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The 2020 Annual Meeting ZOOM Adventure!
...come to the fore, the continued dire warnings about climate change, the reinstatement of the death penalty, a myriad of immigration issues. How will we respond? How will we be Providence? That is the work of a General Chapter, and we begin that work today. And begin we did. Besides exploring our hoped for outcomes from the Chapter and how we will participate in the Chapter, we spent most of the second morning discussing the various justice issues that need...
Sister Barbara Doherty (formerly Sister Vincent Ferrer)
...It is also given to the people they brought to our family: Ed and Jim, Martin, Sheila, Eddie, Joe, Meg and Jamie.” In the 36 years since Barbara wrote that dedication, she warmly welcomed more and more of you into her cherished family. She loved you very much – as she was so loved by all of you. How she relished celebrating any and all family occasions with “my clan” – as she referred to you. Rejoice in her continuing...
Reforestation is critical to meeting Paris Climate Change accord targets, research says
Note: The following blog links to one of our Platform Tenets regarding supporting reforestation and ecological restoration. Sarah Wesseler, a Brooklyn-based writer, recently reported that climate change experts accept that reducing greenhouse gas emissions – even doing so substantially – won’t be sufficient for limiting atmospheric warming to the 2-degree Celsius (3.6-degrees Fahrenheit) goal of the Paris Climate Agreement. And with carbon capture technologies years away from maturity and widespread commercialization, one option is to take advantage of proven nature-based...
White Violet Center: Though the world may pause, life always moves forward
...tended to the greenhouse as it filled with young plants and prepared the plots in the garden where they would be transplanted. Spring is the time for babies of all kinds, and soon I found myself watching over little chicks and a newborn alpaca! All around me, the natural world was being reborn, unbothered by our human worries – the days got warmer, the hens started laying more eggs, the trees budded with new life, and the barn swallows came...
Sister educators reminisce about Sisters of Providence Schools
...and my fellow students. Deep friendships, which have endured to this day. Gratitude too, for so many Sisters of Providence who were a vital example in my spiritual formation. A deep and abiding love for the Woods … her beauty, peace and warmth.” Continued mission of love and caring The Sisters of Providence mission of love and caring continues today. We may not be as often directly in classrooms, but we are still present. Serving those in need. Offering God’s...
Resources on racism, Black history, anti-racism
...About Race” Reynolds, Jason. “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.” (for youth 11 yrs. and up) Wallis, Jim. “America’s Original Sin” Wilkerson, Isabel. “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration” Online resources Twenty-one Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge Ninty-seven Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice Krista Tippett. “On Being” interviews with Jason Reynolds, Isabel Wilkerson, Robin DiAngelo Black Catholic Ministry, Archdiocese of Indianapolis Facebook page of Indy Black Catholic Ministry Twitter: IndyBlkCatholic Antiracist...
Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the mission to Asia
...heart took you during the 10 minutes of quiet provided by the planners of this service, but as I have been reflecting on these readings the past few days and again this morning, I have spent quite some time as part of that lineup along the avenue. In my mind’s eye, it is sunny, warm … and there is an energy in the air even before we sing Holy God, We Praise Thy Name. There is energy in the air...
Reflections for Foundation Day 2020
Facilitated by Sister Dawn Tomaszewski Sister Dawn Tomaszewski opened the reflection time. Happy Foundation Day! Such mixed feelings as we come together as a Providence Community to celebrate our humble beginnings here in these Woods 180 years ago today. As if COVID-19 and the U.S. elections weren’t enough to deal with, we received the stunning news yesterday that Sister Rosemary Ward had died during her heart surgery. And we learned of her death within minutes of having laid our dear...
A year of St. Joseph, family protector
...Was Joseph welcoming but a little wary because he must shield the baby from any harm? How did he react to the Magi? In Matthew 2: 11 the Magi visit Jesus in a house. Had Joseph found a more suitable place for the family? Joseph must have been very concerned that these three wise men had journeyed far to find Jesus. Joseph may have been cautious and questioned the magi until he believed it was safe for them to bring...
January 3, 2021 – Epiphany
...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 The Christmas season continues for the first two Sundays in January. On this first Sunday of the New Year, we celebrate Epiphany and the gospel is full of mystery and intrigue. Who are the Magi? And why are they searching for Jesus? King Herod also enters the...
Journals and Letters week 13: Relationships
...notes that Sister Mary Cecelia responded to Mother Theodore’s trust with “affectionate loyalty … and supported her valiantly.” Yet, the editor hints at disruptions in their friendship: “If later times brought some disappointments…” I wonder who disappointed whom? What disappointed whom? How did the relationship get mended? Relationships! Relationships! Can’t live with ‘em. Can’t live without ‘em. Sister St. Francis Sister St. Francis Xavier LeFer Comforting, warm and affectionate moments of relationships manifest themselves again and again in the eight...
Healing for suicide loss survivors
...it is very important to keep a special memory of your deceased loved one in your heart, and use your sacred imagination to see him/her in the warm embrace of someone they loved who is with them in eternity. Because as St. Paul has said, “In death life is changed, not ended.” Be more, do less And to those who walk with those who suffer suicide loss, her advice is this: Be more and do less. You cannot fix it...