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O Antiphon – O flower of Jesse come deliver us
Artwork by Sister Rosemary Borntrager, SP, 2002. The Root of Jesse, antiphon, refers to the family descended from Jesse, the father of David, and therefore the root of the house of David. The Jesse tree, common in the land, became the ensign or insignia of the House of David, who succeeded Saul, the first king of Israel. David’s reign was long and troubled by many wars but at last a time of peace came and David brought the Ark of...
O Antiphon – O Dayspring come shine on us
...Our challenge is to recognize and respond to Christmas gifts and lights as reminders of the deeper reality of salvation. As did Israel, many sit in the darkness of poverty, disease, war, injustice and the shadow of death. Even with that reality around us, Jesus says that we are to be light to the world, and to let that light shine. For this we must seek the Rising Dawn, the Sun of Justice, to do what he came to do:...
Who do you want to be now?
...I be the Innkeeper this Christmas and into the coming New Year?” I would like to offer hospitality to those seeking asylum in our country. I would like to provide shelter for the innocent in war-torn places and in the violent places in our own U.S. cities. I would like to be a better keeper of the planet. These seem impossible roles for me most days. I know I’m not God. But because I know that God is Love, I...
Sandwich and service are part of a larger mission
Longtime friends and Providence Associates Karen Goehl, left, and Rosaline Secrest help bring the mission of love, mercy and justice to people needing food in the north part of Terre Haute, Indiana, though the twice weekly sack lunch program. It might seem small. A sandwich, some fruit, a can of soup, dessert. But it makes a difference in the day of the residents of Garfield Towers and Warren Village, government housing facilities for low-income residents on Terre Haute’s north side....
Newsnotes: winter 2019 updates from the Sisters of Providence
...born to dam Providence Theodora (Dora) and herd sire Providence Joseph on Sept. 9. Ruth was named in honor of White Violet Center’s artist in residence Sister Ruth Johnson, SP, pictured right. Plan a visit for spring, when Ruth will be joined by several new crias. Four alpacas are currently expecting fuzzy bundles of joy. Sisters honored by Providence High School New Lenox (From left) Sisters Andre Panepinto, Rosemary Ward, Dawn Tomaszewski, Jeanne Hagelskamp, Lois Ann Stoiber and Maureen Fallon...
Prayer: Small blessings, big impact
...my eyes with frigid, simple beauty. Small twigs and branches, framed in red sunrise-sunset-skies, reveal all the intricate bigness of the mighty oak or maple, feasting the looker who pauses to see with magnificence and wonder. And what of me, O God? I offer small gestures of support — A smile, a kind word, a helping hand, A visit with someone who’s lonely, A listening ear, a warm embrace — Trusting all to the impact to your Providence. (Originally published...
Sister John Mary Rifner
...that then, but I’m sure they were drooling at the thought. “The marching band also practiced at 5 p.m., in a field very near the convent and, when the weather was warm enough to have the chapel windows open, we prayed to the tune of the Northwestern fight song.” Martha Ann relayed one of her favorite anecdotes. When John Mary taught first grade, she was trying to explain the Trinity, using the traditional three-leaf shamrock approach. Then, she had a...
Sister Brigid Mary Hurley
...that night’s supper. Even though Sister Brigid was only home for the past eight months, she touched the sisters and staff with her compassion, warmth and sense of humor. Sister Brigid had her dry wit to the very end. When her time with us was coming to an end, one of the nurses told her, “God has a plan for you that you don’t have for yourself.” Brigid retorted back, “Thank you, Billy Graham.” Our sister will be greatly missed,...
Breathe in the Woods
...down on a sunny day as it is on those dreary, rainy days. Have you experienced a walk on a sunny day here on the beautiful campus at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods? If not, I highly recommend it. On a campus walk, you will pass many smiling faces, sunbeams shining through beautiful leaves on trees, a cool breeze, and a touch of warmth on exposed skin. On a recent trip to Florida, the “Sunshine State,” I found the sunshine to be very...
Sister Michaela Galvin
...been closed when the property was sold to the government early in the war years, with the novices brought to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. However, a house across from the Immaculata was retrofitted to serve as the postulancy and it was there that she entered. After receiving the habit, she came to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods the following January for her novitiate. The early years of Michaela’s ministry were in Chicago. After a short six months at St. Mel-Holy Ghost, she went to Maternity...
Sister Barbara Ann Zeller (formerly Sister Dorothy Jean)
...her will to live. She has no fear or confusion and has become very comfortable in a beautiful, warm and stable atmosphere. And she’s happy! Guerin Woods is the place Mom lovingly refers to as home.” Barb always speaks in the plural. In an email Barb tells us, “These twenty-five years of touching so many lives here in New Albany and in Georgetown have been the most rewarding years of my 56 years as a Sister of Providence. It has...
Sister Camille Neubauer (formerly Sister Jude)
...into Providence Center without thinking of her.” The impact she has made upon visitors here will never be fully known. But, those of us at Providence Center were always certain that with Camille up front, each guest would be warmly welcomed, engaged, helped, listened to and sometimes, prayed with. Sister Jan Craven believes her religious name should have been Sister Camille Hospitality Plus … or, with the college students, perhaps, Sister Grandmother Camille Kindness. Friday, when new students began to...