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Oral History: Sister Gloria Memering looks back on more than 60 years as a Sister of Providence
...War. And I do not doubt that they loved her as much as she loved them. Sister Gloria’s devotion to her path, the delight and awakening of talent and love of music she has no doubt engendered in generations of those she encountered on her missions, is a testament to her life story. Her parting thought summed up her approach to life as I heard her describe it to me throughout our conversation: “Treasure your faith and the Providence of...
Oral history: Sister Marian Brady the scholar
...family spiritual home in D.C. The boys attended St. Ann’s School while Marian and her sister Therese attended Dunblane and Immaculata Seminary. They were all taught by the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Marian described Dunblane Hall as a ‘fascinating building’. (It was rumored by some that George Washington had had tea there, such rumor no doubt tongue-in-cheek alluding to the fact that Dunblane Hall was a ‘very old building.’) The 1962 graduation from Catholic University of America...
Sister Mary Pius Regnier: General Superior from 1966 to 1976
...Guerin; so too Mother Mary Cleophas Foley; and now we add a third: Sister Mary Pius Regnier. Much has been written about Mother Theodore and Mother Mary Cleophas, and doubtless much will be written about Sister Mary Pius. I shall leave that for the future, and concentrate on a single aspect of this exceptional woman. Throughout her life she truly considered Jesus, or, as another translation has it, she fixed her eyes on Jesus. She never forgot why she came...
Oral history: Sister Joann Quinkert the justice advocate
...the path traced by Providence and I follow it.” — Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Sister Joann did come to the Providence Juniorate at age 15. She entered community on January 6, 1949, two years later. She was 17 years old. Loving example Sister Joann as a young Sister of Providence Sister Joann has spent a lifetime in service to people in need. Her early experiences with her family no doubt laid the groundwork for where Providence would lead her, a...
April 27, 2025: Second Sunday of Easter, Sunday of Divine Mercy
...his name. Reflection This story has always been the “Doubting Thomas” story for me. Thomas is a doubter; a stubborn doubter who requests specific action in exchange for his belief. We all get that, don’t we? Easy enough — seeing is believing. The eleven who were present when Jesus showed up had it easy in that regard. It’s a nice story. It seems a little simplistic for the types of things I usually encounter with Jesus’ work in scripture. I...
The Philosophy of Fair Trade
...challenge facing the world” with poverty and economic justice following at 44 percent. However, with fair trade, everyone benefits. If you regularly shop at grocery stores, check out the produce aisles by looking for the fair trade label on items such as avocados, bananas, chocolate/cocoa, coffee, and tea. Fair trade is not limited to agricultural products. You should think about fair trade every time you shop. “Visibility of Fairtrade products has increased since 2021 for nearly all major product categories...
Witness
...the righteous cannot rise beyond the highest which is in each of you, so the wicked and the weak cannot fall lower than the lowest which is in you also.” A ‘Teachable’ Moment I believe Will LeCroy can teach us an essential truth: Who among us deserves to be labeled, judged, discarded even, according to the worst thing we ever did? Rather are we not called to honor human dignity and extend God’s loving design to all creation, to all...
WVC adds ‘Real Organic Project’ certification
...protect the integrity of the organic label. Organic farming has always been based on “feed the soil, not the plant.” Young plants inside the greenhouse. Real organic farming relies on the microbial activity of the soil to slowly release nutrients to the plant. In recent years, many organic farmers have grown distraught over USDA decisions that have negated this fundamental truth, even though growing in soil is original to the USDA Organic standards. Further, rules have been overlooked regarding the...
Everything is Connected – Our Consumption
...plastic particles themselves and the chemicals used in their manufacture. What Needs to Change? We need to move beyond consume-and-throwaway systems toward circular approaches that work within ecological limits. This means reusing, recycling and sharing materials and products. Governments must do more to make companies accountable for the impacts of their activities and supply chains. They also need to help consumers make sustainable choices, for example, through targeted taxation and requirements for clearer labeling on goods. Households and firms should...
June 2, 2024: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
...union of King David’s great-grandparents (and ancestors to Jesus) illustrates not only God’s love for each person but how that love is to be shared by all, especially those who are labeled “other”. Throughout the Old Testament, one of the most common consequences for the ancient people straying from the will of God was famine in the land — a lack of grain and grapes. Paul was the apostle who wrote the first scriptural eucharistic institution narrative and made clear...
The Injustice and Dehumanization of Experiencing Homelessness
...Can you spend a few minutes reflecting on your implicit (unconscious) and explicit (conscious) bias? Then think about expressions such as “Gee, I look like I’m a homeless person.” When examining your own biases and the social narratives you have heard, do you say, “They are experiencing homelessness?” or do you label them by saying “they are homeless?” If you spoke about homelessness to a friend or acquaintance, what would you be able to share with them after reading this?...
Musings on National Women’s Day
...extent human beings often judge one another by his or her friends or associates. To some extent, this has been true in evaluating the women’s movement. Some of its earliest advocates, such as Clara Zetkin, were very active in a movement that eventually transformed Germany into a socialist state. This label drew many to the cause, but it also repelled many. In the literature of the present day, one still detects charges of leftist thinking in explaining the women’s causes....