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Mary Ann McCauley
Sister Mary Ann currently ministers as a volunteer at the Clinical Care Coordinator Office in Clinton, Indiana. She was taught by the Sisters of Providence in elementary and high school. Sister Mary Ann entered the Congregation on July 22, 1952. She taught students in Chicago during the time of the Civil Rights Movement, and subsequent scholastic reintegration. Sister Mary Ann said she cares for animals, the environment and communal living....
Social justice
...can partner with us to help end human trafficking. We seek to end this criminal and highly profitable assault on human dignity that especially, but not exclusively, impacts women and children. In collaboration with other organizations, we continue education and advocacy, especially through our investments and choice of hotels with which we do business. Immigration Why is this important? Stand with us to end unjust treatment of all people. We minister with immigrant families and our commitment to nonviolence makes...
April 21, 2026: A Day of Prayer, Fasting and Advocacy
...a change of heart. We desire, long for, and work towards a renewal of human relations that puts thriving life at the center. We bring into our prayer this day the pain and suffering of people, planet, and all life forms caused by human systems that do not honor the sacred nature of all creation. In so doing we are reminded of the persistence and resilience of life itself. Soil recovers. Oceans team with life humans cannot even see but...
Oral history: Sister Kathleen Desautels, change maker
...World Congress on Women and Gender Equality in 1995, still considered one of the most important U.N. conferences ever held. Even now, Kak points out, many countries understand the necessity of healthcare for women more than even the U.S. She has worked with Central Americans and others, both in-country and long distance, regarding women’s issues and human rights issues. Sisters attending the United Nations Beijing Conference on Women in 1995. From left, Delores Brooks, OP; Sister Donna Marie Fu. SP;...
Fair Food Campaign: The Super Bowl of Workers’ Rights
While sports heroes like Peyton Manning draw enormous media attention, there’s other more hidden, but extraordinary significant human victories in our world to celebrate. Often, we encounter more tragic happenings in the daily news than our hearts can bear. We wonder if it is really possible to make a difference in this world. Should we even try? Human trafficking is one of those issues that proves so difficult to change, but the Coalition of Immokalee Workers Campaign for Fair Food...
Newsnotes HOPE summer 2017
...She was instrumental in the approval of the school nickname and in initiating the first athletic scholarships offered at the college. Sisters speak at ISU Human Rights Day Indiana State University hosted its 16th annual Terre Haute Human Rights Day on March 7. Two sisters offered presentations during the event. Sister Kathleen Desautels, who ministers at 8th Day Center for Justice in Chicago, offered the presentation “Human Rights in Honduras.” Sister Rosemary Schmalz presented “Myths and Facts about Raising the...
The Sisters of Providence: A history of justice
...there until it closed in 2017. The 8th Day Center advocated for justice modeled after Catholic social teaching. Some of the many issues the center took up were homelessness, human trafficking, nuclear disarmament, labor rights, inclusive language, LGBTQIA+ rights and more. Onward The Congregation has continued efforts toward justice. “The work of Justice, of promoting systemic change that protects planet Earth and promotes human rights, is essential to answering our call as Sisters of Providence.” — Sister Donna Butler, SP...
Reflecting on the amazing life of Sister Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN: Martyr of the Amazon
...life. Her work with the Pastoral Land Commission work, an organization of the Catholic Church that fights for the rights of rural workers and peasants, and defends land reforms in Brazil, was seen as a serious threat. Her death came less than a week after meeting with the country’s human rights officials about threats to local farmers from loggers and landowners. At Dorothy’s funeral, one settler remarked, “It’s all right, Sister Dorothy. We’re not burying you. We’re planting a seed.”...
Season of Creation 2022: Fair Trade and Climate Change
...the environment. They both focus on a healthy planet for all. What is Fair Trade? Fair Trade is a set of business principles that prioritize the health, economic stability, human rights, environmental sustainability and independence of disadvantaged producers all over the world. Ten Thousand Villages opened as the first Fair Trade shop in 1958 and is the largest fair trade retailer in North America. Fair Trade and Environmental Sustainability “By paying farmers and producers fair wagers, Fair Trade provides financial...
No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters
...rooted in a notion of the human person, which allows him or her to be treated as an object. Whenever sin corrupts the human heart and distances us from our Creator and our neighbors, the latter are no longer regarded as beings of equal dignity, as brothers or sisters sharing a common humanity, but rather as objects. Whether by coercion or deception, or by physical or psychological duress, human persons created in the image and likeness of God are deprived...
Frequently Asked Questions
...teachers and many sisters are well educated with advanced degrees. We also continue our legacy of advocating for equal rights for women. We are committed to care of Earth, ecological and social justice, and serving and advocating for people on the margins of society. We are an apostolic Congregation of sisters, meaning we serve others out in the world, as opposed to monastic or cloistered communities who dedicate their lives to prayer, some of whom rarely leave their convents. Can...
Land Ethic
...recycling and purchasing recycled materials. We will practice conservation and restoration of land through food production, management of forests and wild spaces, and healing and re-habitation of diminished areas. We will be advocates for ethical principles in resource use at local, state, national and global levels. We will explore options and possibilities as we seek both environmental and financial sustainability. We will research options such as: land trusts, easements, deed restrictions and the transfer or selling of development rights, for...