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Sister Agnes Clare Buckley
...a teacher for so long.” Sister Agnes Clare also supported others with cards and phone calls. Her brother and others noted that if you asked Agnes what she wanted, she would say stamps, and not books – rolls! Sister Mary Fran Keusal, a band member, noted that, “If Agnes knew that someone had an ingrown toenail, she sent that person a card. I know how many cards she sent because I made hundreds and hundreds of return address labels for...
Sister Mary (Mary Agatha) Carlton
...Officially Sister Mary was the volunteer coordinator and in that position interviewed volunteers and supervised their orientation. In addition, according to Sister Pat, Sister Mary assisted with the taking in and labeling of medications, restocking examination rooms, picking up supplies, cleaning the clinic and doing fund raisers. Sister Pat attributes their many returning clients to Sister Mary’s influence. Ever the gracious and generous woman, she did indeed ‘heal the oppressed,’” shared Sister Mary Roger. “Over the last five years, Sister...
Election and inauguration reflections
...us. Having lived through the civil rights movement, I am so happy to be alive to see this moment. This election tells me that transformation is wrought of many individual and group efforts that in time become a groundswell for change. It takes commitment for the long haul. Sister Mary Pat Cummings I was born in the mid twenties, grew up in the thirties and forties in New Albany, Indiana, a small Hoosier town on the Ohio River directly across...
Sister Mary Ann Stewart
...into teaching and I admired the way they taught and their lifestyle,” Sister Mary Ann recalled. She joined the Congregation in 1965 about the time the Second Vatican Council was finished making dramatic changes in the way members of the Catholic Church practiced their faith. It also was a time of upheaval in society because of the Civil Rights movement and a younger generation’s challenges to authority. Changes also were coming rapidly for the Sisters of Providence. Sister Mary Ann...
Sister Kathleen on the pages of Rolling Stone magazine
Sister Kathleen Desautels is known for many things. She has been arrested many times for “acts of non-violent civil disobedience,” including being charged for trespassing on federal property at Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia as part of a peaceful protest aimed at calling attention to perceived civil rights abuses by the U.S. government. She served six months in a state prison for that action. She was also featured in the 2012 documentary, “Band of Sisters.” Sister Kathleen Desautels ministers in social...
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
...and Washington, D.C., for the first time. We honor the memory of King respectfully because he helped engineer the American civil rights movement through nonviolence and civil disobedience. Civil Rights Ministry During the summer of 1965, two Sisters of Providence, Sister Alma Louise Mescher and Sister Mary Jean Mark, volunteered to travel to Georgia from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods after King had sent a letter to colleges around the country asking for assistance with his program, Summer Community Organization and Political Education...
Celebrating a Black Woman Supreme Court Justice – A Justice for Our Times
...a Black woman to the United States Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, the highest court in the land, is the final arbiter on the most consequential legal issues governing our country and our society. The Supreme Court decides issues of law ranging from immigration to our criminal legal system, civil rights to healthcare. For that reason, it is imperative that the Court reflect the diversity of our country in order to act in a fully informed, deliberate way and arrive...
Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
...states until 2000. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1966 Today, we honor his legacy and remember he helped move forward the American Civil Rights Movement through nonviolence and civil disobedience. The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have a rich history of honoring his legacy and this blog is intended to remind all readers of that. Civil Rights Volunteers In 1965, Sister Alma Louise Mescher, SP, and Sister Mary Jean Mark, SP, both volunteered to travel to Georgia from...
Standing Strong 1974!
...Papers were released. Pope Paul VI was riding the changes in the Church. And Nixon was President. It was also a period of great advancement in space exploration, technology and a new prioritization of social justice and civil rights. A journey of a lifetime Meanwhile, a group of teenage girls walked into the “Little Theatre” at Immaculata Preparatory School (IPS) in Washington, D.C. It was the beginning of a journey of a lifetime, which outlasted the turmoil of the times,...
Celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
...do that.” Dignity for All Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister and Nobel Peace Prize awardee, was chief spokesperson for non-violent activism in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a fierce proponent of equal rights and dignity for all. King, though not perfect, was a man whose confidence and deep courage led others to follow him and to work tirelessly for the cause of equality and equity for African Americans. In his...
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and the Catholic Church
...Valentine’s Day of 2025, the U.S. Department of Education issued a stark warning to schools and universities: eliminate all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs or risk losing federal funding. The directive came from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). This very office is responsible for protecting the rights of students of color, students with disabilities, and other underrepresented and marginalized groups. This move aligns with the Project 2025, a plan that threatens to roll...
A Reflection for the 2025 Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...came to life most notably through the Know-Nothing Party. Their primary goals and beliefs included: restricting immigration and naturalization; holding office for “native-born” Americans only, and limiting Catholic influence in schools. The Calling for Equal Rights Couple this anti-Catholic sentiment with the position of women in this country. Remember that it wasn’t until 1848 that the Seneca Falls Convention took place. Here activists like Elizabeth Cady Stanton called for women’s voting and equal rights. Both of these conditions created a...