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A Reflection for the 2022 Senior Jubilee
...utters what becomes the theme song of her life: “ My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. ….for God has looked on me in my lowliness.” She sings the praises of a God who shows mercy, who scatters the proud, who brings down the powerful from their thrones and lifts up the lowly. My reflection on what scripture tells us about these events in Mary’s life led me to ask this question...
January 29, 2023: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...God? It will be those poor in spirit, mourning, meek, hungry, thirsty, merciful, clean of heart and the persecuted. Where did it happen? On a mountain side in Galilee, a territory very familiar to Jesus. In familiar territory, we often feel safe enough to hear and believe improbable things occur. When did this happen? Historically, Jesus speaks these words after he’s experienced life-threatening incidents provoked by those wielding political and religious power. Recall the machinations of Herod, the flight into...
Fathers speak out against death penalty
...Sisters, staff members and a few guests sat in nearly motionless quiet in Providence Dining Room as Paul and Bud talked about the rage that had infiltrated their spirits after their daughters’ deaths. Some lighter moments during the storytelling generated respectful laughter, but the powerful messages also promp-ted a few moist eyes. The phone call no parent ever wants to receive came to the Stevens’ home at 3 a.m. that fateful day. Paul went to the client’s home and found...
Sister Marie Kevin Tighe
...other that special charism and mission to which we were called. Community life has a transforming power if we are open to growth and change. Together we can become more. I am now of an age that I can say that I am a “50/50,” Pre-Second Vatican Council / Post-Second Vatican Council religious sister. Both halves have been rich and rewarding. Prior to the Second Vatican Council were my years of elementary and secondary education. Post Second — Vatican Council...
Living a fruitful vowed life
...money, sex and power? Since the Second Vatican Council directed religious congregations all over the world to examine and renew every aspect of their lives in order to better meet the needs of the contemporary world, the Sisters of Providence have been asking themselves what would Saint Mother Theodore do if she were here now? How would she live her commitment to her vows of poverty, chastity and obedience? Over the years since the council, we have examined our lives...
Four women profess perpetual vows as Sisters of Providence
...vows as an SP “is the beginning and continuing of an amazing adventure!” She thinks women religious have an important role in today’s society. “The role of women religious is to bring to light injustices where people are excluded, oppressed and treated unfairly. It’s to be a voice for the poor and for those who cannot confront others who oppress them due to lack of resources, fear, or hopelessness. The Sisters of Providence, through our mission and ministry, live this...
Providence: together as one creation
Quantum theory tells us we live in a participative universe that knows nothing of itself, independent of its relationships. Providence Spirituality calls us to participate in collaborative efforts to save our fragile Earth and to further the designs of Providence through works of love, mercy and justice. How I came to see Providence in this light is a story in collaboration itself. When I entered the Sisters of Providence in the mid-1950s, I don’t recall the word collaboration being used....
Reflections from our Golden Jubilees
...For me, it was the words of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, found in her “Journals and Letters,” that claimed my heart and awakened my own call to religious life as a Sister of Providence. When she was asked to come to America, Saint Mother Theodore said, “I will go if Eucharist is present.” My own faith life experience had taught me the power of Eucharist and I simply said to myself I can do that, too. I have been blessed...
So very human: Making an e-book of Mother Theodore’s words
...the screen to go to the next page. (Have you ever tried to read a “real” book in the dark in your bed? What a mess of book lights and awkward arm positions!) So when I realized some years back that the Sisters of Providence have published some truly great books, I decided it was only right to figure out how to make e-books out of them. (I am nothing if not a sucker for ambitious, time-consuming ideas.) The front...
Stephanie Salter: “When you’re drawn, you’re drawn”
...When my husband, Bill, and I received special permission in 2011 to be married in the chapel in Owens Hall, we invited every Sister of Providence in Terre Haute to the Mass. Those who attended elevated the happiness and holiness of our amazing day beyond our dreams. So, too, did the extraordinary power of the SPs and their land transform my 60th birthday into a precious reflection of my past and present. For three days, I retreated in the Luking...
A living Land Ethic
Not your average staff meeting… True confessions of a former White Violet intern: staff meetings were sometimes a chance to daydream and pay just enough attention to the conversation that I could jump in with a great garden pun when needed. In my defense, I did generally take interest, but found myself in the background as others with decision-making power hashed things out. So, sitting down to the all-Sisters-of-Providence-staff meeting about the Land Ethic in February 2013, I looked forward...
Shrine for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin opens
...“So many people are praying to her. It is very emotional.” The visit was Sister Martine’s first to the United States. “Arriving here was like a dream,” she said. “To be at the place itself, it is powerful. You feel the spirit of the place. “The message Saint Mother Theodore had, trust in Providence, is still a message for people today.” In addition, Sister Theresa Wang, general superior for the Missionary Sisters of Providence in Taiwan, also attended the event....