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Faith leaders hold vigil at Clay County Justice Center
Sister Tracey Horan listens as Elmer Pena talks about his wife, Sonia Avile, who is currently being detained at the Clay County Justice Center. Elmer Pena started to break down as he spoke about his wife, Sonia Avile, saying to the crowd that since his wife was detained by United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents in Indianapolis, their three children they would wake up in the middle of the night crying out for their mother. “I don’t understand...
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...and Coachella Valley, Calif., and Providence Food Pantry and Connecting Link, West Terre Haute. Advocacy addresses justice issues. Since so many critical justice issues intersect, a Justice Coordinating Commission is charged with focusing the justice issues for the Congregation. Currently, the focus is on eco-justice within the larger arena of environmental justice. Sub-areas include climate change, water, food supply/security and migrant workers. Prior to advocacy, issues are addressed through the lens of three filters: racism, women and children and investments....
Everything is Connected – Our Shared Future
...action? • How can we help people, especially the young, face a challenging future with confidence, competence and hope? How can we ensure that marginalized groups have a strong voice? • The climate emergency is an opportunity for us to come together as one. How can we help those affected by ecological crises? What programs or policies can address long-standing injustice? In the 2024 elections, how will our votes impact climate justice outcomes? • How do social justice realities find...
No time for despair: climate change reality
...low cost Gore said, “that’s a rounding error in budgets of many departments of the federal government.” Perhaps our political energy and tax dollars would be better spent helping workers and their families build skills and transition into the jobs of the future. Perhaps that is the social justice work of our day. I am now a trained presenter about our Climate Reality and have some amazing images and information to share. I’m working with the Sisters of Providence Justice...
Sisters of Providence join Terre Haute’s peaceful Black Lives Matter protest
Three Sisters of Providence and two Providence Associates joined the Terre Haute community in speaking out against inequality on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Despite challenges of social distancing, we added our voices at the March for CommUNITY in Terre Haute, Indiana. Black Lives Matter! How are you adding your voice? Sisters Barbara Battista, Jessica Vitente and Beth Wright join the peaceful protest Sister Barbara holds her sign amidst the marchers The sisters and those gathered for the protest pause for...
Being love, mercy and justice in parish ministry
Editor’s note: When you read the Sisters of Providence recently published Annual Report, you will find highlights on how your donations help our sisters carry out works of love, mercy and justice in the world. Here Sister Carole Kimes shares how she lives out love, mercy and justice in her ministry as director of Pastoral Care at St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Carmel, Indiana. Our pastor wrote in my Christmas card: “Thank you for helping us love the many who...
Thanksgiving: Generosity with justice
...generous justice would include an approach to immigration based on the human dignity of all persons and not built on fear, stereotypes or greed. The list goes on and on … . In other words, we could use this observance of the Thanksgiving holiday to remind ourselves that generosity without justice may not be what Jesus calls us to live. Generosity with justice, it seems to me, connects us to the heart of the message of Jesus. Let us pray...
Newsnotes
...greet visitors to the Sisters of Providence booth. 20 years serving together 2020 marked the 20th year that White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) welcomed students from the Center for Service and Justice at Creighton University on their alternative spring break. “We were attracted to the combination of faith, justice, and environmental sustainability WVC and the Sisters of Providence offered,” said Ken Reed-Bouley, the current director of the center at the Jesuit University. Eight students and their advisors traveled all...
Racial and Ecological Justice Documentary: Farming While Black
February 12, 2025 at 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm EST Community Room, Providence Hall 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 United States View Location Website Sisters of Providence Land Justice Future’s Focus Community Program Free, but able to donate at each screening. Join the Land Justice Futures (formally Nuns & Nones) Focus Communities* to view two special film screenings hosted exclusively for Land Justice Futures communities. Farming While Black is an incredible documentary that lifts up why ecological and...
Racial and Ecological Justice Documentary: Farming While Black
February 13, 2025 at 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST Community Room, Providence Hall 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 United States View Location Website Sisters of Providence Land Justice Future’s Focus Community Program Free, but able to donate at each screening. Join the Land Justice Futures (formally Nuns & Nones) Focus Communities* to view two special film screenings hosted exclusively for Land Justice Futures communities. Farming While Black is an incredible documentary that lifts up why ecological and...
Meet Emily: Sister of Providence postulant introduces herself
...in the Dorothy Day Center for Faith & Justice and the Academic Service Learning program. I spent a semester in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood and took classes centered around urban communities, poverty, and injustice. During my service learning, I experienced the importance of relationships in work for justice. At one site, I worked with Sharon, who was employed as an AmeriCorps volunteer to run the food pantry. To me, AmeriCorps programs were volunteer opportunities. But I learned that Sharon found this...
October 26, 2025: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18; Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 Reflection The readings for this Sunday are about, justice, justice, justice!!! The first reading from Sirach proclaims, “The LORD is a God of justice who knows no favorites.” God hears the cry of the oppressed and is not deaf to the wail of the orphan, nor to the widow when she pours out her heart. Those who serve God willingly are heard and their cries...