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A note from Sister Barbara from her experience in the death chamber
...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 and all persons? I still stand by the statement I made at Will McCrory’s execution: My faith and the teachings of our Church compel me to say No! to the death penalty and to work to abolish it. Surely just as we know that God loves us always...
Sisters share message against ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
...removed places of worship from its sensitive locations list, allowing ICE agents to enter them for enforcement purposes. We have already witnessed a reduction in attendance at many of our religious services in our denominations, as the threat of enforcement has deterred many families from practicing their faith. Then Sisters of Providence General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson shares a moment with then Archbishop Joseph Tobin during a luncheon at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Moreover, the bill provides funding for a border wall...
Novice Sister’s new Ministry: Blessing upon Blessing
...helps them label their emotions,” said Sister Stephanie. There was a child who was upset because she had dropped her sandwich on the pavement at lunch and she was hungry. “After the child was able to express why she was upset, to brighten her day, I let her choose a sticker from my collection that I carry with me. Afterward, I was able to speak with the teacher about it and see how they could help.” On the move This...
Leadership Team statement: We must overcome all of this violence
...rather than working for the common good, we sow seeds of violence. Sister Jessica Vitente in prayer. Today, attending public events such as celebrations, parades, rallies, or even simply going to school can cause some concern. Indeed, violence in words and deeds is all around us. And yet, goodness is also all around us. Words matter. Every time we use derogatory words to label and dehumanize or deprive other persons of opportunities we choose for ourselves, we increase the possibility...
Sister Mary Esther Lane (formerly Sister Francis Gertrude)
...testing the eyes of the children there and keeping the records, sending notes to parents about taking the children to the doctor. In 1995, she returned to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, where she ministered in community service. Part of that community service was to assist the sisters from Vietnam who were students in the college, helping them with English pronunciation and grammar. Sister Martha Wessel said she “really drilled them,” but Sister Jan Craven, whose bedroom was across the hall from the...
Senior jubilarians – 80 years and counting
...to be part of this effort in a special way, in a unique manner. You are at that time of life that social psychologists label “generative” – that is, it is your special gift to encourage and bring forth the gifts of others. Your gift to offer is that of wisdom, wisdom acquired by your having met life’s challenges, by years of fidelity to prayer and fidelity to the responsibilities of membership, to communal living, to lives of meaningful ministry....
Sister Sharon Richards
...to people’s lives. – Sister Sharon Q. Please complete this sentence. Sister Sharon is … A. I’m a happy person, very happy in my vocation. It’s a wonderful life. Sister Sharon is a very grateful person to God, my community and my family, of course. In the jail I never look at what a man has been accused of doing. I don’t want to put labels on them. I just look at each one and say we are all human...
“Creating Currents of Change” in Memphis
...positive — the love engaged against hate, the seeds that are sown to grow justice. Lawson called us to reject the climate of current public discourse that labels and divides. He said, “We are not primarily white or black, conservative or liberal. We are primarily human.” He lamented the continued influence of racism, sexism, violence and plantation capitalism in public discussion today. Lawson urged us to find a different language outside the fear built up by politics and media —...
St. Joseph Lake history photo album
Wheelchairs on the dock! 1982 infirmary picnic. Another photo from the 1982 infirmary picnic. A more recent photo of Sister Jean Fuqua next to the sign marking the area surrounding the lake with its new name, Fuqua Park. The final shovel-fulls of dirt are removed allowing the water to move into the newly expanded area of the lake in 1981. The label on this photo on the scrapbook album: HATS OFF TO THE CREW This handsome crew spent a hot...
Warning, this album may contain photos of sunbathing nuns
...Lake in the 1980s. The label on this photo on the scrapbook album: HATS OFF TO THE CREW This handsome crew spent a hot August 15, 1981 seeding the slopes after the enlargement project. Seated on the hay: Jeanne Knoerle, Ruth Eileen Dwyer. Standing left to right: Bernice Kuper, Leona Walsh, Carol Nolan, Jean Fuqua, grandson of Taylor Ramsey, Taylor and Pete Farmer. In the truck: Mary Stella Morrisey, Agnese Boddington, Emily Walsh, Kathleen Desautels, Jean Karier, Sue Pietrus, Carol...
On policing and Providence
Sister Pat Mahoney outside the District 22 police station in Chicago where she volunteers. From the way Sister Pat Mahoney greets the receptionist and walks right through the gate labeled “POLICE USE ONLY,” it is apparent that she feels right at home. Still, Sister Pat laughs, she never guessed she would volunteer at a police station. “But I never thought I’d leave teaching or stop wearing the habit when I entered religious life, either.” Sister Pat, a volunteer with the...
Imperfect mercy
...her. Then, when her persistent pleas didn’t stop, he claimed that she was not one of his sheep. In the back and forth with the Canaanite woman, Jesus repeatedly makes excuses for not helping her and even seems to label her as unworthy. The woman’s famous response, “but even the dogs get to eat the scraps that fall from the table,” is not a testament to Jesus’ mercy, but to her own faith and persistence. So where was Jesus’ perfect...