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Sister Mary Isabelle Welsh
...good to me!’ In recent months, she has often talked of ‘going home.’ She would say to me, ‘I am going home,’ with a wonderful smile on her face. Or she would ask, ‘When are we going home?’ or ‘Are you going home?’ And indeed on Christmas morning, Isa went home to God. What a wonderful Christmas gift!” concluded Sister Margaret. The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Mary Isabelle was celebrated Jan. 4, with the Rev. Daniel Hopcus presiding....
Sister Rita Clare Gerardot
...on her desk. He asked that someone would pray for him and for his victim and come and be able to visit him because he had an execution date that was just a few months away. She tried to get someone to go. It was around Christmas and no one could go. They were all too busy. She was ready to do a second visit with him but he had been moved to a prison in Colorado. The night before...
Sister Barbara Sheehan
...so much a part of our lives. Of course, this atmosphere of church-in-neighborhood was relevant because of the faith of my parents. My father’s discipline in receiving communion every morning before work and my mother’s leadership in the family praying together at meals, after the Christmas tree was decorated, in attending Sunday Church together, in honoring the sacramental life by frequent reception of the sacraments, in praying the family rosary were all part of my vocational call. There was also...
Sister Marianne Mader
...good to me. I grew up in a large family, so being with a lot of people didn’t bother me. I was in their convent a lot to help clean, decorate the Christmas tree. I did all kinds of stuff. We worked in the sacristy. I had a familiarity with what their life might be like. Seeing them march into church together, it seemed like a mysterious-type thing. And I genuinely liked the sisters who taught me. We would go...
Sister Dorothy McLaughlin
...him. She would often recall how her mom worked hard to provide for them and taught her three children to complete each task with love and great attention to detail. No matter how small or insignificant a task may appear, it was to be done well. The three children were also taught to appreciate how good God was to them and to be considerate of those less fortunate. Sister Dorothy would frequently tell me how each Christmas Day her mom...
Providence prayers for the journey of Advent
...love into the universe. It challenges us to stay awake to Providence in our midst and to witness to this relationship. To keep this prayerful time many people make an Advent wreath, a circle of evergreens with four candles: three purple for royalty and reconciliation, one rose for rejoicing, and some add a white one for Christmas. To mark the first week of Advent we light one purple candle; the second week the first purple candle plus a second purple...
Sister Lourdes Kline
...was 95 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 74 years. So we visited farms and picked berries which she turned into jelly for Christmas gifts. In her eyes, her ministry was to make others happy, to serve them in the best way she could, whether it was in a classroom or an office, in preparing a meal, or providing homemade Christmas gifts to benefactors. God gifted her with a long life which she filled by doing...
You help Providence in the Desert make a difference!
...the photo shown below; it’s from last year’s Providence in the Desert Christmas party. Marcela has studied English before, but she continues to attend classes to be sure she hasn’t missed anything. One of Sister Carol Nolan’s students, Marcela (back left), recently brought this photo of her family to class with her, as they were practicing the English words related to family. This photo was taken at Providence in the Desert’s 2014 Christmas party. Not too long ago, a couple...
Advent/Christmas Prayer
O Come, O Come, long-awaited Savior and ever-present Emmanuel! We rejoice in your living among us and within us. At the same time we ask that you … Cure our blindness so that we may see your beauty and your radiant light within all our sisters and brothers. Dispel the darkness of selfishness, discrimination hatred and violence so that we may live in your light. Clothe us in your kindness, mercy, gentleness and hope so that we may be witnesses...
Co-creating the future with God
...in this time of distrust, cultural animosity, economic crisis and increasing violence. Christmas is a timely, urgent reminder of God’s passionate love for us. Jesus became one among us, restoring the dignity and sacredness of life, showing us to live in God’s mercy and love in return. Together, let us be fearless in making greater sense of what Christmas means in our world today. And with Pope Francis, let us renew our commitment to bring about “peace, mercy reconciliation, pardon,...
Christmas Prayer
Photo credit: Leland Francisco O Come, O Come, long-awaited Savior and ever-present Emmanuel! We rejoice in your living among us and within us. At the same time we ask that you … Cure our blindness so that we may see your beauty and your radiant light within all our sisters and brothers. Dispel the darkness of selfishness, discrimination hatred and violence so that we may live in your light. Cloth us in your kindness, mercy, gentleness and hope so that...
What’s your gift?
...Some gifts make themselves obvious — a fabulous singing voice or a knack with decorations, for instance. Others are subtler, but no less essential. A listening ear, a kind gesture, the giving of one’s time — these gifts are always appreciated, especially at this time of year, when so many are feeling stressed out or lonely. As we approach Christmas, let us think about what gifts we might bring to Jesus and to one another. Don’t overlook the obvious, but...