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Sister Tracey Horan recognized by USCCB
...to be detained without warning. Maynor has been drawn to faith-based organizing that cuts across race, denomination and generation because these were the relationships that sustained him during the weeks he was detained. He found strength through gathering in the prison with men from diverse backgrounds with shared values and hopes for change. I invite those who are able to join us tomorrow at noon in front of the City-County Building for this vigil – another chance for us to...
Reflections on 50 years
...journey. “For having gone to places I would not have dared go without living communal life rooted in prayer with women of vision and dreams for doing God’s will. “My whole being rejoices … “For the many people of God who have crossed paths with mine in various ministries: Children, students, parents, families, catechists, our sister and brother refugees, slum dwellers, prisoners, homebound elderly, migrant workers, international students, women and men discerning their vocations in life. “For the layers of...
Sister Mary Terence Haag
Sister Mary Terence Haag “The spirit of God has been given to me, for God has anointed me. God has sent me to bring good news to the poor, to bind up hearts that are broken, to proclaim liberty to captives, freedom to those in prison, to comfort those who mourn.” — A reading from the Prophet, Isaiah (61:1-3) This reading from Isaiah seemed appropriate, since according to so many, this describes what Sister Mary Terence Haag did so well...
Sister Kathryn Koressel (formerly Sister Alfreda Marie)
...Kathryn was vitally interested in political news, in breakthroughs in medical science to help people throughout the world. She showed the generosity of those who reach out to the poor and suffering. For example, she recently forfeited a Christmas program to hear about the need for helping people born with a cleft palette. For several years, she wrote to a prisoner who was on death row at the Federal Penitentiary in Terre Haute. Kathryn once wrote, “Even if we do...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...for Correctional Concern (2004-16), and Joliet: Library volunteer, Center for Correctional Concern (2016). Sister Elizabeth Smigla is a native of Chicago. Currently, she ministers as a volunteer advocate for immigrants, victims and prisoners at Taller de San Joseph and Kolbe House, Chicago. Sister Elizabeth, formerly Sister Ann Martin, entered the Congregation on July 22, 1957, from Holy Innocents, Chicago. She professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1965. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She...
A reflection for Holy Week
...poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, recovery of sight to the blind and release to prisoners, to announce a year of favor from our God.” (Luke 4: 14-19) … Jesus, the one who stood up to the Pharisees, who spoke out so often against the actions of those in power that he became a threat to them … Jesus, the one who willingly gave his life, standing on the side of right … As we come to the end of...
Sister Delan Ma at ease with God and others
...first time in 1976 as she prepared for final vows. Some of the sisters currently serving in Taiwan and Asia: From left Sisters Rose Chiu, Norene Wu, Donna Marie Fu (seated), Celeste Tsai, Delan Ma, Sophia Chen, Anna Fan and Anne Therese Falkenstein. Serving and leading Most of her life’s ministries have been in Taiwan. She’s ministered in campus ministry and with college students living in dormitories. She’s done prison ministry, parish ministry, she even started Miracle Home, a ministry...
Sister Patricia Fillenwarth (formerly Sister Joseph Monica)
...at the women’s prison.” Perhaps this meeting place subtly began to create in Patty an awareness of the least and the lost. Sister Patty Fillenwarth (left) with her sister, Sister Joseph Fillenwarth. Patty entered the Sisters of Providence as a postulant on Jan. 6, 1958, and later received her religious name, Sister Joseph Monica. She professed first vows in 1960, and made her perpetual profession of vows in 1965. Prior to her perpetual vows, she earned a bachelor’s degree in...
Sisters of Providence respond to compelling need for health care
...SP health care history In March 1848, Mother Theodore and Sisters Olympiade and Joachim traveled to Vincennes to open a pharmacy there. The Bishop of the Vincennes diocese had made the request of the sisters so that the sick poor of the area would receive medical care. World War II saw many Chinese soldiers and prisoners of war cared for by Sisters of Providence missionaries who had arrived in China in 1920. Sister Ann Monica Inman (RIP) opened the Providence...
Exploring religious life today: one discerner’s story
...in a broad range of ministry areas. This is something I have passion for and feel that I am already doing. What have you learned about the SPs/religious life? The following are some of the ministries SPs work in: education, social work, ecology, gardening, prison ministry. The SPs are activists of community organizing, inclusivity, immigration. What has surprised you about the SPs/religious life? Stephanie with Sister Dina Bato during her first in-person meeting with a Sister of Providence I like...
Reflection and Prayer for an Execution
Note: This is the reflection the Congregation offered on Sunday, July 12, during a prayer vigil for three men scheduled to be executed at the Terre Haute Federal Prison on July 13, 15 and 17, 2020. It was adapted from “A Prayer Vigil for an Execution,” published by the Catholic Mobilizing Network. Sister Paula Damiano speaks to media during a press conference prior to the initial execution date of Daniel Lewis Lee. Holding the Congregation’s Love Mercy Justice sign are...
Sister Joan Zlogar (formerly Sister Joseph Bernard)
...of the League of Women Voters and served as chairperson of the Social Concerns Committee of the Sisters Senate of Washington D.C. One of Joan’s social outreach actions included participating in weekend journaling experience with residents of the Women’s Prison in Indianapolis. The group included four non-residents and 22 inmates. These are Joan’s words summarizing her experience: “Once you’ve been inside those walls for a day, you appreciate your freedom in a new way … (As we were leaving one...