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Sister Kathleen Kelly (formerly Sister Edward Marie)
...as, “My constant response to the hand of God – which is what I call Providence – has continually led me to the next place where I can serve, often where I did not plan to be.” Her first position as pastoral associate was at Queen of Angels Parish in Riverdale. When I spoke to her pastor there, Father Ray Yadron, who has maintained a friendship with her over the years, he described her as “a gutsy Irish girl from...
Sister Suzanne Buthod (formerly Sister Mary Judith)
...Volunteer NaKea Anderson and Sister Suzanne Buthod ham it up on a visit to the Clabber Girl museum. With the moratorium beginning in 1972, Sister Suzanne continued teaching at Schulte for two years and then taught at Memorial in Evansville for a year. It was while she was there that she decided to move from teaching to parish work. Because her parents were aging, she looked for pastoral ministry in Evansville. She was hired at St. Boniface Parish. She told...
Book review: The Other Couch
...of women tenderly enclosing the world… the web encircles intention held to help, to heal, to comfort.” I began reading this book after being on a symposium panel. The topic was “use of self.” I was with two psychotherapists and one of their clients who is also a clinical pastoral supervisee of mine moving toward certification as an ACPE supervisor. I was invited because the psychotherapist had been “converted” to pastoral supervision as “exceptionally valuable” in his client’s healing. (Our...
Sister Regis McNulty
...(1965-72); Teacher, Charlotte Catholic High School, Charlotte (1972-73); Principal, St. Joan of Arc, Asheville (1973-74). In New Hampshire: Teacher, Lady Isle, Portsmouth (1974-78); Counselor, Mana. Area Pastoral Coun., Keene (1981-82); Assistant Director of Therapy, Beech Hill Hospital, Dublin (1982-90); Clinical Supervisor/Manager, Beech Hill Hospital, Dublin (1990-93); Senior Therapist, Beech Hill Hospital, Dublin (1993-99); Consultant in Behavioral Health, Beech Hill Hospital, Dublin (1999-2007); Adjunct Faculty Member, Antioch New England Graduate School, Keene (1996-2007); Therapist/Consultant in Behavioral Health and Addictions, Marlborough (2007-12)....
Sister Marilú Covani
...located and she served as pastoral coordinator of Hispanic Ministry for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, San Gabriel Region, and later at the archdiocesan office of worship. During those years she obtained an master’s degree in religious studies. By the time Sister Marilú moved to work in the pastoral center in the Diocese of San Bernardino in 1998, she had obtained 18 credit hours toward a master’s degree in clinical psychology. She had planned with the community support to open...
Bridging transition and loss
...this story, you can find on our website at HOPE.SistersofProvidence.org Sister Joseph Ellen’s own in-depth words regarding the history of St. Angela’s and her role over her four decades there. It’s a story we all need to hear. “I hope and pray that we may one day be one church with racial equality, that the richness of the cultures will be shared with the entire church,” Sister Joseph Ellen said in the piece. “My journey in pastoral ministry has been...
Congregation supports faith leaders’ election integrity statement
...proper functioning of government but also to the full exercise of our faith. Therefore, we are deeply troubled by any actions or statements that intimidate voters or deny safe and equal access to voting, or that sow doubt in electoral outcomes and raise a threat of violence. Such efforts to corrupt and undermine core electoral freedoms must be condemned in the strongest of terms across the political spectrum. This nation can only live up to its democratic ideals when all...
Sister Margaret “Peggy” Lynch (formerly Sister James Patrick)
...in the parlor. Creating plays to perform in the foyer and other fun activities, we learned much about each other. Peggy had an amazing memory and could remember history and poetry with ease. Thus every Christmas at Grandpa Noe’s request, Peggy would recite the entire ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ poem with no script or prompting. Peggy was a whiz at math, too, and would help cousins with any math problems. In exchange, Peggy solicited their help. She must have talked a...
Janice Vanderhaar: In the name of Peace and Justice
...untiringly for justice, peace and nonviolence. In 1970, after moving to Tennessee, Janice became coordinator of Adult Education for the newly formed Diocese of Memphis. Bishop Carroll Thomas Dozier gathered around him other persons with a strong commitment to peace and justice to assist him in writing a pastoral: Peace: Task and Gift declaring the Vietnam War immoral and unjust. It instantly put him on the national map. In Bishop Dozier, Providence provided an extraordinary leader and partner in Janice...
Sister Marceline Mattingly: oral history
Sister Marceline poses for her 1933 graduation photo for St. Agnes Academy, Indianapolis. This is part of Religious Life through the Generations, a series of features illustrating what has motivated women from different generations to enter religious life and how their concepts of the vows were similar or different. This project examined the spiritual lives of three women and how this aspect of their lives has evolved through the years. Sister Marceline Mattingly, Civic or G.I. Generation (1901-1931) Click on...
Sister Marilyn Herber: oral history
Sister Marilyn as a toddler in Fort Wayne, Ind. This is part of Religious Life through the Generations, a series of features illustrating what has motivated women from different generations to enter religious life and how their concepts of the vows were similar or different. This project examined the spiritual lives of three women and how this aspect of their lives has evolved through the years. Sister Marilyn Herber (formerly Sister Vincent Marie), Adaptive or Mediating Generation (1932-1944) Click on...
Sister Norene Wu: oral history
Sister Norene is pictured as a kindergarten graduate in 1963. This is part of Religious Life through the Generations, a series of features illustrating what has motivated women from different generations to enter religious life and how their concepts of the vows were similar or different. This project examined the spiritual lives of three women and how this aspect of their lives has evolved through the years. Sister Norene Wu, Boomer Generation (1945-1963) Click on the following audio clips to...