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Sister Betty Donoghue (formerly Sister Clare Patrice)
...for all of her work for justice!” From Sister Rosemary Nudd: “She is where death will be no more. May she continue to advocate for when the death penalty will be no more. Betty, rest in power!” From Sister Betty Hopf: “What a blessing it was to be with Betty when she died. She died very peacefully. We tried so hard to get her back to the Woods to die there…” Betty’s love for her family is evident from the...
Maren Van Cleave: A wonderful year at WVC
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice intern Maren Van Cleave cleans lettuce from the White Violet Center garden. When she came to White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), Maren Van Cleave was very interested in fiber art and in owning her own farm someday. Spending a year at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods added more fuel to her desires. “I think it’s been interesting to see how a farm works,” the Blackfoot, Idaho, native said. “What goes into getting all of this food to...
New Providence Associate candidates share what brought them here
...women been all my life?’” Providence Associate Candidate Sarian Bouma and her sister companion Sister Marie McCarthy walk and talk during orientation. “It’s a great comfort being with people who love and value what I love and value. It seems to me the Sisters of Providence stand at the deep intersection between spirituality and social justice.” “A friend told me ‘You are looking for the feminine face of God, and you’ve caught a glimpse of it in the Sisters of...
Prayer for Peace and Healing
Source of all Life, Goodness and Love During this tumultuous time, draw us toward all that is good and compassionate. Make us instruments in restoring peace and healing to our world and all of creation. Help us come to a greater communion with each other, respecting and valuing our diversity. We grieve the senseless killings of innocent lives from all forms of violence. We yearn for equality for all, regardless of gender, race, culture, economic status and religion. Let us...
… I now await in peace…
… I now await in peace whatever it may please Our Lord to ordain for the future....
Another means for preserving peace is…
Another means for preserving peace is to let little things pass without noticing them.
Peace of heart is superior to…
Peace of heart is superior to anything of which you may be deprived. Do not lose it then for nothing.
Letter to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York
The following is a letter the Congregation’s General Council and Justice Coordinating Commission created for Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan: Dear Cardinal Dolan, We write to you as the Congregational Leadership Team and the Justice Coordinating Commission of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. We want you to know that we remember you in our Eucharistic liturgies when we seek God’s guidance for all Church leaders. Yours is a special responsibility considering your role in leading...
The call of Providence
...and now coming back in an official way to the community. One said the charism of love, mercy and justice and its inclusivity and care for creation was important to her. Another said she was introduced to the Providence Community seven years ago when she came to the area to visit a loved one on death row. She is excited to join the sisters in their work against the death penalty. A place to belong Still another said she has...
Sister Mary Patricia Cummings (formerly Sister Marie Janice)
...pastoral associate at Immaculate Conception Parish in Chicago, a position she maintained for 15 years. A catalog of the representatives of her ministries who processed up the aisle when the parish said farewell to Mary Pat reveals the energy and impact she had on this parish: Scripture Study, Rite of Christian Initiation, Baptismal Preparation, Communion to the Sick, the Hunger Walk, Lay Ministers, Marriage Preparation, Choir, Peace and Justice Committee, Art and Environment Committee, Ecumenical Association, United Power for Action...
Virtual circles offer real relationship
...seek ways to deepen their own spiritual lives and their relationship with Sisters of Providence.” PA Judy Coulup-Hund advises those considering the Providence Associate relationship, “Do it and do it now. The SPs are so caring and their spirituality is so transparent that it rubs off on anyone near them. Their sense of the world, peace and justice is so alive and needs to be shared continually and more globally.” (Originally published in the Winter 2014 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
February Black History Month prayer service
...for destitute travelers. He attended daily Mass and was a benefactor of many charitable organizations. He died on June 30, 1853, and was declared Venerable in 1996. Reflective silence Leader: O God, through your servant Pierre you show us the many ways of bringing about social justice in society; All: move us to actions of solidarity with the poor, the humble, and the lowly. Mary Elizabeth Lange was born around 1789 in Santiago de Cuba, where she lived in a...