Blog

Welcome to our blog. Here, we will share with you stories of our lives as Sisters of Providence. We invite Providence Associates to write in this space also. We hope you find these posts enjoyable and inspirational.

Blog, Reflections

Reflection for a Celebration of Commitment

I ask each of you who shares a relationship with us within this Providence Community, "What is your calling now? To what are you committed? And why does that matter?"

Sister Dawn Tomaszewski
June 28, 2022
Community Living, Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Dawn
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The reunion: a reflection for Father’s Day

We are created in the likeness and image of God who is like a Father.

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Twenty-five discoveries at The Woods

Providence Associates Suzie Ray and Jane Fischer share 25 things they discovered while volunteering at The Woods earlier this month.

Suzie Ray
June 16, 2022
Community Living, Providence Associates, Visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Volunteering
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Our commitment to Laudato Si’ Action Platform

We are excited to represent the Providence Community to be part of Pope Francis' call to address the most urgent needs plaguing Earth and the poor and to take this focus into our daily lives.

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Sister Betty Hopf honored with Sunshine Award

'I feel like I'm making a difference in peoples' lives.'

Jason Moon
May 18, 2022
Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry
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Racism’s infection within American healthcare

The United States government needs to recognize how their mistakes and how systematic racism as a whole has ruptured the relationship between Americans of color and their nation’s healthcare system. Mending this relationship will require the development of a healthcare system that resonates with people of color and intends to atone for the wrongs of the past in order to show that the medical community is worthy of being trusted.

Blog, Features

A journey of Providence on Chicago’s westside

My journey in pastoral ministry has been very transforming for me. I have had the privilege and opportunity of stepping inside another race, culture and hearts. I am truly blessed.

Sister Joseph Ellen Keitzer
May 13, 2022
Advocacy & Action, As seen in HOPE, Community Living, Providence Associates, Sisters in Ministry
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Prayer poem: heaviness of war

what will the world turn into now when we no longer protect the weak
what can i do when i am so far away and my voice is meaningless to those with the guns ...
and i am not strong enough physically to fight them
what will be left when the fighting stops

Blog, Features, News Releases

Sister Jody O’Neil accompanies brother on ‘Honor Flight’

'It was fantastic. It was like a once-in-a-lifetime trip.'

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My mother’s hands: a Mother’s Day reflection

As I grew into adulthood and left home to pursue my own dreams of becoming a teacher, I realized what wonderful life lessons I learned from my mom. Especially lessons about the importance of a strong work ethic and finishing what you have started.

Sister Theresa Ann Boland
May 8, 2022
Community Living, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry
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Revelation

It is the Easter of my being

Sister Ruth Johnson
May 3, 2022
Community Living, Providence Spirituality
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Walking through an experience of resurrection

The life after death is different from the here and now. What about our seeing or sensing a Loved One after their death? Can we understand that the dead live but not in the same way as the here and now?

Charles J. Fisher
May 1, 2022
Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality
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Love, mercy, justice

Break boundaries, create hope

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