Reflections

Share in the wisdom of the Providence community. Be inspired, grow in your faith and find practical spiritual guidance in these reflections from Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates.

Reflections

Do spirituality and technology connect?

Sister Cathy Campbell reflects on the relationship between technology and spirituality through the lens of Providence.

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Providence Associates’ Commitment and Renewal Liturgy reflection

We know the love Jesus has for us is marked by compassion, inclusiveness, healing actions and often seemingly impossible challenges – like turning the other check, walking the extra mile, laying down one’s life not just for friends but for those we call our enemies. That’s how we are to love one another.

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Saint Mother Theodore’s feast day

Happy Feast Day! How wonderful to celebrate once again and with one another our very own saint! We here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are so fortunate to walk where she walked, to have so many reminders of her all around us…

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Sister Denise’s “expert” Father’s Day reflections

Sister Denise Wilkinson, general superior of the Sisters of Providence, talks to three SP staff about their experiences with fatherhood for the 2013 Father's Day Reflection.

Sister Denise Wilkinson
June 12, 2013
Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Denise
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The Practice of Homemaking and Community Shaping

(Chapter from “Love, Mercy, Justice: A Book of Practices of the Sisters of Providence.”) Home is a word and an experience as ancient as civilization itself and as rich, meaning-filled, and new as today’s dawn. Images of home abound —…

Sisters of Providence
May 1, 2013
As seen in HOPE, Providence Spirituality

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Earth as home

(This article was originally published in the Summer 2013 edition of HOPE.) If you spend any amount of time with a Sister of Providence or a group of sisters, you will quickly learn that taking care of Earth as home…

Sisters of Providence
May 1, 2013
As seen in HOPE, Eco-Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Providence Spirituality

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At home in the Catholic Church with the SPs

(This article originally published in the Summer 2013 edition of HOPE) The first time I went to Mass with the Sisters of Providence in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, it rattled me. Those sisters were changing…

Amy Miranda
May 1, 2013
As seen in HOPE, Providence Spirituality
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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: a place of welcome

(Reprinted from the Summer 2013 edition of HOPE) “It’s like experiencing a piece of happiness on Earth because of the beautiful grounds and the peaceful setting in nature. It is a wonderful place for meditation, retreat and relaxation.” ~ Theressa…

Sisters of Providence
May 1, 2013
As seen in HOPE, Providence Spirituality, Visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

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Grandma’s rituals: Holy Week & Easter 2013

I approach the assignment of writing a reflection for Easter with more than a little trepidation. The resurrection of Jesus is the key mystery of our faith; it is the lynchpin from which all other teachings and living of our…

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Love’s faithfulness: Ash Wednesday & Valentine’s Day 2013

The proximity in dates of Chinese New Year, Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day has caused challenges in both my “employments” within our local community of Corbe House and in my writing assignments from our Director of Marketing and Communications. At…

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Theological shifts with Second Vatican Council

Vatican II has not answered all questions, but it has provided an agenda for future theological development.

Sister Alexa Suelzer
January 7, 2013
As seen in HOPE, Providence Spirituality

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Coming of age with Vatican II

On Sept. 12, 1963, the Sisters of Providence welcomed 58 of us as postulants. We arrived with a small black suitcase and a foot locker filled with a variety of personal supplies, regulation nightgowns, black stockings, nun shoes, men’s white…

Sister Denise Wilkinson
January 7, 2013
As seen in HOPE, Reflections from Sister Denise, Stories from the Archives
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