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Q and A: The new cosmology: a Providence perspective
...The great teachers I have had along the way led me to reverence critical thinking to such an extent as to always make room for future knowledge that might color my present findings — in all disciplines including science and theology. I learned that from one of my mentors: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. God was the center of an evolving universe for him, and he never failed to combine his love of God with his love of Earth and the...
Sister Helen Vinton
Current ministry: Rural Resource Development Director Southern Mutual Help Association Years in the Congregation: 53 years My best friend says that: “Without a lot of fanfare, I would be a great organizer committed to justice, Earth and community.” How many times might you have heard, “I guess it was Providence, but I didn’t know it at the time?” Sister Helen Vinton might be a textbook example. She grew up on a western Nebraska ranch where everyone had to do everything....
Sister Gertrude Marian Bauer
Sister Gertrude Marian Bauer Reading from Psalm 100: All the Earth cry out to you with shouts of joy, O. God. Serving you with gladness; coming before you singing for joy. “Didn’t we, in our youthful years, come to this place to serve God with gladness and joy? I can see Marie Cecilia Bauer at age 15 coming through the gates of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods wanting to spend her life as a Sister of Providence,” said Sister Mary Pat Peacock in...
A Priceless Gift
...stand on the edge of a new beginning, feeling the urgency of global needs and issues facing Earth and Earth’s people. We know we have a message of hope and healing to offer, and we burn with the desire to speak it. We rejoice in the companions sent by Providence into our daily lives and ministries. Like our foremothers we have discovered in ourselves the desire, courage and capacity to let go of whatever holds us back from giving our...
Sister Terri Boland
...so much about our world through the children and adults I work with whether it is in the classroom or the garden. You realize the seeds or ideas that you plant will produce new life. I think, because of my relationship with Earth, the Scriptures become alive. There are parables around gardens, planting seeds, not knowing how they grow, but having faith that they will grow. – Sister Terry Q. Why would women today find being a Sister of Providence...
Joni has an “overwhelming feeling to serve”
...I instantly felt I was on sacred ground,” said Joni. “Sister Barbara wasn’t preachy or pushy about me becoming a Sister – I was impressed by how she lived out her faith, her care of earth, and her love for people.” Joni decided to become a Providence Associate after her many visits to the Woods. The more events she attended at the Woods, the more Joni felt her desire to grow in her faith. “That led to my discernment with...
The sea is madre
...many languages, the word for sea is related to the word for mother: mar, mare, mer, Meer. In Chinese either the sound or the character is similar. “The Spirit moved over the waters.” Life on Earth began in the sea; it is the womb of life on Earth. Beginning with the little one-celled sea creatures, all life was nourished, nurtured by the sea. And here we are! Many years ago, I watched the Frank Capra documentary, “Hemo the Magnificent.” Hemo...
SP mission: alive with the times
...reunification homes for children whose families are struggling with serious hurdles. We offer education and internships focused on care of Earth and all creation through White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. We offer compassionate, holistic care to an aging US population. Our college and schools prepare strong justice-oriented women and men to meet the future head-on. We serve in parishes and retreat centers, helping people step back from frenzied lives and connect with God. We serve in social justice ministry, offering...
Keith Ruble honored for care of creation
...person who was an example of good stewardship of God’s creation,” said Rita Burns Senseman, chair of the Catholic Social Ministry Committee at St. Joseph’s. “Hopefully this recognition will serve not only as an honor for Keith but to inspire others to care for God’s good Earth,” she said. Susan Ruble, Keith’s “first wife” of 42 years, says that Keith’s connection to nature is just a part of who he is. “It’s in everything he does; he’ll go out in...
Tried and true farming techniques benefit Earth
The best technology for the job isn’t always something from The Jetsons. Sometimes Little House on the Prairie methods still work best. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Garden Manager Candace Minster works in the high tunnel. The use of solar heat in the high tunnel allows carrots, greens and more to be grown all winter long. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence, uses technology to grow vegetables, fruit and flowers offered in a Community...
Coming home and going forth: Providence Associates annual meeting 2014
...Mary-of-the-Woods? We come home to reunite in prayer, song, and simple yet profound conversations about what it means to be Providence. We welcome the new faces among us, reconnect with friends and remember those who could not make the journey. We come home to breathe in the peace and natural beauty around us and to be reminded of our promise to live in solidarity with Earth. We come home to listen to Saint Mother Theodore and her timeless messages expressed...
A call to change
...our ways to make room for change in our hearts? As I begin this reflection, I draw on the Litany of Non-Violence from the Sisters of Providence (I will draw on this throughout the reflection): Provident God, aware of our own brokenness, we ask the gift of courage to identify how and where we are in need of conversion in order to live in solidarity with Earth and all creation. Today we have the opportunity to say yes to the...