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Sister Barbara Doherty, former SMWC president, passes away
...was teaching theology, trying to connect with students or younger sisters, and trying to help them connect with God, who was very real for her and very present.” Sister Barbara often taught classes in the Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology (MAPT) program. Sister Barbara’s first ministry as a Sister of Providence was as a teacher at St. Paul in Sellersburg, Ind., from 1953-56. She came to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in 1965 and ministered in the theology department until 1975,...
White Violet Center: Meet the new 2020 fall intern cohort
...I’ve combined this hobby with participation in the local community, entering flowers and floral arrangements in the Dutchess County Fair’s Horticulture Department and botanical artwork in the Fine Arts Department. In 2014, I provided the botanical art for an educational publication created by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County. As I have an interest in illustration, I hope to design and create introductory gardening guides for children using botanical artwork, a project which time spent at the WVC internship...
Allowing for God’s presence: Sisters of Providence hospital chaplains
...able to exhibit an open presence to the other.” Sister Betty Hopf, SP, at right, says the patients she ministers with as chaplain at Hux Cancer Center in Terre Haute teach her about love and patience. (Image courtesy of wtwo TV) Hux Cancer Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, is Sister Betty Hopf’s ministry site. On being a chaplain, Sister Betty said, “I don’t preach; I just DO … trying to do what Jesus would do, that is BE a pastoral...
Congregation releases calls for action, days of prayer in anticipation of Inauguration Day
...Moral Monday Join the National Interfaith Service of Love, Light and Leadership, sponsored by the Poor People’s Campaign at 1 p.m., EST, Monday, January 18. Tuesday, January 19 Ringing of Church Bells to honor lives lost to COVID-19 At 5:30 p.m., EST, on Tuesday, Jan. 19, as part of the Presidential Inauguration events, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Community is encouraging others to participate in a national memorial to honor the lives lost to COVID-19 by ringing Motherhouse Chapel bells...
Parish and senior ministry during a pandemic
Editor’s note: Sister Carole Kimes ministers as the director of pastoral care, including a special ministry for senior citizens, with St. Elizabeth Seton Parish in Carmel, Indiana. Here she shares some of what her ministry has entailed over the past year. Sister Carole Kimes, SP The face of my ministry this year has changed significantly. Isolation and loneliness were two companions that accompanied the stay-at-home order. So I would make phone calls with a list that was generated at the...
“Be cheerful, kind to one another” Mother Theodore’s response to epidemic
...of cholera. In time it was found that cholera is caused by bacteria from human waste contaminating drinking water. And we’ve learned that hydration could often prevent death from severe dehydration. However, in the 1840s cholera was blamed on bad air, immoral behavior, drinking alcohol, filthy living conditions, the religion of Irish immigrants, and “the just wrath of an angry God.” Mother Theodore’s advice Mother Theodore’s sound advice to the sisters pretty much covers all of the possible causes of...
Journals and Letters week 35: Letter of instruction, letter of prayer
...company of her sisters. She is now home with her Provident God. Prayer letter Mother Theodore’s letter to Bishop Bouvier struck me as a type of prayer. It included praise of Providence, thanksgiving for favors received, petitions of need and a prayer of lamentation. She acknowledged those whose spirituality and actions were Providence for the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods community: Bishops Bouvier, Bazin and De Saint Palais. For their pastoral concern, she offered heartfelt thanksgiving. Her prayers of petition included the...
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
...give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” Reflection Jesus is pursued by the crowds whom he had recently provided with an abundance of food to satisfy their physical hunger. Their goal in seeking him out with great determination is to ensure that he continues to meet their corporal needs. Jesus’ goal, though, is to offer them the...
An unbreakable promise
...made by Mother Theodore. These include the ship the Nashville, a map of Indiana showing the missions established up to 1876, the story of the ship voyage and the promise, intertwined initials, floral patterns and the all-seeing eye of God. An annual procession Many Sisters of Providence and others walk toward the Saint Anne Shell Chapel during the Saint Anne Procession. Every year since 1844, on the eve of the Feast of Saint Anne, the Sisters have processed to the...
October 31, 2021: Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
...of God is all about love. When we become aware of this love that God has planted within us and act on it, living according to a moral code just naturally happens. Action The practice of a daily examen – a prayerful review of our day – is a good discipline to help in our spiritual transformation. Examine the feelings of joy, sadness, boredom, excitement, etc., that occurred during the day. What is God showing me and wanting me to...
Sisters of Providence welcome new postulant
...a bachelor’s degree in sociology. She also has a bachelor of science degree in social work from the University of Missouri in St. Louis. For a time, Leslie was a woman religious in another Congregation of Catholic sisters and ministered in Texas with Catholic Charities before moving back to Missouri. In 2014, she began a ministry at St. Pius Parish in St. Louis as the Pastoral Associate for Immigrants and Refugees. “I loved (ministering at St. Pius Parish),” Leslie said....
Sister Shawn Marie McDermott
...section below. Sister Shawn Marie McDermott complete ministry In Indiana: Teacher, St. John the Baptist, Whiting (1964-66). In North Carolina: Teacher, St. Patrick School, Fayetteville (1966-68). In Massachusetts: Teacher, St. Patrick School, Stoneham (1966-76); Substitute Teacher, Malden (1982-85); Pastoral Associate, St. John the Baptist Parish, Peabody (1985-89); Teacher, St. Raphael School, West Medford (1990-98); Teacher, St. Agnes School, Arlington (1998-2010); Hospice Volunteer, Merrimack Valley Hospice, Lawrence (2012-2021). In New Hampshire: Director of Religious Education, St. Thomas More Parish, Durham (1976-82)....