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Reflections from our Golden Jubilees
...60s! Change was everywhere. My years of teaching taught me that I didn’t have enough background to deal with increasingly troubled students and families. I studied counseling psychology to better understand the dynamics at play in our families. As mental health monies were being severely cut, my paid internship at the local hospital evaporated. However, the father of two of our students was a psychologist at the local community mental health center. Enter Providence! When I called him, they had...
Thanksgiving reflection 2022: Grateful in Uncertain Times
...… for every breath we take. … for the life we have been given. … for the Providence Community and wise ancestors who guide us. … for Earth and the cosmos, trees and birds, flowers and animals, the Woods and the land on which we live. Before you go to sleep tonight, name three blessings. Write them in a “grateful journal.” Filled with gratitude, may you sleep well tonight! Thank you for being part of the Providence Community! Happy Thanksgiving!...
Sisters take part in monument unveiling
...slavery more than ever. I saw the world in a new light.’ “So, let us pray that we may be people who seek truth, who act out of love, who see the world in a new light: “God, give the people in this community of Terre Haute a spirit of unity which Frederick Douglass so desired for this nation. May we work together for the good of our city. Let all barriers, strongholds and divisions come down as we strive...
Equally Sacred
...on family tradition and history. It has also been tied to jobs and education. We have been told and learned that voting is our duty as a citizen. How we vote reflects how we feel about others and our community. The private moment in the voting booth is a good time to examine your conscience and ask: Will my vote express my desire to help others? See the voting determinants below to help you determine how you will vote in any election. It...
Mother Theodore feast day: prayers to our faithful
Sisters of Providence Vicar Lisa Stallings during Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s Feast Day 2014 Mass. After an emotional Mass in celebration of the feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin on Friday, Oct. 3, the Woods community is still buzzing with excitement. During Mass yesterday, Sister Lisa Stallings, Sisters of Providence Vicar, shared the prayer below, written by Sister Donna Butler. The prayer highlights how easy it is to see Mother Theodore’s relevance in today’s society. We share the prayers to...
Sister Mary Roger Madden
...“for those sisters who experienced the 1960s, 70s and 80s as religious women, this statement rings true, due to the strong, talented women who have made their way through turbulent times and emerged even stronger, more committed, more prayerful and more dedicated to the ideas and ideals of this religious community.” Sister Mary Roger Madden And if that weren’t enough, Sister Mary Roger is also the author of Volume III of the history of the Sisters of Providence, entitled “The...
Sharing stories, building relationships
...of the orientation toward becoming Providence Associates is the sharing of stories. Listening to each candidate share what led them to the Providence Associates is sometimes touching, always meaningful. Several say they are seeking something more in their lives, seeking a deeper spirituality. One young woman sees this as a way to keep her accountable to community service. Another is seeking intentionality. Several were Sisters of Providence staff members who have seen God’s loving care lived out by the women...
Sister Catherine Buster (formerly Sister Joseph Norine)
...refectory to the community room, the community room to the present refectory. There were major changes in the Infirmary, new needs, supplies, a new building. Cathy was not only the Manor Dorma but the expert running the scrubber. Still, she had a bit of elegance about her. She knew how to decorate for Christmas and every inch of the Motherhouse looked like the windows of Marshall Fields. But life is not without pain. Being powerful with no official power is...
Three countries of heritage: France, Taiwan and U.S.
In 1847, the community totaled 38 sisters: 14 from France; 11 from the USA; eight from Germany; four from Ireland and one from Holland. In December of that year, Mother Theodore penned, “Besides the admirable union that exists between persons of different nationalities, of dispositions so opposite, some well-informed, others without education, there is also among the Sisters a great spirit of faith, of piety, and a confidence in God which goes as far, I believe, as it can go.”...
Racism’s infection within American healthcare
...inadequate doses throughout the duration of the experiment. Lies like this would continue to be perpetuated by the USPHS and resulted in a number of unnecessary and preventable fatalities. Even more disappointingly, the study would not be disputed and eventually put to an end until 1972 when its details were revealed to the press. Despite it not being open to the public until then, though, the study had always been reported and available to the medical community for its 40-year...
Sister Dorothy Marie Ahern
...attendance book, then erased it and entered the correction. Dorothy Marie told the teacher she had to recopy the entire book. Harsh, perhaps, but Dorothy Marie knew her school law and knew that an erasure would nullify the authenticity of the report, should it ever be needed for legal purposes. To say that Sister Dorothy Marie was dedicated to her profession would be an understatement. She was also very dedicated to her Sister of Providence community. Again, Bernadette Mary, my...
Get to know Providence Associate Candace Minster
...My work at WVC has been so informative to who I am today. I wouldn’t be quite the person that I am if Sister Ann hadn’t taken that step to hire me! I valued so much being able to connect with her on a deeper, spiritual level. What are your hopes for the Providence Community into the future? This community has done so much monumental good in the world. I love the Sisters of Providence commitment to laying groundwork today...