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November 16, 2025: Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
...he offer us, his present-day followers, when we face fearful situations? What is the hope that we hold? The hope to which Jesus testifies in this passage is no trivial denial of the struggles, the pain and agony of human life, or the catastrophic forces of nature. Jesus extends that hope as he invites us to pivot from a sole reliance on human strength in facing adversities to trusting in God’s love. And we find that love is made manifest...
November 23, 2025: The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
...man, viewed as a criminal, stripped naked, given a crown of thorns, mocked and humiliated, dying on a cross. His title is Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. Yet, it is his manner of living and dying that inaugurated the coming of the Kingdom of God among us. His power is shown, not in escaping the cross, but in enduring it out of love and forgiveness for humanity. His reign is one of humility and service, not one exercised...
Pope John Paul II statement – beatification
...loving care. “In the midst of trials and sufferings, she embraced her crosses with full confidence that God would provide. She refused God no sacrifice that he asked of her. “Her life was a perfect blend of humanness and holiness. She was fully human, fully alive, yet her deep spirituality was woven visibly through the very fabric of her life. “The woman, Mother Theodore Guerin, is indeed a woman for our time. She is a model of the best of...
Honor Divine Providence
...creation, the meticulous and complex progression from solar to human forms, and the origin of each created form in all that precedes that form, praise of Holy Mystery permeates my prayer. The words of the Sisters of Providence mission statement — “to honor Divine Providence” — take on new meaning as I experience the on-going, shaping presence of Providence throughout the 15-billion-year history of life’s emergence from the heart of God. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin urged us to “lean with...
Theological shifts with Second Vatican Council
...The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, presents the nature and structure of the church: what the church IS. The acknowledgement of the laity as the People of God is placed before the chapter on the hierarchy. The second document, Gaudium et Spes, deals with the mission of the church: what the church DOES. It is an invitation to adult faith, recognition that we travel the same journey as all humanity and share the lot of human society. Respectful...
22 New Providence Associates
...what miracles are waiting to be discovered, but to appreciate the blessings of the moment as being evidence of that Providential Care.” Rev. Rebecca Zelensky, senior minister at Central Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Terre Haute, Indiana, says, “The Spirit of God has done and is doing incredible, life-giving things among and through these extremely faithful sisters and associates, and I am very excited to be able to serve God with them.” Marcy Meldahl, a human resources professional from...
Promoting justice through ‘Corporate Responsibility’
In these days, when corporate decision-making is often harmful to the common good, how do the Sisters of Providence manage financial investments? We strive to invest our corporate money in a socially responsible manner in order to have a positive impact on the planet and on humanity. The Corporate Responsibility Committee consists of Sisters of Providence and lay members who recommend actions and strategies to the General Council and to the Trustees regarding investments that promote Gospel social principles. The...
On the shores of history – The gift of a Dover sunrise!
...many enabled England to regroup and continue defending itself through the war.” As I stood there imagining that historic event, I felt myself gripped with a new sense of the present moment. I found myself looking at the French coast across the channel with a consciousness of the thousands of refugees at Calais and an awareness of how Prime Minister David Cameron and the people of England currently are struggling to respond to the significant humanitarian crisis of those migrants...
The cat’s meow
...the White Violet Center,” Lorrie said. “She’s got to be in the middle of everything … she’s got to go to everybody and get pets.” Hazel lounging in an office chair at White Violet Center. Hazel, however, is not nearly as fond of people. “She could definitely live her entire life without humans … she’s very quiet and unassuming,” Lorrie says. “She will seek out human interaction if you are the only person in the building; the minute there are...
Writing a Manifesto
Sister Ellen Cunningham Note: This blog was co-written by Sisters Rosemary Nudd and Ellen Cunningham. Manifesto: From the Latin “manifestus,” “clear or conspicuous.” A written statement which makes the goals of certain persons or groups easy to understand, delineates and describes conditions in need of change, and makes recommendations to put change into action. When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another … (“The...
Newsnotes: winter 2019 updates from the Sisters of Providence
...Fall Farm Day at the Woods on Sept. 30, 2018. Family fun, Sisters of Providence, history and furry friends. What more could you want!? RIP Brittany One of our most extraordinary alpacas, Providence Brittany, passed away Oct. 23, 2018. She was the first alpaca to be born at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, on Dec. 2, 1998. Brittany was fond of human interaction. She would greet visitors by coming right up to them. This, of course, would thrill guests. But she was also...
Sister Mary Jo Stewart (formerly Sister Joseph Maureen)
...with the people. “I had to work to earn their trust,” she shared. Mary Jo loved animals and I’m sure many of you remember how fond she was of the bunny rabbits in the health care courtyard. The last time I visited her in Holly Springs, she had a cat that she named, “Pizza-Pizza.” Only Mary Jo could come up with that. Before leaving Mississippi to return to the Woods, she volunteered at the Humane Society. She assisted the vet...