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Can I Stay Here Forever? The Answer is YES.
...The air is so still here, and the trees Seem taller somehow The water barely moves, The sun and the air are warm. Can I stay here forever? A voice rises up from within the trees: Are you ready to give your whole life to me? My eyes shine up at the trees From under my visor. They know my answer is yes. I need this place of sanctuary And the memory of it To...
Ten years of transformation
...We humans perpetuate so much death, violence, war and hatred. We no longer trust our neighbor. The other has become the enemy. Sometimes I wonder where our humanity has gone amid all those -isms — racism, classism, sexism, etc. Sister Arrianne studies during her time in medical school. But then I read an article on social media about someone choosing to cross the divide — choosing to engage in tough conversations to come to a better understanding of “the other.”...
Sister Agnes Maureen Badura
...to the presence of Jesus in her life.” In 1989, she left teaching to serve as a benefits clerk and medical records clerk at Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center for six years. When she was nominated as employee of the month, her co-workers wrote that “she is a warm and wonderful person who goes far beyond her normal duties to be of help, who has great rapport with employees at all levels and takes great pains to assure...
Oral history: the adventures and challenges of Sister Dorothy Ellen Wolsiffer, SP
...as are many of the Sisters of Providence, who grew up during the Great Depression and World War II. She knew the struggles and hardships experienced by her own family as well as families just like hers around the world. That Silent Generation appreciates hard work, they exhibit perseverance, determination, resilience, self-sacrifice, fairness. This is an apt description for Sister Dorothy, who was born on North LaSalle Street in Indianapolis in a house her father John Valentine Wolsiffer built. He...
January 8, 2023: The Epiphany of the Lord
...they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way. Reflection We are more alike than different. Take the shepherds we met in last Sunday’s Gospel and the magi encountered in the Gospel of this Sunday. The differences couldn’t be more obvious. The shepherds lived outside day and night. Roughly clad, probably dirty. It’s doubtful they were...
The surprising life of Sister Paula Damiano
...A young Sister Paula Damiano For example, Sister Paula still has fond memories of the fun-loving Italian sisters who would invite her into the convent after grade school for warm cookies. But then she began to consider becoming a sister herself. And given a choice between warm cookies and a demand for excellence, she chose the serious professionalism of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods who taught her at Marywood High School in California. And she still is not...
Tales of unexpected blessings
...friends. He has warmed quickly to our friendship and offers of support and help. We have warmed quickly to his open spirit and bright blue eyes. My uncle may have to agree to splitting time with our friend on Sundays!” Providence Associate Alice Shelton Sister Mary Lou Ruck “As a parish minister, I was visiting a young mother dying of leukemia. Her husband and friends were huddled in the corner of a hospital room. (In a nearby hospital, her family...
Message of Pope Francis for Creation Day 2023
...from that mighty river. Let us heed our call to stand with the victims of environmental and climate injustice, and to put an end to the senseless war against creation. The effects of this war can be seen in the many rivers that are drying up. Benedict XVI once observed that: “the external deserts in the world are growing, because the internal deserts have become so vast.” Consumerist greed, fueled by selfish hearts, is disrupting the planet’s water cycle. The...
January 7, 2024: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
...with Mary, his mother, and fell down in worship. Then, opening their treasures, they offered the child their gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. Being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way. Reflection This Gospel for the feast of the Epiphany is rich in imagery. A star provides guidance and light. Gifts are presented to the Christ child. Each of these precious gifts has a symbolic meaning …...
A Congregation Christmas Chronicle Connection
...was a Sister of Providence had a direct connection to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Well, at least to the man who originally wrote the story behind the song. In fact, he was her father! Rudolph’s “daughter” Robert L. May wrote the story “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” while working as a advertising copywriter for Montgomery Ward in Chicago. In 1939, Robert had been asked by his boss to write a children’s book for Christmas shoppers. After being asked to do so,...
Sister Clelia Cecchetti (formerly Sister Rosina)
...very kind and warm.” Betsy: “Clelia was a wonderful, loving sister-in-law and friend. We shared a love of music and walking in nature as well as an interest in spirituality. She was always helpful and kind with a ready laugh, and she took wonderful, patient care of her sister Lydia. George and I enjoyed her frequent phone calls and our Zoom sessions with her and Richard in recent years. Our family was so blessed to have her in our lives.”...
Sister Laurette Bellamy
...her friend, Marian Krajewska of Bloomington, Ind., participate in the Rite of Commitment. Sister Laurette served as Marian’s companion. Many other descriptors were used by those who were taught by Laurette as well as those with whom she taught: “A warm and supporting colleague; an air of personal elegance; a wit, kindness and knowledge unmatched; one who challenged me personally and musically; she had strong words for me, followed by warm and encouraging love; she was a force!” Current Dean...