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What Does Pentecost Have to Do With Dandelions?
...even in unwelcome places? In his book, Seventy Sonnets of the Christian Seasons, Malcolm Guite has a wonderful poem about Pentecost. The following is being used with permission: Our Mother-tongue is Love Today we feel the wind beneath our wings Today the hidden fountain flows and plays Today the church draws breath at last and sings As every flame becomes a Tongue of praise, This is the feast of fire, air and water Poured out and breathed and kindled into...
Message of Pope Francis for Creation Day 2023
Note: Our Climate Change Task Force wanted to share with you the message of Pope Francis for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which is scheduled for Sept. 1, 2023. The ecumenical Season of Creation will be celebrated by parishes and faith communities worldwide from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4, the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi. Join us in celebrating the Season of Creation again this year. Our Climate Change Task Force will offer...
A more colorful existence as a fiber arts intern
...fiber arts program, each intern gets to participate in a series of workshops that builds on our fiber skill set. White Violet Center interns dyed yarn naturally with goldenrod, brazilwood and cochineal at a one-day workshop last September. My absolute favorite workshop day was when we learned how to dye yarn using natural dyes. I remember piling into the van with the other fiber interns to drive to our workshop that late September morning and I was so excited. We...
Sunday, January 30, 2022: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...the time of Elisha the prophet; yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman, the Syrian. When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were filled with fury. They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. But Jesus passed through the midst of them and went away. Reflection This Sunday’s gospel starts where last Sunday’s ended....
But this Thanksgiving, we choose gratitude
...Wednesday, Nov. 9 (2011). It said simply, “An ordinary day.” I have such friends and family. I don’t pay enough attention to the good food I am able and privileged to eat, but I probably will now! And the next time I have an ordinary day, I am going to make note of it, and give thanks for it because we all need those kinds of days every now and then. After my foray into Barbara’s gratitude practice, I make...
Human Rights Day: ‘I’m grateful I had the opportunity to participate’
Sister Mary Montgomery speaks with Indiana State University student Kirk Owusu Moore. On Tuesday, March 8, Indiana State University hosted its 15th annual Human Rights Day, an event the Sisters of Providence have participated in for many years. Dr. Mukesh Kapila – who is a professor of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom – served as the keynote speaker. Dr. Kapila is also a humanitarian expert and international aid diplomat. He also...
Remembering a ‘Star Teacher’
...Sister Helen Rose, one of her favorite sentences (which she encouraged her students to memorize) was from the Aeneid: “Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit.” (Translation: Perhaps someday it will help to remember even these things.) I can still hear Sister saying these words and their English translation in her crisp, clear manner, including the exact location and time of day when she said them, as if it were yesterday. (Note: The author of these remembrance was born in 1943...
Sisters Joseph Fillenwarth and Ann Casper: What does it mean to you to be a Catholic Sister today?
...the invitation! Pray for our young people today, that they may answer His call and “follow!” Sister Ann Casper, Providence Community Cemetery Minister Sister Ann Casper (in blue) making sandwiches with others for a gathering at Garfield Towers in Terre Haute. Being a Catholic sister today means that I am part of a religious congregation (not a solo presence or a solo voice) who values a life of prayer, simplicity, single-heartedness and listening to God’s call. Being a Sister of...
Were You Kind to Someone this Week?
Did you know that World Kindness Week was just this past seven days? Were you aware that the world observed World Kindness Day on Wednesday, Nov. 13? Were you kind to someone specifically on that day? Were you kind to people throughout the week? We hope so. On Nov. 13, 1997, humanitarian groups across the globe came together and created a declaration of kindness, beginning World Kindness Day. One day has since become a week-long celebration of goodwill for all....
New designs from a tree’s former fullness
A huge white oak tree fell to the ground one day last week. Well, it wasn’t really a huge white oak tree. It was Huge. Not really. It was HUGE! It was old. Well, it was OLD. (Maybe the tree greeted Mother Theodore and her companions as they explored their forest home.) The day the tree fell, the sun shone; the sky was bright blue and cloudless. Even a slight breeze would have been welcome to stir the hot and...
This Good Friday: Is COVID-19 the only pandemic about which we need to pray?
Good Friday came early for me this year. As much as the current coronavirus pandemic most certainly has brought worldwide suffering and has had me on my knees in prayer, the Good Friday experience of which I write actually happened on the first Sunday in Lent and had nothing to do with the virus. A memorial on the west bank of the Wabash River for George Ward. On March 1, I attended the soil collection ceremony for George Ward, who...
Celebrating International Literacy Day
Twenty-two years after the founding of the United Nations in 1945, that organization affirmed the establishment of International Literacy Day, setting its annual observance on September 8 and placing it within the framework of UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization), a UN specialized agency. The purpose of International Literacy Day is to raise awareness about the importance of literacy and numeracy skills worldwide and to promote such skills as global human right. From the start, the literacy movement...