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Sister Lourdes Kline
“O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth: human beings – mortals for whom you care, the heavens – the moon and the stars, sheep and oxen, the beasts of the field, the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, and whatever passes along the paths of the seas … How majestic is your name in all the earth! — Psalm 8 (adapted: The psalm translation is from the New Revised Standard...
Transformed and transferred: reflection for the transfer of vows of Sister My Huong Pham
...Huong reacts while listening to Sister Dawn’s reflection. So, though we celebrate My Huong’s transfer of vows today, her transformation in Providence, I urge all of us to see this occasion as an invitation from God to change ourselves … to allow ourselves, through God’s strength and grace, to be transfigured, to take the opportunity to change what we ought to change but have not. What the transfiguration teaches us is that when we say yes to God’s grace, new...
St. Mary of Magdala: Apostle to the Apostles
...bearer of the news of Jesus’ resurrection to the other apostles. However, not until Pope Francis elevated her memorial status in the Liturgy to an official feast day on July 22 did the entire Roman Church acknowledge the canonical recognition of St. Mary of Magdala. The collect for her July 22 feast day reads: “The importance of this (Mary of Magdala’s announcement of the Resurrection) continues today in the Church, as is evident in the new evangelization, which seeks to...
Hospitality: making it real
...day Creation offers wisdom as I discern how to best receive and practice hospitality at this juncture in my Providence journey. “Welcome,” Creation says. “I am so glad you are here.” (This is the first of the Providence Associate’s new “Making it Real” reflections. Read more about these new features here.) For Reflection: How do I practice hospitality in my life? How has the hospitality of the Providence Community been extended to me? How does my Providence Associate relationship affect...
The Woods continues to call: Woods Community Cemetery
...with my cremains.” Rita Tatum, deceased Providence Associate said, “I knew the Woods was calling me the moment I stepped inside the gate” [as a college freshman]. She wrote later in a poem about her experience, “I felt my Father’s hugging peace. And I knew this quiet spot on a narrow path in the woods that simply reached itself was walked to accept God’s will, not mine.” Meaningful connections For many, the connection is through a relative, especially a Sister...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin moment: a mother’s letter to new postulants
...by obedience, then come. Our Blessed Lord will assist you and protect you. He will be your guide in your long and hazardous voyage. He will bring you to our beloved Woods, where you will find Sisters who love you even now and who are praying for you. You will also find in your new country souls who do not love, who do not know God; but these whom you will instruct and direct in His service will be your...
Prayer for an unusual Lent
This has been a very unusual Lent. We have been given a reminder that how we sacrifice is not always up to us. In our area, as in most of the country, we are currently urged to distance ourselves from one another in order to prevent the spread of a virus that is unprecedented. We are challenged to find new ways to communicate, new ways to protect ourselves and those we love, and even new ways to pray. Our churches...
On the shores of history – The gift of a Dover sunrise!
...were the White Cliffs and Dover Castle, from which Admiral Bertram Ramsey, in 1940, orchestrated what the British people and historians call the Miracle of Dunkirk. Beyond my ability to see its outlines on the France coastline, but very much in my mind, I imagined where the City of Calais sat. It is a place frequently in the news these days because it is where thousands of refugees and asylum seekers from Syria and other Middle Eastern countries have migrated,...
New Providence Associates share their journey, part 2
In today’s blog post, several of our newest Providence Associates share about their journey of the past year. Learn more about becoming a Providence Associate here. Sister Mary Beth Klingel with Providence Associate Bettie Anne Long of West Terre Haute, Indiana Betty Anne Long The Providence Associate experience over the past year has been a gift from our Provident God, the Sisters of Providence and the Providence Associates. Along with my companion, Sister Mary Beth Klingel, and many loving, caring,...
Letter to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York
The following is a letter the Congregation’s General Council and Justice Coordinating Commission created for Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan: Dear Cardinal Dolan, We write to you as the Congregational Leadership Team and the Justice Coordinating Commission of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. We want you to know that we remember you in our Eucharistic liturgies when we seek God’s guidance for all Church leaders. Yours is a special responsibility considering your role in leading...
‘Live Long and Prosper’
...was portrayed by Nichelle Nichols) was on the show. Women didn’t have those kinds of jobs back then.” The original series only ran three seasons on primetime television, but received a reboot in popularity while in syndication. “I was the only one in my family who was crazy for ‘Star Trek,’” she lamented. After the world bore witness to the film “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope,” “Star Trek” received an even bigger boost as movie production company Paramount...
Prayer for a New Year
Creator God, The wheel is turning, a new year beginning, reminding us of our place in time. We are part of this world you made, not as separate bits and pieces but as part of the beautiful wholeness of your plan. Our strength is from your mountains, our patience from your lakes, and our love is from our brothers and sisters with whom we share this world. As we face this year, help us in all we do to better...