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A Reflection on Sister Helen Jean Vinton
...her own quiet, meticulous way Sister Helen moved from one lab station to the next directing restless young women through experiments. Her teaching and her actions were clear. The world was filled with all manner of science and our role in the world could be so larger if faith was interwoven with the science. To Sister Helen caring for each other, the earth and people we would never know was as normal as breathing. In her world simple was good...
Fuqua Park evolves
...consisting of seven small ravines that emptied into a large one. Springs and rainfall provided the 50 million gallons of water ranging in depths of 14 to 27 feet. “In 1981, we enlarged the lake to what it is now,” Sister Jean said. “Pete Farmer (RIP), a trustee of Saint Mary-of -the-Woods College, had a contract with J.I. Case (manufacturers of earth-moving equipment) that needed to be tested before being put on the market. He was looking for digging projects...
Sister Dolores Ann Linhart
...Four Loves,” British author C.S. Lewis suggests to those who wonder how we shall recognize God when at last we come face to face with him in the eternal Now. His perception is that we will know God at once for we shall see reflected there the faces of all those whom we have loved on Earth with a pure, unselfish love. Awkward and stumbling though we may be in practice, in truth it is God we are seeking in...
Trust in a Provident God: Providence Associate Bill Hughes
...spiritual path that equips them for life in our times. I serve the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis in two ways: on its Executive Council and its Commission on Ministry in Higher Education. In my parish, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, I serve as a reader and chalicist, and I lead and participate in adult formation activities. I volunteer at the Woods (Earth Day, Family Day and other events). Since January, 2014, I have served on the editorial board for the Sisters...
Struggles of a saint: Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Why do you admire Saint Mother Theodore Guerin? Perhaps because she was brave? Down-to-earth? A valiant woman of God? Saint Mother Theodore Guerin was not only successful in her mission, she also has served as an inspiration to many. But no person’s success comes without struggle. Do you know the story of Saint Mother Theodore’s painful relationship with the Bishop Cèlestine de la Hailandière of Vincennes, Indiana? The bishop tried to exercise all authority over the community, overlooking Saint Mother...
Did you know … cloth diapering makes a difference?
...land ethics,” he said. “They fit perfectly with the values of financial sustainability, as well as taking care of the earth. Ryan and his wife, Kristen, know about the cost savings first-hand. “We switched to cloth diapers to save ourselves all that money versus going to the store two and three times a week and spending $3,000 by the time our daughter is potty trained,” Ryan said. “The savings has been great.” Organic cotton diapers are natural and safer for...
Prayer for the visit of Pope Francis
...nation, may your grace move our hearts and inspire all people to love you more deeply, to serve you more generously, to live more simply and to tread more lightly upon this Earth. Through the grace of the Holy Spirit, guide us, your pilgrim Church, to seek You in all things so that in all the paths we follow, we may remain wholeheartedly faithful to you. We ask all these things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen...
The pope and the golden rule
Pope Francis is in America! Alleluia! Of course, what he has to say doesn’t sit well with everyone. Someone over at Fox has already decried him as a “false prophet,” because Francis chooses to talk about stewardship of the earth and refuses to withhold forgiveness to those whom a certain segment of inflexible Pharisees think ought to be punished for life. (Hint: The “guilty” are all women. And I put that word in quotes because who am I to judge?)...
Translating the virtues of heaven
...is sometimes called pratyekabuddhayana. One of my guiding thoughts comes from the 39th chapter of the Tao de Jing, which reads: Providence Associate Candidate Ben Kite, right, with his Sister Beth Wright, his companion on the journey toward becoming a Providence Associate. “In the beginning, there was a unity by which the entire sky was purified, and the earth’s mantle made still. Then each soul was inspired, and the valleys were made fertile. Every life was set into motion by...
Transformed by these Woods
...Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Converting a saint Certainly, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin recognized these woods as what Celtic spirituality would name “a thin place.” A place where the boundary between Heaven and Earth is particularly thin and easily crossed. A place where one can more readily sense the divine. Despite her early shock and consternation at finding herself and her companions deep in the wilderness of Indiana, Mother Theodore grew to love the land to which Providence had drawn her....
Saving the Seeds: A Matter of Justice
At about this time of year, gardeners begin looking at seed catalogs, dreaming of savory tastes fresh from the garden and planting flowers for their beauty. Seeds absolutely fascinate me. It is unfathomable to me that what is so tiny planted in Earth can produce such an extravagant array of color, size, shape and taste. It is only because I have seen it happen again and again that I can believe it. In addition, if ever there was a master...
Before the dust settles
...at bay and try to answer that call while still on this earth. As Sister Dawn Tomaszewski says, “We do get ‘To God through Music.’” I know I do. Throughout my reflection, this song about longing, coming home and rest was on ‘replay’ and has become my Lenten theme song. Hosea Lyrics (Weston Priory) – Come back to me with all your heart. Don’t let fear keep us apart. Trees do bend, though straight and tall; so must we to...