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Poems from Sister Mary Theodosia Mug
...lips are framing? May we guess the secret heard in childhood days Amid the listening rocks, thy future naming? O wondrous child! How near was heaven to earth That bright October feast that saw thy birth! How near when, Holy First Communion Day, Celestial cohorts bore they Vow away! Dear sainted Mother, when the forest dense Of after years entranced thy heart and spirit, What was the Angel’s word, the joy immense, Vouchsafed thee oft? – Ah, would we too...
Reflections for the Easter Triduum
...or what shall we show reverence — our battered earth? Exquisite worship … do this in memory of me. Transformative Kinship We know that the Easter event caused a marked change in the followers of Jesus. The fear that had them huddling in the upper room was transformed by their steadfast belief that they had seen the Lord. They opened themselves to his continued presence in the power of the Holy Spirit. They became kin, a community whose love for...
May 30: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Matthew 28:16-20 The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they all saw him, they worshipped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded...
Mary, Mother of the Church
...Church, to the universal calendar. This feast is the Monday after Pentecost. Just as Mary gave birth physically to the body of Jesus, she gives birth spiritually to His Mystical Body on earth, the Church. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church No. 843, the “Church” is the holy people of God. Mary is indeed a mother to this body. As our mother, Mary is a model and inspiration for all followers of Jesus. He acclaimed her not only...
June 13, 2021: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
...ripe, he wields the sickle at once, for the harvest has come.” He said, “To what shall we compare the reign of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard see that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the...
SMWC honors legacy of Sister Barbara Doherty
...President, Sister Barbara expanded the school’s athletics programs and was responsible for the physical restoration and repositioning of the College for its future in terms of information technology. Enrollment at the College increased during her tenure as well. In addition, Sister Barbara helped foster new academic programs at the school, including the Student Mothers Program, Master’s of Arts in Earth Literacy, an exchange program with Providence University in Taiwan and the founding of the Mari Hulman George School of Equine...
Welcoming our 2021 WVC Summer Interns!
...the Earth.” Madeleine Beck Madeleine Beck Madeleine joined us in August of 2020 for a one year internship Madeleine, from White Plains, N.Y., has a bachelor’s degree in astrophysics from Wellesley College. She will complete a year internship at WVC in August. “As I start to think about where I’m headed next, I’m reminded of how much things have changed since I first arrived here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods last August – the things I’ve learned, the friends I’ve made, the...
Musings on National Simplicity Day
...of National Simplicity Day turned into a celebration for the affluent. Why celebrate getting rid of things most of Earth’s people can’t afford? My distaste intensified when I noticed the words “business opportunities” on one of the websites explaining National Simplicity Day. You have got to be kidding! Living Simply Trying to get back on track, I searched sites for religious or spiritual celebrations of the day. Not much to be found except what Thoreau himself advocated and lived: Silence,...
Sister Annette Schipp
...this: “She was one of the most friendly and welcoming members of the SP Community to my parents and my family …” Welcoming! That was a word repeated over and over as I talked to people about Annette. The Ashleys ended their comment with, “May she rest in peace with the company of angels in heaven.” Yes, our dear, beautiful, loving, welcoming Sister Annette, you who were angel to so many here on earth are indeed now being welcomed by...
Journals and Letters week 49: The death of an angel
...beautiful in dying.” Sister St. Francis Xavier Le Fer An angelic beauty It was the beauty of her spirit which made her such a woman to be admired, but Sister St. Francis Xavier also had a physical beauty. Mother Theodore wrote about it. “And she was beautiful — with an angelic beauty. She belonged no longer to this earth; it was unworthy of her.” I’ve always been struck by Sister St. Francis’ beauty and felt validated when I read that...
Celebrating 200 years of Catholicism in North Carolina
...orchestral fanfare composed for the occasion, the down to earth homily of the Bishop of Raleigh and the spirited energy of the congregation. Following the Mass, a reception took place in the fourth church (now an activity center), which is attached to the newer present Saint Patrick Church, built in 2014. Sister Betty and Sister Kathy had the opportunity to meet both Bishop Luis Zarama and the Pastor of the Parish. Sister Kathy French with Anthony Bishop, whose ancestors were...
Newsnotes from the Sisters of Providence fall 2021
...Jan. 2, 2022. West Terre Haute is one of six communities in the state hosting the traveling tours. The traveling tour explains how water is an essential component to life on Earth. The Smithsonian Institute teamed with Indiana Humanities to include the special tour of the Shell Chapel. There is no cost to attend the exhibit. For more information, visit https://indianahumanities.org/event/water-ways-indianatour-west-terre-haute/ Saint Anne Shell Chapel was erected in 1875. Nearly all the shells that don its walls were collected by...