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Listening, loving, letting go: reflection for profession of vows
...are counting on the giftedness each of you brings to help shape a future full of hope for all of us. The world needs us for this. As our Common Mother Saint Mother Theodore said: “…Very great hopes are founded upon this house.” May we who dwell in this house today—be that hope and healing for our world. *** It is now my privilege to call you forth to your profession of vows. See photos from the Vows ceremony here....
Sunday, February 13, 2022: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...some let their puzzlement and confusion urge them to keep following Jesus around, keep listening and letting their hearts be softened. Obviously (then and now) many believed that heaven is now only if we create it day by day. When I get right down to it, it’s much less challenging to stay with the idea “when you die and go to heaven, you’ll be very happy.” Every day, I make the choice – turn away or jump into the fray,...
Sister Alice Walsh (formerly Sister Julia Therese)
...her friends and family and a thank you to God for her life as a Sister of Providence. Rest in peace, Alice. You will be missed. Services were Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 and 28. A wake took place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 27, with Vespers at 4:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 28. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Alice in the comments section below....
Called to transformation, called to transform
Reflection for the Perpetual Profession of vows of Sister Joni Luna, SP, and First Profession of vows of Sister Jessica Vitente, SP Saturday, August 14, 2021 During my recent retreat at the Siena Center in Wisconsin, I took the beautiful readings that had been chosen and fashioned for this vow day down to the shore of Lake Michigan. And as I walked there, I tried to imagine Jeremiah and Jesus and Mother Theodore speaking to Sisters Joni and Jessica on...
Ash Wednesday: The ‘Black Friday’ of the Church year
...at Christmas. We can buy more things for less money, making more people feel special, if we sacrifice a little bit of ourselves this one day. Except that we don’t consider it sacrifice. Quite the opposite; we’re saving money and seemingly sacrificing less. That feeling stays with us because there’s usually a sense of completion. For many faith communities, today, Ash Wednesday, is akin to a spiritual Black Friday. Having been “seasonal help” for this many times and survived, I’d...
Congregation releases calls for action, days of prayer in anticipation of Inauguration Day
...Moral Monday Join the National Interfaith Service of Love, Light and Leadership, sponsored by the Poor People’s Campaign at 1 p.m., EST, Monday, January 18. Tuesday, January 19 Ringing of Church Bells to honor lives lost to COVID-19 At 5:30 p.m., EST, on Tuesday, Jan. 19, as part of the Presidential Inauguration events, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Community is encouraging others to participate in a national memorial to honor the lives lost to COVID-19 by ringing Motherhouse Chapel bells...
Visiting a ‘Saintly’ relative
Sister Jan Craven (right) with Delphine Le Brun at the entrance to the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. When she arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Delphine Le Brun could hardly contain her excitement. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, is an ancestor of Delphine’s – whose father’s paternal grandmother was the great-niece of Saint Mother Theodore. Delphine had never visited Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, but thought being in Alabama provided the “perfect opportunity for...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, pray for us!
As we approach the feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin on Oct. 3, we invite each of you to join us in praying a novena to Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. A novena is nine days of prayer, usually for a special intention. Sister Jessica Vitente with a statue of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Why “pray to a saint,” you ask? In the Catholic church we believe in the communion of saints. We believe that just as we...
Journals and Letters week 22: “I am so tired …”
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” page 200 to page 209 mid-page. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore’s writings every week in the coming year.] “I am so tired of treating of these matters with His Lordship.” These words of Mother Theodore’s sum up this whole passage for me perfectly. For so long we have been following along with all the unnecessary hardship this bishop is putting these sisters through. I am so tired of...
Sister Marilyn Baker: living the legacy of Saint Mother Theodore as an international teacher
Reflecting on her 59 years as a Sister of Providence, Sister Marilyn Baker, SP, identifies many parallels between her life and Saint Mother Theodore’s. Sister Marilyn Baker Sister Marilyn was born as the daughter of a U.S. serviceman and a British mother. She grew up “fitting in” as her father and her family were transferred to various military bases. “My parents gave me and my sister examples of how to be hospitable and respectful of persons from other cultures, countries...
Journals and Letters week 15: Stuck in New Orleans
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” page 123 to page 132 mid-page. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin‘s writings every week in the coming year.] After a horrendous eight-week journey by sea, Mother Theodore returns from France only to find herself stuck in New Orleans, too ill to continue traveling. How frustrating it must have been for her to delay still further her arrival at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods when there was so much to be done!...
Pouring out your heart in prayer
...a child of her own, so I come once again, now to St. Mother Theodore, to pray for a child for my daughter.… I know St. Mother Theodore watches over all of us. Thank you for the good work you do! For my grandchildren, their mother in heaven, and me. Please pray their father opens his heart to allow my grandchildren to visit me. As you can see, our saints are busy spreading seeds of healing vision all over our...