Search Results for label/movies
Getting too many results? To search for an exact phrase, try putting multiple word phrases in quotation marks (such as "Saint Mother Theodore") to narrow your results.
Rita Clare Gerardot
...of my former students and am always delighted when I hear from them or enjoy when they come to the Woods for a visit.” Sister Rita Clare said her favorite pastime was reading and she enjoys movies and music. Sister Rita Clare Gerardot Complete Ministry In Indiana: Teacher, St. Catherine, Indianapolis (1947-51); Teacher, St. John, Vincennes (1952-53); Teacher/Principal/Superior, Sacred Heart, Whiting (1956-59); Teacher, St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne (1965-67); Superior/Principal, St. Luke, Indianapolis (1967-69); Principal, St. Luke, Indianapolis (1973-77);...
Meet some newer members
...now Interests and hobbies: music: listening to, singing and learning instruments; art: drawing, painting, coloring, art journaling; reading; watching movies; laughing; being outdoors What attracted you to religious life with the Sisters of Providence? What attracted me to the Sisters of Providence was their authenticity, humor, acceptance. The Sisters have always been authentic in witnessing their faith. Faith for the Sisters of Providence is not just praying in a chapel, but praying outside with alpacas, with a leaf or by...
Movies that stay with you
After not going to the “real” movies in more than six months, I’ve been twice in the past six days – once to see “Iron Lady” and once to see “The Descendants.” In spite of the many less than positive reviews I read, I found the portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady” to be very sympathetic, empathic. Of course, Meryl Streep was utterly convincing as the former British Prime Minister in both her prime and current state of...
Sister Barbara Doherty
...still there is a Mystery that summons you. There is a power of grace that holds you, keeps you steady, and constantly surrounds you with love,” she said. Favorites food: leftovers vacation spot: woods, water, quiet, peace with a good friend movies: bringing movies home to watch recreation: good conversation over a meal hobby: cooking new recipes book: Shape of a Year by Jean Hersey (my first nature reading) sport: baseball (Chicago White Sox) animal: mountain goat holiday: Thanksgiving through...
Being ‘Stickered’
...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...
White Violet Center earns ‘Real Organic Project’ designation
...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,...
Season of Creation 2022: Fair Trade and Climate Change
...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...
Remembering Sister Barbara Doherty
...her scrapbooks would trigger a memory and she would tell a story. I will forever remember that her mother, Margaret, was a faithful member of Saint Constance Parish. This is something that Barbara told me many times. Movies On the weekends, I went with Barbara to the Providence Community Room for movie night. She never missed a movie night no matter what was being shown. One night, there was a scene of a man beating his wife. Barbara tapped me...
Counsel and guidance to middle schoolers
...another because of lies or rumors spread about them. Again, she takes a role of mediator. She tries to model for the children how such situations can be handled in a calm and reasonable (merciful) way. “It’s sad that violent and reactive behaviors learned or modeled at home, on the streets or in the media are all some children know. And of course, the violence and guns in war video games on TV, in movies and on social media just...
What can you do? Staying engaged in divisive times
...to the polls on election day. Host listening groups to enhance opportunities for encounter. Create beauty. Sing, dance, paint, draw, garden, play an instrument or write. Appreciate beauty. Read books or watch movies that tell stories of people whose worlds you might not be familiar with. Collect household goods for a refugee family or host a fundraiser for a resettlement organization. Write a letter to the editor of your local paper. Become a mentor to someone in your city. Mentoring...
Sister Adrian Marie Conrad
...she attracted so many people. She could talk about anything, and had a knack for finding common ground with anyone. People were shocked that Aunt Mary and Jeanne were not the stereotypical nuns like in the movies and on TV. They were hilarious, cool, social and the best storytellers ever!” Sister Mary Jo Piccione also commented, “I think just about everyone in Hollywood knew the SP’s due to Sister Adrian Marie and Sister Thomas Jeanne.” Sister Mary Jo also recalled...
Sisters Maureen Abbott and Denise Wilkinson: What does it mean to you to be a Catholic Sister today?
...movies, doing things I love and doing things I’m afraid to do continue to teach me about being a Catholic sister too. Yep – I’ve led a life of realness. When I taught French, my students and I read St. Exupery’s The Little Prince. Let me end with a real quote that has really shaped my life. It describes how I want to be as a Catholic sister – a real Catholic sister. “And here is my secret, a very...