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Sisters of Providence family Colts connection
...first-team All-Sun Belt Conference as a senior and was a semifinalist for the Mackey Award – the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Award given to college football’s most outstanding tight end. Switching allegiance Jack was not drafted into the NFL, but signed a contract in 2013 with the Tennessee Titans. But the team waived him during final roster cuts. At the time, Sister Kay was ministering as a teacher at Guerin College Preparatory High School in River Grove, Illinois. And...
Oral history: Sister Joyce Brophy, inspiring confidence in others
...Province, 1984-91 St. Dennis School, Lockport, Illinois, 1992-95, Principal Sacred Heart School, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1995-99, Principal/Religion Teacher Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Volunteer, Connecting Link/Providence Center, 1999-2012 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Volunteer, Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, 2012-2018 Since 2019 Sister Joyce has served out her retirement in the ministry of prayer at the motherhouse. Never alone Sister Joyce pins a corsage on Sister Kathleen Desautels at a community event. “I have worn many hats. As soon as I finished one job then I...
And now, a brief word from O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall
...1989. But I was preserved and continued to be used by the college students. Visitors also began to come to me for an elegant Sunday Brunch. And the Sisters of Providence rented me out for festive, exciting events — weddings and receptions, proms and formals, workshops and seminars, meetings and conferences, family and class reunions, bridal and baby showers, anniversary and graduation parties. The sisters held many summer gatherings in me — Annual Meetings, Chapters, Golden Jubilee parties, even dances...
What’s next for O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall?
...In July, Sisters of Providence Paula Damiano and Jan Craven, co-directors of Providence Spirituality & Conference Center (PSCC), invited members of the Providence Community and our new catering partner, Bon Appétit, to participate in a think tank for envisioning current and future uses for O’Shaughnessy. Brainstorming The team came together to seek inventive and exciting ways of expanding O’Shaughnessy’s use and generating a sustaining revenue stream for the Sisters of Providence. Providence Associate and SMWC alumna Sue Weber ’77 facilitated...
“Racial Justice and the Catholic Church” book review
...in the fifth chapter, too often Black Catholic theologians are invited almost exclusively to speak on issues of racial justice — ignoring their expertise on other areas of theology. We are all worse off for this. Becoming genuinely universal Massingale also emphasizes action. Statements from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, he points out, too often lack power because they never entered into catechesis. And because no resources were invested in creating offices to implement the charges. “We cannot...
Images of God: Providence Community spring retreat 2022
This past weekend, March 11-13, 2022, members of the Providence Community gathered in retreat to reflect on the theme “Images of God.” Thirty Providence Associates, candidate-associates and Sisters of Providence gathered in person at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. They were joined by another 47 who joined them virtually. Sisters of Providence Paula Damiano and Jan Craven, co-directors of Providence Spirituality & Conference Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, led the retreat. Participants reflected on their own images of God and benefited from hearing...
Congregation issues statement following Uvalde, Texas, shooting
...Less than three years ago, we called for our federal government to take action to prevent this violence. We joined the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in advocating for legislation to ban all assault weapons and for the requirement of universal background checks for all sales of weapons, making trafficking in weapons a federal crime and for more research funding for gun violence prevention. We still stand by all of this and plead that all continue to contribute to this...
Sister Rita Clare Gerardot
...SPs and religious from other congregations as well as those with whom I have ministered and worked. One of the hundredfold blessings of being a woman religious is the emphasis on developing a deep prayer life and relationship with God. I am most grateful to my community for giving me the opportunity to have had many different experiences of prayer through workshops, retreats, conferences and sharing with others. All our General Chapters in recent years have helped us to develop...
Sisters of Providence, Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters enter covenant relationship
...be in relationship with other religious communities. It is the future of religious life. It is a wonderful model of collaboration and working together for the sake of our respective missions. “The Sisters of Providence have been collaborating with other religious communities in a variety of ways for many years, and this is just a new way for us to be in relationship with the Victory Noll Sisters. This summer, at the Leadership Conference of Women Religious National Assembly, there...
The Sisters of Providence mission: living the Gospel today
...SP, (3rd and 4th from left), pray for successful fundraising for their new building which will allow them to better serve the elderly and disabled in their area. In Taiwan, Miracle Home provides eldercare, meals on wheels, and respite care for caregivers. Our Providence Food Pantry and The Connecting Link in West Terre Haute provides food and access to services for our closest neighbors in need. Here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Providence Spirituality and Conference Center helps to meet the needs...
Newsnotes from fall 2022 HOPE magazine
...director of marketing. Prior to that, she worked at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham for more than 30 years. In her new position, Jody will help lead the strategy for the ministries of Providence Spirituality & Conference Center and White Violet Center for EcoJustice. “Everything that happens at Saint Mary-of-theWoods supports the Ministry of the Woods,” Jody said. “This is an evolving position and I’m looking forward to it. The opportunity to work with existing teams to help advance...
Season of Creation 2022: Most Important Actions We Can All Do
...for those committed to addressing Climate Change. Help these candidates’ campaigns, Write to local newspapers. Writing a letter to the editor has effects beyond our local community. Legislators assign their staffs to read letters to the editor as an important barometer of constituents’ interests, Review Sisters of Providence Land Ethic 2011, Stay informed and up-to-date on Climate issues. Read articles and books, watch videos, participate in webinars and conferences and events that lift up care for creation, Form a study...