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.

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A reflection on the Feast of Our Lady of Providence, Queen of the Home

'Mary’s bedrock of faith, her font of hope, her heart of love – in other words, her trust in God’s providential care – assure her, as she has assured us through the centuries, that Providence never fails.'

Sister Rosemary Nudd
November 21, 2018
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Reflections for Foundation Day — Oct. 22, 2018

“This is our inheritance — that on an October day in 1840 — six women entered a log cabin chapel and life was never again the same.”

Sister Dawn Tomaszewski
October 22, 2018
Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Dawn, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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Foundation day: a community effort

Each of the founding sisters brought unique and much needed skills and gifts to the fledgling community. The same is true today; except that our tent is much bigger.

Sister Sue Paweski
October 20, 2018
Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Stories from the Archives
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Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, 2018 reflection

It was about 9:30 p.m. on one of the nights leading up to the opening of the new shrine of Saint Mother Theodore back in October of 2014. I went looking for Father Mark Joseph Costello, who was putting the…

Sister Dawn Tomaszewski
October 3, 2018
Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Dawn, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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New designs from a tree’s former fullness

A huge white oak tree fell to the ground one day last week. Well, it wasn’t really a huge white oak tree. It was Huge. Not really. It was HUGE! It was old. Well, it was OLD. (Maybe the tree…

Sister Denise Wilkinson
July 23, 2018
Eco-Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Denise
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I Am — photo prayer

I Am One small seed, made up of many parts …

Sister Joni Luna
May 25, 2018
Art & Music, As seen in HOPE, Providence Spirituality

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Reflections for the local Golden Jubilee celebration

Each of you set forth on a path you thought was marked out by Providence.

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Transformed and transferred: reflection for the transfer of vows of Sister My Huong Pham

So, though we celebrate My Huong’s transfer of vows today, her transformation in Providence, I urge all of us to see this occasion as an invitation from God to change ourselves … to allow ourselves, through God’s strength and grace, to be transfigured, to take the opportunity to change what we ought to change but have not.

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Happy Chinese New Year – the Year of the Dog

Chinese New Year 2018 falls on Feb. 16, the first day of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dog! The celebration can last for 16 days, starting from the eve of Feb. 16 to the 15th day of the…

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Sisters of Providence remember Archbishop Emeritus Daniel M. Buechlein

Archbishop Emeritus Daniel M. Buechlein’s passing has rekindled many warm memories for the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Beginning in 1992, he served as the fifth archbishop of Indianapolis. He grew up in Jasper, Indiana (where the SPs taught),…

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All of life is one holy family (New Year’s, 2018)

In the Catholic Church world this New Year’s Eve we will celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. This coincidence of the Feast of the Holy Family and New Year’s Eve got me thinking about my notions of family and…

Sister Dawn Tomaszewski
December 31, 2017
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Being ‘Home’ for Christmas

It seems to me that that new perspective created a home, a free space, a quiet space, a breathing space

Sister Denise Wilkinson
December 21, 2017
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