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Principles of non-violence

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | May 3, 2009 |

Paging through the newspaper the other day, I came across an interview with Ambassador Andrew Young, a close associate of Martin Luther King, Jr. The interviewer asked Young many questions…

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O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting? – Easter 2009

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | May 1, 2009 |

Whenever I stumble upon this passage from 1 Corinthians 15, I have the same knee-jerk reaction: I can go with the victory part; but death does sting. When a loved…

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Our special practices

By Sister Jeanne Knoerle | April 20, 2009 |

The Sisters of Providence have published a book about the fundamental practices that have shaped their lives and the life of the congregation since its beginning in France in 1806…

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Forgiveness and reconciliation

By Sisters of Providence | April 20, 2009 |

A reflection by Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer As we go through the day with its news of events in which one person or group has deliberately threatened, endangered, offended or…

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Caring for God’s gifts: the natural environment and faith

By Sisters of Providence | April 20, 2009 |

By Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer From the very beginning humans have had a mutual relationship with the natural world that satisfied their needs and with the Creator as Source and…

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Thoughts on Resurrection

By Sisters of Providence | April 20, 2009 |

By Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer Something about April and Resurrection belong together! We encounter new life bursting into being more visibly every day: the slow but steady increase of sunlight…

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Easter Transformation in the Christian Life

By Sisters of Providence | April 20, 2009 |

A reflection by Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer As the natural world begins to show the first signs of transformation to new life in spring beauty, the followers of Jesus celebrate…

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The legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

By Sisters of Providence | March 19, 2009 |

By Sister Marie Kevin Tighe, formerly of the Office of the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin The legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin is not a material or monetary…

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Honor Divine Providence

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | January 26, 2009 |

This article is reprinted from the winter 2009 issue of HOPE. Of the many gifts membership in the Congregation bestows on us, a commitment to life-long learning is among the…

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Care of Earth: an ascetical practice for our times?

By Sister Bernice Kuper | September 26, 2008 |

This article is reprinted from the fall 2008 issue of HOPE. The dictionary tells us that our English word asceticism is derived from an ancient Greek noun meaning “an exercise,…

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Still rooted in Christ’s love

By Sister Jeanne Knoerle | May 26, 2008 |

This article is reprinted from the summer 2008 issue of HOPE. “I am concerned about who the Sisters of Providence are today. They don’t wear a habit. Most of them…

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Living a fruitful vowed life

By Sister Bernice Kuper | September 26, 2007 |

This article is reprinted from the fall 2007 issue of HOPE. Almighty and eternal God, wishing to consecrate myself to your service, under the special protection of Jesus, Mary and…

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