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Stitching a thanksgiving “quilt of words” together
I’ve had a terrible time getting down to writing this reflection for Thanksgiving Day. It seems I’ve mentally gathered a basket of cloth scraps – scraps of colors that don’t match or complement one another – scraps of cloth that refuse to coalesce into any pleasing pattern or coherent notion. Over the last few days I’ve gathered these scraps from disparate sources – holy and profane: newspaper articles, TV news reports, the liturgy for Thanksgiving Day, Nan Merrill’s Psalms for...
Sister Cathy Buster
...of heart. But, it isn’t always easy. You work through it. Q. What role does prayer have in your life today? A. Primary. I get up at 3:30 or 4 every morning so I can get myself ready for the day and have at least an hour and a half to pray. In my present job, I go to daily Mass. I treasure it because for years I couldn’t go because of my jobs. For six and a half years,...
Sister Mary Adrian Jaroch
...gone before her. She now knows the fullness of God’s love. May she indeed rest in peace and finally enjoy health and find wholeness. Funeral services for Sister Mary Adrian took place on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Mary Adrian in the comment section below. Memorial contributions in Sister Mary Adrian’s honor may be made to the Sisters of...
Sunday, February 27, 2022: Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.” Reflection March 2 – this coming Wednesday – Ash Wednesday. This week’s Gospel and the past three week’s Gospels seem to be a Lenten invitation to ask ourselves “do my actions reflect my espoused beliefs and values?” On a continuum from “never to sometimes to often to always”...
Inspiring exercisers
...20 minutes every day. These thoughts got me wondering if I could find any Sisters of Providence who work out. Whew! Did I ever. And it was more inspiring than I imagined. Take Sister Helen Dolores Losleben, for instance. Sister Kathryn Koressel leads a stretching class in the basement of Providence Hall. Sister Helen rides the stationary bicycle 20 minutes every day. During that time, she says she gets through all three mysteries on her rosary, which hangs from her...
Sister Lisa Stallings
...It’s like my shadow self or something. You’re totally out of control. It’s very freeing for me. I love to do it and I do it every year. Favorites Pizza topping: Mushrooms Holiday: Thanksgiving Dessert: Bread pudding Time of day: Putting my head on the pillow Season: Spring Childhood activity: Playing with plastic cowboy figures Hero/heroine: Dorothy Day Course in school: American literature or music theory Saint: Mother Theodore, of course; next, Cecilia Recreation: Playing music Sport: Football Animal: Cat...
‘Like Mary, you have given birth’
...a home health aid? How many knots have you helped untie? Sister Elizabeth Koressel speaking during the 2023 Senior Jubilee Mass on Friday, December 8. Sister Elizabeth celebrated 60 years of being a Sister of Providence during the day. Paintner suggests that the more we knot things, the harder they become to undo them. She urges us to ask for Mary’s support in undoing whatever issues in our lives have become intractable. Those could include any struggles or challenges for...
Fathers speak out against death penalty
...crumbled structure of the federal building daily for months “because that was the last place Julie was alive,” he said. He talked about how he doubled his cigarette habit to three packs a day and increased his dependency on alcohol so he could sleep at night. The hangovers grew worse until they lasted most of the next day, until it was time to drink again. Bud wanted Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols “fried. I would have killed them myself if...
Creating hope for the elderly and their family members in Taiwan
...and family members who care for the elderly. Many ways to serve Outdoor games for elders. Today, through collaboration with county and township governments, their services include homecare services, respite care, Meals on Wheels, daycare services, and community services for the elderly and those with disabilities. In 2017, the staff of social workers, nurses and caregivers provided 53,220 hours of homecare for approximately 275 elderly and/or disabled persons. Additionally, they provided respite care service to 87 people for over 27,670...
Sister Connie Kramer
...regarding the Indiana mission, “If Eucharist is present, I will go,” they struck a chord in Sister Connie’s heart and she said to herself, “I can do that.” All of her life, Sister Connie had watched her own mother begin her day with Eucharist followed by a devotional Way of the Cross. Each and every day from when she was a toddler until she was an adult, Sister Connie treasured going to church with her mother because she was always...
Sisters Jan Craven and Paula Damiano: What does it mean to you to be a Catholic Sister Today?
...“Sign of hope.” … that’s what it means to be a Catholic sister in today’s world. There’s just so much division, injustice, suffering, struggle. I see religious women living with hope and helping others to regain hope. For me, that means striving for unity in whatever ways I can. I belong to a community action group, “Interfaith Council of the Wabash Valley.” This group, comprised of persons from many varying faith traditions, fosters interfaith respect and cooperation and advocates for...
Providence Associates’ Commitment and Renewal Liturgy reflection
...justice are not always my first reaction to a person or a situation. To know that my choice not only matters but makes an enduring difference…wow! And isn’t this the absolute most perfect gospel to proclaim today? Today we celebrate relationship! Today we pledge relationship! Today we acknowledge a relationship among us born in the heart of God. We celebrate a relationship based on the mutual recognition that each of us knows God most intimately and names Holy Mystery “Providence.”...