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Reflections for the Easter Triduum
...than once or twice. So, what was the attraction, you say, and what does this have to do with Easter? A few Sundays ago, I stumbled onto their mission statement on my way to the livestream and found these words: radical inclusivity … exquisite worship … transformative kinship. Is this why I kept tuning into Sunday liturgy there? Recently, the Sisters of Providence sent out an Easter card to our friends and benefactors. In it, I wrote, “Easter is so...
May 30: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
...you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” Reflection I thought about Jesus’ disciples in today’s reading and wondered what they thought and felt on this monumental day. Knowing Jesus was about to leave them, did they comprehend what was being said? Were they afraid and bewildered at the new command to “go and make disciples of all nations …?” Jesus knew their thoughts for the Gospel goes on to say that Jesus spoke...
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
Gospel Reading Mark 4:26-34 Jesus said to the crowds: “This is how it is with the reign of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and through it all the seed would sprout and grow, how, no one knows. Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And when the grain is...
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!
...ever-chancing garden while attending Woods Day Care/Pre-School … At IU, I have taken comprehensive water resource, management and environmental courses to strengthen my knowledge in these fields. “Nature has its own movement, and to this day, I am still trying to grasp its delicate dance. I am actively engaged in two sustainability clubs on campus, as well as volunteer at Mother Hubbard’s Cubbard, where eliminating food barriers is the principal value of the nonprofit food pantry. This internship at WVC...
Sister Annette Schipp
I did not meet Sister Annette Schipp until sometime in the early 80s when I was visiting Sister Cecilia Ann at Precious Blood in Jasper (Indiana). We were introduced and after she had left the room, Cecilia Ann said to me, “You don’t know Sister Annette? She is one of God’s holy people.” Indeed, I think everyone here would agree with that statement, said Sister Rosemary Schmalz in her commentary for Sister Annette Schipp, who passed away on Wednesday, July...
Journals and Letters week 49: The death of an angel
(Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” page 422 to page 429 mid-page starting with Death of Sister St. Francis. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore’s writings every week.) This week’s post happens to fall on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, a tragic day in our country. How painful it is to lose someone from your life. Whether it is death or some other type of separation, when someone you are close to departs it is...
Celebrating 200 years of Catholicism in North Carolina
...Bishop of Raleigh. Festivities These sisters are presently living and ministering in the Diocese of Charlotte, N.C., and live in the town of Lexington, which is two hours from Fayetteville. Sister Betty and Sister Kathy arrived in Fayetteville for the festivities on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. The celebratory Eucharistic Liturgy was presided by His Excellency Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama, Bishop of Raleigh, N.C., along with Bishop Robert Guglielmone, Bishop of Charleston, N.C., Bishop Bernard Shlesinger, Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, and...
Newsnotes from the Sisters of Providence fall 2021
...anniversary White Violet Center! To learn more about our ecological justice ministry, visit WhiteViolet.org Bonjour Bon Appétit! This summer we welcomed Bon Appétit food management to the Sisters of Providence family. Bon Appétit is now handling all catered events and Sunday Brunch at the Woods. You can expect prepared-from-scratch meals using the freshest ingredients purchased from local sources whenever possible. Sunday Brunch at the Woods is served from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in O’Shaughnessy Dining Room. For menus and...
November 21, 2021: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
...visual of the Son of Man receiving dominion, glory, and kingship over all peoples (Daniel 7:13-14). The Psalm mantra is “The Lord is King; He is robed in majesty.” Then we get to the Gospel only to find Pilate mocking Jesus about being a king! In the background you can hear the mob screaming for crucifixion. Why on earth are we reading this today as we celebrate Jesus as King? My friend Sister Claire had a succinct way of expressing...
Laudato Si’ Platform Commitment Statement
We, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and our wider Providence Community, publicly commit to join the worldwide Catholic community in responding to Pope Francis’ appeal to participate in a seven-year journey toward sustainability and integral ecology by developing a Laudato Si’ Action Platform. This commitment marks our willingness: To take up the “urgent appeal” of Laudato Si’ to listen and respond to the lurings of Providence to attend to the cry of the Earth and the cry...