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Prayer in this Time of Need
...when I was asked to write a prayer, I simply put into words the prayer that was in my heart. Please pray with us on this National Day of Prayer, and every day after that. Prayer in this Time of Need Healing God, You are the Giver of Life; be with us during these days as we face this global epidemic. Heal those who are sick. Restore them to full health. Heal our fears. Place peace in our hearts. Heal...
Reflecting on Palm Sunday 2019
...King of the Jews, save yourself.” Or, best of all, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Like: I wish I’d never said yes to writing this blog. But, I did. So here’s my one slender thread of a thought. Does Palm Sunday mark the beginning of the last chapter in the life of Jesus? Or does Palm Sunday mark the end of believing that there is a last chapter in the life of Jesus? Or in the life of any of us?...
Summer Teen Volunteer Opportunity benefits elders, teens
...feel like I’ve completed God’s mission in life by being present for the sisters. Because of that feeling, I volunteer again and again to make the sisters’ day brighter. Making the sisters happy instills a kind of joy that makes each day a little better.” Evangeline Hutson, Marshall, Illinois “Volunteering is the one thing that can make me happy no matter what mood I am in. It makes me feel so happy and needed when I know that just my...
Creating hope for the elderly and their family members in Taiwan
...and family members who care for the elderly. Many ways to serve Outdoor games for elders. Today, through collaboration with county and township governments, their services include homecare services, respite care, Meals on Wheels, daycare services, and community services for the elderly and those with disabilities. In 2017, the staff of social workers, nurses and caregivers provided 53,220 hours of homecare for approximately 275 elderly and/or disabled persons. Additionally, they provided respite care service to 87 people for over 27,670...
December 15, 2024: Third Sunday of Advent
...the Christian community always has need of the Spirit to bring forth the reality of one’s life. Action This third Sunday is called Gaudete Sundy, “rejoice” Sunday. Is there joy and rejoicing within me for the presence of God in Jesus and in my way of writing the history of faith? In what way do I bring meaning out the chaos of our time? Considering today’s message, am I called to reflect on my actions among my brothers and sisters?...
Reflections from the 2018 Golden/Silver Jubilee Celebration
Note: The following is the reflection offered at the June 30, 2018, Mass by General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, in celebration of the 2018 Silver and Golden Jubilarians. “Come down, Sisters, we have arrived.” Five Sisters of Providence, including (front, from left) Sisters Pat Linehan, Jan Craven, Kathleen Bernadette Smith, and (middle row, second from left) Jody O’Neil and Marianne Ridgell celebrated their 25th and 50th Jubilees on Saturday, June 30. They are here photographed with the General Council, including...
Lourdes and the Immaculate Conception
“O my mother, in your heart I placed all my anguish of my heart and it is there that I gain strength and courage.” — Saint Bernadette’s Personal Notebook Our Lady of Lourdes is perhaps the most prominent Feast Day of the month. In 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous received 18 visits from a “Lady” in Lourdes, France. The visitations started on Feb, 11th, the day we now celebrate. After several visits, Bernadette asked the “Lady” her name. The vision replied...
Poems from Sister Mary Theodosia Mug
...divide, O Heart of my heart. My Guardian Angel Day by day and night by night Guards me, this dear Angel bright Sent from realms of heavenly light. Be my course ‘mid clear or maze, Paths delightful, darksome ways, Ever at my side he stays. Safely to my princely guide All my worries I confide; Fears and woes he’ll turn aside. So by night and so by day, Sweetly on he leads the way; How I love his courtly sway....
A Mother’s Day Prayer
On Sunday, May 8, mothers will be honored by their families and children as Americans celebrate Mother’s Day. The modern American holiday was first celebrated in 1908. The holiday was created by Anna Jarvis, who had conducted a memorial for her mother at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia. The celebration of mothers became a national holiday in 1914. The Sisters of Providence want to honor all mothers and Mary Mother of God this week with this prayer,...
Sister Denise’s “expert” Father’s Day reflections
Paul Beel (right) hands out popcorn at Family Day 2011, with Sisters Joann Quinkert and Rosemary Borntrager. I usually accept whatever web assignments I’m given from Diane Weidenbenner, our director of marketing and communications. I always regret that I say “yes” to writing the Father’s Day reflection. I feel it’s like me, a never-married, celibate person commenting on marriage. What do I know about marriage or fatherhood? So, I went to three fathers on our SP staff and asked for...
Celebrating National CSA Sign-Up Day
Feb. 28 is National CSA Sign-Up Day! Celebrate with us! Sitting down last December with my five housemates to provide feedback on our fall White Violet Center Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) experience, I was curious and a little nervous about the responses I might get. We have a variety of tastes in our house – some cook Mexican, some Taiwanese; some eat just about anything, some (like myself) are vegetarian or try to stay away from certain animal products, carbs,...
February 2, 2025: Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
...the day and night. Life hands out puzzles of a different kind. On any given day or hour a situation arises, a question is asked, a friend drops in with good or bad news to share. There we are — left with a puzzle piece to fit into our lives. This Sunday’s Gospel relays the story of Jesus’ presentation in the temple. The event seems straightforward. Adhering to “the law of the Lord” Mary and Joseph present Jesus “to be...