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Ask a Sister: Spiritual help 5 cents
...discernment written by Sister Tracy Horan, SP. I also gave information about Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and Saint Mother Theodore, encouraging them to pray to her for guidance. For the young women, I also included an invitation to this year’s Come and See weekend. If becoming a vowed religious did not interested them, I instead shared with them about our White Violet Center for Eco-Justice volunteer program. I gave them printed materials and pointed them to Sarah for more information. For most,...
March 5, 2023: Second Sunday of Lent
...much as by his words, Jesus prophetically proclaims the fullness of the law, LOVE! The greatest of all the laws is love, he said. And what does love look like? The sick are healed; the imprisoned are visited; the hungry are fed; the despised are embraced, etc. The blueprint for the Christian life can be found in the Sermon on the Mount, which begins with the Beatitudes (Matthew Chapters 5-7). Action We are barely into Lent. It’s not too late...
July 2, 2023: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...and loving. And the only way we can do that is to let the Holy Spirit work in us. Jesus tells his followers, and us if we are listening, how to accomplish this; to receive others as Christ, to do all things as done for Christ. We are to embody Christ in the world. And we will receive unexpected blessings in return. The second part of the reading gives me space to breathe. This is the blueprint, how to live...
Ecological Economics
...manufactured them treated justly? Do we choose things with awareness of packaging? Do we minimize waste? How often do we think about where the energy comes from when we adjust the heat? Light our desk? Step on the accelerator a little more often or harder than necessary? It takes more gas to move a car faster. And more gas creates more emissions — yet another way to think about a carbon footprint. We all have a voice And beyond these...
It’s Time to Make Our Voices Heard About Climate Justice
...determining what people and actions are most likely to influence lawmakers the most. There are several print tactics that activists might consider, such as Letters to the Editor, Op-Eds, sign-on letters, email and social media campaigns. If possible, in person communication might also be considered: questions at town hall meetings, phone calls, or visits to the legislators’ offices in-district or at the Capitol. Effective Communication So, you might ask, which of these forms of communication are most effective? NETWORK has...
A Note from Sister Barbara Battista: August 12, 2024
...get purged from the voter rolls and don’t know it. Make sure you have a voting plan – and then check with your friends and family to help them develop theirs. Go to your voting site before election day. Look around for parking and check the bus schedules. Where is your voting location? Print out a sample ballot Absentee Ballot and Voting by Mail are not the same thing. Share NETWORK’s Equally Sacred Checklist and engage in conversations with people...
Holiday Celebrations Around Our Table: Christmas Lunch
...Claus. Printed photos will be available for an additional fee. Letters to Santa: Write and send your holiday wishes to the North Pole. Live Music: Enjoy festive live performances throughout the event. Silent Auction: Browse and bid on beautifully crafted holiday wreaths. Children’s Menu: Special offerings available to delight younger guests. Create lasting memories this holiday season while supporting the Woods. Reserve your table today! While visiting, discover the perfect holiday gifts at Linden Leaf Gifts, featuring a curated selection...
Our Providence Community 2024-25 Laudato Si Action Platform Plan
...continue to recycle, reuse and reimagine how to reduce our carbon footprint. May we stretch ourselves to continue to do even more than we have in previous years. As the newly elected administration begins to legislate new environmental policies, appropriate advocacy actions will need to emerge to support the values expressed by Pope Francis in Laudato Si and Laudate Deum. Members of the Providence Community are encouraged to propose appropriate advocacy actions based on these documents. Send these proposed advocacy...
Sister Andre Panepinto
...use it, but one was all we could afford. We also had no one who knew how to teach the children how to use it. It was a modest program. A parishioner whose daughter had become a computer buff arranged a meeting between Sister Andre and a Joliet computer firm where his daughter attended and thus the company donated five Apple IIe computers, two printers, software and a certified computer education teacher. And the computer age became a reality at...
‘We’re All in This Together: Eat, Shop, Support Local’
...also tried to extend our support and outreach by attending most of the Earth Day celebrations on the campus of Indiana State University (ISU) with the Office of Sustainability during the past 19 years. As it has become evident in recent years, and more so now than ever, uniting your community is critical to creating change, fostering hope and encouraging action so we can continue to help our planet (our home) heal and thrive. It has been invigorating to see...
Sisters schedule annual used book sale
Are you interested in hard-to-find or out-of-print books, modern novels or self-help books? If so, come to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, for the upcoming Sisters of Providence summer used book sale. You just might strike it rich! The annual sale will begin on Friday, August 1, and conclude on Friday, August 8. Times are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily. The sale will take place in the Foley Room at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center (PSCC) while supplies last! Our used...
Sister Emily TeKolste discusses food insecurity
...Act,” and the President signed the bill into law, she and others were quick to notice some cuts in the fine print. “(The bill) takes food away from our communities by cutting SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), taking health care away from our neighbors by kicking 17 million Americans off of their Medicaid health insurance, and blocking families from receiving the Child Tax Credit,” Sister Emily said. “It does this and still adds trillions of dollars to our national deficit...