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HOPE winter 2018 — The bonds that unite us
...I were friends. Now we are family members of the Sisters of Providence, with a multi-year friendship base to help me live more freely in this family,” Teresa said. Providence Associates, Sisters of Providence: 10 years in relationship “The common vision that we share is love for Providence, for each other, and for life — all life.” Providence Associate 10 year celebration photos Photos from the 10 year celebration Photos from the rite of commitment ceremony that was part of...
Newsnotes: winter 2019 updates from the Sisters of Providence
...classes for two weeks, which helped her understand the language even more. The scholarship awarded to Sister Joni — totaling $5,000 — also offered her an opportunity to learn more about her heritage. “Having the ability to read and write Spanish helps me to reach out to those in the Hispanic community,” Sister Joni said. Fall Farm Day Lots of friends, both old and new, enjoyed sunny hayrides, arts and crafts, visits with the alpacas and more during our first-ever...
Sister Mary Ann Leahy, (formerly Sister Marie Anita)
...in prayer. “Without a note or hesitation, Mary paused a moment and then began a favorite prayer – the Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas: Grant me grace, O merciful God, to desire ardently all that is pleasing to you. To examine it prudently, to acknowledge it truthfully and to accomplish it perfectly for the praise and glory of your name,” Barbara said. Those who worked with and for Mary remembered her for her support, encouragement, counsel, courage, efficiency, effectiveness, generous...
Call to Action: Attend Town Hall Meetings and Other Meet-the-Candidate Events!
As we move closer to the November election cycle, candidates ordinarily hold a Town Hall Meeting or an opportunity to meet voters. These are excellent opportunities to ask candidates about their commitment to environmentally sound decision-making and impress upon them the importance of this matter to the Providence Community. To prepare for such opportunities, the Political Engagement Team of the Climate Change Task Force would like to share the following suggestions gleaned from the Interfaith Power and Light website: To...
Political Engagement for Climate Justice
...and the Common Good. 2001. The survey taken at our 2017 Annual Meeting gave evidence that a top priority for moving forward with our 2016 General Chapter environment commitment is political engagement on local, state, and national levels. Signing the Providence Climate Agreement, from left, are Sisters Mary Catherine Guiler, Florence Norton, Maria Saracco and Cynthia Lynge. As we move into the 2020 election cycle, the Climate Change Task Force plans to provide resources to advocate for strong environmental policies....
Call to Action: Make Your Voice Heard!
...the U.S. Bishops declared, “The President’s decision not to honor the U.S. commitments to the Paris Agreement is deeply troubling.” As Catholic communities, organizations, individuals, and institutions in the United States, we join with other institutions from across American society to ensure that the United States remains a global leader in reducing emissions. We call for the Administration to join the global community and return to the Paris Agreement. Signers of this declaration include the Sisters of Providence of Saint...
St. Mary of Magdala: Apostle to the Apostles
...the model of Mary Magdalene as a prostitute and reformed sinner took hold and became a favorite subject for artists for millennia. Clearing her name In 1969, Pope Paul VI untangled the “Mary web.” He distinguished between Mary of Magdala, Mary of Bethany and the unnamed “sinful woman.” That began an unremarkable acknowledgement that Mary of Magdala was an important follower of Jesus. She was again referred to as the “Apostle of the Apostles” recognizing her distinctive role as the...
Sister Joan Zlogar (formerly Sister Joseph Bernard)
Today, we celebrate the life of our Sister Joan Zlogar – a woman who embodied childlike enthusiasm, a sense of wonder for the marvels of creation, openness to a wide variety of people, an ability to welcome friend or stranger, a commitment to justice and a deep, always evolving spiritual life, said Sister Denise Wilkinson in her commentary for Sister Joan Zlogar, formerly Sister Joseph Bernard, who passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was...
Ask Sister Dina: how long does it take to become a sister?
...tour during a Come and See Weekend retreat. Those who discern a call to become a Catholic religious sister must first be a practicing Roman Catholic. (We’ve had at least one sister hear the call before she became Catholic, so her first step was the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), a program which introduces a person to the Catholic faith). Seeking spiritual direction, visiting and getting to know more about Congregations of religious sisters, even doing some web...
Sister Barbara Doherty (formerly Sister Vincent Ferrer)
...her expectations of the student were simple – drive carefully and speak only if spoken to. These alums recalled some of Barbara’s favorite words and phrases: swell, grand, hooray, lollygagging, willy-nilly, kiddo, full of baloney, speak up. What is Barbara were an impatiens plant? Listen to these comments made to many a novice, student, attendee at her workshops. You may sense some impatience on her part. If you say you’re bored, then you’re a boring person. There’s always something to...
Sister Annette Cecile Holmes
...Lansdowne; Ascension, Halethorpe; and Holy Redeemer, College Park. Her favorite missions were in Florida at Rosarian Academy, West Palm Beach, and St. Joseph, Bradenton. “For 17 years Sister Annette Cecile ministered at Immaculata Prep in Washington, D.C. These were difficult years with the closing of the school, but she was able to let students and families know of her love and concern for them and remained faithful and connected while she served as coordinator of the alumnae association from 1997...
Sister Sue Pietrus
...this was Sue’s favorite quote from Mother Theodore. How blessed we are that Ray and Florence Pietrus decided that their first-born child should take piano lessons. Thank you, Ray, for your part in nurturing Sue’s great gift of music and for the years and Saturdays you spent chauffering Susan and your other daughter, Nancy, from your south side Chicago home to the local Catholic school for piano lessons with Sister Marie. It seems to us that you and Flo and...