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Welcome to our 2023 Providence Associates
We welcomed 20 new Providence Associates to our Providence Community on Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We are blessed that these 20 individuals answered a call by God to enter more deeply into our community and into a mission of love, mercy and justice in their daily lives. Enjoy these photos of the Rite of First Commitment ceremony. Is God calling you to the Providence Community?...
23 candidates start the journey to becoming Providence Associates
On Saturday, Nov. 11, 23 Providence Associate candidates and their companions gathered both in person and virtually at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for an orientation to the year-long journey to becoming a Providence Associate. Over the coming year the candidates and their Sisters of Providence or Providence Associate companions will reflect on spiritual topics and share together. Those who discern this relationship is indeed for them will make their first commitments as Providence Associates in October of 2024. Enjoy these photos from...
Reflections for one of our Asian Sisters perpetual vows
...for your ministry and for your Sister of Providence companion. Today, you are the presence of Providence and bearers of love, mercy and justice to the people you seek to serve. Today, you take another bold step by making this a forever commitment as a professed member of the Sisters of Providence. You promise to spend the rest of your life wholly dedicated to a Provident God and to follow in the Mission of Jesus through the power of the...
Breaking boundaries as Providence people
...as a member. Talk about breaking boundaries! Deliver us from the violence of superiority and disdain. Grant us the desire, and the humility, to listen with special care to those whose experiences and attitudes are different from our own. Humility calls us to embrace the entire human community without exception. Everyone deserves to be loved and respected. We are all siblings one to the other. The Providence Community signed the declaration Beloved by God: A Catholic Commitment to Trans-Affirmation to...
Make a difference today
...community service. All service to your community can only benefit those who live there and taking part in such an event will celebrate King’s commitment to social justice, Learn more about the civil rights movement and King’s work in it by reading a book, watching a documentary or visiting a museum, Reflect on social justice. Think about the progress that has been made and how much further we need to go, and Share King’s message of equality and nonviolence, as...
Newsnotes from HOPE winter 2024
...welcomed 20 new Providence Associates to our Providence Community on Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We are blessed that these individuals answered God’s call to enter more deeply into our community and into a mission of love, mercy and justice in their daily lives. Those making commitments as Providence Associates in 2023 include (front row, from left) Maureen Dickinson, Mary Beth Mullen, Betsy Simon, Sandra Chappell, Linda Doyle, Jo-Ann Jones, Kathryn (Kay)...
Sister Laurette Bellamy
...her friend, Marian Krajewska of Bloomington, Ind., participate in the Rite of Commitment. Sister Laurette served as Marian’s companion. Many other descriptors were used by those who were taught by Laurette as well as those with whom she taught: “A warm and supporting colleague; an air of personal elegance; a wit, kindness and knowledge unmatched; one who challenged me personally and musically; she had strong words for me, followed by warm and encouraging love; she was a force!” Current Dean...
March 17, 2024: Fifth Sunday of Lent
...to grasp the meaning of Jesus’ death and then resurrection, without skipping over death. Jesus gave all in communicating the love of God then and now for all people. Jesus once again speaks of being “lifted up.” This time John adds “to draw all people to (himself) myself.” Action The Passion has a summoning effect for us, calling us to live a faithful life with purpose and commitment to God’s Word as disciples and apostles of Christ. As this gospel...
The Cry of the Poor
...poor, commitment to society, and interior peace.” (Laudato Si’ Paragraph 10). A Call The term “eco-justice” addresses this intersection of environmental work and justice living. The Response to the Cry of the Poor document calls us to promote eco-justice as a basic human right for all. To become aware that we are called to defend human life from its beginning to death and to defend all forms of life on Earth. Our response begins with an awareness, an open attentiveness...
Taking time for silence during Lent
...TV, phones, Internet, children, spouses, our work environment, traffic, lawnmowers, sirens, etc. Inner silence can be as difficult – or more so – than ignoring external distractions. It takes a deliberate effort to find a time and space for total silence. Sometimes, it is all we can do to find 10 minutes of silence, but it is a start! Making a commitment to the practice is the beginning and the benefits will soon lead to an increased desire. It can...
We’re all connected: John-Michael’s story
...to provide nutritious, hyperlocal food, diverging from the typical offerings of non-perishable goods often found in food banks. WVC is one of the few local farms accepting SNAP, WIC and SENIOR benefits, which ensures that fresh, healthy food is accessible to all members of the community. The commitment to efficient land use is evident, as they produce an impressive 14,500 pounds per acre of diverse crops — significantly surpassing the yields of conventional crops like corn and soybeans. John-Michael also highlighted WVC’s dedication...
Immaculata Alumna Produces “Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.”
...Todd was comfortable with both and had experience working on films such as Sully and Elf. He was the perfect person to rewrite the script. By 2019, he had completed that work, and production was set to begin. Camille and Emmanuel created the company to produce the movie and raise funds. They brought in the investors and legal team necessary to support the work. Then, just as they were about to start, the world was struck by the COVID-19 pandemic....