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Giving the gift of self: Sister Carol Meyers
...Indianapolis). “In my ministry now, I try to participate in the life of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin parish.” This parish was formed in recent years when the Archdiocese of Chicago, as part of its planning process, joined the parishes of St. Cyprian in River Grove and of St. Celestine Parish in neighboring Elmwood Park to form a new parish which they named in honor of Sisters of Providence Foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. “I wanted to be part of the...
Sister Carolyn Bouchard’s woodshop: a place of creativity and prayer
...my personal and ministerial life. I find a fallen tree, a broken branch, a person in need or distress from a storm in life. I do not see dead wood but possibility and new life. I do and did that with persons, too.” Sister Carolyn spent most of her nearly 40 years as a Sister of Providence ministering in Catholic parishes. “As a Sister of Providence I served in pastoral ministry which always included pastoral visitation to the sick and...
Message of Pope Francis for Creation Day 2023
Note: Our Climate Change Task Force wanted to share with you the message of Pope Francis for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which is scheduled for Sept. 1, 2023. The ecumenical Season of Creation will be celebrated by parishes and faith communities worldwide from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4, the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi. Join us in celebrating the Season of Creation again this year. Our Climate Change Task Force will offer...
Oral history: Sister Joann Quinkert the justice advocate
...opened. Sister Joann became a pastoral associate first at her home parish, Holy Trinity in New Albany and then at nearby St. Mary’s after Holy Trinity was destroyed in a fire. It was new for a woman to be in such a position, but Sister Joann grew up in the neighborhood and had been around German Catholics and Irish Catholics her whole life, and she knew people from both parishes. She knew who would be good to work with, to...
Sister Lucille Nolan (formerly Sister Mary Lucille)
...And perhaps one of Lucy’s greatest gifts was that she herself created gatherings. According to Mary Fran, Lucy would produce one or two musicals per year in the parishes where they worked – beyond the regular assignment of liturgies. “The more people were involved, the better she liked it,” Mary Fran said. “So, it included children and adults alike – helping with scenery, costumes, programs, clean-up. This was one amazing Sister of Providence.” Lucy’s niece and Godchild Lucy related this...
Sister Rosemary Eyler (formerly Sister Mary Luke)
...when the day came to leave for the Woods in February, her father did not appear to say goodbye. A week later, he arrived at Saint Mary’s and asked to see his daughter. He was told by the Mother Superior that the rules did not allow visits until Easter. His response, “Sister, those are your rules; not mine! I must see my daughter.” And he did. After ending her educational ministry, Rosemary ministered another 12 years in parishes, specifically St....
Implicit Bias
...development.” (ibid., p.38). Recalling growing up in a small town, I distinctly remember being aware of attitudes about people living on the “south side,” members of other faiths and different churches – including other Catholic parishes – and rivalries with other small towns. Rivalries are a form of group bias and carry attitudes that stay with us long into adulthood when we should know better. Research on “implicit bias” suggests that people can act based on prejudice and stereotypes without intending to...
Sisters of Providence welcome new postulants
...of Mary Queen Congregation, based in St. Louis. She had ministered as a pre-school teacher for 16 years in the area and as a volunteer youth coordinator in many parishes. But she was searching for something more. And she found it in the Sisters of Providence. “I searched my soul,” Ann said. After speaking with Sisters of Providence Director of Vocations, Sister Joni Luna, as well as Sister Editha Ben, who is now the Sisters of Providence Director of Postulants...
A Reflection for the 2024 Senior Jubilarians
...the Pharisees seemed to be after him at every turn. You have done the same in your own inimitable ways — as educators in elementary, secondary and college classrooms — as pastoral ministers in parishes, hospitals and mental health centers, as elected leaders in our community. You have lifted up the lowly as principals and directors of social service agencies, as a foster parent in a group home and a dietician in a VA hospital. You’ve stood with people in...
Sister Constance Kramer (formerly Sister Marita)
...this degree and certification, I returned to Indianapolis and for nine months, participated in the Clinical Pastoral Education Program at Indiana University Medical Center, which was followed by a year as a Group and Individual Counselor at Jackson Clinic in Anderson, Indiana.” Such was her ministry foundation for the years ahead. She continued, “In 1980, I began a period of over 33 years in pastoral ministry as a Director of Religious Education at St. Simon and St. Thomas Aquinas Parishes...
Archbishop Charles Thompson’s statement on Immigrants and Refugees
...of our brothers and sisters, heightened by recent threats of aggressive immigration enforcement actions, who flee to escape various forms of injustice, such as violence, war, and persecution. These migrants and refugees are often beloved members of our communities, parishes, and schools who inspire by their faithful witness and devotion to their faith, commitment to their families and fruitful participation in the civic life of their communities. Using the foundational principles of the Church’s social and moral teaching, we will...
April 6, 2025: Fifth Sunday of Lent
Gospel: John 11:1-45 (used in parishes celebrating the Third Scrutiny) Now a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and dried his feet with her hair; it was her brother Lazarus who was ill. So the sisters sent word to him saying, “Master, the one you love is ill.” When Jesus heard this he said, “This illness is not to end in death, but is for...