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Habit forming dialogue
...for greater simplicity, saves money and closet space and levels the playing field for a community, as far as dress is concerned. At this point, I should mention that the “habit” question is one that has elicited emotional responses for me in the past. I know many sisters who do amazing work in communities and feel that wearing modern dress has opened doors to relationships that might otherwise not have been forged. I have witnessed sisters passing on clothing to...
Newsnotes: Sisters of Providence news update winter 2021
...desires a deeper journey of faith, now is the time to start planning your pilgrimage to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We’ll work with you to design the perfect day for your group to visit all the outdoor sacred sites. Places include the Log Cabin Chapel, Saint Anne Shell Chapel and the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto. To get the conversation started call Sister Jan Craven at 812-535-2925 or email tours@spsmw.org. Sister Jane Iannaccone continues SP pastoral tradition in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village Calling...
Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, 2018 reflection
...away from school, not because she did not like to study but because the others were too slow, and the teacher, a prim old maid, was dry.” Interestingly enough, Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, published this past March is entitled, “On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World.” Perhaps he heard about that young, precocious Anne-Therese when he says, “God wants us to be saints and not to settle for a bland and mediocre existence.” And it is not lost on...
Providence Associates, Sisters of Providence: 10 years in relationship
Ten years ago, on Nov. 17, 2007, the Sisters of Providence formally welcomed its first group of 54 Providence Associates to the Congregation. In the past 10 years, 268 women and men have followed their call to become Providence Associates. They “further the charism of the Sisters of Providence by co-creating a hope-filled world, building relationships, cultivating community, and living lives that challenge them to embody the face of Providence as they seek to be love, mercy, and justice in...
On the shores of history – The gift of a Dover sunrise!
...be on the shores of history? It was a gift given to me by Rev. Dr. Jean Ford, pastor of the River of Life American Baptist Church, located in Wheaton, Illinois, and members of her congregation. The River of Life Church also freed Rev. Dr. Ford and her assistant, Dennis Corrigan, to travel with me so I could experience firsthand how people of faith are affecting the course of history. Rev. Dr. Ford, who planned this trip, is a dame...
Awakening and discovering at the Providence Associates retreat
...us to experience this retreat as a “thin time,” an idea from Celtic spirituality which describes those rare but powerful times and places when heaven and earth seem to merge and we feel God’s very real, living Presence with us. She challenged us to examine our past and present images of God and to open ourselves to new divine images based on our growing awareness of the interconnectedness and interdependence of all life. Providence Spirituality doesn’t see a duality between...
Leadership response to gun violence
...liable to the hell of fire.” While senseless violence involving guns has taken place for years, it seems that during the past decade, the frequency of the violence has increased tenfold. We Sisters of Providence have taken many stances against all forms of violence. We pray for an end to violent behaviors and attitudes – throughout the world – as well as within ourselves. It seems that mass shootings and incidents of meaningless gun violence are plastered in newspapers and...
Sister Joni’s students send letters of support to Archbishop
...family this past December. You will be happy to know that because of the support they receive from Catholic Charities they are adjusting well to life in Indiana. “I am grateful that because your parents make the sacrifice to send you to a Catholic school you are able to discuss this issue of resettling refugees in the United States in the context as followers of Jesus. It is not easy to stand up for this family when many others are...
Sister Kathleen Bernadette Smith: Systemic racism leads to discriminatory practices and policies
...social services administration took her into the schools and housing projects and families in the Chicago area where she helped parents and children gain access to education and services needed. Now add another master’s of divinity, this one from the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. And then add in 20 years as the Pastoral Associate at Saint Felicitas Parish. How could she say “no” to my question about institutional racism? A Difference Sensing curiosity, Sister Kate continued with “You know...
Nolan receives alum award for purpose, devotion and leadership from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
...poor, isolated and oppressed. In 2002, she founded Providence in the Desert to bring English as a Second Language classes to the Mexican immigrants working in the fields and produce packing centers of California’s Coachella Valley. A division of Guerin Outreach Ministries, the ministry works to teach English as a new language to adults in private homes, regional schools and community centers. Sister Carol also shares her love of music by offering music classes to children. Although she is past retirement, she...
Sister Paula Damiano: Full Circle
...Oregon, with her family, including her brother Phil’s dog Bogey. One of the fun things the family did together was make homemade pasta. From serving with her sisters at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to spending time with her biological family, Sister Paula noted that the similarity between the two is love. Both support her relationship with the other. Sister Paula with her niece Lindsay in Palo Alto, California. Sister Paula found solace in a hymn during the retreat that has since become...
Kindness matters
...others. Thus, love cycles from person to person. By looking past myself to enact positive change in the present, I am better able to participate in this community of love. I’ve heard that people with dementia have a prominent feeling of fear. Because Sister Jane is so positive even as she is unsure of where she is and what she is doing, her kindness must be innate. It trumps her fear and it triumphs over her confusion so that her...