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Be kind. It’s bumpy out there.
Evidently I had too much time on my hands while preparing to write about Random Acts of Kindness Day. I got to thinking: isn’t any act of kindness random — by definition? Kindness — according to Jesus — flows outward to everyone. It’s not selective, not exclusionary and not judgmental. While we can plan random acts of kindness, they are not calculated or meted out with an eye to the other’s worthiness. Well, enough. I get the concept behind the...
Sister Diane Ris dies; was 16th general superior of Sisters of Providence
...A strong devotion led her to write most of a recently published book titled, “Saint Mother Theodore Guerin: Woman of Providence.” It had been started by Sister Joseph Eleanor Ryan before her death in 1991. “I have a deep love for Mother Theodore. I have so much respect for what she was going through, all that she experienced from birth to death. What a holy woman she was! In the words of Pope John Paul II at her beatification, ‘not...
Sister Beatrice Hoberg (formerly Sister Mary Canice)
...and “Joseph, the Just.” But perhaps her most significant creation, which many of us used and remember, was the “To God through Music” series, created with Sister Brendan Harvey and Sister Mary Lourdes Mackey and published by the Gregorian Institute of America in 1955. In creating the books, Sisters Beatrice and Brendan would share ideas; Beatrice would write the music and the lyrics, and Brendan would test the work in her first-grade classroom. In 1996, Beatrice, Brendan and Sister Adelaide...
Grandma’s rituals: Holy Week & Easter 2013
...it that as a kid) in my home. As with most of my childhood memories, that led me to my grandmother — a definite presence in our growing up. I realized via this remembering how Grandma’s “rituals” of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday have shaped my current “knowing.” Grandma was a believer in visiting churches on Holy Thursday. Chicagoans will get this: we visited the French Church, the Irish Church, the Cathedral downtown and — my personal favorite...
Sisters reflect on coming home to the Woods
...my final vows, my tertianship. I kept saying, why is this place ‘home’ so important? [You understand] when you see what happens here: the friendship and the support. It’s the prayer life and the companionship and the acceptance of each other. Being home is just wonderful. I wish I had a better word. But I’m here. I’m at home. I’m at peace.” — Sister Bernadette Mary Carroll Sister Maureen at one of her favorite places at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: the cemetery....
Novena to Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...also continue to ask you to intercede with your motherly love for me in my current need. (Mention your need or concern.) Thank you for your help, dear mother. Amen. More about novenas A novena traditionally is made up of nine consecutive days of prayer. Usually the petitioner asks a favorite saint to act as a spiritual companion and prayer partner. The chosen saint acts as a powerful intercessor — since we are assured he or she has lived a holy...
Sister Catherine Livers (formerly Sister Agatha)
...years in spiritual direction. They write: “It was an experience of unconditional love. Once she loved you, she did not let you go, no matter what you said or did.” “She made you believe in yourself even when you did not. She was kindness without bounds.” “To converse with Catherine was to see the face of God.” “She has given God’s footprint into my life. She always expressed her love for me and encouraged me to be brave and to...
String pulled on the Ginkgo tree this week
My favorite tree – and I have hundreds to choose from here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods – is the huge Ginkgo tree in front of Corbe House, where I live. The tree is huge! Sister Rose Ann Eaton and I just went out to measure the circumference of the trunk – 205 inches! While engaged in this pursuit, Rose told me a story she had heard from Sister Marceline Mattingly now in her nineties. Marceline remembers when the Ginkgo tree had...
Keith Ruble honored for care of creation
...nice gesture to be recognized as a person who improves things and makes things nice with God’s creation. And a tree in his honor seems just the right distinction. “Trees are one of my favorite things,” he said. “Not only the living trees, but their wood. I enjoy working with wood.” Perhaps his 20-plus hand-made log cabins are the wood projects Ruble is most known for, the log cabin chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods among them. Ruble helped to recreate the...
Sister Eleanor Pierce (formerly Sister Reparata Marie)
...her favorite food was, she probably would have answered “hot French fries.” Sister Eleanor felt that her greatest privilege in life was to be a witness to her faith as a Sister of Providence. Eleanor, we will miss you. But know that you are in that kingdom that has been prepared for you by the God you loved and served so well, Sister Mary Ann concluded. The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Eleanor Pierce was Dec. 3, 2013, in...
Sister Bernice Kuper (formerly Sister Ann Bernice)
...her canonical hour for the last week. We teased Bernice mercilessly for one of her favorite sayings: “The wise man in the valley sees more than the donkey on the hill.” Yet, like many of her homey sayings, I think of it often and realize the truth of it. Sister Bernice had a sure-fire discernment/decision method that I still employ today. I thought I wanted to go home. I told Bernice. Again – that steady, calm gaze. After a time...
Reclaim the season of Advent
Reclaim the season of Advent. Create an Advent wreath and mark the days and weeks leading up to Christmas. Advent is my favorite season of the Liturgical Year. I love this quiet time before Christmas. It isn’t a penitential time like Lent. It is a time of quiet anticipation. Anticipation is naturally in the air. Children certainly anticipate Santa Claus and time off from school. Adults anticipate a break from work, getting together with family and friends, the chance to...