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Sister Mary Evangelista Herber
Sister Mary Evangelista Herber “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (Scripture Readings Advent to Pentecost, Carmelites of Indianapolis) “Sister Mary Evangelista Herber — Vangie — has been a special light in our world for more than 103 years. Her life and spirit were a light for us and will continue to be. She has brightened minds, hearts and spirits of literally thousands through her ministry and her witness. She personified the virtues of...
Counseling brings Providence Family Services client from darkness to light
...in darkness for 26 years, and just now I’m starting to see the light,” Diaz said. Providence Family Services, at 1540 North Monticello Avenue in Chicago, is a ministry of the Sisters of Providence and a program of Guerin Outreach Ministries. It was founded in 1994 by Sister Patty, who had previously ministered as principal of the nearby Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary School in the same West Humboldt Park neighborhood. Sister Patty noticed a need among the struggling...
Celebrate the Light in our lives, amidst the world’s darkness, this season
...I know as Providence, as Love enfleshed? I know my answer – that’s why I dare to wish each of you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart. That’s why I dare to celebrate with you the presence of the Light in our lives – the Light sent to drive away the darkness. In the energy of love, of Providence, let’s live what we know and believe. God is with us. Merry Christmas! Sister Denise Wilkinson General Superior...
Christmas Reflection 2015
...is on is delayed and then cancelled. Disembarking from that flight, she is frantically trying to make new arrangements. At that point a stranger walks up to the distressed mom and says, “My name is Mary. I’ve been listening to you for the last hour and I’m praying for you and your family.” Shortly after that encounter, the mom hears from her husband that he has found his wife and daughter another flight on another airline. Problem? The new flight...
From darkness to the promise of new life in Easter
...know the whole story. I am sure there is much more to know. What matters is watching two people who once smiled and held their heads up high now walking with their heads lowered. With no smile. Talk about having your dignity stripped away. Their house is now empty and dark. The life that was once seen is no more. Through darkness light It has been said, “Through much darkness, light will come.” Not the same way as before, but...
Poem: Blessed are you who bear the light
by Jan Richardson (janrichardson.com) Blessed are you who bear the light in unbearable times, who testify to its endurance amid the unendurable, who bear witness to its persistence when everything seems in shadow and grief. Blessed are you in whom the light lives, in whom the brightness blazes— your heart a chapel, an altar where in the deepest night can be seen the fire that shines forth in you in unaccountable faith, in stubborn hope, in love that illumines every...
Sister Josephine Paolinelli (formerly Sister Louise Joseph)
...out here with me again.” All was well except for the very last night when a huge thunderstorm came ripping through. I thought, “Oh, that’s all, we’re done.” I got up in the middle of the night, looked out my window to a totally lit hermitage next door but no blinking red lights. She had found a flashlight that had emergency blinking red lights and she said, “If anything seems bad out there, look for the blinking red lights and...
Moving from darkness to light
...also transition from an emphasis on darkness to light, aligning as it were with increasing daylight heralded by the winter solstice. There is something profoundly contemplative about these few weeks in December which present us an opportunity to enter into the quiet, resting in God’s presence and love. I invite each of us to engage the Advent season and not rush past it, head-long into Christmas. Richard Rohr, OFM, wrote in one of his recent daily reflections: “The Kingdom is...
Seeing Saint Mother Theodore’s writings in new lights: A feast day reflection
As we mark the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, we face the reality that we are still in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has kept many of us physically separated from the Sisters of Providence and our beloved Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods. But, of course, we are still united by our shared charism of Providence and by our devotion to Mother Theodore and her legacy. Seeing in new lights Mother Theodore’s writings took on a new life for me during...
A journey of Providence on Chicago’s westside
...other needs. Though all this was a real responsibility and sometimes almost overwhelming, I found myself highly energized in doing these corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Experiencing racism During the 1980s and 90s, the years when “white flight” began, I witnessed the struggles of a community of believers, and I also experienced the racism that existed then and still exists today. As “white flight” continued, city services diminished. There were problems with housing, real estate managers, banks red-lining, lack...
Sisters join Catholic Climate Action Projects
...simply go to our SP CathCAP contribution page, plug in the departure and arrival city of a flight. Standard algorithms then determine how much it would cost to offset the greenhouse gases produced by that flight. Next, click on the green CONTRIBUTE button and you will be taken to a page where you put in your credit or debit card, name and email address. If you are wondering, a round trip flight from Indianapolis to Boston will cost you $8.44....
December 25, 2024: The Nativity of the Lord
Gospel: John 1:1-18 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God … What had come to be in him was life and light of all people. The light and life shine in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it … to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born … of God. And the Word lives among...