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Sister Anne Doherty (formerly Sister Dennis)
...treatment of victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse. These encounters gave her a strong sense of human suffering and a deep understanding of the real-life situations which burden so many. Staff members who lovingly and devotedly cared for Anne these last months, strongly felt that at times Anne was reliving some of the difficult cases she had been involved in. As honest as Anne always was, staff also felt that 99 per cent of the time they knew what she...
Sister Agnes Eileen O’Brien
...l9 years of her life she suffered from neuropathy which required that she wear heavy, uncomfortable metal braces on both legs. The disease seems to have spread so that in the end the nerves throughout her body were affected and she had almost constant pain and could scarcely bear a human touch. Now she, who had given so many years of her life to service of the sick, was forced to be herself a patient and the recipient of care....
Life in the Weihsien internment camp, 1943
...heartache, war and humanity. It is also full of the whimsy and hilarity that only such situations can bring about. The set-up is this: The SP missionaries have been having a hard go of it for a while. They were running a school in Kaifeng, which would be enough to handle on its own, but after Japan invaded China in 1937, the sisters found themselves dealing with bombings, wounded soldiers and citizens, and general misfortune. Then, the day after Japan...
Four women profess perpetual vows as Sisters of Providence
...she started looking at being a sister. Sister Beth is a native of Beech Gove, Ind. She has an Associate’s degree in business and a Bachelor’s degree in human services. She currently ministers as assistant administrator, helping to run Wabash Valley Health Center (also known as St. Ann Medical and Dental Services), a free health center for residents of Terre Haute, Ind. and surrounding communities who would otherwise not have access to health care. “The questions for me are where...
Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein
...an attractive choice? As Sisters of Providence we have a very profound love and respect for one another. We pray daily, respect all human beings, collaboratively serve others including the poor, sick and underprivileged, care for the earth, challenge one another, support each other in good times and bad, accept each other despite our imperfections, celebrate each other’s successes, accompany one another in our disappointments, strive to be the persons God has called us to be, value the wisdom of...
Sister Cordelia Moran (formerly Sister Ann de Sales)
Sister Cordelia Moran “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word was in the beginning with God. Through the Word all things came into being, and apart from the Word nothing came into being. In the Word was life, and that life was humanity’s light – Light that shines in the darkness, a Light that the darkness has never overtaken. Then came one named John, sent as an envoy...
WVHC celebrates new transition
...November 2013, the center was awarded a grant from the United States Health and Human Services (HHS) in the amount of $778,750. The grant, according to WVHC Chief Operating Officer Sister Lawrence Ann Liston, will help the center reach more people. In the past, the center has served uninsured adults ages 18-64. However, the grant and new qualifications will enable the center to serve children as well. “We will start slowly with pediatrics,” Sister Lawrence Ann said, adding they initially...
Providence: together as one creation
...divinity.” We learned that in Catholic teaching Providence as a concept has always contained certain elements. Providence has to do with: the design, the governance and sustenance of the universe; with God’s foresight; with God’s loving care; and with the free will of human beings. Our studies led us to process philosophy and theology. We looked at a new cosmology and quantum theory. If Providence has to do with the design and governance of the universe, then surely new learnings...
Easter reminds us that death is not the end
...continues to work through human persons who love God. We also visited the grave of Sister Regina Mary Wallace, who died in Taiwan in 2012. Again, we cleaned, arranged flowers and prayed. As at Mother Marie Gratia’s tomb, I was so aware of the designs of Providence lived out in the life of this intelligent, gentle and strong Sister of Providence. As we commemorate Holy Week and especially Good Friday, I find myself thinking often about Tomb Sweeping Day. While...
Sisters of Providence collaboration timeline
Introduction by Bill Hughes Timeline by Christina Blust Humans are creatures who remember. Can you remember fondly a time when you said or did something about which you feel an appropriate level of pride? How about those times that you recall with a tinge of sadness, because you acted in a way you now regret? Might it be possible to remember even those negative times with a sense of joy, because attitudes and opinions you held in the past have...
Poverty Justice Fund
Started in 1999, the Poverty Justice Fund has partnered with close to 100 organizations to assist the Sisters of Providence in their efforts to promote social justice and the integrity of Earth. There are many direct service organizations that help people, but this fund is aimed at systemic changes that promote human dignity and the integrity of all creation. The fund allows us to partner with others who are doing good work in an effort to create a more just...
Sophia: a poetic look at the feminine face of God
Hagia Sophia Can you hear her? The gentle whisper, She is calling you, beyond what you know, what you believe to be truth or reality. She calls all humanity, beckoning them from fragmented, distracted lives, lives detached and alone. She gently calls, with peace, beauty, and patience. My inner stirrings the desire, the drawing, the eros fire within me all are her voice speaking to me. When I awaken to her, when I finally answer, it is as if I...