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Celebrating American Education Week
...United States to begin the long journey from the east coast to Indiana, where they settled at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The Academy became the first school under the direction of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. It continues to this day as Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Many more schools were established under the direction of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin as the Sisters of Providence expanded their education ministries across the country. Recognizing all those Teachers This week is American Education Week. The week recognizes...
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and the Catholic Church
...such as Jesuits, St. Joseph of Carondelet, Christian Brothers, and the Benedictines. DEI is active and prospering in Catholic peace and justice organizations like Network Lobby, Catholic Mobilizing Network, and Pax Christi USA. And DEI is active and moving in Catholic schools of higher education, such as the University of Notre Dame, Marian University, St. Mary of the Woods College, Boston College, Georgetown University, etc. Well… at least until more recent times. DEI and the U.S. Department of Education On...
A new leadership team for the Sisters of Providence
...Massachusetts Year entered Congregation: 1979 Degrees: Bachelor’s degrees in theology and education from Emmanuel College. Master’s degree in religious education from Boston College. Master’s degree in language education from Indiana University. Doctorate in Language Education from Indiana University. Past ministries: Teacher, campus ministry and recruitment for Mother Theodore Guerin High School in River Grove, Illinois; instructor of English, associate professor, director of division of international exchanges, administrator and special assistant to the president at Providence University in Taiwan. Sister Carole...
Sister Charles Van Hoy
...she served another 24 years in various capacities: As director of the Activities Department for the sisters and a volunteer teacher and tutor at Educational Family Services for children and adults. She also managed to volunteer for Providence Food Pantry and Helping Hands. As her niece Mary observed, “She was always looking for ways to serve and to be the hands and feet of Jesus.” An educational endeavor that she did “on the side” during these years of retirement was...
Celebrating International Literacy Day
...and community organizations hold programs explaining the educational opportunities within local communities, arrange public lectures on topics related to literacy and prepare exhibitions showcasing successful literacy methods. In recent years, UNESCO has started announcing specific themes for each September 8 celebration. In 2023, the theme was literacy for a world in transition which focused on development goals. This year’s theme is promoting multi-lingual education for understanding and peace. Startling Facts When UNESCO began its full-scale literacy efforts, there were many...
A response from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious to These Times
Note: The following statement was provided by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, of which the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are members. Over the course of the last several years, we have watched with grave concern a global and national shift in values and priorities that is negatively impacting the health of the planet and the lives of millions of its most vulnerable inhabitants. Policies enacted by many governments, including our own in the United States, as...
Honoring the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi
...women too, started to form a Franciscan religious order which is today known as the Poor Clares, and a Third Order movement also began for lay persons drawn to the spirituality of Francis. The main features of the new Franciscan religious groups were: First living a life of radical poverty, second great simplicity of lifestyle, third begging for alms, fourth championing the poor, fifth preaching repentance and last, a total trust in the providence of God. Francis of Assisi adopted...
Leadership Team shares LCWR Statement and Congregation commitment
Editor’s Note: Our Leadership Team wanted to share with all of you the following statement from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). In addition, we also offer our recent Chapter Commitment of Racial Equality and Equity. Violence and White Supremacy Cannot Stand Our hearts our breaking as we once again come face to face with the racial hatred and gun violence that infect our land. The members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious extend their condolences to the...
Congregation supports faith leaders’ election integrity statement
...Sorensen, Director, Washington Office, United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries Rev. Mark Stephenson, Interim Director, Christian Reformed Church Offices of Social Justice and Race Relations Rev. Ron Stief, Executive Director, National Religious Campaign Against Torture Rev. Adam Russell Taylor, President Elect, Sojourners Jim Winkler, President and General Secretary, National Council of Churches Scott Wright, Director, Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach Carol Zinn, SSJ, Executive Director, Leadership Conference of Women Religious Johnny Zokovitch, Executive Director, Pax Christi USA...
Sister Donna Marie Fu: Called by God to serve a global church
...school’s elective religious services. But she began asking questions about religion. She was soon meeting several times a week with Sister Agnes Joan Li. By the following year, Madeline was attending Mass every day, and she asked her parents if she could be baptized. She and three close friends became active leaders in religious activities and invited others to share the joy of their new-found faith. Displaced by war Life became increasingly difficult during ensuing months. Communists battled Nationalists for...
Sister Barbara Bluntzer
...festive time, thanks to the committee with which she was working. And those trips? She is a self-taught tour guide who arranges group journeys to interesting places. She’s also helping with a capital campaign in her home parish in Corpus Christi, Texas, where she also spends time in her retirement volunteering in many areas. Educator? She spent many years as a classroom teacher and in religious education. And about those trips again: her way of planning a trip is to...
The ever-expanding community of Providence
...religious life calls the vowed member to community. In fact, the Constitutions of the Sisters of Providence proclaim, “We are called into being by God to participate as a community in extending the providential designs of God to all creation.” A large gathering of Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates gather in the summer. A new vision However, it was not so long ago that apostolic religious life was almost a semi-cloistered religious experience. Community was created within the confines...