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Let us be the people Jesus describes, as he sends his disciples out on Mission
....” And as Gandalf says, “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” So thank you to those here today and those joining us via our video feed. The fact that I’m preaching during my own vow renewal is also unusual. When Sister Paula asked me if I would consider it, she suggested that I draw on some of the things I wrote in my annual assessment as I prepared to request...
Sister Catherine White
...the cows are going home — best get there for the milking.’ It was 11:30. California renewals: left to right – Providence Associates Pat Ruck, Linda McMahon, Sister Cathy White and Providence Associate Jeannie Smith assist in the renewal of commitment for Providence Associates Rachel Ambrose and Joann Kennelly. And so, you see … Cathy, you touched many people’s lives by sharing your countless gifts. In recent phone calls with her sister Francie, Cathy would speak of the birdfeeder outside...
Two sisters profess first, perpetual vows
...“I can’t find the words to describe how I feel,” she said. “I make this commitment, the commitment to God, every day. I’ll never forget why I made this decision.” Sister Su-Hsin, by the way, still has the copy of the advertisement that introduced her to the Sisters of Providence more than a decade ago. She carries it with her at all times. Sisters of Providence General Officer Sister Jenny Howard, who is a liaison to the New Membership Team,...
Two sisters profess first, perpetual vows
...made her life-long commitment by professing perpetual vows. During the celebration, she wore a traditional tribal dress her mother made for her. Sister Su-Hsin said it took her mother the better part of a year to make the garment. While Sister Su-Hsin has been in the Sisters of Providence community for 10 years, she is prepared for the next chapter of her journey. “I can’t find the words to describe how I feel,” she said. “I make this commitment, the...
BEing Providence in the World
...Michelle Barrentine turns in her signed commitment card as a Providence Associate last November. My volunteer service with Beginning Experience started before I made my first commitment as a Providence Associate in 2019. But I see clearly now how the two dovetail. For me, this was a providential encounter of BE and the Providence Associate program. After my husband died in 2010, I came to my “BE Weekend” (we try not call it a “retreat” because it is a peer-led...
‘We’re all grateful for your CONNECTION’
Note: The following is a reflection by General Superior, Sister Dawn Tomaszewski. She offered it during the 2023 Providence Associates Rite of Commitment Ceremony Saturday, Oct. 21. General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski speaking at the 2023 Providence Associates Rite of Commitment Ceremony on Oct. 21. The readings chosen for this Eucharistic Liturgy for the Rite of Commitment are certainly resplendent with images of nature. Planting and reaping, seeds and vine branches. Resplendent — I love that word. Resplendent is the...
2022 Season of Creation: Love of Creation Impels Us!
...as we reflected on how Saint Francis ministered to the disadvantaged and underserved people of his time and embraced all of creation, poverty and nonviolence. We probed a list of resources that enable us to be further informed about climate justice and how we can adjust our individual lifestyles as well as our corporate commitments to be in line with the seven goals of Laudato Si’ Action Platform. We recognized how Eco-Spirituality calls us to recover a religious vision of...
Providence Associates living out their commitments
Providence Associates strive to live out within their own lives the Sisters of Providence mission of honoring divine Providence by works of love, mercy and justice in service among God’s people. What this looks like played out in individual lives is full of variety. These photos show some of our associates in action. Providence Associate Joann Kennelly of Gardena, California, second from left, lives out her commitment as a Providence Associate in her retired years by ministering to senior citizens....
Get to know Providence Associate Candace Minster
...What are you passionate about and why? I’m passionate about all sorts of things! If I had to sum up what motivates me into a neat little package, I would say it’s justice work, specifically environmental justice and racial justice. The natural world has been a source of inspiration, awe and renewal for me my whole life. (In third grade, I helped found our elementary school’s first environmental club and begin a recycling program. Never tell a child they’re too young to...
Trust in a Provident God: Providence Associate Bill Hughes
...a quote: “We are not called upon to do all the good possible, but only that which we can do.” Bill Hughes, forefront, during his commitment renewal as a Providence Associate in October 2014. That encounter was life changing for me—and providential. She gave me kind permission to see my plight and to begin to understand and deal with it. Many years later my music faculty colleague and dear friend, Peggy Balensuela, became a Providence Associate. She told me about...
Leaning and leading like Saint Mother Theodore
...at a senior Jubilee celebration in 2017 There are some definite differences in leadership today than in Mother Theodore’s time. “Mother Theodore and her councilors often received advice from the bishop. That does not generally happen with congregations these days,” explains Sister Jeanne. “Within our Congregation, decision-making was also much more hierarchical in the past, even until the last quarter of the 20th Century.” Sister Mary Beth adds, “The Second Vatican Council called women religious to renewal and we took...
Let the winter go: a prayer ritual
This has been a hard and long winter for many: more ice and slush, less warmth; more wind and snow, less sun; a time for more hibernation and less community. Pay attention to spring renewal: days growing longer, daffodial peeking out from Earth, and birds returning to singing. Say goodbye to winter and welcome spring! Go, Winter, Go! Depart from our lives, deadening spirit of winter. Response: Go, winter, go! Be gone, all slippery ice, slushy sleet, dangerous snow, and...