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What does it mean to love my neighbor as myself? A visit to the border
...boast Fair Trade Certification. Fair trade is a global movement made up of a diverse network of producers, companies, consumers, advocates and organizations putting people and planet first. They are committed to the idea that the products bought and sold every day are connected to the livelihoods of others. Fair trade is a way to make a conscious choice for a better world. When you choose or look for Fair Trade certified items, yes you will be paying a little more...
Congregation issues statement following Uvalde, Texas, shooting
...Religious in advocating for legislation to ban all assault weapons and for the requirement of universal background checks for all sales of weapons, making trafficking in weapons a federal crime and for more research funding for gun violence prevention. We still stand by all of this and plead that all continue to contribute to this movement by calling your members of Congress and state elected officials. Take a stand against senseless gun violence. Our future and our children deserve better....
Sisters of Providence profess perpetual vows
...I have been told that the charism of one’s community chooses you and not the other way around. That is exactly how I felt from day one with the Sisters of Providence.” Both Sister Tracey and Sister Arrianne feel that it is overwhelming to have professed perpetual vows, and also gratifying. “At this time in our world, it feels more important than ever to be part of the Jesus movement,” Sister Tracey said. “It’s humbling to think of all the...
Season of Creation 2022: Care for Creation Resources
...Si’ Movement Money saving guide to going green at home Purdue Global: 45 Sustainability Resources You Need To Know Books All We can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis, by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson; Katharine Wilkinson Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants, by Robin Kimmerer Care for Creation – A Franciscan Spirituality of the Earth, by Ilia Delio, O.S.F. Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, by Paul Hawken...
January 8, 2023: The Epiphany of the Lord
...sought our King Herod, King of Judea. The magi brought gifts fit for a king. After all, they came to meet the King of the Jews. The shepherds presented no gifts to Jesus – at least that we know. Oh there are differences all right. Yet the magi and the shepherds seem more alike than different in all the ways that matter. All of these men spent time under the night skies. The movement of stars and planets were familiar...
Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
...states until 2000. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1966 Today, we honor his legacy and remember he helped move forward the American Civil Rights Movement through nonviolence and civil disobedience. The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have a rich history of honoring his legacy and this blog is intended to remind all readers of that. Civil Rights Volunteers In 1965, Sister Alma Louise Mescher, SP, and Sister Mary Jean Mark, SP, both volunteered to travel to Georgia from...
April 16, 2023: Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy)
...come to believe.” For Thomas and for us, there is often not immediate belief but a gradual understanding, a step-by-step movement before we can believe that it is Jesus acting in our lives in however our daily reality presents itself. Action Reflect on some times in your life when you have “come to believe.” What feelings do your memories evoke? End your quiet time thanking God for the gift of faith and for those times when it has sustained you....
Merging parishes and creating community
...No doubt that people involved in the process of bringing a new faith community to reality have heard these words before, yet the work of birthing a new family of faith requires prayer, work, determination and letting go. The letting go aspect is critical for the creative movement to emerge. Allowing the Spirit to move through the hearts and minds of the people is where we often stumble. Without realizing it, we hold on to established routines and structures, and...
Spiritual Direction: The ‘Hearing Aid’ for God
...the subtle movements, the moments that get my attention or occasionally awe me or bring me to tears. Meeting with a spiritual companion every month of two helps me to pay better attention, to sharpen my hearing skills and to trust that, indeed, God is near. It’s a wonderful hearing “aid!” If you are interested in exploring spiritual direction, you might check out opportunities in your local area. Also, Providence Spirituality & Conference Center can connect to you to one...
Touched by the Woods for a lifetime
...the Woods. I spent most of my time that summer as a research assistant for my professor. She and I poured through documents in the Sisters of Providence archives with the late Sister Ann Kathleen, who was the archivist at that time. We reviewed them for inclusion and reference in my professor’s doctor of philosophy dissertation: “Educational Movements that have influenced the Sister Teacher Program of the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence 1840—1940.” Drawn back to the Woods This...
Oral history: Sister Marian Brady the scholar
...Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She would follow a path with myriad opportunities, guided by Providence. Sister Marian is a member of the Silent Generation. Although that generation is given to tradition and conformity, the Silent Generation also produced leaders in the Civil Rights Movement, the ‘60s counterculture, the rock-and-roll music of the ‘50s and ‘60s, and one Catholic president of the United States. Like those leaders, and so many Sisters of Providence before her, going back to foundress Saint Mother...
Oral history: Sister Joann Quinkert the justice advocate
...get together frequently. This close-knit family arranges regularly to visit and stay in contact with their Aunt Joann and Uncle Denis at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and Saint Meinrad. Care for others and loving others was modeled for her at home. And of course she is a proud member of the Silent Generation. ‘Silent’ can be a misnomer, especially because Sister Joann exhibits one of that generations’ qualities in full: leadership and participation in the civil rights movements. “When I was in...