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A story for lenten reflection

By Sister Diane Mason | March 5, 2014 |

Sister Diane Mason, director of Providence Associates shares this creative lenten reflection.

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A positive way to approach Lent

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | March 4, 2014 |

A quote from Ilia Delio, OSF, a contemporary theologian, both challenges and stirs a sense of excitement within Sister Denise Wilkinson, general superior, as she begins to prepare for Lent and the practices of prayer and action that would help me choose “in love and for love” for the good of the whole. She shares her reflection with us just in time for Ash Wednesday.

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A Valentine’s Day reflection for 2014

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | February 13, 2014 |

Sister Denise Wilkinson, general superior, asks us “how are our hearts physically and/or metaphorically,” this Valentine’s Day? How will we answer?

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Do spirituality and technology connect?

By Sister Cathy Campbell | December 30, 2013 |

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

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | November 11, 2013 |

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

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | October 3, 2013 |

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,…

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

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | June 12, 2013 |

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.

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The Practice of Homemaking and Community Shaping

By Sisters of Providence | May 1, 2013 |

(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,…

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Earth as home

By Cheryl Casselman | May 1, 2013 |

(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…

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At home in the Catholic Church with the SPs

By Amy Miranda | May 1, 2013 |

(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…

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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: a place of welcome

By Dave Cox | May 1, 2013 |

(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…

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Grandma’s rituals: Holy Week & Easter 2013

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | March 21, 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…

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