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Intersectionality – what is it?
...one half, the ‘better half.’” — Letter to Rev. J. Bouvier, Bishop of Le Mans, France Today, even as random violence seems to become the norm in our country, there are some for whom violence and discrimination are nothing new. Whole classes of people face discrimination on a daily basis because of how their realities overlap: discrimination in housing, the workplace, our churches, our criminal justice system, health care, our immigration system. Jazzlyn Lindsey, a participant in the 2016 Climate...
A bit of anti-racism history
...During the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, Sisters of Providence helped educate African Americans, provide health care for the economically disadvantaged and assisted minorities with voter registration. Today, they continue with educational programs in disadvantaged regions in the South and in Mexico. The Congregation also has personal experience with discrimination. In the mid-1990s, sisters were denied access to housing in Chicago because one sister happened to be African American. Legal action was pursued successfully. After winning the lawsuit, the...
A celebration of interculturality
(Note: The following is a reflection shared by Sister Patty Fillenwarth during the Sisters of Providence 2018 annual meeting) We rejoice in being sisters and brothers, the very life and breath of God in the Spirit. Today we celebrate interculturality, which helps us to love one another, appreciate one another and depend on one another for our very existence. It helps in the creation of a better existence for all who share our earth. About a month ago, I was...
Sister Kathleen Dede: Reaching out in love right where you are
...social work informally.” Sister Kathleen took it upon herself to distribute the Day by Day information sheet to the sisters — at which time she could also engage them in conversation and curb loneliness. Sister Kathleen shares a message friends sent to the residents of Providence Health Care. Finding the need When people are just sitting still in their wheelchairs, Sister Kathleen tries to find a way to engage them. She noted, “I somehow seem to find the people who...
You are invited to celebrate vows, share in a sister’s story
Sister Corbin Hannah Join us virtually next week for two exciting opportunities celebrating some of our newer Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. At 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 26, you can join us via Livestream for our vows ceremony. Sister Corbin Hannah will professes perpetual vows becoming a fully professed Sister of Providence. Tune in to the vows ceremony on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. by using this link: https://livestream.com/accounts/4387581/events/9206670. You can also use the link to view the liturgy...
Congregation statement on ACLU lawsuit
The Sisters of Providence support the life and respect the dignity of all persons as we seek an end to the death penalty in our nation. We join with the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, Death Penalty Action, Indiana Abolition Coalition and other organizations and individuals in filing a lawsuit to protect our First Amendment Rights that allow us to peacefully protest outside the main entrance of the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, and to hold prayer vigils...
The many gifts of volunteering
...Saint Mother Theodore’s shrine and learned about White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Every summer I looked forward to our visit to the Woods. The bonds created are irreplaceable. I was able to hear about how some of the sisters stood up for civil rights during the 1960s and marched with Dr. Martin Luther King. And, about how others have fought tirelessly for social justice and strive to be a voice for the voiceless. I learned that everything the sisters do is...
Can we talk about racism?
Providence Associate Bill Hughes Let’s begin with a story from Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s journal. She was returning from a trip to France in 1844: “The most painful sight I saw in New Orleans was the selling of slaves. Every day in the streets at appointed places, negroes and negresses in holiday attire are exposed for this shameful traffic, like the meanest animals at our fairs. This spectacle oppressed my heart. Lo! I said to myself, these Americans, so proud...
Living the Gospel of HOPE
...and justice. By embodying in all kinds of little actions the values of the gospel and of Catholic social teaching: By honoring the life and dignity of every single person. By caring for all of creation. By welcoming the stranger, feeding the hungry, respecting the dignity of work and the rights of workers, living the beatitudes in our daily lives. We know the lists. We actually come to know what these lists mean through the many men and women —...
White Violet Center interns: Meet the fabulous four!
...day is over when the task is completed to its fullest extent.” Campbell Sullivan, Columbia, South Carolina Campbell has a bachelor’s degree in English and Studio Art from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. After college she had an internship with Disney World and worked at Epcot, communicating with guests from all over the world. “I have always loved art. From the time my dad bought me art kits from the bookstore, I have filled my days with creating. My favorite...
Why I say “Yes” to life as a Sister of Providence
“Are you ready?” “Are you getting excited?” These are the most frequently asked questions in my orbit these days. In a few days, I will be walking down the aisle and professing perpetual vows as a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Perpetual vows Google defines perpetual vows as “ordinarily the final vows that a person takes in an institute of Christian perfection, mainly poverty, chastity, and obedience.” I would like to say that Google is very knowledgeable. But it...
What is asylum?
...despite clear guidance from public health professionals that keeping out asylum seekers does not protect public health. “Title 42” was invoked in March of 2020. The Biden Administration has continued excluding asylum seekers through this order during the last six months. This has continued despite ongoing outcry from immigrant rights advocates, medical experts and a statement from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees calling for an end to “Title 42.” Originally published in the fall 2021 issue of HOPE magazine....