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Sister Marian Elizabeth Moriarty
Sister Marian Elizabeth Moriarty “Jesus said to his disciples, ‘You are the salt of the Earth. … You are the light of the world.’” (Matthew 5:13a, 14a) “This Gospel reading from Matthew was used at the Eucharistic Liturgy the day after Sister Marian Elizabeth’s death and I immediately knew it would be appropriate for her wake service. ‘Salt’ and ‘light’ — two realities of our daily lives that are so much a part of our day that we hardly notice...
Sister Helen Therese Conway
The Gospel according to Matthew: 5:14-15, The Passion Translation (TPT): “Your lives light up the world. Let others see your light from a distance, for how can you hide a city that stands on a hilltop? And who would light a lamp and then hide it in an obscure place? Instead, it’s placed where everyone in the house can benefit from its light. So don’t hide your light! Let it shine brightly before others, so that the commendable things you...
Sister Editha Ben
...of thousands of Filipinos in the non-violent People Power demonstration to oust corrupt dictator Ferdinand Marcos from power. “It was a profound experience of Christian community. It showed that it is possible to live out discipleship amidst violence when following a just cause,” she said. “We were all very afraid, yet full of hope. When helicopters would hover overhead, we didn’t know if they were going to drop a bomb. Yet the people in the group remained unwavering and courageous....
Finding a source of fuel
...sources of coal to fire the boilers in the power house that produced steam to generate electricity. In 1894, the Congregation began operating Saint Mary’s coal mine. Mule power Initially, work in the mine was completed by hand after blasting with black powder. After being hauled up to the tipple and sorted, the coal was put into carts that were pulled by mules. These coal-filled carts, which were on rails, were then taken approximately one-half mile to the power house....
Saying yes to poverty, chastity and obedience
...that this vowed life is important. It is a witness to a different way of seeing and moving in the world. I am captured by the life and vision of Jesus, who lived in occupied land, whose people were physically, economically and socially oppressed by a foreign power. Just as Jesus allowed himself to be transformed into Christ, I too am called to be a Christ light. Just as he imagined and built a new society built on love and...
Light the candles! Christmas 2012
...the good people all around us. Once again, Providence doesn’t fail because we don’t fail in loving and supporting one another, in being light for one another. True – It is Christmas! Light the candles! They have more right to exist than all the darkness. (Rahner) True – you are held in the prayer and thoughts of all the Sisters of Providence and of our Providence Associates! Cherish your loved ones this Christmas. Merry Christmas! Denise Wilkinson, SP General Superior...
2017 reflection for Foundation Day
Thanks, in part, to the latest volume of the SP history written by Sister Maureen Abbott, “New Lights from Old Truths,” we have cast new light on a saying of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. During instructions with the novices, Mother Thedore tells them that she doesn’t have new things to say to them, but she does have old truths which they have heard repeatedly. And so she challenges, “Close not the eyes of your soul to these old truths, for...
O Antiphon – O Dayspring come shine on us
...grace us with the power of his Spirit. Where does your light shine? O Rising Dawn, Radiance of the Light Eternal and Sun of Justice, come and enable us to lighten the burdens of those who suffer injustices and have little or nothing to celebrate this Christmas. To get your own expanded copy of the Sisters of Providence O Antiphons booklet, visit Linden Leaf Gifts here. About these O Antiphons Text (adapted for the blog by Sister Ann Casper) by...
Ten years of transformation
...own clothes transform into sunbeams. My hands shimmered like light bouncing off the ocean. I felt my burdens lighten. I felt seen in my entirety, and I felt loved for who I am right in this moment. Then, I looked around and saw all of creation’s transformation into light. Everything was good, everything was holy. And then as quickly as the daydream began it vanished, but the light persisted. I grabbed my journal and began to write. Words began to...
December 25, 2022: The Nativity of the Lord
...He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, but the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, but his own people did not accept him. But to those who did accept...
Celebrating Sister Joni as she professes first vows on June 26
...of vows. For me, each scripture selection – and all three together – create a vibrant mural of the lives of all followers of Jesus. The three panels of this mural could be labeled: LEAVING, LEARNING, LIBERATING. Today, we shine a light on one particular follower of Jesus – our Sister Joni Luna – as she professes first vows as a woman religious, as a Sister of Providence. Joni’s life journey has been all about leaving, learning and liberating. Like...
Called by God to life as a doctor and a Sister of Providence
...motivation for me to look closer at this life. A new light In reflecting on my journey, I recalled a quote from Mother Theodore which really resonated with me. “You will see many things in a new light if you give the Holy Spirit free access to your heart.” That year living among the Sisters of Providence certainly helped me “see many things in a new light.” It was my first real interface with the underserved and the injustices they face. It challenged...