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A Grandparent’s Prayer to Our Lady of Providence
O Lady of Providence, my mother. Thank you for your steady faithful prayer and support as I have raised the children God entrusted to me. Now I ask you, who ‘kept all things in your heart’, to continue loving and caring for their daughters and sons, my grandchildren. Watch over them as they grow. Strengthen and guide them with your loving prayers through the journey of life that lies ahead. May your prayer and courage accompany them through every step...
The pipe organ
...A row of pipes is called a rank. A keyboard, like you would see on a piano, is used to pass wind through the pipes and make sounds. Most pipe organs have more than one keyboard. You can even play with your feet on a pipe organ using a pedalboard. A pedalboard is found near the floor of a pipe organ and is a keyboard played with the feet. You may notice round-shaped knobs when looking at a pipe organ....
Building community through liturgy
...the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist play important roles in people’s lives. “Hearing the Gospel explicated feeds people and gives them something that they can hold on to; they can grow personally because of what they have heard,” said Sister Lisa. The charism of Providence has been active in Sister Lisa’s life. “Things have always happened in such a way that if I’d have been on my own, I would have screwed it up. There has been a...
Giving others hope
...It’s the whole gamut,” Sister Connie said. Then, there are the people served, those who are either at or below poverty level who don’t have medical insurance. Their numbers grow each year. “In 2005, in the first six months, we served 88 people,” Sister Connie noted. “This past year, 950 were screened for dental services.” And what does Sister Connie see most about the clientele? “The poor are getting poorer,” she said. “They are losing their phones, which they use...
Preparing for perpetual vows: Sister Janice Smith finds wholeness
...it at the time, Sister Janice was beginning to see a call to be in right relationship with others and with God’s creation. “I’m talking about how we relate to each other and how we are connected to each other in all of our joy, sorrow, hurt, pain and brokenness. That call demands a level of intimacy, not only in a one-on-one relationship, but in a communal way,” said Sister Janice. “It wasn’t just about me, and it wasn’t just...
A God-graced moment
This article is reprinted from winter 2007 issue of HOPE. By Sister Peggy Lynch The following journal entry reflects my emotions and thoughts about the Mass of Canonization. The dark morning gives way to blue sky and sunshine as we wend our way through narrow streets — the ones the tour guide continually tells us were built for horse-drawn chariots and pedestrian traffic and not the today traffic of double-decker buses. Finally we arrive in full daylight at the gates...
Miracle place: it’s more than just a name
...and balance. However, these attributes are not immediately apparent on a visit to the neighborhood. The senses are slammed with the sights, sounds and smells of urban decay around the 900 block of North Temple Avenue. Years of neglect have allowed street curbs to disintegrate. Weeds grow in the middle of the street. Squirrels and other city critters make their way into abandoned homes through broken windows and holes in roofs. Young adults hang out on porches and street corners...
Letter from a saint: to Bishop Bouvier
...trials which are personal, were it only that of having charge, almost alone, of a Congregation already numerous, to whom I have not always bread to give; and often I do not know where to procure what is absolutely necessary for the morrow, not counting the many contradictions which happen daily, and the fear of being burned down by our enemies. How often in looking at my dear Sisters leaving the chapel after night prayers have I not said to...
Letter from a saint
...trials which are personal, were it only that of having charge, almost alone, of a Congregation already numerous, to whom I have not always bread to give; and often I do not know where to procure what is absolutely necessary for the morrow, not counting the many contradictions which happen daily, and the fear of being burned down by our enemies. How often in looking at my dear Sisters leaving the chapel after night prayers have I not said to...
Letter from a saint: to Father Martin
...heart, one more charitable, under so cold an exterior. One thing that deeply grieves my heart is the pain we give to him. So far there is nothing but complaints about us. I confide this to your paternity, lamenting it, and at the same time admiring the ways of Providence; for, most truly we are all disposed to do all we can to acquire the perfection of our state, to walk with courage in the narrow path, and to follow...
Women’s History Month: Mother Theodore and smoking
...the house was so kind as to go and help our driver, and we were left to groan at our ease and to warm ourselves in this narrow abode. The woman, about sixty years of age, asked us who we were. As we could not answer except in French, she continued quietly smoking her pipe. (Smoking seems customary among the women in this part of the country; even young girls smoke; this seems very strange.)” To learn more about Saint...
Debbie Dillow ‘excited & humbled’ by new position
...There was such a sense of peace that I knew I was in the right place,” said Debbie. In her new position as assistant director, Debbie will be able to share that enthusiasm and sense of peace that she discovered at the Woods. “Working with the associates and the Sisters of Providence has brought new faith-filled and spirit-led experiences into my life that are allowing me to grow in my spirituality. I hope to be able to share this with...