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Sisters of Providence Newsnotes
...Providence Associate Teresa Clark recently finished a bronze sculpture dedicated to the Indiana state song “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away” and its composer Paul Dresser. The sculpture resides next to Dresser’s boyhood home at the entrance to Fairbanks Park in Terre Haute, Indiana. Sister Barbara Sheehan recognized In October, Sister Barbara Sheehan received the Distinguished Service Award of the North Central Region Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE). Sister Barbara serves as Executive Director and ACPE...
French fries with a fork: yes — crossed legs: no
...pictoral directories which have brought giggles at seeing some of my beloved sisters in the splendor of spunky perms or outrageous shoulder pads.) As I paged through the booklet, I became more and more convinced I never would have made it as a nun in the ‘60’s. For one thing, my walk is way off. According to SP etiquette 47 years ago, I should be walking with “abdominal muscles in, chest high and head erect.” Hip swinging and military gait...
Ellen Baker-Longawa, Hammond, Indiana: “Good example is the best teacher.”
...result, I was very immature compared to my classmates. Sister always found little things for me to do to help her around the classroom to keep me from getting into trouble. She was very progressive for her time in the way that she taught religion. It is because of her that I became a Theology teacher myself, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology through the WED program at SMWC and a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Theology from Loyola University, Chicago....
All things possible: Sister Marilú Covani
...said. “I really felt called to work with the Hispanic Catholics in the United States. I asked to come here [Southern California] after my canonical novitiate year.” She has served as pastoral coordinator for Hispanic ministry and coordinator of Hispanic Liturgy in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. She now serves as director for worship for the Diocese of San Bernardino. She also has helped lay women at Casa Providencia, where women contemplated religious life while living, working and studying with...
Sustainability midst the bustle
...moral issue not just a political issue and our association with the sisters has reinforced that.” “Of course we struggle. Our schedule is ridiculously full with the boys’ activities and our community obligations. The temptation to eat out and to shop the big box stores is always strong,” Jen said. What advice do the Drakes have for others who are trying to live sustainably amidst a busy schedule? “Be kind to yourself. We live in a society that expects nothing...
Former teacher influences a career in environmental law
...curb our consumption of fossil fuels and show leadership in the development and use of renewable energy. I am looking forward to attending a prayer breakfast at Marian University in March when Archbishop Tobin will speak about creation care. I would love for the Catholic Church to be a true leader in this moral imperative. It has been really enjoyable for me to reminisce and I certainly appreciate more deeply how fortunate I was to have such a wonderful teacher....
Sister Carole Kimes
Current ministry: pastoral associate for ministry of aging and bereavement at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Carmel, Indiana Favorite food: Tender steak but I am vegetarian. When I am not at work or involved in ministry, you are most likely to find me … riding my bike, playing cards or rummikub, watching “Madam Secretary.” One thing most people don’t know about me is … I wear a size 12 shoe. Favorite animal: Stuffed Sister Carole Kimes entered the Sisters of...
Enriching the lives of the elderly: Susan Dinnin
...for whom I care as more than clients – they are friends, persons in whose lives I am invested. I assist them with their physical needs but I also pray with them, bring them Eucharist, and have good conversations with them about whatever interests them at that moment,” she says. To her ministry Sister Susan brings experiences gleaned from her years of pastoral ministry in Detroit, from caring for her own mother when she was in poor health, and from...
Continually called: Providence Associate Connie Schnapf
...it. After I married and our children were in school, I was hired as director of religious education at St. John the Baptist Parish in Newburgh, Indiana. The pastoral associate on staff was a Sister of Providence, Sister Bernice Kuper (RIP). We worked together for 10 years and became very good friends. Throughout our years together Sister Bernice lived Providence. In her gentle manner, she embraced it with every fiber of her being. She in turn taught me to be...
Reflecting on the amazing life of Sister Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN: Martyr of the Amazon
...life. Her work with the Pastoral Land Commission work, an organization of the Catholic Church that fights for the rights of rural workers and peasants, and defends land reforms in Brazil, was seen as a serious threat. Her death came less than a week after meeting with the country’s human rights officials about threats to local farmers from loggers and landowners. At Dorothy’s funeral, one settler remarked, “It’s all right, Sister Dorothy. We’re not burying you. We’re planting a seed.”...
Sister Teresa Costello: Love for learning and a healing touch
...pastoral studies. She began ministering to divorced Catholics in the Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut. She also became a licensed social worker and worked in bringing affordable housing to elderly and disabled persons. Next she earned a doctorate of ministry in theology studies in 1993. An invitation from her friend Sister Carolyn Glynn to assist with educating migrant workers led Sister Teresa to Bradenton, Florida, six years later. “We taught English to the workers so they could communicate with the farm...
Becoming a Providence Associate
...feel I have a special connection with Saint Mary of the Woods. I am a graduate of the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College external degree program and their master’s in pastoral theology program. I have had a connection with the Sisters of Providence since first grade when they taught me at Saint Philip Neri Grade School in Indianapolis. This is even better because I feel that now I am one with them.” Providence Associate Jackie Fischer Jacqueline Fischer, Moberly, Missouri “After leaving...