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Sister Agnes Clare Buckley
...her sister, Cathie, and other relatives. Sisters of Providence, relatives and many friends gave Agnes Clare a beautiful send-off on the east coast with the Mass of Christian Burial on September 29. Agnes Clare had planned the service down to the last detail, which included her beloved Irish music. Joe kept checking the list of detailed instructions to be sure everything was just the way she wanted! Sister is buried among 22 other Sisters of Providence at Holy Cross cemetery...
Where Your Treasure Is
...family and church members, Sisters of Providence, faith and labor leaders gathered outside the Clay County Justice Center to mourn that we may never see Sonia again. Her pastor, Carlos, shared “The last thing she did was make supper for the whole church. She said, ‘This might be the last supper I make for you, but I want it to be good – I want you to be full.’ This is like a death for us.” I thought about the...
Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting – Part two
...culture of exclusion in our nation reinforces and propels cleavages that are highly destructive to all of the goals that lie at the center of Catholic social teaching. For this reason, many faith-filled Catholics believe that in this election cycle the most compelling issue that arises from Catholic social teaching for American voters is the need to repudiate radically this culture of exclusion before it spreads further and leads to new levels of moral paralysis and division. Seen against this...
Witness
...to abolish the death penalty and bear witness to federal executions. We have members from Catholic Mobilizing Network; Indiana Catholic Conference; Indiana Abolition Coalition; The Sisters of Providence; Oldenburg Franciscans; Interfaith Council of the Wabash Valley; Amnesty International; students from across Indiana; and various other individuals dedicated to abolishing the death penalty. We gather in protest and vigil at the main entrance to the USP Terre Haute. Will mailed his last words to me which, as Providence would have it,...
Sister Mary (Mary Agatha) Carlton
...unable, mentally challenged or learning impaired to take their place in society. Sister Mary not only scouted suitable jobs for them, but she also went along with them to the job, working side by side with them until they had mastered the skills needed,” continued Sister Mary Roger. “In what passes as retirement for a Sister of Providence, Sister Mary volunteered to work with Sister Pat Linehan to make Saint Ann Clinic in Terre Haute the reality it is today....
A community of friends: the Providence Associate relationship
...sharing their own unique gifts and talents with others while walking with the Sisters of Providence. But they also walk with each other and that is making all the difference. We invite you to walk more closely with us as a Providence Associate. Applications are being accepted now for those who wish to become Providence Associates in the coming year. Learn more at Providence Associates.org or request an application here. Providence Associate Candidate Joan Richards gets to know other Providence...
Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore
...Providence Community to celebrate once again that the church has lifted up Anne Therese Guerin as a Saint of God, I find myself thinking less about her and more about US. The WE who are walking in the footsteps of that Saint. The WE who are becoming known as the Providence Community. Many of you are with us in church this morning – Sisters and Providence Associates; are SP co-workers; partners in mission from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Providence Health Care...
Litany of Our Lady of Providence
...relationship, pray for us. Our Lady of Providence, who surrendered to what God asked of you, pray for us. Our Lady of Providence, whose openness to others shaped and formed you, pray for us. Our Lady of Providence, woman of reflection, pray for us. Our Lady of Providence, who valued times of quiet and prayer, pray for us. Our Lady of Providence, whose pondering probed the depths of confusion, pray for us. Our Lady of Providence, woman of reverence, pray...
The Sisters of Providence: A history of justice
...also established the Freedom School in Albany, Georgia, teaching youth and adults how to read, write and do mathematics. Sister of Providence Dorothy Gartland, far left, joins other 8th Day Center for Justice staff members in advocating for equality during the Center’s tenth anniversary celebration in 1985. In 1974 the Sisters of Providence were one of six founding religious congregation’s of the 8th Day Center for Justice in Chicago. First Sister Dorothy Gartland, SP, then Sister Kathleen Desautels, SP, ministered...
Oral history: Sister Marian Brady the scholar
...Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She would follow a path with myriad opportunities, guided by Providence. Sister Marian is a member of the Silent Generation. Although that generation is given to tradition and conformity, the Silent Generation also produced leaders in the Civil Rights Movement, the ‘60s counterculture, the rock-and-roll music of the ‘50s and ‘60s, and one Catholic president of the United States. Like those leaders, and so many Sisters of Providence before her, going back to foundress Saint Mother...
Providence prayers for the journey of Advent
Following in the footsteps of Saint Mother Theodore, our other five foundresses, and the Providence communities of each era, we are called to observe the life-giving season of Advent. Can you picture these Providence communities lighting candles, singing, and telling the story of the coming of God in history? Let us unite with them and all who share the charism of Providence as we keep Advent. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, bring peace to Syria and Israel. All mourn in...
Get to know Providence Associate Brad Crites
...wants me to do. When my daughter’s third grade class visited the Woods on a field trip, I discovered the Providence Associate program. And the more I learned and talked to the sisters I was meeting, the more I knew I was in my spiritual home. Brad Crites and Sister Ann Casper, SP, front left, at the Providence Associate orientation in 2019 Tell about your experience as a Providence Associate. I started my candidate year in 2019. Being an “academic...