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Behind the peaceful vigil
...community were showing that they wanted to express their feelings about what happened in Charlottesville. The instrumental possibilities were less clear on the surface. In this case, we weren’t asking for a specific decision from government, like “Vote no on SB 309” or “Remove X statue.” But, we saw that this could bring us closer to our goals of a peaceful and just community in several ways. Our expression could serve as a statement to white supremacists and neo-Nazis in...
Pilgrims of Hope: Jubilee 2025
Church of the Immaculate Conception For more than a century, thousands of people have visited the sacred grounds of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, walking in the footsteps of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence. Many of those people expressed, at the conclusion of their visit, a sense of inner calm within their soul, a peace they had not felt before. A Thin Place of Peace and Reflection General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, SP, describes Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as a...
May 22, 2022: Sixth Sunday of Easter
...my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard me tell you, ‘I am going away and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is...
This Easter: What is the state of your heart?
...publicly tortured and humiliated – is remembered as saying, “Father, forgive them …” It takes an extravagant heart to forgive such trespasses. It takes a compassionate heart not to let the violence of war, of school shootings, of differences of opinion make us numb or hardened. Peace is Possible The resurrected Jesus invites us to believe that there is an alternative to all of this. Death does not have the last word. Peace is possible. Cease Fire is doable. Love...
Fathers speak out against death penalty
...emotions. Months, maybe years, pass before some achieve a measure of peace. Some never do. Paul Stevens and Emmett “Bud” Welch found themselves at the brink in their efforts to cope with the acts of violence that took their daughters’ lives. Paul’s daughter Cindy was babysitting for an Evansville woman in 1969. The woman’s estranged husband went to the residence and murdered Cindy. It was to have been Cindy’s last night of babysitting for the client because of the fear...
Sister of Providence released from prison
...imprisoned,” she said. As a peacemaker, Sister Kathleen remains committed to her mission and to working to close the SOA/WHINSEC. “If loving peace and doing civil resistance to bring attention to this Gospel call is a crime, I’m glad to be called guilty,” she said. “Being a prisoner of conscience or being a probationer of conscience is being part of a growing community of peacemakers willing to do a non-violent act of civil disobedience. I prefer to think of it...
Defining Independence on Independence Day
...by their Creator with certain unalienable rights among them Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Independence how? “We, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES; … and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things...
A Note from Sister Barbara Battista, April 9, 2024
We asked Sister of Providence, Barbara Battista, how she chose the Peace Learning Center of Indianapolis (PLC) to offer an in-service workshop on Implicit Bias. “Well, that was not a difficult decision at all! Many of our Sisters are familiar with the Center and have also participated in their training and have served on committees. We have professional relationships with many of the staff members at the Peace Learning Center. In particular, we know that we learn by doing and...
Musings on International Day of Friendship
July 30 was International Day of Friendship. The United Nations website says about the day: “The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendships between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities. Our world faces many challenges, crises and forces of division – such as poverty, violence, and human rights abuses – among many others – that undermine peace, security, development and social...
Sisters of Providence sign Catholic Sisters letter on end of Title 42
Editor’s Note: On Wednesday, May 4, more than 1,200 Catholic sisters sent a letter to President Biden requesting that he follow through on his commitment to end Title 42 on May 23. Many Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, signed the letter. Here is the letter in its entirety. Dear President Biden, We write to you today as Catholic sisters united in commitment to the Gospel of Christ, which inspires us to seek justice and peace for all, particularly...
Season of Creation 2022: Celebrating Saint Francis of Assisi
...wonderful harmony with God, with others, with nature and with himself. He shows us just how inseparable the bond is between concern for nature, justice for the poor, commitment to society, and interior peace.” What might hold us back? As we close this year’s “Season of Creation,” I can’t help but ask myself, “What holds me back from embracing all of creation as gift to be reverenced? What comforts, desires, possessions, or lifestyle choices have such a hold on me...
Remembering Pope Francis: Champion of the poor, the marginalized and the environment
May he rest in Peace With heavy hearts, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods acknowledge Pope Francis’s passing today. We join people everywhere in mourning for him, who became a symbol of hope, both in his person and in his ministry. From the moment he was introduced as pope and greeted the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square, people knew he would be different. Almost immediately, he asked those present to pray for him, and he knelt in humility...