Sisters of Providence

“When I think of the wisdom and scope of God’s plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on Earth. …” (Ephesians 3:14) “This Scripture passage seemed an appropriate one for Sister Dorothy Deal, who died at age 91, a Sister of Providence for 74…

“Hark! My Lover — here he comes, springing across the mountains, leaping across the hills.” (Song of Songs 2:8) “Sister Mary Isabelle chose this scriptural passage to be read at her wake. I was a bit surprised when I saw her choice, since the reading is so emotional, even sensual, and Isa was so down…

“Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day, praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete.  But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.” (I Corinthians 13:8-10) “Sister Theresa Rose was a…

“‘Yes, House of Israel, like clay in the potter’s hand, so you are in mine.’” (Jeremiah 18:6) “Is it any wonder that the story of the potter-God who shapes and reshapes the clay was Sister Marianne’s favorite scripture? All through her life, and most especially during her 66 years as a Sister of Providence, she…

“O, my Beloved, you have searched me and know me!” (Psalm 139:1, Nan Merrill) “This was one of Sister Thomasine’s favorite Psalms. I am sure it brought her peace in her pain through the years. Pain that most of us did not know she was suffering,” said Sister Mary Ann Phelan in her commentary for…

“Happy those who discover Wisdom, those who gain discernment.” (Proverbs 3:13) “Sister Gertrude Eileen Getrey died last Saturday at the age of 102, the oldest sister in community. During her lifetime, there were 18 presidents of the United States, from President Theodore Roosevelt to President Barack Obama; 10 popes, from Pope Leo XIII to Pope…