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Journals and Letters week 12: Hardship and consolation
...life, but to put herself in a position to confront that pain, danger and near-death experience again must have taken tremendous trust in Providence and commitment to the mission! And so we look forward to the second journal of travel. Join the conversation What feelings of Mother Theodore did you identify with in these pages? What’s a favorite quote of yours from the letter to the sisters at Jasper? Why? Next week > page 103 Part III the Second Journal of...
Sister Nancy Nolan (formerly Sister Jean Paula)
...ministry. But she had some other zingers as well. She once said: “Mother Theodore encouraged us to grope along slowly, not gripe along slowly.” AND “A dusty Constitutions makes for a dusty commitment.” The phrase, “Only love transforms,” became the guiding light in her relationship with others. And she urged all of us to have unprejudiced hearts, extravagant hearts — an insight that she credited to the movie, “Babe,” the story of a little pig who transformed the barnyard, affecting...
Sister Jane Bodine (formerly Sister Janet)
...harvest has come.’” — Mark 4:26-32 Many of us who write commentaries check with our Archives department to see if they have any information about the deceased sister. When I did that for Sister Jane, I was told she had a Hollinger box. It seems sisters who have a Hollinger box have more material than will fit in the traditional manila file folders. I was led to the storage area for these boxes, some of which were about 2-and-a-half inches...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sister Emily TeKolste professes first vows with Sisters of Providence
Sister Emily TeKolste proudly display the symbol of her commitment as a Sister of Providence, the white cross of gladness, after professing first vows as a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. “I love being a Sister of Providence! I love being a young sister in the world today,” says Sister Emily TeKolste. Sister Emily professed first vows with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, on Sunday, June 30, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint...