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Sister Jody O’Neil accompanies brother on ‘Honor Flight’
For Mike O’Neil, the wait was worth it. Five years ago, the brother of Sister of Providence Sister Jody O’Neil signed up to take part in the annual Indy Veteran Honor Flight, a flight from Indianapolis to Washington, D.C., in which veterans are flown to the nation’s capital and have the opportunity to visit war memorials and more. Sister Jody said Mike was on a wait list until Vietnam veterans were eligible to take part in the honor flights. And...
February 5, 2023: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...gives light to all in the house. Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.” Reflection As disciples of Jesus, this selection from Matthew’s Gospel is addressed to us and not just to those present with him some two thousand years ago. We are the salt of the earth. We are the light of the world. Jesus used salt and light, things familiar at the time and also...
Providence prayers for the journey of Advent
...one; the third week the first and second purples plus the rose for Gaudate / rejoicing; the fourth week all four candles. I put this Advent wreath on our dining table so my family can light it for meal times. When we do so, we feel united with Providence communities lighting candles to keep Advent during the dark December nights in Indiana. Light your Advent candles in solidarity with all who seek peace. Week One / Preparation / “Stay awake”...
Our Providence Community 2025-26 Laudato Si Action Platform Plan
...common home and promote the dignity and participation of all peoples, especially the most vulnerable. To prepare for mid-term elections, research candidates’ positions on climate justice policies using resources such as LCV, LWV, Sierra Club, Vote Climate U.S. PAC, Climate Hawks Vote, NETWORK, Faith in Place, and Interfaith Power & Light. Encourage family, friends and community members to support climate-friendly candidates at all levels. Research and share resources that track candidates’ voting records on climate change, democracy, environmental spending energy,...
Pouring out your heart in prayer
...to you, to your holy temple” (Jonah 2:7). What a powerful prayer! What trust in the love and power of God! When I was first becoming a sister, my director invited me to pray over a scripture passage that has become a perennial favorite for me. I have relied on this passage from Jeremiah for nearly 50 years now: “‘I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. For I know the...
On policing and Providence
Sister Pat Mahoney outside the District 22 police station in Chicago where she volunteers. From the way Sister Pat Mahoney greets the receptionist and walks right through the gate labeled “POLICE USE ONLY,” it is apparent that she feels right at home. Still, Sister Pat laughs, she never guessed she would volunteer at a police station. “But I never thought I’d leave teaching or stop wearing the habit when I entered religious life, either.” Sister Pat, a volunteer with the...
A reflection for the 2018 Senior Jubilee Celebration
...her life: “As I moved from one ministry to another, I always felt I had the wherewithal to make a successful transition. But with this new segment of the journey called aging, I am more and more aware that my next set of skills and talents aren’t of great use. It is an adventure into a totally different approach to living, an invitation to experience ‘the power of the Most High’ rather than my own power. Let me say ‘Yes.’”...
Reflections for Foundation Day 2021
...points during their travel to exchange their habit for secular dress to avoid recrimination. We have set out for ourselves a powerful challenge in this new direction statement about diversity. We may find ourselves needing to couple it with some aspects of our chosen justice focus on racism. But one of the most powerful lessons for me about what it means to truly embrace and reverence diversity comes from Mother Theodore’s encounter with the washerwoman. The day after the...
A Note from Sister Barbara Battista: A Call to Action and a Time for Prayer
...development. Make April 6 a target date for next year and make sure it is on your calendar. Consider reaching out to your local media to write a story on this International Day of Sport and report on your local activities. Get out there… and start working on how to make a difference in your life and others, follow Dr. Mary Hums and Eli Wolf’s formula of Inform, Empower, and Transform. 1. Sport has the Power to Inform. Transform yourself...
Margaret Louise Bernard
Sister Margaret Louise was born on Dec. 31, 1923. She died Aug. 2, 2015. She was 91 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 72 years. Sister Margaret Louise entered the Congregation in 1943. She ministered in schools in California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland and Florida. In 2011, Sister Margaret Louise was severely injured in an automobile accident. Her rescuer, EMT Andrew Powers, had been a student of hers. Nonetheless, she suffered a broken neck, broken bones,...
Newsnotes
...and healthy. He is the son of Dora and Jubilee. We named him Raphael Anthony after Saint Raphael the archangel, who is the patron saint of nurses, doctors and medical workers. Anthony is in honor of Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease at the National Institutes of Health. Runner-up status earned In January, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Congregation was named one of six national Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) 2019...
A reflection for the Epiphany of the Lord
...translations call them “wise men.” Others call them astrologers, kings, or magi. Which is it? The Greek word here is “magoi,” which means neither “wise men” nor “kings.” Magi were likely highly educated and knowledgeable in astrology, astronomy, history, philosophy, medicine and mathematics. They would interpret dreams, foretell the future, and read the stars and how they affect human events. Some were magicians — mediators between humans and the higher powers — and would attempt to use their own rituals...