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Meaningful work
...Providence have in recent weeks been engaged in reflection on and conversation about their “ministry stories” as together we move forward with our 2011 Chapter commitment to “engage in a Congregation-wide assessment of all of our ministries to determine their sustainability and effectiveness as lived expressions of love, mercy and justice.“ The process has encouraged us to question ourselves about our individual and corporate ministries and to consider the impact of our past, present and future ministries on advancing the...
“It’s those gates”
...did and draw others to this place and to our common mission, we will, in Canato’s words, “be a force of energy to be reckoned with … one that can give life to the whole of creation.” So, thank you new and old Providence Associates, Sisters of Providence past and present, all you alumnae/i of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, co-workers — all who have shared and will share the charism of Providence from this beloved field we call Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Thank...
Providence Food Pantry continuing operations
...has seen a decrease in the amount of people who utilize the pantry, but people have been coming. “This is a community pantry and the sisters could not do it without the support of the community,” Sister Joseph said. “The pantry has remained open each Thursday morning. We started out with 98 and have seen a decrease from that total in the past few weeks. We have heard that younger families are going to the schools for food and we...
Young sisters today: Vatican II through education
...just old enough to recall a bit more of the “change era,” said “it wasn’t change for change’s sake, but they were trying to get to the root of the Gospel call. Vatican II was a pastoral attempt to identify how we as Catholics were to be living our lives as the people of God. It was an examination of our lives as Catholics in how we lived the Gospel call through the way we prayed as a community of...
Sister Anne Doherty dies; was 14th general superior of Sisters of Providence
...several as chief psychologist and director of clinical services at Hamilton Center in Terre Haute (1972-1979). She also served as associate professor of pastoral psychology at Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass. She then became the Congregation’s general superior. After her term in office, she ministered as an advocate and psychology expert for the Diocese of Monterey in California; as advocate and consultant for the Diocese of Gary in Indiana; psychology professor at Martin University in Indianapolis; clinical psychologist...
A matter of hope: the future of religious life
...that there will be courageous women and men who will continue to answer the call of Providence to respond with integrity and passion to the most urgent needs in society. I invoke the wisdom of our dear Mother Theodore: “…be assured that in leaving the past to the mercy of God and the future to [God’s] Providence you will derive from your offering very great peace and very great consolation.” (Originally published in the Fall 2019 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
Sister Evelyn Ovalles reflects on Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and home
...the tent, one of our themes in the past, are valuable to me and we sure have such opportunities here. I grew up in an island so I love water and enjoy spending time in St. Joe’s lake. It’s restorative to be around water; it just washes away physical, emotional or spiritual fatigue. Sister Mary Pat Peacock taught me how to fish a few years back and at times I practice what she had taught me. I still am not...
Sister Dina Bato
...thought about it, the more excited I got I wanted to jump in and apply to the first community that I visited. Obviously, God doesn’t work that way. A number of people encouraged me to find a spiritual director, particularly one who is a sister, one who gets the process. I have had a few directors before who were priests, but they ended up getting transferred to other parts of the state. In conversation with OLMC’s pastoral associate, I was...
Sister Rosemary Borntrager (formerly Sister Rose Cecile)
...end her commentary. “Now that I am reaching my finals years, I hope to be freer to be in God’s presence as the hours pass. But who knows the future! I only know that whatever was given to me to do in the past has been a delightful adventure. I am sure the future will be the same. Life is what you make it.” Let the people say, AMEN! A Wake took place from 2:30-4:30 p.m., on Wednesday, March 15,...
Providence Associate and former Sister of Providence Donna Watzke shares about her journey
...the meaning of living in right relationship with our Sisters and with the larger world community. Education and ministry Providence Associate Donna Watzke, right, volunteers at a community gathering. Pictured with her are Providence Associate Adrienne Curtis-Davis, left, and Sister Mary Mundy, center. I began ‘active’ ministry as a junior high teacher in Evansville, Ind. In time I was named principal of All Saints Catholic School in Indianapolis. Eventually I was appointed vicar of religious and director of pastoral planning...
A Reflection for National Day of Mourning
...these settlers “introduced sexism, racism, anti-homosexual bigotry, jails, and the class system.” The National Day of Mourning generally begins at noon and includes a march through the Historic District of Plymouth. The UAINE encourages people of all backgrounds to attend the protests. But only Native speakers give speeches about the past and about current obstacles. Guests bring non-alcoholic beverages, desserts, fresh fruits and vegetables, or pre-cooked items. The protest is open to anyone, and has attracted other minority activists. A...
Counseling brings Providence Family Services client from darkness to light
...Because before I didn’t allow myself to feel. It was like that was a weakness. But now I see that what I thought were my weaknesses are actually strengths,” Diaz said. Living with the effects of abuse “you kind of feel trapped, like there’s no way out,” Diaz said. But the past several months of therapy have made a very real positive impact on her life. “Life has become life again. Before it was hopeless dark, dark, dark. I’ve been...