Adoption of Sustainable Lifestyles
'While we must reawaken the health of our planet, Earth has much beauty to share with us.'
Sister Mary Tomlinson
Sister Mary Tomlinson has been a Sister of Providence for 30 years. She is currently retired and ministers doing freelance grant writing work. Sister Mary works from a home base in the Chicago area where she lives near her son and his family, including her four granddaughters.
One Mom’s Story
Both of us are hopeful for the future
Prayer during times of anxiety and depression
O God. Find me. I beg you to help me gather up my scattered self.
Poem: Nature abounds
Oh praise to you, God beyond all mysteries. You breathed your life force into all.
Prayer for Moms and Dads
Pour into us unimaginable love and ready us
to nurture the children You entrust to our care.
Honoring all our work: a history of Labor Day
All work is honorable. Let us celebrate all who labor. Let us celebrate our rich history of "laboring" next Monday.
A Sister of Providence mom reflects on Mother’s Day
I said yes in 1968 when I was pregnant with my son, Mark. I was 21 and totally unprepared to face what was to come. My feeling of love for Mark came in an instant when they put him in my arms. I never knew I had so much love.