Well, the fact that we are still here 179 years later is certainly testimony to the Providence of God. It is also testimony to all those sisters in the U.S. as well as in China and Taiwan AND to the many other Dotties, Mandys and Margies in our larger community of Providence who have not let appearances keep them from doing good, doing lots of good.
'Give me, give us, this heart of Mother Theodore with which to treasure the power and promise of the cross.'
Is not your heart burning inside to know this Christ, Jessica, to welcome this Christ as the core of your truest self?
This Jubilee is as much about looking forward as it is about looking back.
What we make of Saint Mother Theodore’s legacy will be our legacy – will we follow and not look back?
This Memorial Day, I hope you will remember some hero or heroine of your own, an obscure apostle, perhaps.
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.
Education has always been at the heart of the mission of the Sisters of Providence – whether it be education of ourselves or others
May the convergence of spring and Easter restore your soul
Some life lessons were learned in the quiet of St. Monica Church