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Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the mission to Asia
...made to keep out the cold. A protection against the rain and that is all. One would wonder how they could ever be inhabited by human beings. The rooms we are living in have been fixed up for us – an outside lining of brick, and wood floors, and touches of paint make them much better but still very unsubstantial. The old damp buildings close all around keep away the sun and hold moisture so that we find our rooms...
“Journals and Letters” week 2: The voyage begins
...her big adventure to America, but the very first sentence she writes is, “The moment of separation and death had come at last.” For someone who eventually became a saint, it struck me as humorous at how dark and depressing her thoughts and emotions were before they even arrived. Human struggles As I read on I realized that Mother Theodore speaks in a way and about things that I could relate to as a woman, mother and human. On page...
Sister Rosemary Ward (formerly Sister Sebastian)
...which were: The Sisters of Providence Corporate Responsibility Committee (now the Ethical Investment Task Force); CCRIM, which is the Coalition for Corporate Responsibility – Indiana/Michigan; Pax Christi Illinois; The Peace and Social Justice Committee of Christ the Servant Parish; New Wineskins mission based community; and Religious Women of Illinois against Human Trafficking. If you were counting, that is only six of 12. I want to add here that I think that Human Trafficking was the issue that she held most...
Sister Nancy Nolan (formerly Sister Jean Paula)
...human beings and animals alike. She also told us that if we are willing to do this — it will not matter if we buy our clothes at Goodwill, KMART or Neiman Marcus. She was nothing if not authentically Nancy. She made that clear during that inaugural speech 34 years ago when she stated: “As I stand before you this morning as the 15th general superior of the Sisters of Providence, a group of women with a mission, I can...
Leadership Team shares statement from LCWR
Editor’s Note: The Congregation’s Leadership Team wanted to share this statement from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR): LCWR embraces the call to respect diversity and work for inclusion and equity for all We are living at a moment when society is discovering the vast breadth and depth of both the richness and the challenges inherent in the diversity that exists within the human family. That diversity entails a rich mix of differences and encompasses all the dimensions that...
Earth Day Every Day: How land, animals, plants and poop are all connected
...and minerals. And it all starts with poop. Good poop vs. bad poop Poop has been helping protect our environment and feed our soils for ages. Unfortunately, humans have ruined this beneficial balance and now find ourselves in a crisis of our own doing because we’re responsible for creating too much of the wrong kinds of poop. Talk about a crappy situation. We’ve reduced the planet’s biodiversity while exponentially increasing just a few kinds of excrement, most notably cow and...
Virtual opportunities a silver lining to a pandemic
...See events, a semiannual weekend get-together of women discerning a religious vocation, to a virtual gathering, Sister Joni has also created additional opportunities for women. “Our new membership team has been very busy hosting various Zoom events for women between the ages of 18-42 who want to connect with us. Together we’ve attended an online virtual retreat for Advent, a discussion about human trafficking offered by a group to which Sister Barbara Sheehan belongs and a presentation by Sister Tracey...
Welcoming our 2021 WVC Summer Interns!
...animal science with a focus on pre-veterinary medicine. “Upon graduating, I hope to own my own farm. It is my goal to cultivate a humane, sustainable environment where I can provide care for farm animals, as well as provide goods and services humanely and organically,” Sarah said. “I am eager to gain experience in my field. I feel having the privilege of the internship this summer at WVC will provide hands-on experience for my future career. I have experience as...
Congregation collaborates with others to create ‘Death Row Visitation Project’
...essentially in isolation. They have little contact. This is a small attempt to respect and honor their basic need for human connection, to reach out in love to them and to their loved ones.” Several Sisters of Providence have ministered as spiritual advisors to death row residents throughout the years, offering hope and healing, and many have attended and were there during the aforementioned execution spree. Sister Barbara said helping the families of those on death row by setting up...
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
...things that they have traditionally observed, the purification of cups and jugs and kettles and beds. So, the Pharisees and scribes questioned him. “Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders but instead eat a meal with unclean hands?” He responded, “Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines human precepts....
Get to know Providence Associate Julia Lopez-Kaley
...Twin Cities area. It is a privilege to be with individuals and families at end-of-life. I provide support, presence, deep empathy and collaborative music experiences during often intimate, challenging and beautiful moments in a person’s transition to what is next. What are you passionate about and why? I am passionate about the human experience, human connection and the responsibilities that all humans hold to care for and respect each other and Creation. I believe that continued personal growth, growth of...
Season of Creation 2021 Prayer
...water and air. Each part of creation praises you in their being, and cares for one another from our place in the web of life. With the Psalmist, we sing your praise that in your house “even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young.” We remember that you call human beings to keep your garden in ways that honor the dignity of each creature and conserve their place in...