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Counsel and guidance to middle schoolers
Providence Associate Lorrie Scheidler with a student at Otter Creek Middle School in Terre Haute, Indiana, where Lorrie works as a school counselor. Providence Associate Lorrie Scheidler has worked 16 years as a school counselor at Otter Creek Middle School in Terre Haute, Indiana. She wouldn’t describe her work as mercy. But as I listen to her stories of sixth–eighth grade students and situations she encounters each day, that is how I describe it. “I had a student just yesterday...
Sister Denise Wilkinson: A Reflection
Sister Denise Wilkinson (front) with Sister Nancy Reynolds (back, from left) Sister Paula Damiano, Sister Marsha Speth and Sister Jane Marie Osterholt (RIP) in a photo from 2011 when the General Council got locked in a room inside Owens Hall. For 15 years, Sister Denise Wilkinson has served the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence as vicar/councilor (2001-2006) and as general superior (2006-2016). Sister Denise will complete her second term as general superior with the installation of recently elected officers...
Ministry of prayer and smiles offer light
...particular intentions. These intentions may be as specific as an individual’s name or more general, such as “for all addicted to alcohol or drugs” or “for those affected by divorce.” The sisters find their prayer ministry gives them purpose. Sister Peggy Lynch, SP, (formerly Sister James Patrick) reflected, “I value prayer; it is all I can do right now.” “When I pray for vocations,” offered Sister Charles Ellen Turk, SP, “I pray for the parents of our sisters, our greatest...
Building and healing: Saint Mother Theodore Guerin moment
...so meaningful to the sisters, and now to all visitors, and they became captivated by Mother Theodore’s story. The Sisters of Providence Log Cabin Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. Sister Mary gave the four men a full-fledged tour and then turned them over to Sister Florence Norton, who guided them through the Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Shrine for the next hour. Upon finishing the tour, one of the men pointed to a large photo of the sisters and the Providence...
Being a Sister of Providence means …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpBGJgOLOfM&t What do you know about the Sisters of Providence today? Ever wish you had a way to tell your friends and family about the SPs? In this Congregation video, you’ll get a glimpse into how we strive to honor Divine Providence and further God’s loving plans by devoting ourselves to works of love, mercy and justice in service among God’s people. Enjoy the video, then share it with your friends. And share with us your thoughts. We’d love to hear...
You asked and we’re answering!
Recently, we asked you to share questions you had about the Sisters of Providence. We’ll be providing answers twice monthly in our e-newsletter, Providence Partners. If you’re not currently receiving Providence Partners but would like to stay up-to-date on the sisters, sign up today. Are you still a teaching order and where in the world do you go and what do you do there? If you are asking, “Do the Sisters of Providence still teach in schools as we did...
Asked to move for the sake of the mission
...Andre Panepinto and Arlene Knarzer. (Sisters Joan Mary and Andre were visiting for the day) I asked the sisters, “What were some of your feelings when this move was announced to you?” The range of emotions expressed included sadness, disbelief, surprise, shock, and being “super upset, that at the age of 81, I was asked to pull up roots.” Several expressed sadness that their “home of hospitality” was closing, for they had often welcomed sisters who were visiting relatives in...
Prayer: Small blessings, big impact
Oh, God, it’s winter. I think of the small blessings of cold and chill, ice and snow, and how the season can have a big effect on my mood and feelings, if I let it. Small, one-of-a-kind snowflakes create big, white blankets of beauty and soon receive squeals of delight as youngsters, muffled and gloved, hop on sleds, careening down hillsides. Small droplets of water freeze to become big cave-like stalactites, hanging, fine-sculpted ice formations catching the sun’s rays, delighting...
Praise for the 10-second rule
In the passages from the Gospel of John read during the fifth week of Lent, Jesus says several times something to this effect: “I am sent by my Father, I am taught by my Father,” and “do what you have heard from the Father.” At the Sisters of Providence summer book sale, I picked up a small book entitled, “The 10-Second Rule,” which offers a pretty simple practice for “doing what we hear the Father tell us.” The basic premise...
Reflecting on Valentine’s Day
If you Google “Valentine’s Day,” you will get the usual plethora of responses – from its origins in ancient Rome in the third century A.D., to its present day commercialization. Definitions abound. One entry I liked was simple and direct: “St. Valentine’s Day is an annual festival to celebrate romantic love, friendship and admiration.” That definition reminded me of one of the Super Bowl commercials (one of the few I really understood, I might add, at least prior to half-time)....
Some Memories Never Fade: On the execution of Juan Garza in 2001
Note: Three executions were scheduled between July 13-17, 2020, and one in August at the U.S. Federal Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. This penitentiary is 10 miles from the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Providence. The Sisters of Providence oppose the death penalty. Eight days after the June 11, 2001, execution of Timothy McVeigh, on June 19, two days after Father’s Day, Juan Garza from Brownsville, Texas, met the same fate at the U.S. Federal Penitentiary in Terre Haute. (From...
Journals and Letters week 4: Arrival on U.S. soil
...but not our dear Providence home. Behold people, but not our Sisters.” Talk about sadness! This reality was coupled with being in a foreign land and not speaking the language. What friends they had made during the long sea voyage, they would probably never see again. An act of kindness And then, as often happens in our darkest hours, the smallest of kindnesses can lift the spirits. For Mother Theodore and her sisters it was the visit from the friendly...