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Ashes from the pandemic fire: a reflection for Ash Wednesday 2021
...Traditionally Ash Wednesday invites us to ponder the fact of death. Well, these past months have certainly forced us to see the fragility of life in a whole new way. I daresay every one of us has lost an acquaintance, a friend, a family or community member. So here we are today with no ashes for our foreheads. Yet it does feel like we are holding a handful of ashes from this past year. We are holding what is left...
A Note from Sister Barbara Battista: A Call to Action and a Time for Prayer
...sports season or our next favorite sports event. Get out there … on behalf of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on April 6, 2025. In August of 2013, the United Nations declared April 6 as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP). The adoption of this day signifies the increasing recognition by the United Nations of the positive influence that sport can have on the advancement of human rights, and social and economic...
Sunday, February 27, 2022: Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.” Reflection March 2 – this coming Wednesday – Ash Wednesday. This week’s Gospel and the past three week’s Gospels seem to be a Lenten invitation to ask ourselves “do my actions reflect my espoused beliefs and values?” On a continuum from “never to sometimes to often to always”...
White Violet Center: To market, to market jiggity jig
...plants, fibers, eggs, and other goodies that we’ve grown or produced ourselves. Luckily, we’ve made it easy! Everything listed under the “From Our Farm” tab is approved for Saturday market. Make sure to type “Farmers Market” in the “comments” section when you check out. Preorders can be made up to noon on the Friday before the Saturday market. For those who will be shopping, we are bringing lettuce, arugula, green onions, kale, mixed greens, flowers, eggs, White Violet Kitchen Creations,...
Grateful for the gifts of each day
Once again, I will try to share with you some of my Sri Lankan experience. I arrived on Oct. 3 for what seemed like a long stint, until March 19. But the days have gently slipped by, and I have only a few more weeks with my loving sisters in this small village on this beautiful island. Buddha at Polonnaruwa A shrine at Polon. Two former colleagues of mine from Eastern Illinois University, both on sabbatical, decided to come to...
Sister Dawn Tomaszewski: What it means to be a Catholic sister today
Note: Today marks the beginning of Catholic Sisters Week, which concludes on March 14, 2020. During the week, many sisters will share here on our blog what being a sister means to them. Our General Superior, Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, has written the first of such blog posts below. We Sisters of Providence have an expression – that life and mission are one. My life as a Catholic sister today is intrinsically tied to the mission of Jesus. It is lived...
Musings on International Day of Friendship
July 30 was International Day of Friendship. The United Nations website says about the day: “The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendships between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities. Our world faces many challenges, crises and forces of division – such as poverty, violence, and human rights abuses – among many others – that undermine peace, security, development and social...
Sister Dorothy Drobis (formerly Sister Irene Therese)
...for “rituals.” In the classroom, it was the response to her signal that children put their books away, folded their hands on the desk and became very quiet. In the convent, it was her ritual of sitting in the same chair every day at breakfast. Sometimes, her housemates would tease her by deliberately sitting in “her” chair. She also seemed to have a “ritual” of asking questions. She would often ask questions of her principal, Sister Patty, about the day’s...
Summer Teen Volunteer Opportunity benefits elders, teens
...feel like I’ve completed God’s mission in life by being present for the sisters. Because of that feeling, I volunteer again and again to make the sisters’ day brighter. Making the sisters happy instills a kind of joy that makes each day a little better.” Evangeline Hutson, Marshall, Illinois “Volunteering is the one thing that can make me happy no matter what mood I am in. It makes me feel so happy and needed when I know that just my...
Stitching a thanksgiving “quilt of words” together
I’ve had a terrible time getting down to writing this reflection for Thanksgiving Day. It seems I’ve mentally gathered a basket of cloth scraps – scraps of colors that don’t match or complement one another – scraps of cloth that refuse to coalesce into any pleasing pattern or coherent notion. Over the last few days I’ve gathered these scraps from disparate sources – holy and profane: newspaper articles, TV news reports, the liturgy for Thanksgiving Day, Nan Merrill’s Psalms for...
Sister Cathy Buster
...Recreation: Swimming, visiting with friends. Hobby: Cooking. Flowers and plants: Roses and geraniums. Sport: College and NFL football. Music/song: Classical/Let there be Peace on Earth. Pizza topping: Supreme. Holiday: Christmas. Author: Joan Chittister, OSB. Scripture passage: Let it be done to me according to your word. (Luke 1:38) Dessert: Chocolate anything. Time of day: Early morning. Season: Spring, new life. Actor/actress: Kathryn Hepburn. Saint: Mother Theodore Guerin Least favorite food: Any food with garlic. Least favorite course in school: Education....
‘Like Mary, you have given birth’
...a home health aid? How many knots have you helped untie? Sister Elizabeth Koressel speaking during the 2023 Senior Jubilee Mass on Friday, December 8. Sister Elizabeth celebrated 60 years of being a Sister of Providence during the day. Paintner suggests that the more we knot things, the harder they become to undo them. She urges us to ask for Mary’s support in undoing whatever issues in our lives have become intractable. Those could include any struggles or challenges for...