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Kindness matters
...grew. I particularly cherished spending time with Sister Jane, because every word out of her mouth was kind. She complimented volunteers’ hair, their kindness, and even, in one memorable case, their sweat pants. Bringing light One day, I pushed Sister Jane in a wheelchair around the Providence Health Care courtyard. We joined a group of volunteers and health care residents chatting in the sun. I sat next to Sister Jane, and as we listened to the discussion, she rubbed my...
Keep it simple, Silly: A Lenten prayer
Compassionate God, Don’t let me overcomplicate Lent. Help me to Keep It Simple, Silly (KISS). KISS Kind – one act of kindness each day of Lent. Identity – once a day for forty days say, “God loves me as I am.” Smile – once a day for forty days, smile at someone. Silly – once a day for forty days remember: kindness, believing I am loved by God and smiling keeps my Lenten journey simple, Silly. Amen...
ISU Human Rights Day set for March 19
The Indiana State University (ISU) Human Rights Day Committee has scheduled the 2025 Terre Haute Human Rights Day for 9 a.m.-2:50 p.m., on Wednesday, March 19. This year, Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun will serve as the keynote speaker and will conduct a “fireside chat” with area high school students and others in the ISU Sycamore Banquet Center in the Hulman Memorial Student Union. Sister Emily TeKolste During the “fireside chat,” Mayor Sakbun will share his insights on civic leadership,...
Celebrations, decisions, being community and the future: SP General Chapter 2021
...commitment as a Providence Associate. From left Sisters Mary Moloney, Marianne Ridgell, Dina Bato, Corbin Hannah, Pat Mahoney, Ezra and Sister Kathleen Desautels From left, Sisters Mary Montgomery, Betty Smigla, Martha Wessel and Therese Whitsett Providence Associates chat at their table on Thursday Sister Martha Rojo at prayer Sister and associate musicians during the Foundation Day Mass. General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski speaks at the Foundation Day Mass Sisters play guitar at Mass Carrying up the altar cloth at the...
Easter reminds us that death is not the end
A first century ancient tomb with the stone rolled aside in Israel, similar to the type of resting place that Jesus would have been buried in. Who would you honor during Tomb Sweeping Day? During a recent visit with our sisters in Taiwan, I had a new experience that touched me very deeply. The Taiwanese people annually observe “Tomb Sweeping Day.” During this national holiday, families visit the tombs of their family members to clean the area, arrange bouquets of...
Gathering in solidarity, respect and unity
This banner will be displayed at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods at the Gathering in Solidarity this Saturday and into the future. All are invited to join the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for a Gathering in Solidarity which will be held Saturday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m. outside the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. The gathering will coincide with the Women’s March on Washington held the same day. Solidarity Pope Francis says, “No one can remain insensitive...
June 15, 2025: The Most Holy Trinity
...belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said that ‘the Spirit will receive from me what is mine and declare it to you.’” Reflection As we begin our reflection today, Father’s Day, let us pause and ask God to abundantly bless with the Spirit all those in the role of father. May these people be enlightened, be free of harming others, and share true love and care for all children, young adults and all those to whom...
Sister Rebecca Keller
...me that day.” She recalls a picture taken that day of her standing before the gathered crowd as they were applauding after she had professed vows. “To me that picture captures how happy I felt that day. It had been the desire of my heart since I was young,” she said. Today, Sister Becky has lived that call for more than three decades. She’s spent those years teaching high school religion, in parish ministry and helping new sisters in formation....
The Days of Our Waiting – Advent 2010
...words before me during the days of Advent – the days our waiting readies us for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Waiting – as a practice of prayer – differs from other waiting times like standing in line, waiting for the mail to come, waiting for the timer on the microwave to ring. Waiting – as a practice of prayer – can be daily moments of quiet sitting with the intention of deepening our capacity to receive God’s giving, revealing...
Day of the Dead — All Souls Day
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s resting place in the convent cemetery. My least favorite explanation for anything is that’s just the way it is. I can instantly feel the resistance rise up inside me. Reflection over the years has brought me to the realization that I resist the statement of fact because I don’t like the fact-in-question itself. Case in point – death. I get it – everything and every person undergoes the process of death. I appreciate the lessons learned...
Sister Regina Norris (formerly Sister Regina Clare)
...mother records that she was a very stubborn child. One method of discipline they tried was to give her five pennies at the beginning of each day. When she was misbehaving, she had to give up a penny. Her mother writes, “I don’t believe you ever got a whole nickel. One day, you were extra mean, and I had taken two of your pennies and you came to me with your bank and said, ‘Here, take my other pennies because...
Sister Marceline Mattingly
...people and never shirked being with others. She read the newspaper daily and Day-by-Day and the health care news page distributed to health care residents at the noon meal.” And speaking of meals, Marcie at 106, still had her favorite: Catfish dinner at Red Lobster; Bob Evans biscuits and gravy and The Pie Company’s chocolate pie. She also relished black cows, cappuccino … and cream of wheat, prepared for her daily by Dorothy as a midafternoon snack. Through her years...