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Sister Nancy Reynolds and the ‘Power of Sisterhood’
...spent close to one year doing this,” Sister Nancy said. In 2009, during the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) meeting, Sister Nancy was asked to speak to a larger Congregation about the visitation. Sister Nancy said the meeting sparked a grassroots group of nine sisters representing four Congregations. That group formulated a survey to send to all LCWR member Congregations. The results of the survey were formed into “Power of Sisterhood: Women Religious Tell the Story of the Apostolic...
Sister Helen Vinton: environmental virtuoso in the bayous
...of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, where she assisted in the conference’s efforts to promote “sustainable agriculture and responsible stewardship in response to environmental problems caused by the intensification and industrialization of agriculture.” Sister Helen first learned of the SMHA mission “to build healthy and prosperous rural communities in Louisiana” while visiting a friend there in 1980. The chief executive officer, Lorna Bourg, was so impressed by Sister Helen’s openness and willingness to listen and...
Twenty-one Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...volunteer at Providence Spirituality and Conference Center, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Mary Ann, formerly Sister Marie Marcella, entered the Congregation on July 22, 1955, from St. Clement, Lansdowne, Maryland. She professed perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1963. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in social studies. Her Indiana ministries include: • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Associate Promoter of Mother Theodore Cause (2003-07), • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Volunteer at Woods Day Care/Pre-School (2006-07), and • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Receptionist, fundraiser at Woods...
Do you ever really know?
...Theodore, and yourself. I will be sharing the story at a talk I am giving at the Catholic Psychotherapy Conference in Austin, Texas tomorrow. I will be sharing the story as a witness to the transformative effects of mercy. You have been in my thoughts and prayers since I met you and was the beneficiary of your generosity. May God Reward You. In Christ, Lisa I want you all to know that when I responded to Dr. Lisa, she said...
Sister Denise Wilkinson: A Reflection
...shrine (2014-2015); Capital Improvements Renovation of Providence Hall (2010), Replica of Log Cabin Chapel erected (2012), Renovation of Providence Spirituality and Conference Center and Linden Leaf Gifts (2014), Completion of permanent shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin (2014), Re-location of National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence to the main vestibule in the Church of the Immaculate Conception (2014), Woods Day Care Pre-School facility repurposed as Sisters of Providence Administration Building (2015), Church of the Immaculate Conception bell tower refurbished;...
A Providence Associate’s look at Chapter
...we are not. Back in September last year, I found out that I had been accepted to attend the International Conference on Ecopoetics in Perpignan, France. It wasn’t until a month later that I realized I would miss the Sisters of Providence General Chapter if I attended the conference. Over Thanksgiving, I talked with Sister Dawn Tomaszewski (my companion as a Providence Associate) and other sisters about the possibility of missing Chapter. While they were supportive, I was aware that...
Gathering in solidarity, respect and unity
...me, my identity as a Sister of Providence flows into that just so easily. At this time, how can I as a Sister of Providence not say and stand for the things we’ve been working for all along?” Connected to mission Sister Paula, who ministers as a co-director of the Providence Spirituality and Conference Center, speaks of the visitors they welcome into their space. “I think that, when we have people come here, to this center, whether it be for...
Sister Rose Marita Riordan
...on the floor with the 2- and 3-year-olds. In more recent years, her speed caused her to fall a few times, which she attributed to “my feet getting ahead of the rest of me.” At Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, she often pushed around a cart stacked with things she was working on (relics, greeting cards, votive candles, etc.). She liked to stand at the top of the sloping hallway between Providence Center and the church, push the car, let...
Sister Jane Bodine (formerly Sister Janet)
...eight years, traversed the country from coast to coast, scattering the seeds of her knowledge, expertise and practical experience to congregational leaders and newly-appointed development personnel. The Leadership Conference of Women Religious jointly sponsored the program and acted as fiscal agent for the grant. Jane designed the program and made sure she brought in top-notch speakers and mentors who continued to work with those who attended. She often served as mentor herself. She developed a plethora of materials and manuals;...
Newsnotes HOPE summer 2017
...area who would like to receive texts about what items are for sale in the store, text the code Whi751 or SUBSCRIBE to 812-558-5269. Hours are 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday and 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. weekdays May through October and 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. weekdays November through April. More information at WhiteViolet.org. Sister Jenny Howard appointed to National Advisory Council Sister Jenny Howard was recently appointed by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) to the United States Conference of...
Sister Tracey Horan recognized by USCCB
Sister Tracey Horan (right) receiving the Catholic Campaign for Human Development’s (CCHD) 2017 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership award from CCHD director Ralph McCloud. Photo by Sister Dawn Tomaszewski. Sister of Providence Tracey Horan was recently honored for her work ministering in social justice by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) at a reception on Wednesday, June 14. Sister Tracey, a native of Indianapolis and second-year novice with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, received the 2017...
My Current Situation in Asia: A Quadrillion Blessings
...at a Conference at Payap University in Thailand. The conference took place earlier this year. As a result, Sister Marie Gratia Luking, SP, of Connersville, Indiana, was chosen as the leader of her sister co-laborers who were to establish a school in Kaifeng, China, in 1921. To fully understand the heroism of Sister Maria Gratia and her sisters, one has to imagine the atrocities committed by the Japanese armies in China and the Civil War with the Communist Revolution as...