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Journals and Letters week 36: Advice to those in charge
...isn’t it true, that we ourselves can be our own worst enemy? I know that it is good to pause, to look inward, to reflect. That very act can sometimes save one from rushing to judgment. Correcting with sweetness She then proceeds to tell the superior how to reprove someone … with sweetness, not making a big deal out of the offense. “Do it privately and with affection.” Another powerful sentence to ponder. And finally, almost as an afterthought, Mother...
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
...in life we begin to understand that accumulating wealth, status and power is not the ticket to a happy or peace-filled life. Clearing out the clutter in our lives to take on the more important values of God is a constant struggle. Consider this week how you may need to do some personal house cleaning to make room and time to focus your life on treasures given by a caring and generous God such as love, compassion, generosity, forgiveness, and...
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
...God. Those who listen to God, he says, will recognize that he is the one who has been sent. Yet, the crowd was not able to consider that one so familiar to them could convey God’s presence and power, could embody God’s unconditional love and could be the fulfillment of the promise of salvation, as he gives his “flesh for the life of the world.” In our own lives today, we may experience some of the struggles the crowd experienced....
Why I say “Yes” to life as a Sister of Providence
...me, is that I found a community that I love unconditionally through all the good times and especially the hard times. I found a community that speaks to my spirit. It invites me to grow and spread my wings. To fly to places I could never have imagined on my own. The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary of-the-Woods have instilled in me a strength that comes from a long tradition of powerful, creative, faithful women who soar in the face...
Season of Creation 2021 Prayer
...the abundance of life on Earth. But we know that our will to power pushes the planet beyond her limits. Our consumption is out of harmony and rhythm with Earth’s capacity to heal herself. Habitats are left barren or lost. Species are lost and systems fail. Where reefs and burrows, mountaintops and ocean deeps once teemed with life and relationships, wet and dry deserts lie empty, as if uncreated. Human families are displaced by insecurity and conflict, migrating in search...
Forest Bathing
...Forest Bathing, who says that “the key to ‘unlocking the power of the forest lies in the five senses.’ We explore the forest not only with our feet, but also with our ears, eyes, nose, mouth, and touch. We notice, for example, the beautiful patterns in the forest: the layering of the leaves … the texture of the barks of the trees … the petals of the flowers … the seeds tucked inside the pine cones. We listen to the...
October 10, 2021: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...gives us the wisdom and power to live life according to the commandments. That deep, heart-knowledge of God’s love enables us to give up all to follow Christ and to know the rewards that God promises us. Action As we go about our daily activities this week, let’s try to stop from time to time and consider why we do what we do? Is it to gain favor of others, to gain the favor of God? What about trying to...
Journals and Letters final week: Celebrate Mother Theodore
...telling them of Mother Theodore’s death: A willing exile from her beautiful country, full of zeal for the salvation of her fellow-beings, the charms of her mind drew them to her, while the goodness of her heart attached them to her; the rectitude of her judgment, the power of her words finished the conquest, no one left her without praising her and feeling grateful to her. Our turn Celebrate her feast day! Happy feast! View the complete reading series....
Chicago street renamed in honor of the late Sister Patty Fillenwarth
...to provide quality care and absolute confidentiality. Part of the Providence Family Services mission statement said, “Providence Family Services provides support and direction to assist individuals, couples and families to make changes that will allow them to achieve wholeness and an awareness of their personal gifts.” For 24 years, Sister Patty was true to that mission. Everyone loved her and believed in her. She was compassionate and gentle, funny and a powerhouse of energy. She would help anyone who needed...
Sunday, December 19, 2021: Fourth Sunday of Advent
...author shared with us that Mary came in haste. Elizabeth must know Mary so well that she can feel in her own body the power of the YES that Mary’s life proclaims. What a testimony to how friends and cousins allow us to share all of ourselves – our excitement, our fears, our important decisions, and the courageous aspirations of our hopes and beliefs. Elizabeth’s greeting to Mary must have felt supportive and loving to Mary’s ears. She was not...
A 2021 Reflection for our Senior Jubilee
...encouragement” flowing from your lives. Often what encouraged me most was how you faced those moments that were fraught with suffering or loss – caring for an ill family member, having to let go of a beloved ministry, or struggling with serious and debilitating illnesses yourself. Thank you for the encouragement of your lives. Like Mary whose unique vocation included but was not limited to mothering the Messiah, you have kept yourselves open to the presence and power of the...
Sunday, January 23, 2022: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
...in the power of the Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all. He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the Sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written: The Spirit of the Lord is upon...