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Sisters join Catholic Climate Action Projects
...simply go to our SP CathCAP contribution page, plug in the departure and arrival city of a flight. Standard algorithms then determine how much it would cost to offset the greenhouse gases produced by that flight. Next, click on the green CONTRIBUTE button and you will be taken to a page where you put in your credit or debit card, name and email address. If you are wondering, a round trip flight from Indianapolis to Boston will cost you $8.44....
Season of Creation 2022: Celebrating Saint Francis of Assisi
Most of my life, when I heard the words “Saint Francis of Assisi,” I immediately imaged the “holy card” depiction that many of my generation knew: That of a monk, with bird resting on his hand, and animals at his feet, with bushes and trees nearby. Certainly, I equated him with a lover of God’s creation. As I grew older, I learned of Francis’ “Canticle of the Creatures” and the image made all the more sense to me. However, it...
Sister Agnes Maureen Badura
...it, but not Agnes Maureen. She had to persevere until she finished it! When her health required her to move to health care, she continued to find joy in working puzzles daily, in playing Bingo and joining in card games. She liked to win at Bingo so she could get a puzzle book or a bag of candy. She did a word search puzzle in her chair most of the day. She was content. And of course, she loved to...
21 new Providence Associates! Rite of first commitment 2022
...up the altar cloth. Providence Associate Ann Henderson with Theresa Stinson, the new Providence Associate she has companioned over the past year. New Providence Associates Marilyn Antonik and Ann Clem carry candles in the entrance procession. General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski receives the commitment card from new Providence Associate Michael Tosick. Sister Terri Boland with new Providence Associates Brenda Kyle Father Terry Johnson blesses the new Providence Associate crosses held by Providence Associates Sandy Wickware and Marilyn Rausch. New Providence...
Providence Associate Stephen Modde on finding a safe and welcoming community
...stance. I end by referring to a recent NCR article. Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary general of the Vatican Synod of Bishops, recently stated that when it comes to hot-button issues such as the reception of Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics and the blessing of same-sex couples, discussion cannot be limited to doctrinal concerns. They must also include pastoral considerations. “What has the church to fear if these two groups within the faithful are given the opportunity to express their...
Thanksgiving reflection 2022: Grateful in Uncertain Times
...us to be grateful and boost our mental well-being. Gratitude develops physical well-being. It slows us down, and reminds us to live in the present moment. It helps with better sleep and immunity, and may even be linked to reducing pain and improving cardiovascular health. Blessed are you, Divine Gratitude, for calling us to be grateful, to slow down, strengthen our immune systems, and enhance our physical well-being. Expressing gratitude connects us with people and builds resilience. It creates stronger...
A reflection for the Feast of St. Cecilia
...Cecile Holmes, Sister Cecilia Ann Miller, Sister Cecilia Clare Bocard, Sister Mary Cecile Grojean, just to name a few. In the old configuration of our Church of the Immaculate Conception, Cecilia was one of three women virgin saints (with Agnes and Agatha) on the left side altar. The other side featured three men virgin saints, Jesuits Aloysius Gonzaga, John Berchmanns and Stanislaus Kostka. Important to the Community I was unsuccessful in finding out the origin of her statue on the...
A reflection for the Epiphany of the Lord
...gifts. I think of my grand kids with their treasure boxes, where they save and protect their collections of little jewels and coins and rocks and sea shells and pine cones and Pokemon cards and whatever else they cherish. They delight when they open the box, take each treasure out one by one, show them off. Then they put them back and close the lid and keep it somewhere safe. Imagine giving any of these treasures away to someone! It...
The surprising life of Sister Paula Damiano
...the way she earned a master’s degree in spirituality and a certificate in business executive management. Creativity A favorite quote of Sister Paula’s is from the Persian poet Hafiz: “True art makes the divine silence in the soul break into applause.” As a young sister, she was astonished but willing when she was asked to produce a holy card to honor a visit from the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Ruillé, France. But she pulled it off....
Sister Rosemary Borntrager (formerly Sister Rose Cecile)
...her “psychiatrist.” She had several flower beds around Owens Hall and also used her talents in the chapel to create liturgical environments. She did not use her artistic talent in a formal way beyond her six years of teaching art. She did, however, do a watercolor exhibit as part of her sabbatical experience and later designed cards for Linden Leaf Gifts. Another SO Rosemary story was related by Sister Janice Smith. While ministering in California, she was awakened at 5...
Oral history: Sister Cathy Campbell the storyteller
...going to work for the United States Information Agency, in a US embassy, or as an alternative perhaps, working as a sportswriter for a major newspaper. Again, Providence intervened. About a month prior to her graduation, while acting as a tour guide for SMWC, Cathy escorted Indianapolis Star Feature Writer Philip Clifford as he developed a story about the college’s 125th anniversary. At the end of the day, Clifford gave Cathy his card. He encouraged her to give him a...
Oral history: Sister Marian Brady the scholar
...close to God. “The Blessed Sacrament Chapel is my place. I also love the rosary. It’s very important to me. I love looking at the windows that Sister Jody O’Neil designed in the health care chapel, the bluebirds and cardinals. We pray for the Sisters, living and dead. I still wear a semblance of the habit. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.” What advice would you give someone considering a vocation as a religious? “Come and visit. Get a list...