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Jean Kenny
Sister Jean was born on November 12, 1949, and is a native of Chicago. Currently, she ministers in congregational department ministry at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Jean, formerly Sister Keith, entered the Congregation on August 30, 1967. She professed final vows on October 4, 1980. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She also has one master’s degree in religious education from Loyola University in Chicago, and another master’s degree in human services counseling from...
Beth Wright
Sister Beth was born on November 3, 1961, in Beech Grove, Indiana, and grew up on the south side of Indianapolis. She entered the Congregation on September 18, 2003, professing first vows in 2006 and final vows in 2013. Sister Beth graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in Human Services. Of her ministries, Sister Beth has served in the Department of Child Services in Johnson County as a Family Case Manager, as well as ministering at the...
Rwanda: Rising from the ashes
...two brothers and other relatives were slaughtered by the Hutus. Ilibagiza, given shelter by a Hutu pastor, was spared, as was her brother, Aimable, who was studying out of the country. In “Left to Tell,” she tells her story of the country’s genocide. She documents how she was with seven other survivors in a cramped 3-by-4-foot bathroom for 91 days. It is both a horrifying and inspirational story of human tragedy, forgiveness and incredible human resilience. After the genocide before...
International Women’s Day, March 8
...hardly know where to begin. The inequality of women and violence toward women at every level of existence is so overwhelming and so devastating. How do I keep hope alive? I turned to a poem I wrote years ago (quoted above). In truth, the LIGHT of the Divine, of Holy Mystery, shines within every girl/woman bestowing a human dignity that can never be taken from her. However, in a world of violence and injustice that human dignity can be ignored...
Sisters of Providence sign Catholic Sisters letter on end of Title 42
...since its inception. Since the start of your administration, human rights groups have documented nearly 10,000 incidents of kidnapping, torture, rape, and other violent attacks against vulnerable migrants expelled under Title 42. Expulsions under Title 42 risk returning asylum seekers to the persecution from which they fled, a move illegal under international law. The use of the policy, in conjunction with other Trump-era border deterrence policies, has led to a severely weakened asylum system, now on the brink of collapse....
Implicit Bias
...rights recognized and guaranteed, creativity and interdependence thrive, and the creativity of the human personality is released through actions that further the common good.” (no. 22). We all have biases. “From the standpoint of defining yourself as different from others, identity is based on a particular relational stance that we define in opposition to difference. Comparing others gives rise to bias, rivalry, competition, superiority … preconceived judgments … and stereotypes, which are internalized and become the formative organization of character...
The Philosophy of Fair Trade
...challenge facing the world” with poverty and economic justice following at 44 percent. However, with fair trade, everyone benefits. If you regularly shop at grocery stores, check out the produce aisles by looking for the fair trade label on items such as avocados, bananas, chocolate/cocoa, coffee, and tea. Fair trade is not limited to agricultural products. You should think about fair trade every time you shop. “Visibility of Fairtrade products has increased since 2021 for nearly all major product categories...
Sister Margaret Heese (formerly Sister Margaret Bernard)
...told by some of her friends – stories known only to a few. Margaret talked Sister Barbara Bluntzer into getting her ears pierced. Sister Jean Fuqua felt honored that Margaret let her use the best sewing machine in the sewing room. Sisters Margaret Norris and Joseph Fillenwarth still can’t believe Margaret used the sewing machine to sew name labels on her clothes. As the youngest sister in a local community, band member Sister Joyce Brophy was given a pocket watch...
WVC adds ‘Real Organic Project’ certification
...protect the integrity of the organic label. Organic farming has always been based on “feed the soil, not the plant.” Young plants inside the greenhouse. Real organic farming relies on the microbial activity of the soil to slowly release nutrients to the plant. In recent years, many organic farmers have grown distraught over USDA decisions that have negated this fundamental truth, even though growing in soil is original to the USDA Organic standards. Further, rules have been overlooked regarding the...
Sister Florence Norton (formerly Sister Thomas Ann)
...was 94 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 77 years. Sister Denise continued: However, when Florence celebrated her golden jubilees with her partners in ministry, the parishioners and staff of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Chicago, she herself chose the gospel just proclaimed. The central character of today’s gospel is Thomas, forever labeled as Doubting Thomas. Of all the gospels Florence could have chosen, why this one? It seems an unlikely choice for the woman...
June 2, 2024: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
...union of King David’s great-grandparents (and ancestors to Jesus) illustrates not only God’s love for each person but how that love is to be shared by all, especially those who are labeled “other”. Throughout the Old Testament, one of the most common consequences for the ancient people straying from the will of God was famine in the land — a lack of grain and grapes. Paul was the apostle who wrote the first scriptural eucharistic institution narrative and made clear...
The Injustice and Dehumanization of Experiencing Homelessness
...Can you spend a few minutes reflecting on your implicit (unconscious) and explicit (conscious) bias? Then think about expressions such as “Gee, I look like I’m a homeless person.” When examining your own biases and the social narratives you have heard, do you say, “They are experiencing homelessness?” or do you label them by saying “they are homeless?” If you spoke about homelessness to a friend or acquaintance, what would you be able to share with them after reading this?...