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Dawn at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
These winter days dark greets my waking, sometimes stars and moon. Flinger of stars, your power astounds. I feel so small. How like the little birds flying about, full of motion; neighbor’s birdfeeder, down to the ground, up to branches, scattered by a larger bird. I am as fragile and frantic. Gradually light comes and on this snowy day stretches tree shadows toward me and warms me and the cats curled in their cozy corners. We are at home in...
Sisters offer reaction to college’s co-ed announcement
...to the college in a commuter capacity and by the fall of 2016, they will be able to live on campus. SMWC President Dr. Dottie King said the decision was not taken lightly. She said the board had discussed it for the better part of a year. “We’re about to move forward in a new way,” she said. During the May 19 press conference, King offered several eye-opening statistics. For example, she said that across the nation, women’s colleges that...
Human Rights Day: ‘I’m grateful I had the opportunity to participate’
...mercy and justice. It’s about education, too. “Even though some of the topics are about people whose human rights are denied and places where freedom, justice, and peace are non-existent, I still come away with hope because light is being shown and injustice is exposed for what it is.” Sister Marsha added she was pleased to see so many area youth stop by the Sisters of Providence booth. Sister Donna Butler (seated) and Sister Marsha Speth look over the schedule...
One step at a time: Sister Dina on upcoming vows
...a prayer time reflecting on the forthcoming profession and its meaning for me at this juncture of my journey. No doubt, forever is a long time and such a declaration ought not to be taken lightly. The following resolutions I will make during the liturgy evidence the vital magnitude this perpetuity calls for. They speak to my soul through a heart-warming whisper: To persevere in following Christ as a Sister of Providence all the days of my life; To unite...
Listening, loving, letting go: reflection for profession of vows
General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski gives her reflection at the vows ceremony. Sisters Anna Fan and Tracey Horan, first vows; Sister Dina Bato, perpetual vows Sunday, June 25 The Scripture readings given to us for this Sunday of our Church year make several references to whispering. In the Gospel of Matthew, we hear Jesus come right out and make a demand about those whispers — “What I tell you in the dark, utter in the light; and what you hear...
A ‘Golden Jubilee’ Reflection
...and this community of Providence continues to need you – in the words of Isaiah in our first reading – to be a light of nations. Again, Pope Francis offers advice. He would like those in the Consecrated Life to be “experts in communion.” “In a polarized society, where different cultures experience difficulty in living alongside one another, where the powerless encounter oppression, where inequality abounds, we are called to offer a concrete model of community which, by acknowledging the...
Behind the peaceful vigil
...attended feel that they belonged there and had a right to speak. We saw that some public statements by religious leaders around the country had included statements like “Only the light of Christ can quench the torches of hatred and violence.” We asked ourselves, “How would it feel to Muslims, Jews, and people of other faiths to hear that only Jesus is the answer,” and “How can we be more inclusive in our event?” We made sure that our outreach...
Providence House restores families to wholeness
Sounds of hope and possibility welcome visitors to the Providence House playroom on the campus of Providence Self-Sufficiency Ministries (PSSM) at Georgetown, Indiana. Kelli, a single mother recovering from a drug addiction, is playing with a colorful toy full of bells and whistles with her 9-month-old daughter Ava. Watching them delight in the joy of being with each other, it is hard to believe that several months ago Kelli was struggling to overcome a drug addiction. She was struggling to...
Sister Tracey Horan and Faith in Indiana: working for justice
Sister Tracey Horan translates at a peaceful demonstration in Brazil, Indiana, advocating for a more just immigration system. “We have the power to do something about this. I definitely believe we are making a difference,” said Sister Tracey Horan, pausing while heading north to take part in her annual retreat. Sister Tracey was explaining her ministry. For two years, she has served as a community organizer for Faith in Indiana, previously known as IndyCAN. According to its Facebook page, Faith...
Gratitude – Thanksgiving 2009
...these gifts, the shadow as well as the light. Many of us face serious or not-so-serious health issues that inhibit our ability to live life as we’d like. Very few of us are free of the complication and sadness that are part and parcel of relationships in families and with friends. So many today are rightfully concerned about the adequacy of material resources. These personal concerns multiply in scope and seriousness when we look at global relationships and resources. The...
A grand structure: Providence Hall
...spectacle that attracted crowds of people from surrounding communities. Illumination Day was when all the electric lights in the building were tested for the very first time. The “Souvenir of the Golden Anniversary of St. Mary’s Academic Institute,” published in 1891, states, “The fine structure, rendered brilliant by six hundred lights, was certainly a most imposing scene. …” Throughout the 20th century, the Congregation improved and renovated Providence Hall. But in the 21st century, the Congregation leadership realized that a...
Young Crawfordsville man offers sacrifice and prayer in walking to Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...it to Greencastle. He asked two local churches for overnight sanctuary and both declined, although Andrew said they were polite. He found a sofa in the DePauw University student union and slept for a couple hours, moved to a park bench on the town’s square, then saw a light in an old building. Perhaps it was the light of Providence. Andrew decided that if the door to the building was unlocked, he would sleep there until someone kicked him out....