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Everything about autumn can be spiritual
...and black walnuts for their autumnal feasts. We are here on the planet only once and we may as well get a feel for the place. -Annie Dillard, Teaching A Stone To Talk After harvest, pumpkins and various shapes and sizes of gourds show up on house porches and table displays. Chrysanthemums add splashes of color in so many places – seemingly their only purpose to delight the eye. I try to remember…when autumn flares out at last, boisterous and...
Faithfulness and God’s mission: a Foundation Day reflection
...a program in journalism; we led the way to offering higher education courses for teachers; we were the second college in the country to offer a distance education program and our programs in music therapy, art therapy and equine therapy have led the way in the United States and beyond. These are but a few examples that highlight the ingenuity of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. We seem to have a special affinity for programs centered around healing and, in addition to...
Slow down before you speed up.
...request for prayer. A Sister of Providence would be honored to pray for your loved ones. They would also be happy to light a candle at the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin or the National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence as a way of remembering. As you begin this last portion of the year which is often stressful and rushed, taking time to remember and appreciate the important people in your life might help you have a more...
Sister Kathryn Koressel (formerly Sister Alfreda Marie)
Sister Kathryn Koressel “Come to me, all you who labor and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.” — Matthew 11:28-30 This reading is the reading assigned for liturgy (for Thursday, December 14, 2017), and it seems appropriate to repeat it here as we remember our Sister...
The bond of friendship leads to lives as sisters
...relationship with the Sisters of Providence.) Tracey didn’t want to “color the process” for Emily, she said. “I didn’t want to pressure Emily but I could see a light and energy in her and I wanted her to be happy. We were close but she needed to do the work on her own. I had to stay out of the way.” Tracey entered the Sisters of Providence in 2014. Emily’s Providence Associate Companion, also Sister Carole Kimes, encouraged her to...
Visit the Woods
We have a natural desire to share things that move and delight us. In this age of technology we see it all the time. An inspirational video goes viral. A funny email is forwarded. A touching photo is downloaded. It’s this same desire that drives the Sisters of Providence to invite you to visit their home at Saint Mary-of-the Woods. This place, which is literally the home of the sisters, is too wonderful to keep to ourselves. It is so...
Sister Ann Jeanette Gootee
...photos of her family and friends, a sign of her love for you. In Maya Angelou’s words: In the flush of love’s light we dare be brave and suddenly we see that love costs all we are and ever will be. Yet it is only love that sets us free Ann Jeanette, thank you for bearing the cost of love. The Beloved has now completed the good work begun in you and has truly set you free. Rejoice and be...
Sister Martha Steidl (formerly Sister Marie Aquinas)
...as a president of the alumni chapter, district director, Indiana governor from 1983 to 1988 and fifth vice president in 2003. In spite of this impressive and exhausting resume, what her many friends remember about her is that she was a person who never wanted to be in the limelight, who would not even let anyone know when her birthday was. She was supportive and appreciative of young sisters, and she brought them a sense of balance. She was a...
A poem inspired by spring at the Woods
Reserves Did Trees stand tall at your arrival? Did Wind whisper a welcome in your ear? Did Chill awaken your senses? Did Presence warm your heart? Did Quiet grant you peacefulness? Did Angels sing you to sleep? Did Blossoms rouse your resilience? Did Greening promise new life? Did Bells chime with inspiration? Did Future shed light on the path? Did Her-story propel you forward? Did She enliven your soul? Did you soak it all in to the well of your...
Creating hope for the elderly and their family members in Taiwan
...in attendance receive both physical and mental stimulation through music, arts and crafts, gardening, cooking and spiritual enrichment. Holiday activities are also a highlight. Worth the effort With some help, elders can still cook. For the clients and families served by Miracle Home, the future is one of hope. Perhaps Sister Rose Chiu expressed it best: “Whenever I see the elderly smiling faces, happy and content in their activities, and improving each day, I feel every ounce of effort was...
School children’s cards, donation brighten sisters’ day
...January was Catholic Schools Week. Each day the school celebrated a different theme. On “celebrate vocations day” the school decided to support religious sisters. No sisters of any order have taught in the school for 25 years, Principal Scupham said. Most of the students really only know sisters through stories told by their teachers. So the day offered a chance to highlight religious sisters and have the students learn more about them. Each student was encouraged to create a card...
Updates from the Sisters of Providence summer 2018
...anticipates her transition “bringing forward more fullness in my life by spreading love, mercy, and justice to the brokenness of this world.” Partnership proves fruitful Thanks to a partnership between the Sisters of Providence and Flaherty and Collins, Indianapolis a building in downtown Terre Haute is getting a makeover. The Lighthouse Mission, located at 1201 S. 13th St., was one of several structures in the State of Indiana to receive federal tax credits by the Indiana Housing and Community Development...