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Leadership Team shares LCWR statement on abuse of Catholic Sisters by clergy
...recommend are: The creation of mechanisms for the reporting of abuse in an atmosphere where victims are met with compassion and are offered safety, and Refashion the leadership structures of the church to address the issue of clericalism and ensure that power and authority are shared with members of the laity. The revelations of the extent of abuse indicate clearly that the current structures must change if the church is to regain its moral credibility and have a viable future....
Sister Mary Cecile Grojean
...woman because she was a good listener and had a way of helping others look at difficult situations in a more lighthearted way. After almost 30 years of teaching individual and choral lessons, she branched out into parish music as organist and choir director, and parish secretary. When she came to the Woods in 1993, she served in numerous ministries, including driving, the phone room and liturgy secretary. Sister Regina Marie recalls these as good years for her liturgy office...
Leadership Team statement on treatment of immigrant children
...their families. Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Matthew 19:14). That children “such as these” – infants, toddlers, youngsters – reportedly have been subject to horrific overcrowding, hunger, lice infestations, sleeping on concrete floors, and other unhygienic and inhumane conditions is an assault on our human decency and fundamental moral values. It should have all Americans, as the prophets of old, rending our...
Sister Barbara Reder: on the Eucharist, prayer and parish ministry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQt4ft42_tA Sister Barbara: the Eucharist through the eyes of a dietitian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyVT49wIue4 Sister Barbara on prayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiaHVjTi2mo Sister Barbara on deciding to become a Sister of Providence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrBgM57Wjc8 On ministry in a Catholic Parish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XpBiZZK_60 Ministry as a dietitian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_itCCb33Uw Sister Barbara Reder on being a companion to Providence Associates Read more about Sister Barbara’s life and ministry here. Connect with Sister Barbara Current ministry: Pastoral Associate, St. Malachy Parish in Brownsburg, Indiana Favorite movie: The Blind Side, Les Miserable,...
Sister Mary Adrian Jaroch
...VNA North, Evanston (1991-92); Nursing Supervisor, Colonial Manor, La Grange (1992-93); Nursing Supervisor, Plymouth Place, La Grange (1993); Nursing Supervisor, Chateau Village, Willowbrook (1993-94); Nurse Consultant, Chicago (1996-97); Wellness Center Nurse, Brighton Gardens, Prospect Heights (1997-98); Staff Nurse, New Perspective, Wheeling (1998-2000); Staff Nurse, Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, Hoffman Estates (2000-02); Ministry of Care/Convent Service, River Grove (2002-2015); Convent Service, Mother Theodore Guerin Convent, River Grove (2015-17); Prayer, Winfield (2017). In Washington, D.C.: School Nurse, Immaculata (1975-76). In Connecticut:...
Sister Mary Jo Piccione honored by Diocese
...This is the first year the award has been given and Sister Mary Jo was nominated by pastors, priests, doctors, nurses and volunteers. Described by John, a husband whose wife died in ICU, “Sister’s genuine display and example of God’s love, tenderness and compassion, touched my heart so deeply that I decided to volunteer at the hospital.” Sister Mary Jo provides pastoral care to the sick and dying irrespective of economic, education, social and religious standing. Summed up by Dr....
Newsnotes: the latest from the Sisters of Providence
...in Apple Valley, California. She provides pastoral care to the sick and dying regardless of economic, educational, social and religious standing. The Indianapolis native has ministered at the center for 10 years. “I was surprised, honored and humbled,” Sister Mary Jo said. “I am so grateful to all those I have had the privilege to meet in this ministry of hope and healing. I have been blessed with many sacred encounters as I visit the patients, their families and our...
Sister Ellen Cunningham (formerly Sister Michael Aquinas)
...today. For both Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and the Sisters of Providence, Ellen consistently and persuasively brought to the fore issues of justice and worked toward fair and just resolutions. As one of the sisters who served in administration at the college said of Ellen, “She is the moral compass of the College.” Yes, the Canaanite woman and Ellen are soul sisters – loving, brave, persistent and quick thinkers. But there’s another thing we don’t know about the Canaanite woman that...
Call to Action: Make Your Voice Heard!
...Climate change is an urgent moral issue because it compromises the future of our common home, threatens human life and human dignity, and adds to the hardships already experienced by the poorest and most vulnerable people both at home and abroad. We teach that governments exist to protect and promote the common good, and that “the climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all.” ‘(A)t its core, global climate change is not about economic theory or...
Call to Action: Write Opinion Editorials for local media outlets
...helpful to “prime the pump,” and talk about your story. Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) provides some easy steps in telling your story. Make it personal. You’re telling the story, not someone else. Use “I” and speak from your own experience, Focus on the heart, not the head. A story is more than a list of facts. Talking about how you feel about the issue helps the listener connect, Include a moral or value. Think about the overall themes...
Sister Edna Scheller
...had her in my life!” Another former student at St. Bridget’s recalled her popularity among the students and the fact that she even passed on some rebounding tips to the boys’ basketball team. He added, “Her spirituality drew several students to become baptized Catholics, the first in their families.” A sister who lived with Edna for a number of years spoke of her pastoral presence to a student’s family whose child had drowned and said, “I will never forget it.”...
Sister Kathleen Dede: Reaching out in love right where you are
...of care for those with mild to profound developmental disabilities, many of whom are also physically challenged. Unfortunately, she could stay there only a year, for her father had passed away and it was her turn to try to provide help for her mother. Serving where you are After her mother’s passing and a 30-day retreat, Sister Kathleen moved to California and served in college campus ministry. Thereafter she used her skills as a pastoral minister in Mississippi and in...