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Sister Joni Luna: first vows and the grace of an undivided heart
...illuminated by Providence. A path of SHARING my gifts and talents for the mission of human kindness and all creation. I have seen, and lived, both sides of the coin. The life that truly speaks to me now is the one that asks me to offer myself to God with gratitude. To walk the path marked out by Saint Mother Theodore and so many amazing Sisters of Providence who have followed in her footsteps. It is to say “yes” to...
Oscar Lopez Rivera: A Man of Hope
...be amused. And thirdly, one needs to be kind, one needs to have compassion toward others because there’s always someone worse off than you are.” Oscar’s smile and twinkling eyes just exuded the peace-filled, hope-filled, kindly person that he is. No barbed-wire fences or prison walls have stripped Oscar of his genuine, holy humanity. Indeed, I learned a lesson about hope in being with Oscar that day. If ever someone deserves to be free from prison walls, it’s Oscar Lopez...
Benny volunteers to bring smiles to PHC residents
Residents at Providence Health Care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are always glad when Benny volunteers. With the help of his human companion, Providence Associate Judy Collins, Benny takes time to visit and bring a smile to everyone’s face. Benny gets a lot of attention from the residents at Providence Health Care. Benny plays hide and seek with a blanket. Sister Anita Bechert is the first one to get to hold Benny on this visit. Everyone is waiting to see what Benny...
A note in distress: unpublished Saint Mother Theodore
...book “Mother Theodore Guerin, A Woman for All Time” by Penny Blaker Mitchell. What I love about this letter: I love how human Mother Theodore is. I love how a stressed Saint Mother Theodore can be slightly snippy with those closest to her, just like I can. I love the strong leadership she shows, protecting the Congregation from ambiguity. I love her faith, her strength, her candor. I love that she had close friends like these two sisters in whom...
Sister Ann Kevin O’Connor
...emailed Ann Kevin in 2011: “You were a special teacher and human being that helped shape my life … You gave me a thirst for learning, as well as a positive outlook on life. I remember one time of many when you made me feel so special. You had organized a softball game after school, and your sixth-graders challenged the eighth-graders. I hit a double and you were jumping for joy, so much that (your headpiece) fell off. I thought...
Called to be Peacemakers
...that we never know what is going on in another person’s life that day or in the past. Perhaps just one smile could make a small difference. Steve applied the same reasoning to someone who might treat him badly. He would not treat that person badly in return. He would treat the worst human being on earth with kindness and compassion because we never know what that person has endured. As we left this man’s presence, I felt deeply graced...
Schoolmates, sisters and part of a leadership team
...that Lisa and I were in geometry together. I loved that class!” Sister Jeanne added. “But, because I was a year ahead of them, I didn’t share any of my core classes in common with them either.” “I did have some basic core classes that would have included Lisa and Jenny, humanities for example,” Sister Dawn said. “Lisa and I were in a play writing class later on.” In fact, Sister Dawn and Sister Lisa lived together their senior year....
Sister has life changing trip to Standing Rock Sioux Nation
...the moon, sun, water and fire. It was absolutely beautiful. It connected me in a most profound way to the Ultimate source within me.” She said everyone was given raw tobacco to hold during the ceremony. Later, she learned that Native Americans believe tobacco is a unifying thread of communication between humans and the spiritual powers. “We were praying under this vast sky in view of these hills and this open land. It just does something to your soul. It...
Past the “need-to’s” to the stable, to the crib, to our hearts
...for us and for our world so full of unrest. Emotions run high when we lack peace within ourselves. No one can put peace within you — only you can do it. If we cannot “control” the world around us, then let us open our hearts and souls and thank our Provident God for the gift of this wonderful moment — the birth of Jesus Christ. Still relevant Jesus walked the world as a human being to show us life...
A Christmas Reflection
“… give birth to God in one’s own life” Being stationed at the corridor leading to the North Pole Zone, right across from Christmas Bingo and down the hall from face painting during Christmas Fun at the Woods was the perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit. Although I tried to personally greet every human great and small who came my way, I focused my special attention on those in mothers’ (or grandmothers’) arms. I had to be selective....
Frustration and love: unpublished Mother Theodore
Editor’s note: When discussing this letter, it was suggested that we might want to leave this an unpublished letter of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin because of its violent language. I think it is worth sharing. We as Providence people talk often about nonviolence in our language and actions. Yet if we look at the Psalms, we find a great deal of violent language. By praying for violence, the psalmist offers an honest glimpse into his humanity. At the same time...
Sister Marie Brendan Harvey
...Lord.” —- A reading from Psalm 96 We stand today surrounded by the joy and wonder of a great mystery: The miracle of God made man, the unconditional love exemplified by John, “the disciple whom Jesus loved,” and the union of divine and human love revealed in the Holy Family, said Sister Mary Roger Madden in her commentary for Sister Marie Brendan Harvey, who died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, in Eagle River, Wisconsin. She was 90 years old and had...