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What comes to mind when you think about Thanksgiving?
...and customs of the region. In the book, she provides a comprehensive description of the New England Thanksgiving meal: turkey, stuffing, plum pudding, custards and various pies, especially pumpkin! Her hope was to spread the word, encouraging others to celebrate Thanksgiving. She believed and hoped that “When Thanksgiving shall be observed, on the same day, throughout all the states and territories, it will be a grand spectacle of moral power and human happiness, such as the world has never yet...
Honor Divine Providence
This article is reprinted from the winter 2009 issue of HOPE. Of the many gifts membership in the Congregation bestows on us, a commitment to life-long learning is among the most valuable. This commitment extends not only to professional education aiding us in our ministerial lives but also to on-going education in theology and spirituality. During the past several years, the Sisters of Providence have come to study and embrace the writings of theologian Thomas Berry, CP; astrophysicist Brian Swimme...
A Priceless Gift
This is the digitized image of Mother Theodore’s original journal. (Images courtesy of SP Archives) This article is reprinted from the summer 2012 issue of HOPE. Two years ago when I visited another congregation of women religious, I was struck by a quote of their foundress which seemed to appear every place I turned. The same quote — in the chapel on a wall plaque, on a banner hanging in the dining room, in flyers and brochures, frequently on the...
2017 reflection for Foundation Day
...been chosen for a novitiate and especially for an academy. All appearances are against it.” AND later “. . . If we cannot do any good here, you know our agreement, we will return to our own country.” But here we are—177 years after that founding moment—testimony to the Providence of God and to the promise God offers us through the words of Jeremiah: to give us a future with hope. We love this story. We love these women who...
What has happened to us since that first Thanksgiving?
A view at Standing Rock. Both Pilgrims and Indians figured into my youthful vision of that first Thanksgiving in the New World. Even though I now know them as Native Americans and understand that America was a not new world for them, I have always held out hope that peoples of every tribe and nation could come together at table in peace. If we did it once … That hope has been shaken, however, by the events related to the...
Spirituality of Acceptance: Accepting Diminishment, Illness and Loss
This article is reprinted from the fall 2011 issue of HOPE. “You just get up and go and keep living. … It’s the best thing to do!” “There’s only one way: take each day as it comes!” One might think I just finished walking through the corporate headquarters of Nike, but no, I was sauntering through Lourdes Hall, our assisted living area at the motherhouse of the Sisters of Providence. After visiting four sisters and asking them how they cope...
Mother Theodore: Who filled her shoes?
...running commentary on Mother Mary Cecilia’s life as the first to fill the shoes.” Sister Jan said she hopes to include information the general public may not be aware of during the two workshops. “We have items from many sources,” Sister Jan said, “which will reveal some ‘inside information’ that the general public may not know. The transition was not as smooth as one might think.” Cost is $10, and the registration deadline is Oct. 3. Register online at Events.SistersofProvidence.org...
CNN shares Mother Theodore’s journey to sainthood
This article is reprinted from the summer 2012 issue of HOPE. Sister Marie Kevin Tighe, vice postulator and promoter of the Cause for Saint Mother Theodore, is shown being photographed by CNN photo journalist Leon Jobe. Jen Christensen, producer for CNN Presents, is pictured at left. Cable News Network (CNN) searches worldwide for intriguing stories to share with its millions of viewers. So, when CNN contacted the Congregation in October 2011 to inquire about sharing Saint Mother Theodore’s gripping journey...
A Sister Edith Pfau Evangelist
This article is reprinted from the summer 2012 issue of HOPE. Christina Blust is photographed in front of one of her favorite Sister Edith Pfau’s paintings. When I first took a job with the Sisters of Providence several years ago, one of my favorite pastimes was wandering around looking at everything on the walls. The juxtapositions are splendid: oil paintings from the 1880s next to sequin/yarn plastic canvas creations from 1980s, a printout of the Notre Dame football schedule next...
It’s all about the journey
This article is reprinted from the fall 2011 issue of HOPE. Sister Mary Jo Piccione says that nursing and chaplaincy have been blessings in her life. Some of the most meaningful and hope-filled advice Sister Mary Jo Piccione has received during her health care ministry came early on from Sister Clement Cecile Jackson (RIP) in the Sisters of Providence Infirmary. “Be a companion to your patients, walk with them where they are,” Sister Clem told Sister Mary Jo. “It is...
A place for prayer
This Archives photo shows sisters in prayer in the chapel in Providence Hall. This article is reprinted from the winter 2011 issue of HOPE. The sisters who will be returning “home” to Providence Hall once the renovation is complete will also return home to a small, renovated chapel located on the second floor. Although months of effort to rethink, rewire and rehabilitate Providence Hall will one day come to an end, the sisters know well what occurs within the Providence...
The ‘A-ha’ Moments
...hope is that they will find love and beauty in it and want to reciprocate that love we receive from Earth. We have to help them create those “A-ha moments” with it so they can form those connections. The hope is that we can be one of those sparks that will continue to ignite the flame of appreciation and understanding for all that the natural world has to offer. Or, if nothing else, just enjoy the absolute best day ever!...