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...where he was an all-state football player. His team won the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) football state championship in 2006. He also played basketball and rugby in high school. “Jack’s high school football coach taught him a lot,” Sister Kay said. “He was a very good player.” After he graduated from high school, Jack attended Western Kentucky University. In his four years there, he caught 162 passes for 1,769 yards and eight touchdowns. He was named to the...

...Notre Dame football. She often attended home games and when she left Our Lady of the Greenwood, she was presented with a football signed by Coach Lou Holtz. It was her most prized possession. In her last years, her room in Mother Theodore Hall attested to her passion for Notre Dame football, with Notre Dame sheets, a Notre Dame rug, and a Notre Dame wastebasket. Mary Imelda remained close to her family throughout her life. Her sister Helen died young,...

...have a special message on the back of a label; my label last Saturday was the word ‘GORGEOUS,’ so I looked out at the autumn colored trees and whispered: ‘You are gorgeous; thank you for being you.’” On the opposite end of the question is Sister Janice Smith, “NO! I don’t look forward to being stickered. I am always so afraid that I will forget to go get them that it generally is another stressor to me. But it does help...

...of enforcement of some vital USDA Organic standards to protect soil health and animal welfare, organic farmers rallied together to fight to protect the integrity of the organic label. This is what originally motivated WVC Farm Manager John-Michael Elmore to apply for this certification. “We (WVC) are already certified organic, so this became an extension of that. USDA organic certification is getting manipulated by large agri-businesses, and doesn’t fully represent the original intent of the organic movement,” John-Michael said. “While it’s still an important regulatory standard,...

...Industry Consider buying second hand clothing, repairing and repurposing clothing, participating in a clothing swap, etc. Some stores that sell Fair Trade clothing include Athleta, Linden Leaf Gifts, Mata Traders, and MarketPlace: Handwork of India, Patagonia. Some brands such as Patagonia have a second-hand label – theirs is Worn Well. Check other stores and buy second hand through them. For tips on being fashionable inexpensively, click here. Read The Conscious Closet: A Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good...

...the residential services staff until February 2002 when she began her ministry of prayer for Providence Food Pantry. Sister Mary Eymard in 2012 at her 100th birthday party with her autographed photo and letter from Notre Dame’s head football coach, Brian Kelly. Who was this woman we loved so much? She was a person who enjoyed simple things like playing cards and keeping in touch through written correspondence. She was a listener to people’s worries and cares. She loved coffee...

...all sit around the radio, and he would explain the game to us. I was in college before I realized not all Catholics cheered for Notre Dame! Daddy thought we were perfect. Lucy and I would cook and clean the house. Nancy was out playing with the boys. She didn’t have to worry about cooking or anything like that. We weren’t jealous of Nancy; I didn’t want to play football!” No Initial Interest Although Carol had no interest in a...

...the face of God seen in the eyes of another, and good jokes. On weekends I love to …kick back, connect with loved ones and watch football or basketball. I am passionate about …my ministry and working with others one- on- one. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of God is …God’s unconditional love and mercy. My biggest pet peeve is …animals in the house. Favorite movie: “The Power of One” Qualities I most admire: honesty,...

...not experience praise and gratitude, for what we do, God sees.” Kathryn also loved music, sacred music and opera. She enjoyed sports too, especially football. Her sisters here at Providence reported that she would stay up until the last play! Imagine: A devotee of opera and football. Sister Betty Koressel, who was Kathryn’s second cousin, pointed out Kathryn’s “dry wit.” We all experienced that, didn’t we? Yet, it seemed to me that her dry wit became a tad gentler recently....

...Anthony of Padua. After 10 years of being principal, I had used my “bag of tricks,” and needed to move on to something different. I attended the University of Notre Dame where I majored in football and basketball games, minored in water aerobics and audited courses in Theology. I was home again in Indiana after 21 years in California. This was the end of the 1980s. Not too many people knew me or my background. How was I going to...

...look into the faces of my brothers and sisters and cousins and wonder if they are not asking, “Is this the same Nancy Nolan that played football with us in the backyard?” Sister Nancy Nolan greets the grandson of Providence Associate Mel Marino Wolff. This was indeed the same Nancy Irene Nolan — Paul and Helena Coffield Nolan’s fourth of five children, and their third daughter. Born in Galesburg, Illinois, on May 13, 1936, Nancy loved to say she was...
...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...