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Joyful experience in Taiwan
...I left Taiwan carrying away an image of the work our sisters do so competently and joyfully in that part of Earth. The image comes from a fruit I was introduced to for the first time this trip — the dragon’s eye. Each piece of this fruit is the size, consistency but not color of a red grape. It’s covered by a thin brown skin easily peeled away. The fruit itself is transparent and so the big black seed in...
Sister Frances Joan Baker
...center of her life. Loving Jesus was at the heart of her prayer. Sister Frances Joan expressed over and over that she was ready to go Home and desired to see Jesus as He was when He walked on Earth. In the early morning of Oct. 26, she took the next step into the loving arms of Jesus and was reunited with her loved ones. We rejoice with you, Sister Frances Joan, as you walk with the One you loved....
Construction is underway toward a shrine for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...we know God. “I hope that real people will come and find hope and healing for themselves, their loved ones, our Earth — that their time here will somehow revitalize their spirits and renew their desires to be the very best, loving persons they can be,” Sister Denise said. Jack Kelly of McBride Kelley Baurer in Chicago served as architect on the project, Father Mark Joseph Costello of Liturgical Consulting and Design in Chicago was the artistic consultant and Garmong...
Providence Associates’ Commitment and Renewal Liturgy reflection
...ministries, our neighborhoods, our work places, our Earth. As you, our Associates, make your first commitment or renew your commitment, know that we, your sisters in Providence, rejoice with you and pledge our support and love. As all of us gather around the table of Eucharist, let each of us open her or himself to the power of the sacrament to make of us the body and blood of Christ, to make of us what Providence intends for us to...
Sister Mary Eymard Campeggio
...Sister Donna concluded. The Homecoming This Spirit newly freed from earth, is all amazed at the surprise of her belonging to eternity to see herself, to realize the heritage that lets her be at home where all this glory lies. By naught foretold could she have guessed such welcome home, the robe, the ring, music and endless banqueting, these people hers; this place of rest known, as of long remembering herself a child of God and pressed with warm endearments...
Do spirituality and technology connect?
...means to be human in creative tension with technological advancements that serve and challenge us daily. We can work to assure that all citizens of Earth have access to technologies essential for them to thrive. We can strive to counter technologies that might dehumanize. God offers us the wonders of technology as both gift and challenge. Will we use technology to evolve gracefully as a species? Or will we, as the futurist predicted, allow its potentialities to deceive us into...
Providence: together as one creation
Quantum theory tells us we live in a participative universe that knows nothing of itself, independent of its relationships. Providence Spirituality calls us to participate in collaborative efforts to save our fragile Earth and to further the designs of Providence through works of love, mercy and justice. How I came to see Providence in this light is a story in collaboration itself. When I entered the Sisters of Providence in the mid-1950s, I don’t recall the word collaboration being used....
Poverty Justice Fund
Started in 1999, the Poverty Justice Fund has partnered with close to 100 organizations to assist the Sisters of Providence in their efforts to promote social justice and the integrity of Earth. There are many direct service organizations that help people, but this fund is aimed at systemic changes that promote human dignity and the integrity of all creation. The fund allows us to partner with others who are doing good work in an effort to create a more just...
Sister Ann Brendan Burget
...point, and those who worked there knew where they stood. They all realized that Woods Day Care was “her heart and soul.” Debbie Fifer, another teacher now at Woods Day Care, had her children enrolled there at that time, her son Nick, and daughter Juliana, whom I quoted at the beginning. Both Loretta and Debbie wept as they spoke of Sister Ann Brendan, describing her being down to earth and a help for them in difficult times. They apologized for...
From foodie to environmentalist
...about where food comes from, how it’s prepared, and nutrition and health. “Being a foodie has made me an environmentalist,” she said. “I think that if you care about what you consume, you have to be mindful of the condition of our Earth on which it’s grown. I believe that carefully grown whole foods are the very basis of health. My greatest joys in life come when preparing and sharing great food with loved ones.” One of her first tasks...
Annual gathering of Providence Associates 2014
...brainstorm ideas for caring for Earth after reflecting on the Sisters of Providence land ethic document. At far left and right, Providence Associate Assistant Director Debbie Dillow and Director Sister Diane Mason lead a morning discernment retreat for candidate-associates in the log cabin chapel on Monday. Candidate-Associates in attendance from left to right are: Duane Drake, Marilyn Rausch, Tara Lane, Lorrie Scheidler and Jane Fischer. Candidate Associates gather at the log cabin chapel, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s own arrival spot...
Letter: Jan. 13 1849
Why thank-you, Mother Theodore, we love you too! Let’s sit back for a minute and think about this quote and the context. When you hear the words, “saint of God”, what do you picture? I personally picture a holy person with a long robe and a glowing halo around their head and in their presence, choirs of angels sing. NEWSFLASH: saints are real people, everyone! The truth is, Mother Theodore was a very down-t0-earth woman with a sense of humor...