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Celebrate 2016 with the SPs!
...times the gifts of our donors assisted us in furthering our mission. Thank you. Looking back at 2016, a great memory for me and all of the sisters was our General Chapter meeting. Sisters from all over the United States and Taiwan gathered together to reconnect and reaffirm our commitment to our mission. Our Providence Associates were also with us for several days. This is the time, too, that we elect our new general officers. I am privileged to serve...
Jean Lynch: her own spirituality has been deepened
...come home! 5.) What is your commitment? My commitment is to honor Saint Mother Theodore through caring for the children in our preschool using her precept: “Love the children first, and then teach them.” I am committed to fulfilling my ministries of lector and Eucharistic minister in the most prayerful manner. I strive to attend daily Mass before school, and I pray the morning Liturgy of the Hours every day. 6.) How did you and Sister Cathy go through the...
Hope and healing for Earth: Earth Day 2012
Tulips outside of Corbe House on the motherhouse grounds at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Anyone who knows the Sisters of Providence and our Providence Associates knows of our commitment to hope and healing of Earth. We channel much of our energy in this regard through the ministry of White Violet Center for Eco-justice. However, it is the rare Sister of Providence or Providence Associate who is not individually committed to “reduce, reuse, recycle” and to taking seriously the role of humankind in...
Sister Ann Sullivan
...strong commitment to preserve and strengthen the natural environment. With a background in farming where crops were grown organically, the desire for a cleaner, healthier environment was appealing to Sister Ann. After conversations with her General Superior, housemate and cousin, Sister Nancy Nolan, she prepared “a little, one-page proposal that went to one of the Chapter’s committees,” suggesting ideas for the Congregation to implement as it strengthened its commitment to a healthier environment. An eco-justice committee was established, a plan...
A remarkable woman
...deeper union with God and each other and to new passion and energy for mission. We seek a renewed commitment to follow Mother Theodore’s zeal and pioneer spirit in selfless ministries of love, mercy and justice for those most needy in today’s world. We hope Mother Theodore’s life of heroic virtue will aid us in articulating the meaning of religious life more clearly and in living it more authentically as a sign of the value of commitment in our time....
Still rooted in Christ’s love
...vowed commitment? I believe not. In fact I think it has strengthened it. In the past we often were treated with great respect because we were wearing a habit. Now that respect must be won by our work and our service as we walk among you, sometimes not recognized as a sister. We are aware that there are some people who feel that the value of wearing a distinctive habit is so great that it should be re-established. Perhaps, in...
Experiencing a deep and authentic unity
...the national media, evoking a variety of responses from many persons. True to its commitment to shared leadership and communal discernment in reaching decisions, the presidency of LCWR had been cautious in responding until it could consult with its members during the recent August LCWR National Assembly. All of us on our leadership team participated in this assembly. During this past week, we took some time to process what we had experienced during these important days. We’d like to share...
First vows: Sister Arrianne’s journey
...around at my sisters I thought “this is community.” Community is not about the extremes of experience (although that is a part of the journey) but rather it is about my everyday living of these Vows, my daily commitment to my Sisters and to my God. It is about listening with our hearts and walking with each other patiently, gently, and compassionately. It is about being able to ask the hard questions and admitting that we need one another to...
Cherishing creation
...a small but determined voice. “They eat mosquitoes!” I thought of this incident immediately as I began to reflect on the spirituality that underpins the Sisters of Providence commitment to care for all creation. Bats and cats and alpacas and all manner of soils, waters, plants and animals are our friends. They are not simply created matter over which we humans have dominion or even stewardship. But truly (and grandly), they and we are members of one interrelated and interdependent...
Spirituality, justice, love of fresh food fuel Providence Associate’s sustainable lifestyle.
...“I was drawn to the Sisters of Providence because of their commitment to caring for Earth. I always feel enriched by the beauty of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods when I am there — although I don’t get there often because I try to limit my driving a lot! Being a Providence Associate has given me the opportunity to reflect on and articulate my commitment to my work with food and to the way I live,” she said. “I once heard someone quote Thich...
My friends, the saints
...sense of humor, his bravado, his commitment to the poor. I see a lot of St. Lawrence in Pope Francis. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin is one of blog author and Providence Associate Lori Strawn’s go-to saint friends. Then there is our very own Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, also known as St. Theodora, the founder of the Sisters of Providence and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Known for her commitment to educating women in a time when college was considered dangerous to a...
Being Providence in a world in need: Sister Dawn’s reflection to new Providence Associates
Father Dan Hopcus and General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski process in at the Providence Associate rite of commitment this past Saturday. Back in the day, each Sister of Providence was assigned a home superior—someone from the community’s council that a sister would see annually or go to for special help or advice at any time. This is not unlike our current general officer liaison relationships. But often a sister would say of that home superior that she belonged to her....