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Hope and healing for Earth: Earth Day 2012
Tulips outside of Corbe House on the motherhouse grounds at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Anyone who knows the Sisters of Providence and our Providence Associates knows of our commitment to hope and healing of Earth. We channel much of our energy in this regard through the ministry of White Violet Center for Eco-justice. However, it is the rare Sister of Providence or Providence Associate who is not individually committed to “reduce, reuse, recycle” and to taking seriously the role of humankind in...
Sister Denise Wilkinson
...with other women who might be thinking about the call to religious life? “There is still a lot of good to be done. The need for persons whose central focus is to bring the presence of God into every day is overwhelming. If a woman is looking for something meaningful, there is no shortage of opportunity,” Sister Denise said. “Fundamentally, we’re all searching to be authentically connected with all others, not just human others, but creation others, God others. We...
Young Crawfordsville man offers sacrifice and prayer in walking to Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...would have walked. But, since it was Terre Haute, it was enough of a sacrifice to walk, but it wasn’t going to kill me.” Andrew committed to the pilgrimage for a friend who has stage four pancreatic cancer. “He’s one of those human beings that the world would not be the same place without him,” Andrew said. “He’s a member of the Mormon Church. I had visited him at his church. I know him from town. He’s the kind of...
Providence in the Desert opens new doors for student
...learn English, for human services assistance, and, upon hearing of Sister Carol’s lifetime of teaching music, for music lessons for their children. Providence in the Desert was born. A program of Guerin Outreach Ministries and a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., Providence in the Desert is a not-for-profit ministry that depends on grants and donations in order to continue and grow. Last year, Martha’s journey with Providence in the Desert came full circle. The...
Sister Marie Kevin Tighe
...life. It was Mother Theodore who first embodied the charism of this Congregation. It was her charism, which brought this Congregation to birth. It is our living of that charism, in all aspects of human and world need, that will carry us into the future with energy and integrity. It is my hope that many young women of today who are prayerfully and seriously discerning God’s will for them, will join us on our journey of Providence. Favorites movie: The...
Sister Catherine Alberta Kunkler
...was her least favorite ministry because working in the laundry she was so isolated from human contact,” shared Sister Mary Roger. In addition to her ministries at the Woods, Sister Catherine Alberta spent two years as a cook at Lady Isle, Portsmouth, N.H. From 1976 to 1987, she ministered as the director of food services at Fatima Retreat House, Indianapolis. In a 1978 issue of The Criterion, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the quality of food offered at...
God of Providence
...freedom in your Spirit. God of humankind, lead us, lead us in your wisdom; Into harmony, lead us, lead us together, lead us to freedom in your Spirit. God who dwells within us, lead us, lead us in your wisdom; Fire us for the journey, lead us together, lead us to freedom in your Spirit. God of Providence, lead us, lead us in your wisdom; Be our light and our vision, lead us together, lead us to freedom in your...
Blessing for the family
Family is our connection with the past and future. It is the source of our beliefs and common values. We seek its spiritual health. Mary, you trusted your family to Providence throughout your life. From your own human experiences, you share and understand ours. Our Lady of Providence, Queen of the Home, We ask that your Holy Family bless and protect our family in all the days and nights to come....
Love, mercy, justice – In the footsteps of our foundress
...out of an idea developed in “Practicing Our Faith,” a volume edited by Dorothy Bass. In her book, Bass defines Christian practices as “things Christian people do together over time to address fundamental human needs in response to and in light of God’s presence in the world.” If we accept this definition, we see that, even though we often do practices by ourselves, they have in fact a social quality. We do them in order to praise God, to help...
A Priceless Gift
...all for ‘the sake of the future’ intended by Providence. Like them we have promised to love one another through the joys and messiness of our endeavors, knowing that we’re bound to experience the best and worst of our most human selves as we refound our precious community, our salvific community.” Sisters of Providence historians through the years have found that the Congregation’s Archives contain all the documents they need, and possibly more than they would ever have time to...
CNN shares Mother Theodore’s journey to sainthood
...she said. “This is Heaven on Earth. I’ve never been to such a beautiful place, not just the land, but the spirit here. It’s unlike any place I’ve ever been. I’ve been very fortunate to travel the world and to see the best and the worst of humanity. This is singular. The sisters here are amazing. It makes me emotional. That’s how much I really love it here. It’s clear to me that this woman was a saint without the...
Spiritual direction: you are not alone
...steep and resolution seems remote, it is time to exercise the knees again. “Let me tell you, you spend hours on your knees asking God to help that person, or finding the right message to share with that person. It isn’t always easy,” she said. Sister Catherine’s ministry is an educational stimulant and regular consultation with her spiritual advisor keeps her focused. “I’ve learned to appreciate human beings more. I enjoy walking with a person who is seeking God and...