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Sister Dawn Tomaszewski

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The ever-expanding community of Providence

This has had profound impact on our concept of community. We now embrace an understanding of Providence — of God’s design and desire for all of us — which helps us know that we are united with all that exists. That everything is connected.

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Graduation Day!

Education has always been at the heart of the mission of the Sisters of Providence – whether it be education of ourselves or others

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The hope of Easter is planted deep in our hearts

May the convergence of spring and Easter restore your soul

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Looking back on Good Friday

Some life lessons were learned in the quiet of St. Monica Church

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What is your word for 2019?

I want to pass on the gift of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

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Who do you want to be now?

I would like to offer hospitality to those seeking asylum in our country. I would like to provide shelter for the innocent in war-torn places and in the violent places in our own U.S. cities. I would like to be a better keeper of the planet.

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A reflection for the 2018 Senior Jubilee Celebration

It is toward Love incarnate that we move during this Advent Season

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A Reflection for the Providence Associates commitment and renewal

There is nothing more important, more radical, more necessary than community

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Reflections for Foundation Day — Oct. 22, 2018

“This is our inheritance — that on an October day in 1840 — six women entered a log cabin chapel and life was never again the same.”

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Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, 2018 reflection

It was about 9:30 p.m. on one of the nights leading up to the opening of the new shrine of Saint Mother Theodore back in October of 2014. I went looking for Father Mark Joseph Costello, who was putting the finishing touches on one of the display cases in the shrine. I wanted to nudge…

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Reflections for Reception into the Novitiate

As a community, we pray that you will continue to be open to the designs of Providence for your life

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Reflecting on our Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting is an excellent time and space to touch into those Chapter commitments

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Sister Dawn Tomaszewski was elected General Superior of the Sisters of Providence in 2016. She has been a Sister of Providence since 1975. Previously she ministered as a teacher, as communication and development director for the sisters and their ministries and as a member of elected leadership on the general council of the Sisters of Providence.

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