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Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Raphael Province (1988-89), Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.: Local Resident Accounts Manager, Central Business Office (1989-93), Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.: Finance Clerk Cashier, Central Business Office (1993-94), Washington, D.C.: Receptionist, Basilica National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (1994-99), Washington, D.C.: Administrative Secretary, Secretariat for Divine Worship, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (1999-2010), Washington, D.C.: Volunteer (2010-12), Laurel, Md.: Coordinator of the Eucharistic Ministry to the sick, St. Mary of the Mills Parish (2013-15), Laurel, Md.: Volunteer for Eucharistic Ministry to the sick, St....
Sister Mary Maxine Teipen
...to facilitate for local communities. She was supportive and approachable, gentle but direct. In 1978, having served as provincial for eight years, she asked for a two-year sabbatical to study for a master’s degree in theological studies from Catholic Theological Union, and in 1980, celebrated the reception of her degree by traveling to Europe with her family. In 1980, she became the vicar for religious in Covington, Kentucky. But after only one wonderful year in that position, she had once...
Call to Action: Attend Town Hall Meetings and Other Meet-the-Candidate Events!
...for follow-up, Network with other attendees, Share what was said by the candidate. Write a letter for the local newspaper or post it on social media, Do not make it your last meeting! If you show up at other meetings, the presenter will be more likely to listen if they see your persistence and passion. A helpful resource is Ballotpedia, which provides links to Elections, State Politics, Sample Ballot Lookup, Ballot Measures Overview, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Legislative Branch, Ballot...
A journey to wider acceptance and love: Sister Tracey Horan and immigration
...outside El Paso, Texas: makeshift neighborhoods where many lived without running water, electricity or legal status and were bussed to local factories that profited from their labor. It took processing the disappearance of one of my eighth grade students my first year of teaching after her family had been targeted by drug cartels in Juarez, Mexico. It took studying one-on-one with a teacher in Guatemala who had lived through the horrendous civil war, sanctioned by the U.S. government. Little by...
From fear to tranquility: Sister Dorothy Rasche and prison ministry
...began ministry at local prisons. She began traveling to Rockville to visit the women at the Rockville Correctional Facility, the largest state prison for women in Indiana. “I’ve been going 50 times a year since 1979,” Sister Dorothy said. “If I don’t show up, they all ask where I was because I go every Friday.” She also serves at the United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute. She helps with the Life Connections Program, a rehabilitation program for inmates. Sister Dorothy...
Newsnotes: the latest from the Sisters of Providence
...a helping hand. Many organizations and businesses in the community help support the pantry, including the Helping Hands thrift store and nine local churches. Sister Joseph Fillenwarth, director of Providence Food Pantry, said the pantry served more than 4,000 families and 16,000 individuals in 2018. “It shows what can be done if we put our trust in the Providence of our God and minister together as a loving and caring community,” she said. 2019 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) Sister...
Immigration injustice: what can I do?
...offered me practical actions to take one at a time. Change my attitudes First, I plan to change my own attitudes about immigration and welcoming the “stranger” at our borders and in the state where I live. I cannot change the world without changing my own heart and actions. To do this, I will attend events with local immigrant communities so that I can learn about who their members are as individuals and so I can grow to appreciate them as...
Sister Ellen Cunningham (formerly Sister Michael Aquinas)
...– when she perceived an injustice had been done. In Ellen’s file were various letters to the editor spanning the years from 1989 to 2016. Each is written clearly, forcefully, logically while never denigrating the original writer. The topics are these: Disputing the view that racism had no role in the burnings of local African American churches; US military aid to El Salvador; lack of justification for the war in Iraq; a response to a series entitled “Understanding the Muslim...
Sister Francis Edwards (formerly Sister Francis Bernard)
...Emily attended Corpus Christi School, then staffed by the Sisters of Providence. She then attended the local public high school. Sister Francis Edwards with Sister Martha Joseph Wessel. Sister Francis states that every summer, she and her mother took the bus to Evansville to visit her mother’s family in Kentucky. Perhaps these annual visits helped her realize that Saint Mary-of-the-Woods was not a too-far-away place. All we know is that she entered the Congregation in September 1942. She wasn’t received...
Providence Food Pantry continuing operations
As citizens in Indiana have been under stay-at-home orders through the coronavirus pandemic, but are now easing out of the restrictions, many in the West Terre Haute area are still in need of food security. And Providence Food Pantry, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence and nine local church organizations, has been able to continue to address that need. Sister Joseph Fillenwarth in the Providence Food Pantry van. Sister Joseph Fillenwarth, director of the food pantry, said that she...
Political Engagement Committee: Our Platform
...and understand their stances related to climate change and how they propose to move us forward as a local, state, national and global community, and Engage candidates and current leaders in discussion, likely virtually at this time, about policies related to global climate change via letters to the editor, web and telephone conversations, and other forums. Platform Tenets We support the Green New Deal, We support placing a price on carbon, We support community resilience and livability, We support caring...
Am I doing enough about racial injustice?
...the Sisters of Providence. It was the early 2000s, and at the time the sisters had an anti-racism team that offered training to all their sisters, staff members and many others in the community. I remember my presentation was by a sister, a police officer and some other community members. The sisters had teamed up with the local police to share their message and training with them and alongside them. Something powerful and needed. Perhaps even ahead of its time....