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Statement of Catholic Theologians on Racial Justice
...long simmering, deep seated and deeply buried attitudes, fears and hatreds. As persons dedicated to furthering God’s providential care of all, as persons deeply committed to living in the world in a way that models non-violence, we are called at this particular moment in time to examine our attitudes, to work tirelessly to uproot the unacknowledged racism and white privilege that lurk within us, and to take concrete action to bring about a more just society. If ever there were...
‘The tip of the iceberg’
...that white privilege exists. But the sisters also understand that examining possible racial tension within the Congregation is just as important. This is why the anti-racism team exists. For Sister Dina, all of these steps are a wonderful start, but the conversation is far from over. “It’s a matter of awareness,” she said. “It’s important for me to realize where people are. It’s also important to question where we are as a Congregation. “For some, (the July 2014 session) was...
Bittersweet news from Educational/Family Services
Educational/Family Services Director Penny Sullivan with Crystal Maners, right, at Crystal’s GED graduation ceremony. EFS had helped Crystal prepare for the exam. See more photos from EFS through the years in the slideshow below. Many lives have been changed, one individual at a time, through the Sisters of Providence ministry Educational/Family Services (EFS). The small white house just outside the north gates to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods offered an oasis to people wanting to improve their lives for more than 18 years....
A call to change
...regained with education and opportunity, job stability, family and community support. I know this is not true for all white, American women. Women the world over, including in our own backyard, suffer from religious and cultural norms that exclude them, or reduce them to less than fully human. As racial tensions ebb and flow in our own country, we realize that these are not isolated incidents with certain individuals, but they point to larger systemic ills in our communities and...
Sister Helen Jean Vinton: a woman for all time
Our family has lived on the shores of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for the past 28 years. Surrounded by the awesome grandeur of Lake Superior, the towering granite cliffs and the serenity of giant white pines, my thoughts always turn to thankfulness and gratefulness. In this awesome presence, why do I think of God the Creator and give thanks for the beauty that surrounds me each day? Where did this love of God’s creation come from?...
Sisters of Providence Annual Meeting 2015
...Rose Ann Eaton Sister Su-Hsin Huang and Sister Paula Damiano Sister Margaret Wilson, Sister Bridgette Ann Bonner, Sister Joseph Ellen Keltzer Sister Kathleen Leonard and Sister Andre Panepinto Sister Mary Ann McCauley and Sister Marie Grace Pesavento Sister Sophia Chen and Sister Su-Hsin Huang Sister Clelia Cecchetti and Sister Marceline Mattingly Sister Jody O’Neil Sister Barbara Sheehan, Sister Florence Norton, Sister Cynthia Lynge Sister Cathy White Sister Mary Moloney Sisters Jo Paolinelli, Carolyn Bouchard, Marie McCarthy, Mary Catherine Keene, Maureen...
Tracey and Anna enter novitiate
...her cross from Sister Denise Wilkinson. Sister Anna Fan (middle) receiving her cross from Sister Denise Wilkinson. From left, Sisters Denise Wilkinson, Marsha Speth, Anna Fan and Tracey Horan. Anna and Tracey await the blessing and presentation of their white SP crosses. Sister Tracey Horan addressing the Congregation. Sister Tracey Horan requests entrance into the Novitiate. Sister Anna Fan during the call to prayer. Tracey Horan (fourth from the right) and Anna Fan (far right) preparing to process down the...
Sister Anna Fan hopes that as a novice, her “spiritual life can grow deeper and wider”.
Sister Anna Fan (right) receives her white SP cross from Sister Denise Wilkinson, general superior. Sister Marsha Speth, postulant director, is to the left. Editor’s note: Sister Anna (Tsai Ping) Fan entered her Canonical Novice year with the Sisters of Providence on Aug. 2. She requested of the Congregation, “I ask to be accepted into the Novitiate to deepen my formation into the charism of the Sisters of Providence, and grow deeper in my spiritual life so that I may...
Sharing their voice by ‘Giving Voice’
...of the sisters are white women to one that is ethnically and linguistically diverse?” “The conference reminded me to keep dreaming.” – Sister Corbin Hannah Sister Corbin said most of the sisters at the conference were from many different countries and spoke different languages. To be inclusive of the many Spanish-speaking attendees, the speakers at the event alternated between English and Spanish languages. Sister Tracey said Giving Voice received a grant for the translation equipment, and each sister in attendance...
Bridging transition and loss
...controversial and very painful. As a mostly African-American church, the population had shifted during the 1980s and early 1990s during the “white flight” of Chicago’s west side. Sister Joseph Ellen was uniquely situated during these decades, as she continued in ministry at the school and church before, during and after the changes in the neighborhood. “During my time at St. Angela’s, so many things changed. They changed within the parish. They changed culturally. I changed quite a bit,” she said....
A reflection for Easter
...Sisters Joseph and Patty Fillenwarth. More than a year ago, Sister Joseph was diagnosed with cancer. From the day of the diagnosis on, her mantra was “be positive.” She never missed a day ministering on behalf of Providence Food Pantry in West Terre Haute. Her warm smile never dimmed. During chemotherapy, she lost all of her beautiful white and wavy hair, so she began to sport a number of colorful scarves that sisters in our sewing room had fashioned for...
Celebrating National Poetry Month!
...silent music for the eye as thunder produces a bass-pedal accompaniment rolling in from here and there now clear and loud and awesome now muffled in distance. tapping on the rooftop skylight the drumming rhythm changes subtly gusting with a stronger beat. the seeds hid-safe in new-tilled soil sigh and stretch straining against their hard coats in the struggle to be born. a sheet of white light curtains my forest view … fulminating. a resounding crack and drum roll sends...