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Thanking the Sisters through social media
...in first grade to Sister Rose Gertrude in eighth grade, I had a great education,” Carol said. “Then, I worked there as a secretary. Sister Katherine Manley and Sister Ann (Stephen) Stouffer were the principals and Sister Agnes Farrell and Sister Regina Shaughnessy were in the office. I loved my years with them.” Sister Ann Stephen Stouffer In addition, Kristin Jean was taught by many Sisters of Providence at St. Charles School in Bloomington, Ind. She said she remembers Sister...
Sister Mary Roger Madden
...“telling others.” Whether writing, speaking, or in prayer, the focus of her being was an attempt to articulate the faith she held so deeply in her mind and in her heart, wrote Providence Associate Cynthia Ann MacWhorter in her commentary – delivered by Sister Janice Smith – for Sister Mary Roger Madden, who passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 102-years-old and had been a Sister of Providence for almost 83 years. Sister Janice...
Sister Kathleen Bernadette Smith: love of God strengthens love of others
...communication. Bringing needed diversity In 2002 Sister Kate with a parishioner in her ministry at St. Felicitas Parish in Chicago. Sister Kate holds the distinction of being the only current member of the Sisters of Providence who is African-American. She said she hasn’t experienced racism from other members of the Congregation. “Some sisters would sit and watch me sometimes, just because they were curious, I think. The Sisters were very kind and very inviting, and no one ever challenged me,”...
The Philosophy of Fair Trade
...challenge facing the world” with poverty and economic justice following at 44 percent. However, with fair trade, everyone benefits. If you regularly shop at grocery stores, check out the produce aisles by looking for the fair trade label on items such as avocados, bananas, chocolate/cocoa, coffee, and tea. Fair trade is not limited to agricultural products. You should think about fair trade every time you shop. “Visibility of Fairtrade products has increased since 2021 for nearly all major product categories...
Witness
Note: October is Respect for Life Month. We wanted to share with you a piece written by our Justice Promoter, Sister Barbara Battista, SP, she composed for The Catholic Moment, the diocesan publication for the Diocese of Lafayette, Ind. It is an updated version of a piece Sister Barbara composed In October 2020. I watched a man die. He wanted someone to be there for him. Someone not on the killing team. September 22, 2020, at 9:06 p.m., in the...
WVC adds ‘Real Organic Project’ certification
...protect the integrity of the organic label. Organic farming has always been based on “feed the soil, not the plant.” Young plants inside the greenhouse. Real organic farming relies on the microbial activity of the soil to slowly release nutrients to the plant. In recent years, many organic farmers have grown distraught over USDA decisions that have negated this fundamental truth, even though growing in soil is original to the USDA Organic standards. Further, rules have been overlooked regarding the...
Everything is Connected – Our Consumption
...plastic particles themselves and the chemicals used in their manufacture. What Needs to Change? We need to move beyond consume-and-throwaway systems toward circular approaches that work within ecological limits. This means reusing, recycling and sharing materials and products. Governments must do more to make companies accountable for the impacts of their activities and supply chains. They also need to help consumers make sustainable choices, for example, through targeted taxation and requirements for clearer labeling on goods. Households and firms should...
June 2, 2024: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
...union of King David’s great-grandparents (and ancestors to Jesus) illustrates not only God’s love for each person but how that love is to be shared by all, especially those who are labeled “other”. Throughout the Old Testament, one of the most common consequences for the ancient people straying from the will of God was famine in the land — a lack of grain and grapes. Paul was the apostle who wrote the first scriptural eucharistic institution narrative and made clear...
The Injustice and Dehumanization of Experiencing Homelessness
...Can you spend a few minutes reflecting on your implicit (unconscious) and explicit (conscious) bias? Then think about expressions such as “Gee, I look like I’m a homeless person.” When examining your own biases and the social narratives you have heard, do you say, “They are experiencing homelessness?” or do you label them by saying “they are homeless?” If you spoke about homelessness to a friend or acquaintance, what would you be able to share with them after reading this?...
Musings on National Women’s Day
...which had become prominent during the time of the Weimar Republic (1920-1933). Sister Becky Keller (left) and Claudette Nowell-Philipp, of Illinois It was Zetkin who had suggested to some of her American associates the idea of a National Women’s Day in the United States. Zetkin herself was a hard-nosed, determined working-class woman who saw quickly that what women really needed was gender equality. She definitely wanted her work to benefit primarily working-class and lower middle-class women and to bring about...
A note from Sister Barbara from her experience in the death chamber
...for the Sisters of Providence at St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and I was talking about watching as Mr. William Emmet LeCroy, Jr. took his last breath as he laid strapped down, flat on his back, on a slightly tilted cruciform table in a room full of windows. I recited the Divine Mercy Chaplet which “Will” had requested, and I wondered if the Warden, the U.S. Marshal, or the Executioner were silently praying. I knew Will was. Sister Barbara Battista during a...
Sisters share message against ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
...California Most Reverend John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky Most Reverend Joseph J. Tyson, Bishop of Yakima, Washington Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee, Northwest Washington Synod, ELCA Most Reverend Edward J. Weisenberger, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan Most Reverend John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico Institute Leadership Team, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas: Sister Susan M. Sanders, RSM, President Sister Teresa Bednarz, RSM Sister Patricia C. Flynn, RSM Sister Judith Frikker, RSM Sister Maureen King RSM...