural process of biological evolution. In addition, it is our task to bring the world view described in this chapter to the attention of all human beings on our planet. This requires a well-qualified education applied to human societies worldwide. Werner Arber is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1978....
Providence Food Pantry receives $5,000 donation
Christmas has come early for Providence Food Pantry and those who utilize the facility. On Tuesday, Nov. 30, representatives from ResCare Human Services in Terre Haute paid a visit to Providence Food Pantry in West Terre Haute with a $5,000 donation for the facility, which is a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. “Everybody has been working together to bring Christmas to everyone,” said Providence Food Pantry Director Sister Joseph Fillenwarth, SP. ResCare, located at 631...
Meditation on Creation
...sisters. Second reflection: Let yourself reflect on the amazing balance of earth’s components and how this balance impacts your thriving and energy. Use these words of St. Hildegard of Bingen about the union of human beings with all of Creation to deepen your connection: “Human beings are the thinking heart, called to be Co-creators with God in shaping the world.” Express your gratitude for such wonders of creation’s rhythm of interconnection. Third reflection: Having come in touch with the beauty...
March 23, 2025: Third Sunday of Lent
...farming and livestock production, insatiable materialism fed by capitalism (profit over people and planet), racism and colonialism are some of the biggest contributors to the crisis. For centuries many wise and intelligent people and the Earth herself have warned us of the direction we are going. So, what are we to do? How might we live in peace and harmony with other human and more-than-human beings? We must repent and change our ways locally, nationally and globally. Action This Lent,...