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Hope through education in the desert
...classes in the English language to people who need the help. Sister Carol has many duties as director of Providence in the Desert, from organizing to fundraising. Here she fills in teaching a class for a teacher with an ill family member. The students live in remote rural areas. The sisters, like Sister Carol here, travel to their students. The sisters join the people they serve at Mass in a local community center used to house Sunday services for the...
Devotion at a global level: Sister Mary Rita Griffin
...individuals from Australia, Portugal, and a number of African and South American countries as well as more local contacts. In addition to daily visits to the shrine, coordinating an annual novena to Our Lady of Providence, and deepening her own devotion to Mary through spiritual reading, a big part of Sister Mary’s role is to respond to prayer requests made through the National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence page online. Sister Mary estimates that she responds to an average...
Sister Teresa Costello: Love for learning and a healing touch
...owners and their field bosses,” she said. “We rented an apartment to serve as our classrooms right in the complex where farmworkers lived. They loved having us and the presence of Providence right there with them. We had 27 volunteers working with us.” Sister Teresa Costello offers a sister a massage. Healing and injury While in Bradenton, Sister Teresa says she learned about healing touch and techniques for doing the shoulder and hand massage at a local spirituality center. She...
My friends, the saints
...female’s health, Mother Theodore was a force to be reckoned with. She simultaneously embraced humility and obedience while refusing to back down from her commitment to her mission, even when the local bishop effectively kidnapped her, locked her up, and told her she was excommunicated from the Church. A woman who once gently directed her order to love children first, then instruct them, St. Theodora is a model of patience, kindness and strength. And then there’s Thomas Merton, who is...
Food Pantry receives donation
Those receiving donations raised by the Miracle on 7th Street downtown festival included (from left) Max Jones for the Tribune Star Christmas Basket Fund, Nikki Fuhrmeister for CASA Kids, Judy Hogan of St. Benedict’s Soup Kitchen, Bill Felts of the 14th and Chestnut Community Center and Sister Joseph Fillenwarth of Providence Food Pantry. Not pictured: Representatives from The Salvation Army. Photo provided by Mark Solesky Thanks to a local civic group, Providence Food Pantry recently received a generous donation. The...
A fresh connection
...“enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and preschools.” According to regulations under the United States Department of Agriculture, students are required to be served six ounces of either fruit or vegetables during every lunch period. Now, through the agreement with WVC, students at St. Patrick’s have the choice of either the vegetables served through the regular meal or the fresh WVC vegetables. Voll said...
Feeding neighbors in need
...milk, butter, vegetables, meats, cereals, pastas and more. More than 30 volunteers, including Sisters of Providence, local community members and students from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and Indiana State University, assist the clients. There are volunteers at every station. Sister Mary Lois Hennel volunteers at the Providence Food Pantry. Carts are set up near the front door for the clients to carry their food. When they are finished, more volunteers help the clients by taking the food to their vehicles. “Our...
June: Recognizing Torture Awareness Month
...a moral call for human rights for all. The NRCAT website is filled with information and suggested activities to raise awareness. In light of the Litany of Nonviolence many of us pray, let us seize the opportunity to make a difference in our world. For more information, see Eighth Day Center for Justice Centering’s informative issue on the U.S. criminal justice system. We are posting this early so you can look ahead to prepare for activities in your local setting....
Mission novice blessing 2016
A blessing ceremony July 30, 2016, marked the transition for Sisters Tracey Horan and Anna Fan from their canonical novice year to their mission novice year, their third year with the Congregation. Local sisters gathered to bless them going forward and pray with them. Each novice sister received a historic Sisters of Providence chaplet. When sisters wore the traditional habit, receiving the chaplet signified moving forward in the formation process. Each novice sister today receives a chaplet passed down from...
Honoring all our work: a history of Labor Day
...come from a labor family. My father and three of his brothers were electricians and belonged to the Electrical Workers Union 134 in Chicago. My grandfather was part of the labor movement in Chicago in the early 1920s into the 1930s. He organized Union 134 and was its president for many years. I remember when I was a child being part of many local south side Labor Day Parades. At first I thought it was really fun, but as I...
New Postulant enters Sisters of Providence
...Sister Marsha said. “I will also meet with Emily once a week for instructions and individual conferences.” Sister Marsha said that Emily will work as a volunteer in the local area, and once a month, she will travel to visit Sisters of Providence across the country to volunteer with them. After a year in the postulancy, Emily will be eligible to enter into the first year of the novitiate. It is at that point when she will receive the title...
Loving, listening and governance
...Bishop of Indiana that the Sisters of Providence be able to live the Rule they had brought with them from France, an assertion for which she paid dearly. A focal point in our revisions will be to assess our government structures and decision-making processes. Our Constitutions provide a beautiful description of religious government: “a series of relationships uniting the members of the Congregation in their efforts to proclaim the reign of God.” Strengthening our mission Currently, we meet in Local...