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No time for despair: climate change reality
...Coordinating Commission on a plan for sharing this information with sisters, Providence Associates, and everyone else in the greater SP community and beyond. Look for more information and opportunities to see this presentation in the coming months. “Let ours be a time remembered for the awakening of a new reverence for life, the firm resolve to achieve sustainability, the quickening for the struggle for justice and peace, and the joyful celebration of life.” The Earth Charter, as quoted by Pope...
Sister Rita Ann Wade (formerly Sister Rose Annette)
“Providence inspired me, sustained me and will always care for me.” These words, written by Sister Rita Ann Wade for her Golden Jubilee in 1998, beautifully express the way she lived her life, always in the light of Providence, said Sister Barbara McClelland in her commentary for Sister Rita Ann Wade, formerly Sister Rose Annette, who passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022, in Indianapolis. She was 92 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 74 years....
Sister Emily TeKolste entrance to the novitiate Aug. 5, 2017
She is officially Sister Emily! On Saturday, Aug. 5, Emily TeKolste moved into her next step in formation as she becomes a Sister of Providence. She entered the novitiate, receiving the title “sister” and her white novices cross. Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates blessed her on the way. Read Sister Dawn Tomaszewski’s reflection from the day here....
The bond of friendship leads to lives as sisters
...relationship with the Sisters of Providence.) Tracey didn’t want to “color the process” for Emily, she said. “I didn’t want to pressure Emily but I could see a light and energy in her and I wanted her to be happy. We were close but she needed to do the work on her own. I had to stay out of the way.” Tracey entered the Sisters of Providence in 2014. Emily’s Providence Associate Companion, also Sister Carole Kimes, encouraged her to...
A dementia friendly HOME at the Woods
...involved — Sisters of Providence, Sisters of Providence and Providence Health Care staff and administrators, Providence Associates. This work has begun and continues. The HOME team has offered educational opportunities: on how the brain changes, building empathy for those living with dementia and meaningful ways to engage them, practical advice such as how to avoid falls and how to converse with a person with dementia. Designing, building and maintaining a dementia-friendly HOME is challenging. Yet all involved demonstrate enthusiasm and...
Art, Spirituality and Justice
Note: The following was written by Providence Associates Jane Fischer and Suzie Ray and is part of the Episode 16 JUSTus Podcast. When thinking about social justice, art and spirituality may not be the first things that come to mind. Art, in all its forms — painting, drawing, poetry, music, writing, photography, pottery, cooking, baking, and beyond — can express spiritual experiences, challenge injustice, and promote social awareness and change. Music Throughout history, artists have harnessed their creativity to promote...
Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, 2018 reflection
...Indiana — that is the treasure we hold, of which Luke’s Gospel speaks. She is the very heart of this community. And we who are trying to follow in her footsteps — Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates, all our ministry partners near and far, SP co-workers, PHC and SMWC colleagues, students and friends, — well, I think a day like today should remind us that we, too, are marked for holiness. God calls each one of us to holiness. In...
Postulant Jessica Vitente shares of her journey to the Sisters of Providence
...to begin with. At this point, I had one foot in California and the other foot in Indiana. Finally now, since my September entrance to the postulancy of the Sisters of Providence, I have both feet in Indiana, but part of my heart is in California. As Saint Mother Theodore Guerin said, “Put yourself gently into the hands of Providence and you will find yourself well supported.” Transitions are never easy but I have been well supported by many sisters,...
‘Green’ Investments
As part of the Providence Climate Agreement entered into by the Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and others, some pledged to “greening” their investments. The question then emerged, how do I do that? Through such a pledge, people are seeking ways to connect their values of climate injustices and a healthy Earth environment and their investing. They are seeking sustainable investing as part of their commitment to this agreement. As the chair of the Sisters of Providence Ethical Investment Task...
A reflection on the Feast of Our Lady of Providence, Queen of the Home
(Note: Sister Rosemary Nudd offered this reflection on Saturday, Nov. 17, the Feast of Our Lady of Providence, Queen of the Home) I suspect that I am not the only one this morning – the Feast of Our Lady of Providence, Queen of the Home – who is thrilled and grateful that the grants we have prepared for, applied for (four times) and prayed for have at last been awarded in our favor, and that “St. Mary’s Senior Housing” will...
HOPE winter 2019 — small blessings, BIG impact
...part of a larger mission With that sandwich comes evidence that somebody cares. A smile. A question of how is your day. Health updates. Playful banter. For the past several years, Providence Associates Karen Goehl and Rosaline Secrest have headed up the volunteers who distribute nearly 80 sack lunches on Tuesdays and Thursdays to people in need. Saint connects sisters across the ocean Saint Mother Theodore Guerin is at the root of a special connection that still exists between the...
A look into our prison ministry
...Theodore’s time. Many of our sisters, Providence Associates and friends are actively engaged with prisoners through visiting, educating, letter writing and praying. Each month, I post the scheduled executions on bulletin boards. This information also goes out to the entire Congregation through monthly newsletters. Those scheduled for execution as well as their victim(s) are remembered at our liturgies and the prayers of the sisters. Many Sisters of Providence have been actively involved in trying to abolish the death penalty in...