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Sister Corbin Hannah featured in Global Sisters Report
...as my mom. Sister Corbin Hannah “This is the time of year when Catholics and many other cultures remember all saints, all souls and all our ancestors. As a descendant of white colonizers, I inherited and was conditioned in the worldview of white, “Christian,” cis/heteronormative/able-bodied male supremacy through violent authoritarian domination. (Christianity was co-opted by the Emperor Constantine. A different kind of Christianity emerged that aligned with the Empire instead of the Kin(g)dom of God.) Growing up, I was enculturated...
February Black History Month prayer service
...Americans. Rather, the dominant white culture fostered the belief – either consciously or unconsciously – that whites were a superior race, so persons of other races or ethnicities were inferior and unworthy of equal regard. Such racist convictions are directly opposed to Jesus’ teaching. Reader: Jesus asked, “Which of these, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” He replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go...
A Prayer for Arbor Day, April 24, 2020
...the dog-wood, the catalpa, covered with white flowers, the perfumed snow of the springtime, intermingle with the delicate green of the other trees. Wild lianas climb up to the top of the loftiest trees and then fall down in festoons of every shape, only to begin again upon the ground a new life, thence to climb up again to other heights. How truly is this part of the globe named the New World. A reading from Saint Mother Theodore’s April...
Sister Mary Evangelista Herber
...hearing hampered some of her visiting. She enjoyed working with flowers, especially African violets and creating her own artistic cards of which many of us were the recipients. She savored her hot cup of coffee! And she enjoyed red wine before going to bed,” continued Sister Mary. “Eucharist was paramount for Vangie, and she treasured time in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. I had the privilege of accompanying her there a few times in the past two years. Upon entering the...
Sister Bernice Kuper
...said. Favorites recreation: relaxing with friends time of the day: morning Saint: Mother Theodore Guerin season: spring comic strip: Peanuts least favorite food: liver least favorite course in school: geometry holiday: Christmas dessert: banana cream pie flower: African violet movie: March of the Penguins music style: classical and meditative hobby: spinning and knitting and Sudoku puzzles vacation spot: near water outdoor activity: walking pizza topping: sausage and cheese childhood activity was: Playing hopscotch and jump rope with friends after school....
Sister Susan Paweski
...poverty, chastity and obedience, which I translate as sustainability, right relationship and mutuality, open the way to fully interact with our world. My focus is the God-quest not the Me-quest. It is about the Other and living in, with and through God and Creation in all its manifestations. Providence has been present in my life since the earliest days. I could say only YES to Providence that brought me here. Favorites tv show: David Letterman flower: African Violet vacation spot:...
Sister Frances Joan Baker
...and served as Director of Clothing. She visited prisoners as a Pastoral Care Volunteer at the Terre Haute Federal Prison. She was the face and voice of hospitality in Owens Phone Room and Providence Center. She continued her gift of teaching at the SPs Educational/Family Services, tutoring children who otherwise not have been able to afford such help. She volunteered to monitor the bluebird nesting houses. She nurtured African Violets and made crosses to give to visitors. Her most cherished...
God of Surprises
Did you know … God has a playful side? If not, why would God have created the sometimes-laughable diversity in nature, animals, people? Vast galaxies – miniscule cells, prickly bushes – lamb’s ear plants tiny violets – head-heavy sunflowers, kohlrabi and star fruit. Waddling ducks – long-necked giraffes, stilt-legged cranes – ponderous hippos, Swift gazelles – plodding snails industrious ants and laid-back walrus. Skin-shades – all colors, hues. Tall – short; skinny – plump. Pointy noses – double chins, Muscular...
Pouring out your heart in prayer
2-year-old Violet prays at the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Remember our friend Jonah from the Jewish scriptures? He poured out his heart in prayer, saying, “In my distress I called to my God, and God answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry” (Jonah 2:2). Later in the same prayer, he says, “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, God, and my prayer rose...
Sister Dorothy Drobis (formerly Sister Irene Therese)
...to be awarded to a junior or senior majoring in education who intended to teach in an urban environment. For her 60th Jubilee, the cousins pooled their resources and adopted alpacas at White Violet Center – four of them! Her family loved her reaction – “she was like a little girl again.” But, dear cousins, there is “a rest of the story” I don’t believe you know. Dorothy went to her General Officer and explained how much she liked the...
7 Reasons to give to the Sisters of Providence this Giving Tuesday
...all who need it. 5. Your donation supports our spirituality and eco-justice ministries You make the Sisters of Providence ministries at the Woods possible: Spirituality programs and retreats through Providence Spirituality and Conference Center. Our eco-justice ministry modeling care of creation in our White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. 6. You help us share Saint Mother Theodore Guerin with the world From the shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to sharing her story on her website and telling...
New Providence Associates share their journey – part 1
...Receiving the binder can be intimidating but actually working through it flows really nicely. We went through some units faster and spent more time on others that we found a lot to dig through. Being a Providence Associate is very important to me. It means I get to stay deeply connected with the sisters and their mission. Since first coming to the Woods as an intern at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice in 2017-18, I’ve grown and learned so much....