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Celebrating Sister Joni as she professes first vows on June 26
...of vows. For me, each scripture selection – and all three together – create a vibrant mural of the lives of all followers of Jesus. The three panels of this mural could be labeled: LEAVING, LEARNING, LIBERATING. Today, we shine a light on one particular follower of Jesus – our Sister Joni Luna – as she professes first vows as a woman religious, as a Sister of Providence. Joni’s life journey has been all about leaving, learning and liberating. Like...
Quotations from reflections given at General Chapter 2016
...we begin to put aside all the divisions in our hearts and our words? Our labels: Conservative-Liberal; Democrat-Republican; Gay-Straight; Christian-Muslim; Rich-Poor. What if instead we see from that new lens: the lens of the Gospel values demanded right now. Not the least of which are Love—Justice—Mercy.” —Sister Ann Sullivan “We will wash one another’s feet. We will probably need to perform this cleansing of one another more than once. Yet we have promised one another we will.” —Sister Denise Wilkinson...
Sister Elizabeth Meyer (formerly Sister Joseph Aloyse)
...would be stained from the walnuts and she would tease the children with the “Ooooo, Hoosier Hand!” Elizabeth also loved playing cards, a tradition she learned in the Meyer household. Elizabeth’s sister-in-law Carolyn shared her family’s version of card playing. “The family will miss playing cards – Hearts, Gin, and most of all – Oh Hell! A favorite of the Meyer family! Her father taught it to all of us! Maybe in her case, we should have called it, OH...
In memory of …
...informing all residents that all roads in the area had to be named and labeled in case of emergency. A photo of Sister Mary Esther Lane taken in 1979 at Yosemite National Park. In Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village, many residents who lived on one street decided they had to name it “Mary Lane.” The street was eventually changed to “Mary Lane Road.” “I understand that Mary Esther loved taking visitors over there to show them the road that is named after...
Where Your Treasure Is
...by thick concrete walls and by a system that had labeled her as less than human. As Congress begins negotiations for the 2019 budget, we know the Trump Administration has requested more resources to remove beloved residents like Sonia from our communities. The administration’s requests include: A massive increase in immigration detention – to 51,379 people in detention across the country every day Funds to recruit and hire 1,000 additional ICE officers, and Funds to compensate more local police to...
Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting – Part two
...background of abortion, climate change and the culture of exclusion, it is clear that the faith-filled voter who seeks to be guided by Catholic social teaching is confronted by compelling moral claims that cut across the partisan and cultural divides of our nation. The pathway from these crosscutting moral claims to decisions on particular candidates is not a direct and singular one in Catholic teaching, rooted in one issue. For this reason, the drive to label a single issue preeminent...
Witness
...the weak cannot fall lower than the lowest which is in you also.” I believe Will LeCroy can teach us an essential truth: Who among us deserves to be labeled, judged, discarded even, according to the worst thing we ever did? Rather, are we not called to honor human dignity and extend God’s loving design to all creation? To all persons? Surely just as we know that God loves us always and is never far from us, so are we...
Sister Mary (Mary Agatha) Carlton
...Officially Sister Mary was the volunteer coordinator and in that position interviewed volunteers and supervised their orientation. In addition, according to Sister Pat, Sister Mary assisted with the taking in and labeling of medications, restocking examination rooms, picking up supplies, cleaning the clinic and doing fund raisers. Sister Pat attributes their many returning clients to Sister Mary’s influence. Ever the gracious and generous woman, she did indeed ‘heal the oppressed,’” shared Sister Mary Roger. “Over the last five years, Sister...
Sister Patty Fillenwarth
...I get to serve with. I learn every day from my clients, every day, what’s really important in life,” she said. Favorites Favorite TV program: right now, Blue Bloods or Good Wife Favorite animal: all of them as long as they don’t live in my house Favorite sport: football Favorite course in school: math – all flavors One thing most people don’t know about me is … I have perfect feet. Favorite saint: St. Catherine of Indy (my mom)...
Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein
Download Full Interview – Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein Current ministry: Associate professor, researcher, special assistant to the president and trustee at Providence University in Taiwan Favorite website: www.spsmw.org because it keeps me in touch with so many of the great things that the Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and other friends are doing to make the world a better place. Favorite quote: “My life is my message.” Ghandi Favorite music/song: If I had to pick just one, it would be...
Sister Delan Ma
...to now, I have felt so at home. I feel like I am where I need to be. Favorites Animal: Horse. My name “Ma” means horse Season: Spring, it gives life and hope Sport: Ice dancing Least favorite food: Black olives Favorite course at school: Music. I am not good at music, but I like it Least favorite course in school: Oh, math Dessert: Pumpkin pie Chinese pizza: I like vegetables Movie: Sound of Music Recreation: Music, visiting my friends...
Sister Dina Bato
...music, depending on my mood. Animal: Dog (domestic), and tiger (exotic). Pizza topping: Veggies. Quote: There are several, but my more recent favorite is: “Your beliefs don’t make you a better person, your behavior does.” Holiday: Thanksgiving. Dessert: Brownies. Time of Day: Evening. Season: Fall. Hero/Heroine: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Helen Keller. Course in school: English. Saint: St. Luke. Sinner: Dorothy Day. Least favorite food: Okra. Least favorite course in school: Taxation. Worst movie I’ve ever seen:...