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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s Story
...Courage Conflict with the bishop Fundraising Locked up and excommunicated Death of a saint Road to sainthood Get in touch Summary timeline Enjoy this quick look at Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s life. Oct. 2, 1798 Anne-Therese is born in France From a young age she faced many challenges. Her trust in Providence — the protective care of God — helped her accomplish many things. After the tragic deaths of both her brothers and her father, young Anne-Therese spent many years...
Death Penalty Education
...the right to murder people. It is shocking to read, but it is true. While waiting for execution, persons sentenced to death for a capital crime are housed on Death Row, typically held in solitary confinement. Court rulings and overturning of death sentences result in more than half of all current death row residents – get ready – have been held there for more than 18 years! Yes, you read that right. People could be “on the row” for decades. ...
Criminal justice reform
...death penalty following the federal government’s decision in continue executions at the federal level in 2020. Download a PDF of the book (4.19 Mb), or purchase a hard copy of the book at Linden Leaf Gifts Recent stories See all posts about criminal justice reform. Congregation collaborates with others to create ‘Death Row Visitation Project’ June 24, 2021 Bearing witness to an execution January 13, 2021 Witness October 30, 2020 Moving ahead with action against death penalty August 20, 2020...
General Superiors
...hope. Hers is a story of strength and prayer; challenge and humility; sorrow and peace. About her term On Oct. 15, 2006, Mother Theodore Guerin was recognized as a saint by Pope Benedict XVI in a canonization ceremony at St. Peter’s Square in Rome. In 1998, the world came to know what Sisters of Providence have known for years. In October of that year, Pope John Paul II granted the title of “Blessed” to Mother Theodore, signifying that she is...
Understanding life on death row
...people have been exonerated from death row. There are currently 14 people on death row in Indiana. Senate Bill 136, authored by Sen. Lonnie Randolph (D-East Chicago) would repeal the death penalty statute. The Sisters of Providence are collaborating with Indiana Abolition Coalition to end the death penalty. Find out how you can participate in the effort. Further resources are located at the Death Penalty Information Center regarding costs of the death penalty and law enforcement views on the effectiveness....
Leadership Team shares statement on death penalty
...Sisters Mary Beth Klingel, Jeanne Hagelskamp and Jenny Howard, General Councilors References: New Low of 49 % in U.S. Say Death Penalty Applied Fairly (Gallup – News, October 2018) – https://news.gallup.com/poll/243794/new-low-say-death-penalty-applied-fairly.aspx Catholic Mobilizing Network Condemns Resumption of Federal Executions (Catholic Mobilizing Network – News Release, July 25, 2019) – https://catholicsmobilizing.org/in-the-news/catholic-mobilizing-network-condemns-resumption-federal-executions Pope Francis calls for abolishing death penalty and life imprisonment (National Catholic Reporter – October 23, 2014) – https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/francis-chronicles/pope-francis-calls-abolishing-death-penalty-and-life-imprisonment Federal Capital Habeas Project https://2255.capdefnet.org/General-Statistics/Federal-Death-Row-Population-By-Race U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045218...
Congregation collaborates with others to create ‘Death Row Visitation Project’
During the federal government’s execution spree in 2020, Sisters of Providence Justice Promoter Sister Barbara Battista and the legal teams of those executed and the more than 40 people remaining on death row recognized a need and resolved to address it. “We saw that we were witnessing the executions and were reaching out to abolish the death penalty, but the residents on death row are rarely visited,” Sister Barbara said. “Some of them go years without a family visit and...
Donate for justice
Over the years, what has remained consistent is the sisters’ dedication to prayer, service, education and advocacy. Would you like to make a donation for a specific designation? Please choose your Designation from the donation form below. Death Row Visitation Project: Give today in support of the family and friends of those who live on federal death row so they may visit their loved ones, and provide peace and healing to the extent they can. Justice Ministries: Your contribution to...
A Call to all Justice Advocates
...journey toward sustainability and integral ecology by developing a Laudato Si’ Action Platform. Read our action platform plan here. Death Penalty Advocacy During the horrific execution spree our nation underwent during 2020-2021, we ministered with Death Penalty Action and others to conduct peaceful protests during each of these executions through rain, heat and cold conditions. We continue to work with Death Penalty Action and others hoping our federal government abolishes the death penalty. Sister Tracey Horan Kino Border Initiative Sister...
Witness
...government. The federal government inflicted revenge killing, or executions, on 13 persons from July 13, 2020, to January 15, 2021. Thankfully, a few months later, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a moratorium on federal executions. While this moratorium falls short of abolishing the death penalty, it does at least give the 45 or so residents of federal death row a bit of breathing room. It also gives all of us more time to work to abolish the death penalty once...
Bearing witness to an execution
...health care background has proved beneficial for the Congregation in establishing protocols focused on risk reduction and maintaining overall health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her ministry of justice promotion continues. Then in August, she was asked to be a minister of record for a federal death row inmate. Helping another human Keith Dwayne Nelson had known of the Sisters of Providence for several years. He asked Dustin Lee Honken, another death row inmate about to be executed to...
Our trip to Ruillé sur Loir
...and flowery trees are breathtaking. But it is time to sing off. Two bishops are coming for Mass very early tomorrow morning. (One from LeMans; the other from Sees. LeMans is the location of their administrative offices). Tomorrow is the day the general superior will be elected, and it seems the bishop presides at the election. (I’m not sure which one will do that! We will see!) Au revoir till tomorrow. In Providence, Jeanne and Dawn P.S. We also stopped at the...