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No time for despair: climate change reality
...Associates, and everyone else in the greater SP community and beyond. Look for more information and opportunities to see this presentation in the coming months. “Let ours be a time remembered for the awakening of a new reverence for life, the firm resolve to achieve sustainability, the quickening for the struggle for justice and peace, and the joyful celebration of life.” The Earth Charter, as quoted by Pope Frances in Laudato Si. (Originally published in the Summer 2017 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
Volunteers help the Woods run smoothly
...welcome any time because we love having him, he responded that he loves coming here.” Both Peggy and Carl said they hope to continue volunteering for the sisters regularly. “If you’ve been considering volunteering with the sisters, don’t hesitate. When the sisters say, ‘All are welcome,’ they mean it,” Peggy said. “I am one of the many non-Catholics who passionately support their mission and the charism of Saint Mother Theodore.” (Originally published in the Fall 2017 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
From farming to teaching to counseling to care of Earth: Sister Ann Sullivan’s story
...needs of the people around us (and beyond) has been the guiding star for Sister Ann throughout the years. After a short time ministering as a teacher of fourth and fifth graders in Oklahoma, Sister Ann was assigned in 1970 to Costa Catholic School in Galesburg, Illinois, where she had grown up. There she lived with 12 other sisters, taught in the junior high and loved every minute of it. She recalls that she often spent time not only teaching,...
Sister Ann Casper: holding nothing back in her service
...before she retired. Sister Ann felt all her experience and wonderful relationships she made during her time with Mission Advancement would make this a perfect fit for her. As Providence would have it, the new opportunity remained open. So, in January of 2019, after just a few months rest and relaxation, Sister Ann became the Congregation’s Providence Community Cemetery minister. That same month Sister Ann also celebrated her 80th birthday. Her new role is part time. Sister Ann spends four...
Love, mercy, justice: working together to welcome the stranger
...to learn more about the responsibilities of an asylum sponsor; and b) wanted to get some input from others before we jumped into it. Welcoming the immigrant Sister Tracey understood our need to have time to “work things out.” At the same time, she had a young family that needed a place to stay in a matter of days. She asked if we might consider providing interim housing. As Providence would have it, Sacred Heart House, right on the edge...
Oral history: Sister Cathy Campbell the storyteller
...“There have been a lot of great women who have been around me. So nothing truly surprised me because I figured someone would pull what I needed out of the hat. Not like KAZAAM — but by being open to the Spirit and courageous enough to follow what the Spirit was asking of us at the time.” “I am a storyteller.” Sister Cathy has written for myriad publications most recently HOPE magazine and the SP blog website. For a number...
Thin times and profound connection
Providence Associate Sheila Galvin reflects on those “thin places” where heaven is very close to Earth. The concept of “thin times” has captivated my thoughts and stirred my being for more than a year now. “Thin times” was a topic of discussion in our March 2016 Providence Associates Retreat. At that retreat, Sister Ann Sullivan described thin times/places as “Providence alive in very being.” She shared that “thin times” is a Celtic saying meaning that heaven and Earth are much...
Sister Patricia Geis (formerly Sister Anna Marie)
...to church even when she could not go herself.” Apparently, they did not spend all their time praying, because Rosemary says that when she was 5-years-old, Pat, then 10 at the time, taught her how to play poker and got really mad when Rosemary won. Patricia was taught by the Sisters of Loretto at Saint Bernard School for her first four years. Then, at Saint Mark’s School, she was taught by the Sisters of Providence. Of those years, she says,...
Sister Ann Stephen Stouffer
...our families to gain insight into SP life. Ann’s brother Steve recalls, “It was always exciting to fly out to LAX to meet her on Christmas and spend time with her and the sisters located there. The first time, Sister Ann showed up at the airport with a limo to take us to the convent!” In later years, when Steve planned a trip for his own family, his wife Sue was a bit apprehensive about staying at a convent, but...
Summer Teen Volunteer Opportunity benefits elders, teens
...Providence Health Care enjoy spending time with all of our volunteers, especially the teen volunteers! Here are some additional comments from current teen volunteers: “Volunteering, especially with the Providence Teen Ministry group, has taught me so many very useful skills. Every time I volunteer my time and efforts I learn a lesson about compassion, diligence, and love, to name a few. The sisters are always so kind and grateful for whatever help we can offer to them.” Mea Targett “I...
Oral history: Sister Joann Quinkert the justice advocate
...block away. We’d play under streetlights in the middle of the street. My mother was always home.” “We said grace at meals. We prayed for things and people. On Tuesday nights I would go to Novena Devotions with my dad. We walked about 1 ½ miles. After church we stopped at my father’s aunt’s house about a block from the church, said hello, then went home. In the summertime every two weeks my mother would remind me it was time...
Reflections from our Golden Jubilees
...from high school teacher to dietitian to pastoral minister. I can see God’s Providence in each step, especially in hindsight. I continue to minister as a pastoral associate at St. Malachy in Brownsburg, Ind. Although there are always highs and lows, most of the time, there were highs thanks to God’s Providence and my sisters in Providence. The journey has been blessed. • From Sister Marsha Speth – When one is serving the mission, placing our gifts, time and energy...