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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....
Thoughts on National Daughters Day
...flashed through my mind. At that moment, National Daughters Day lost any meaning it may have had for me when I began this assignment. The question, “what do I say to my daughter?” became more poignant. That one question led me to more questions. What would I say? What do I say to my daughter within a political system that denigrates the rights of women? What do I say to my daughter when our home is swept away in an...
Sister Suzanne Buthod (formerly Sister Mary Judith)
...father worked in a variety of jobs related to oil in Texas. When the oil exploration opened up in southern Indiana in the late 1930s, the family moved to Evansville. Sue emphasized that her father was not a “big oil man,” that he spent most of his time in the court houses searching for land deeds and mineral rights. Sue met the Sisters of Providence when she attended Reitz Memorial High School. Having graduated from Memorial, she attended Saint Mary-of-the-Woods...
Sisters of Providence provide hope and healing in a broken world
...the last 20 years. Men and women in this country without a college degree are dying earlier than in the past. Even before Covid, life expectancy, conditional on making it to age 25, has declined over recent decades. For many of our sisters and brothers, life is harsh and short, filled with little joy, but with lots of anguish and despair. The war raging in the Ukraine, mass hunger and starvation in Afghanistan, massive human rights violations in Saudi Arabia...
Season of Creation 2022: Celebrating the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
...follow in the footsteps of Pope Francis, St. Francis of Assisi, and Jesus the Christ as we act to respond to the cry of Earth, respond to the cry of the poor, build ecological economies, adopt simple lifestyles, promote ecological education, interiorize ecological spirituality, and engage in community action and advocacy. The seven Goals of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform reveal the intersectionality of issues related to race, health, women, economy, jobs, class, ethnicity, youth, disabled, sexual orientation, human rights,...
October 16, 2022: Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Luke 18:1-8 (Translation from “The Message”) Jesus told them a story showing that it was necessary for them to pray consistently and never quit. He said, “There was once a judge in some city who never gave God a thought and cared nothing for people. A widow in that city kept after him: ‘My rights are being violated. Protect me!’ “He never gave her the time of day. But after this went on and on he said to...
Newsnotes from winter 2023 HOPE magazine
...Providence Hua Mei (named after the first Sisters of Providence school in China). Providence Hua Mei was born Oct. 17 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to Providence Jean Raphael. She’s a cutie! Did you know you can “adopt” Hua Mei or one of our other alpacas? Support our eco-justice ministry while getting bragging rights on “your” alpaca. Adopt.SistersofProvidence.org The growing Providence Community Twenty-one new Providence Associates joined the Providence Community in a ceremony on Oct. 8 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. New Providence Associates...
What I love about being a Catholic Sister
...of so many great sister friends, and the knowledge that we walk together and love each other. After years of ministering with many Hispanic Catholic communities in different diocese, I am officially retired. But by the grace of God, I have been invited by my sisters to join in a new mission and be part of a new home and ministry in Nogales, Ariz. We are part of Kino Border Initiative, a Jesuit mission that supports the needs and rights...
In Solidarity: Vowed Catholic Religious Honor Trans Day of Visibility
...to ensure that the dignity of our trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive siblings are acknowledged, boldly accepted, and celebrated. Stirred to Act Learn: Check if elected officials are attacking LGBTQ+ rights in your state legislation with Trans Legislation Tracker. Support: The Trevor Project, Transgender Law Center, New Ways Ministry, or another organization supporting transgender individuals. Evaluate: Assess your religious community’s capacity to fully welcome trans folks, including internal attitudes, behaviors, policies, and having gender-neutral restrooms. Act: Consider signing on as an...
Newsnotes from HOPE summer 2023
...March a group of sisters helped to sponsor and set up at Human Rights Day in Terre Haute, Indiana. Watch for us next, including Sister Marilyn Baker in her Lucy-from-Peanuts-style “Spiritual Help 5 cents” booth, at the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis in November. Sister Jody O’Neil receives art award Recently, Sister Jody O’Neil, SP, received one of the two awards presented on Jan. 20 at the opening of the “Spaces & Places, Oh My …” art exhibit...
It all starts with falling in love with God
...as I lament the lack of women’s rights in the Catholic Church, it made me remember why I do it. Because I’m in love with God and I want to share that love with others. (In this case it’s also a bonus that the people I am sharing with are 3–6-year-old sweeties who make me laugh.) Becoming a sister Sisters Arrianne Whittaker and Tracey Horan as they take their final vows as Sisters of Providence And as I continue to...
Being a Providence Associate has made a difference
...is my favorite part. I always leave my circle with new ideas to research and consider. Providence is constantly on my mind. It is life’s mission to spread Providence wherever you go!” — Providence Assoicate Kathleen Lammert, SMWC graduate, wife/mom/grandma, human resources administrator, Terre Haute, Indiana “I am an ‘outside the four walls of the church’ follower of Jesus, much like the Sisters of Providence are. The mutual spiritual support and synergy between the sisters and their associates are the...