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Twenty-six days until Election Day: Get out and Vote!
If ever there was a time to stand up – and not stand back – for pro-life issues, this is that time: Principles of human dignity, a preferential option for the poor, defense of migrants, concern for the marginalized, care for our planet, the reality of the current pandemic, a rejection of populist politics stoking nativist or nationalist sympathies, to name a few, are crying out and need our voice. As of today, Friday, October 9, there are only 26...
“Journals and Letters” week 3: At sea in 1840
...her come forth. I love the many instances where she studies and describes an animal for the reader. She tells of the whale’s massive head, as big as a house. The dark brown color of its back and how it spouts out water apparently by respiration as its jets are so regular. She observes the behaviors of the animals at sea, more accepting of humans because they have not been harmed by them. And her description of the porpoise (sea...
Leadership Team shares statement on United States exit from Paris Climate Agreement
...change presents an unprecedented threat to the integrity of all life on Earth and a challenge to values that bind us as human beings. Even as climate change impacts all of God’s creation, we know that the consequences of climate change both in the U.S. and around the world are felt more keenly among low-wealth communities and among those that have suffered long histories of racial and ethnic discrimination and exploitation. Our principle of the common good calls us to...
Advent and God’s Providence
...both the courage that took as well as the foolishness of action “X.” Image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay Today, I am remembering his boyish smile as he stood before me. In our own way, based upon our own poor choices, each of us is akin to that young man in having issues to discuss. Advent allows us time to reflect upon who we have been and who we might be. Christmas Day as we commemorate humankind receiving God’s gift of...
New Providence Associates share their journey – part 1
...compassion and nurturing of humanity and of what it means to be connected by Providence to one another. The process itself brought me peace and more patience with my own journey. It deepened my compassion through prayer and thoughtful consideration of what choice means to me and how each action impacts a greater web of existence. It was not more rigorous thought, but certainly different thinking. And I found I was most content when I allowed myself to accept whatever...
December 20, 2020: Fourth Sunday of Advent
...heads off to visit her cousins, Elizabeth, an older, wiser woman. During these days of COVID-19, we too feel the need for support and encouragement. Some healthcare workers are wildly busy, teachers are asked to adapt to changing class formats, others deal with the demands of customers and deadlines; many feel overwhelmed. Faith teaches that Jesus is present in our human flesh, in our relationships with others. The nine months of pregnancy gave Mary time to process, to reflect, to...
‘Tis the Season of Visions and Dreams
...the fossil fuel industry – refute demonstrated facts of climate science. In Laudato Si, Pope Francis not only inspires us but calls us to holiness as he proclaims the relational nature of humanity. In his vision of the cosmos, Pope Francis highlights the integral nature of ecological and economic realities and the value for us all to remain connected. During our Chapter of 2016, the Sisters of Providence chose Environment/Climate Change as their justice focus issue. In the Fall of...
Merry Christmas! There is cause for rejoicing here!
...them to. Pain and sorrow touch each of our lives. Life demands that we let go and move on. So, what’s the Christmas message here? Christmas reminds us that God has become one of us in Jesus. God shares in our humanity, especially our suffering. And perhaps most importantly, God’s incarnate loves tells us that sorrow and sadness will NOT have the last word. Even when it is hard to see it, the world has ultimate value and meaning in...
Ready to ring in a New Year!
...and begin this wondrous new year by believing. (Sarah Ban Breathnach) No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again. (Buddha) Let our New Year’s resolution be this: We will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word. (Goran Persson) I close my eyes to old ends. And open my heart to new beginnings. (Nick Frederickson) And what Sister of Providence could conclude such a list without quoting Mother...
Congregation releases joint statement on January 6, 2021, violence
Note: The following is a joint statement from our Congregation and the InterFaith Council of the Wabash Valley. The InterFaith Council of the Wabash Valley – we of diverse religious faiths and humanitarian belief systems – join with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and so many others in our country in condemning Wednesday’s display of hate and violence against people and property as well as our democratic institutions and processes. We hope and pray that our country...
Journals and Letters week 14: Mother Theodore the fundraiser
...a fundraiser! I started to think of how I treat phone solicitors, probably the closest I come to being unkind to a solicitor. Ironically enough, as I was writing this, somebody called me from a breast cancer charity. This call turned out to be a robocall. I said hello about eight times and the caller returned two robo recorded messages pretending to be a real human being. So I hung up on the call with no regrets 😊. I doubt...
Sister Jacquelyn Hoffman (formerly Sister Theodata)
...of Jackie, “Jackie was the most positive human being I have ever known. No doubt, she knew darkness, but what she always projected was light, grace and God’s love working among us. She could find a silver lining in a tornado cloud. Such a beautiful person.” When Woods Day Care/Pre-School closed, Jackie continued to play in churches and in health care and served as the coordinator of Ladywood alumnae. She continued to play her violin even as her health declined...