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Congregation releases calls for action, days of prayer in anticipation of Inauguration Day
Note: The following is a shared statement from the General Council of the Sisters of Providence and the Women of Providence in Collaboration. Scroll down to see scheduled events the Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and others will be taking part in leading up to the Inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. As a sign of our commitment to make God’s Providence visible by creating a more just and hope-filled world, the General Council invites all Sisters, Providence Associates, family and...
The joy of community: Providence Community Annual Meeting 2023
Praying, playing, planning and growing deeper in mission and community were some of the many joy-filled events on the docket for this year’s Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates annual meeting. The heartfelt gathering began Saturday, June 24 and continued through Wednesday, June 28. Providence Associates traveled from near and far to join us for the first three days. We are so thankful for the gift of community! Are you being called to be a part of this community? Join...
Video blog: What is a Providence Associate?
https://www.youtube.com/embed/3jQA3X17pqk “It’s a rewarding walk; a deeper inner journey.” Sister Diane Mason, director of the Providence Associate relationship, tells about Providence Associates in the video here. Applications for those wishing to become Providence Associates in the coming year are being accepted now. Learn more at ProvidenceAssociates.org....
Sister Joseph Ellen Keitzer: Blessed by the African American Catholic Community
...Martin de Porres Parish with her friends and Providence Associates, from left: Deacon William Pouncy, Adrienne Curtis-Davis, Marvin McCurry and Barbara Cottrell. In less than ten years’ time, so much was changing. The parish was down to one priest. He asked Sister Joseph Ellen to take on a parish ministry role. The parish makeup was also changing. Witness to systemic racism Sister Joseph Ellen tells of how she experienced first-hand the white flight from Chicago’s Austin neighborhood in the 1980s....
Thin times and profound connection
Providence Associate Sheila Galvin reflects on those “thin places” where heaven is very close to Earth. The concept of “thin times” has captivated my thoughts and stirred my being for more than a year now. “Thin times” was a topic of discussion in our March 2016 Providence Associates Retreat. At that retreat, Sister Ann Sullivan described thin times/places as “Providence alive in very being.” She shared that “thin times” is a Celtic saying meaning that heaven and Earth are much...
Seeing Saint Mother Theodore’s writings in new lights: A feast day reflection
...I read them, I felt as though I was reading a letter addressed to me. In that moment of prayer, I experienced God’s Providence through Mother Theodore. Since that morning, I have pictured Mother Theodore still living among us as we endure this unrelenting pandemic. Conversation with Mother Theodore Many years ago, Sisters Paula Damiano, SP, and Jan Craven, SP, facilitated a spring retreat for the Providence Associates. We were given a random quote from Mother Theodore’s writings, and were...
Sandwich and service are part of a larger mission
Longtime friends and Providence Associates Karen Goehl, left, and Rosaline Secrest help bring the mission of love, mercy and justice to people needing food in the north part of Terre Haute, Indiana, though the twice weekly sack lunch program. It might seem small. A sandwich, some fruit, a can of soup, dessert. But it makes a difference in the day of the residents of Garfield Towers and Warren Village, government housing facilities for low-income residents on Terre Haute’s north side....
A reflection for Mother’s Day
Providence Associates co-director Debbie Dillow shared this reflection with Providence Associates and Sisters so we wanted to share this Mother’s Day reflection with all of you. Happy Mother’s Day! As I sat reflecting on Mother’s Day many things came to mind. I remember back as a little girl making Mother’s Day cards in school that I would take home to give to my mom on Mother’s Day. We would go to church in the morning and return home for a...
Providence Associate spring retreat 2017
Last weekend brought nearly 70 Providence Associates and Sisters of Providence together for the Providence Associate spring retreat at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Those on retreat took time away for rest, reflection, prayer and conversation. They reconnected with God, each other, sisters at the Woods, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Earth and themselves. Enjoy these photos from the weekend retreat! Interested in becoming a Providence Associate? Applications are being accepted until May 31. Learn more at ProvidenceAssociates.org....
Growing together spiritually: Providence Associate spring retreat
The Providence Community of Providence Associates, Sisters of Providence and friends gathered the weekend of March 15-17 for the Providence Community spring retreat. Participants gathered both in person at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and virtually via Zoom. Sisters of Providence Chaplain Father Terry Johnson led the retreat on our place in the universe and how we find God within it. It was a weekend of connecting with community, communing with nature, stretching our spiritual understandings and growing closer to God. Enjoy these...
Sister Mary Stella Morrissey
...Indianapolis. Her sister Pat was not interested, but Mary Frances was. Accordingly, she enrolled as a freshman at St. Agnes and lived there with several other boarders who helped out with school and convent duties. Always friendly and generous, she had a favorite extracurricular activity of helping out at the local Little Sisters of the Poor. In fact, at one point she seriously considered joining their congregation,” continued Sister Alexa. After her graduation from St. Agnes, Sister Mary Stella entered...
Sister Leona (Mary Charlene) Walsh
...of Providence High School, Clarksville, Ind. In Chicago, she ministered at St. Sylvester and St. Mel. From 1963 to 1976, she taught and/or served as a librarian at Ladywood High School, which was later known as Ladywood-St. Agnes, in Indianapolis. “One student, who had been a boarder during those years, commented: ‘I don’t know when Sister Mary Charlene ever slept. She had her teaching duties and preparations, she was sacristan and was on duty most of the time as our...