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Get to know Sister Joni Luna, SP
...a cup of coffee and be awed by nature. I am passionate about … trusting in God’s Providence. I seek God’s wisdom in my life and try to respond in love and forgiveness as much as humanly possible. If I can internalize God’s nudges within me, then I can better acknowledge, serve and respond to the Spirit as it unfolds within and around me. One thing most people don’t know about me is … I have experienced much pain and...
Prayer in troubled times
...held in my anguish and distress. So much of what the human family and Earth are suffering result from human decision-making. So I find that it is only through prayer and solidarity with others that I find the courage to live the mission of the Congregation, to engage in “works of love, mercy and justice in service among God’s people.” I pray then to find the will and strength to respond in compassion and in service. Certainly, at times of...
Forgiveness and reconciliation
...that tie us in knots. Forgiving is basically letting go of the desire for revenge, for self-defense, for closing ourselves off from others. These unforgiving responses limit our own freedom to be loving, and deny the love we could extend if we were slow to anger, rich in mercy and compassion. You may say “Yes, but that is God’s response! I am only human.” True, but human as made in God’s image, baptized into Christ Jesus, daughters and sons of...
Sister Jeanette Marie Lucinio
Current ministry: Director of Catechumenate, Sacred Heart Parish, Palos Hills, Ill. Years in the Congregation: 53 years My best friend says: I make everyone feel welcome No telling what spark one nice, well-intentioned smile might kindle in the human spirit. Just ask Sister Jeanette Lucinio what one smile did for her. “I was first attracted to the Sisters of Providence when I saw them at Mass in my home parish of St. Francis Xavier in Wilmette (Ill.), I was attracted...
So very human: Making an e-book of Mother Theodore’s words
...various benefactors feel so special that they’ll give her even more. In all places her honesty is refreshing: there are no rose-colored glasses here. Mother Theodore is so very human in these pages. Sometimes she’s a bit prissy (lots of churches in the American frontier are “nothing remarkable” or “small and badly built,” for instance) and sometimes she gets annoyed with her co-workers (“I have never met any woman so completely useless”) and sometimes she is just tired, and says...
Poem: Human Violence
Tragic legacy pervasive pattern repeating itself through the ages a rippling effect on relationship at every level power over/against desecrating human dignity defiantly destroying creation violence literally in the water we drink. And God said “Whom shall I send? (Originally published in the Spring 2016 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
New energy, focus for justice
...well, you will not be surprised by this list. The sisters’ bold commitment to environmental sustainability has been lived out through the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice and its programming over the past 20 years. The issue of human trafficking might bring back memories of the sisters’ involvement in a human trafficking awareness campaign leading up to Super Bowl 2012 in Indianapolis. Ministries like Providence in the Desert in Coachella, California, and Providence Family Services in Chicago, Illinois, have extended...
Political Engagement for Climate Justice
“At its core, global climate change is not about economic theory or political platforms, nor about partisan advantage or interest group pressures. It is about the future of God’s creation and the one human family. It is about protecting both ‘the human environment’ and the natural environment. It is about our human stewardship of God’s creation and our responsibility to those who come after us.” – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence,...
Facing institutionalized racism within myself
...traders brought over a boatload of Africans to work as slaves. As demand grew, they brought more and more Africans. Socially, this did something important. It established the relationship between black and white as that of slave and master. This level of slavery required dehumanization, or the viewing of another human being as less than human. White people had to tell themselves that the slaves they forced to tend their lands were less than human, less than them, less in...
How does reforestation help global warming?
...places to take root once again. Deforestation is among the leading causes of human-made climate change, and continuing on this path will only accelerate the process. Forests are being cut down, and habitats are being destroyed every year. Reforestation is one of the best and most cost-effective ways to limit global warming. Replacing trees that were decimated by fires or human impact will revitalize the planet and reduce the negative effect that burning fossil fuels will have. Learn more here....
March 7, 2021: Third Sunday of Lent
...and did not need anyone to testify about human nature. He himself understood it well. Reflection It’s only human to be angered when seeing something special or valuable, something we love and treasure, being misused or abused. Jesus’ response to discovering the temple area turned into a commercial marketplace is a reaction from his human nature but the way in which he reacts is almost startling. This is his Father’s house, a place not to be profaned, especially not for...
Ten years of transformation
...We humans perpetuate so much death, violence, war and hatred. We no longer trust our neighbor. The other has become the enemy. Sometimes I wonder where our humanity has gone amid all those -isms — racism, classism, sexism, etc. Sister Arrianne studies during her time in medical school. But then I read an article on social media about someone choosing to cross the divide — choosing to engage in tough conversations to come to a better understanding of “the other.”...