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Books On “Strangers No Longer”: Perspectives on the Historic U.S.-Mexican Catholic Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on Migration This collection of essays released by the Department of Migration & Refugee Services and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) provides various perspectives on the major themes of the 2003 pastoral letter “Strangers No Longer.” International Migration: A Very Short Introduction Khalid Koser provides clear-cut answers to a number of basic international migration topics. Something of a “migration for dummies” guide, this quick...
‘The tip of the iceberg’
...by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The article, which was published 15 years ago, had a profound effect on Sister Dina, especially since the racism session of the annual meeting was relatively recent. This prompted her to email the article to all the Sisters of Providence. That email affected the more than 300 sisters and as a result, Sister Dina received several responses. In the email, she wrote, “I am grateful that we started the conversation and I...
At home in nature
...Guerin in a very nontraditional way: as stained glass windows. The plants were chosen for the windows with special meaning. Their design in the windows is both abstract and figurative. We invite you to come sit and mediate on these stained glass windows. They have the power to draw us into a part of Saint Mother Theodore’s life here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The shrine is open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Providence Spirituality & Conference Center....
Care of Earth attracts new members
...SP booth at the National Catholic Youth Conference 2005 in Atlanta is what first drew her to the Sisters of Providence. From there she came to volunteer at WVC and the rest is history. Tracey Horan, who came to community at the end of last year, was living in El Paso, Texas, with the Sisters of Charity, when she learned about a Master’s Degree in Earth Literacy at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC). She was getting more interested in environmental justice...
Sister Rosemary Ward honored as Outstanding Tutor of the Year
...Sister Rosemary was awarded Outstanding Tutor of the Year at the 24th Tutor and Adult Learner Conference, aptly named “On the road to literacy.” The event took place in Chicago. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner was the announcer at the event. Other organizations involved were the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Literacy Office of the Illinois State Library, and the Literacy Volunteers of Illinois. Sister Rosemary, who is retired, still ministers as an ESL tutor, as well as participating in...
Sister Loretta Maureen Gansemer
...a big sister to me; she was always good to everyone who came to the Center; my heart is broken.” On leaving Guerin Woods, Loretta went to Saint Mary’s and, while in healthcare, committed herself to the importance of her prayer ministry for the growth and success of our Providence Spirituality and Conference Center. All of us can rest assured that now she can really do grand things for the Center. Sister Loretta Gansemer greeting a Providence Associate during the...
Sisters offer reaction to college’s co-ed announcement
...to the college in a commuter capacity and by the fall of 2016, they will be able to live on campus. SMWC President Dr. Dottie King said the decision was not taken lightly. She said the board had discussed it for the better part of a year. “We’re about to move forward in a new way,” she said. During the May 19 press conference, King offered several eye-opening statistics. For example, she said that across the nation, women’s colleges that...
Miracles of hope, family, and healing
...Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. The day started very early, and before the bulk of our visitors began to arrive, a press conference was held, where I spoke to various news reporters about the grand opening. Despite the early hour and the cluster of the news reporters, my family hung back patiently and proudly listened to me speak. What a moment that was for me! Just two days ago, my younger brother Rick and his wife (also named Carol) were able...
Sister Margaret Kern
...Finance for the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, for eight years, and as President of Mother Theodore Guerin High School in River Grove, Illinois, for three years. She also used her administrative gifts as a member of the leadership team of Providence Center, now Providence Spirituality and Conference Center, for five years and as house treasurer for Providence Hall. Sister Margaret’s education also bore fruit within other religious communities. A few months ago, Brother Peter Campbell, a member of the Brothers...
Justice for Las 17
Sister Kathleen Desautels (middle) and members of the U.S. Citizens in Solidarity for the Freedom of Las 17 at a press conference in El Salvador. Recently, Sister Kathleen Desautels joined the group U.S. Citizens in Solidarity for the Freedom of Las 17 in El Salvador. The delegation traveled there after learning the women had been accused of aggravated homicide and sentenced for decades for essentially suffering miscarriages or stillbirths. When discussing about the women currently imprisoned in El Salvador, Sister...
What brings you here? What are you searching for?
...to know the Sisters of Providence because her dad came to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for care at Providence Health Care. She said he loved it; it was such a peaceful place. It left a lasting impression on her. Gathered Sisters of Providence and Providence Associate candidates offer a blessing on one another at the Providence Associate orientation Oct. 10 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. One candidate said she met a Sister of Providence at a Providence Spirituality and Conference Center retreat and the...
Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always.
...the U.S., a world conference attempting to arrest the horrific change we have manipulated in our climate, and a climate of fear that has people talking about building walls to keep people out—a Human Rights Day seems an especially relevant reminder of the good that can come when the people of the world work together. Human Rights Day celebrates the existence of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a declaration that grew out of the experience of World War...