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Sister Charles Van Hoy
...contemporary liturgical music. I think it was from Sister Charles that I learned that the Church also embodied compassion, and that many of its members and groups not only have stood for human rights, but fought for them as well.” Sister Charles Van Hoy practices math facts using a deck of cards with the child she tutored after school at Educational/Family Services in West Terre Haute. When she returned to the Woods in 1994, having already ministered for 43 years,...
HOPE Winter 2024 — Breaking Boundaries
...Earth and promotes human rights, is essential to answering our call as Sisters of Providence.” All will be well For many of us in recent years, our sense of “well-being” may feel fragile. It is exceedingly difficult to feel confident that “all will be well.” Breaking boundaries, creating miracles Mother Theodore’s journey to sainthood began with a desire to serve God and others. She was able to push past physical constraints, lack of resources, race, gender, existing systems and other...
A Prayer for Arbor Day, April 24, 2020
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! The theme of this anniversary is Climate Action. Please join us as we participate in this special Arbor Day Prayer, created by Sister Maureen Abbott. Sister Maureen’s prayer seems especially fitting in these uncertain, shelter-in-place times, as a way for us to celebrate the gift of Earth, all living things and the ecosystems that support the web of life. After you’ve celebrated the gift of trees and all Creation through this prayer,...
Let us be the people Jesus describes, as he sends his disciples out on Mission
...death we were baptized? The simplest answer is that Jesus was a Palestinian Jew from a backwater area of the Roman Empire who was killed by the State through crucifixion. I propose that in today’s world, Paul is writing to white U.S. Christians – who in many ways sit at the center of power today – and telling us that we were buried with George Floyd. With Bryonna Taylor. With Sandra Bland. With Elijah McClain. With Riah Milton. With Dominique...
Novena to Our Lady of Providence
...same concern you manifested at Cana, for we trust that whatever you ask of your Son will be done. Pray for us on our pilgrimage that we may share the faith and hope that marked your life. Full of confidence in your power before God, we place ourselves, our loved ones and all our petitions in your providential care. Amen. Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7...
Sister Nancy Nolan (formerly Sister Jean Paula)
Commentary Thirty-four years ago, Sister Nancy Nolan stood in this church in front of many of the same sisters, family members and friends who join us here today via Live Stream and Closed Circuit, and she reflected on the Gospel reading we just heard proclaimed, said Sister Dawn Tomaszewski in her commentary for Sister Nancy Nolan, formerly Sister Jean Paula, who passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 84 years old and had been...
A Reflection for National Day of Mourning
I agreed to write a blog for the National Day of Mourning on Nov. 25, 2021, which is Thanksgiving Day, without knowing anything about the history of the special day in the United States. I was very grateful for the gift of technology and for National Today which gave me some significant facts about this day. And, in light of our recent Chapter decision to focus on racism as our justice issue for the next five years, I feel called...
Foundation Day and our French connection
Note: The following are the reflections offered by General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Vicar Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp and General Councilor Sister Carole Kimes during our Foundation Day Mass, which took place on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Introduction — Sister Dawn Tomaszewski Peace be to this house on this our 182nd Foundation Day! General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski reflecting during the 2022 Foundation Day Mass as Father Terry Johnson listens. I don’t know how it is for you, but for me...
Meaningful work
...— days spent in a classroom, evenings spent with homework. Early to bed and early to rise. Ugh. Only later did I realize that Labor Day was established to pay tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers and to acknowledge the efforts to attain workers’ rights. Beyond the picnics and parades and speeches — and certainly more significant than Labor Day sales — the holiday provides us an opportunity to consider the value of meaningful work. Sisters of...
Remembering who we are and why we are here!
Note: The following is the reflection our General Superior, Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, provided during the 2023 Foundation Day Mass. The author Sue Monk Kidd has written, “Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.” We are here today because the story of our foundation is alive and well. We have been telling and retelling that story for 183 years now. How on Oct. 22, 1840, six...
Everything is connected – Our Water
Note: We want to share these blogs which have been adapted from “Our Common Home,” a joint initiative of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development along with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). This is the third in a series of eight blogs. Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home Our Common Home/SEI: A joint initiative of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) has produced an excellent guide for caring for our...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Day Care (1995-98), Indianapolis: Retreat Ministry/Music and Art Specialist, A Caring Place Adult Day Care (1998-99), Indianapolis: Music and Art Specialist, A Caring Place Adult Day Care (1999-2005), Indianapolis: Special program for memory loss residents, Lakeview Manor Healthcare (2005-08), and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Activities Coordinator for Providence and Owens Halls (2008-2015). Sister Arlene Knarzer is a native of Indianapolis. Currently, she ministers in grant research, data analysis and accounting at Guerin College Preparatory High School, River Grove, Ill., and the Special...