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In memory of …
...informing all residents that all roads in the area had to be named and labeled in case of emergency. A photo of Sister Mary Esther Lane taken in 1979 at Yosemite National Park. In Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village, many residents who lived on one street decided they had to name it “Mary Lane.” The street was eventually changed to “Mary Lane Road.” “I understand that Mary Esther loved taking visitors over there to show them the road that is named after...
Sister Agnes Clare Buckley
...a teacher for so long.” Sister Agnes Clare also supported others with cards and phone calls. Her brother and others noted that if you asked Agnes what she wanted, she would say stamps, and not books – rolls! Sister Mary Fran Keusal, a band member, noted that, “If Agnes knew that someone had an ingrown toenail, she sent that person a card. I know how many cards she sent because I made hundreds and hundreds of return address labels for...
Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting – Part two
...background of abortion, climate change and the culture of exclusion, it is clear that the faith-filled voter who seeks to be guided by Catholic social teaching is confronted by compelling moral claims that cut across the partisan and cultural divides of our nation. The pathway from these crosscutting moral claims to decisions on particular candidates is not a direct and singular one in Catholic teaching, rooted in one issue. For this reason, the drive to label a single issue preeminent...
Witness
...the weak cannot fall lower than the lowest which is in you also.” 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 persons? Surely just as we know that God loves us always and is never far from us, so are we...
Sister Mary (Mary Agatha) Carlton
...Officially Sister Mary was the volunteer coordinator and in that position interviewed volunteers and supervised their orientation. In addition, according to Sister Pat, Sister Mary assisted with the taking in and labeling of medications, restocking examination rooms, picking up supplies, cleaning the clinic and doing fund raisers. Sister Pat attributes their many returning clients to Sister Mary’s influence. Ever the gracious and generous woman, she did indeed ‘heal the oppressed,’” shared Sister Mary Roger. “Over the last five years, Sister...
Reflections for the local Golden Jubilee celebration
“Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and the Savior Jesus Christ.” Grace to you and peace, Sisters Jan, Pat and Jody from this local Providence Community who gathers in joy on this jubilee day to mark the special way that you have opened yourselves to the grace of God and used your gifts – spiritual and otherwise – to be faithful to the call to be about God’s mission of Providence. Sister Jan Craven Your lives do...
Season of Creation 2022: Care for Creation Resources
...we’ll save our trees. Action resources will follow in a later blog Pray, Reflect, Act: Fall in love with creation! Pray and reflect on the ways we’re already informed and taking action. Watch the mini Ted Talk cited above and save some trees. Each month, plan to check out one of the resources above and commit to an action – Personal, with Family and Friends, Local Community, or Advocacy on the local, national or global level. THINK LOCALLY, ACT GLOBALLY!...
Noticing human trafficking
...the things I strive to do each day as a pastor serving in the United Methodist tradition — whether it be calling people by names who do not have a house or apartment to go home to and occasionally buying them lunch, greeting the folks as we place food in their cars at a local food pantry, or stopping to pray with someone who is upset in the grocery store or hospital. This may (or may not) be a good...
Sister Dorothy Rasche honored by local school corporation
...included in the Vigo County School Corporation Circle of Honor. Stepping up for those in need She began discerning the request and the question of “why” kept coming up. But then, all the memories of what The Connecting Link, the ministry Sister Dorothy oversees in West Terre Haute, has accomplished throughout the years for the city fulfilled her. For example, she contacted the school corporation years ago for help to set up a food drive from students for Providence Food...
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice partners: B’s are the best!
“One can no more approach people without love than one can approach bees without care. Such is the quality of bees.” ― Leo Tolstoy It’s no secret that gardeners love bees. They help pollinate crops, make honey, and are a welcome sign of a healthy biome. But did you know our love for bees extends to our partners around the area – businesses that are committed to supporting local farms and food? And it just so happens, they all start...
Volunteer college students #Represent @theWoods!
...he said “It’s challenging, but it’s very structured. It forces me to focus on school work.” Evan has been helping Sister Maureen Fallon at Providence Food Pantry since the start of the year. He volunteered to pick up food from Catholic Charities, deliver it to the food bank and help with sorting. “I enjoy (volunteering) because I felt like I was helping the sisters out and making a difference,” Evan said. When Evan is not working on school assignments, he...
Providence Food Pantry receives new cooler through grant monies
To put it one way, Sister Maureen Fallon, SP, indeed has the “Midas touch.” And to phrase it another way, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have seen Providence at work yet again. Sister Maureen became director of Providence Food Pantry, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence, in 2022. Since then, she has relentlessly pursued grants for upgrades for the building. Living through the words of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Sister Maureen has “confidence in the Providence...