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Blessing a summer harvest prayer ritual
...delicious apple pies. This season marks the wealth of Earth. Let us connect ourselves to this wheel of life. Place symbols of the summer harvest—wheat, corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, peaches, basil, mint, other herbs, bread and lemonade—in front of you or in the center of a circle. Reading: “The Garden is Rich with Diversity,” Chinook Psalter, from Earth Prayers, edited by Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon, ©1991. The garden is rich with diversity With plants of a hundred families In...
Fair Food Campaign: The Super Bowl of Workers’ Rights
While sports heroes like Peyton Manning draw enormous media attention, there’s other more hidden, but extraordinary significant human victories in our world to celebrate. Often, we encounter more tragic happenings in the daily news than our hearts can bear. We wonder if it is really possible to make a difference in this world. Should we even try? Human trafficking is one of those issues that proves so difficult to change, but the Coalition of Immokalee Workers Campaign for Fair Food...
Farmworkers, consumers declare national boycott of Wendy’s
The coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) has been persistently urging Wendy’s to join the Fair Food Campaign. This agreement would require that the human rights of farmworkers who pick tomatoes in Florida would be protected. The Fair Food Campaign is a highly respected, well monitored program, aimed at stopping human trafficking and advancing human rights. Despite the persistent efforts of the CIW and consumers informing Wendy’s of their expectations, the fast-food restaurant has absolutely refused to become a socially responsible...
Spring is here!
The beauty of spring is upon us here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We invite each of you to come for a visit and enjoy the miracle of the Woods coming back to life after its winter rest. Can’t make the trip to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods right now? Enjoy spring at the Woods in these pictures. https://spsmw.org/portfolio_slideshow/spring-is-here/...
Sister has life changing trip to Standing Rock Sioux Nation
...Transfer, Morton County and the United States stop the unjust treatment of all people: May the blessing of peace be upon all water protectors, warriors and relatives in Standing Rock, North Dakota. May peace run through you like a herd of buffalo. May you rise like the sun and lay to rest the dark black snake threatening your sacred grounds. May love, mercy and justice prevail in the land of your beloved ancestors, past, present and future. Amen The following...
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...
The First Day: Two Presenters Share
...Climate Agreement during the 2018 Annual Meeting. In response, voices in the room are raised up to speak as one with intensity and reverence: “Mindful of the effects of climate injustice … we commit to work … we pledge to advocate …” Then, in silence made sacred by their communal promise, Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates come forward to sign the Providence Climate Agreement. To stand at the tables as the columns of signatures lengthen on the parchment-like scroll...
Meditation on Creation
We, the Sisters of Providence, are inviting you to join us in our commitment to be participants in sustaining life in the care of each other and the Earth. The life of humans is interconnected with the healthy life of the environment and all creation. You may enter into this meditative prayer as an individual or as a community of people with a facilitator. If done in community, the facilitator gives the instructions and invitations that are in bold print....
What is your word for 2019?
...do. I think that might be what we Sisters of Providence mean when we say we will honor Divine Providence by devoting ourselves to works of love, mercy and justice; when we say we will collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service, and advocacy. Diana Butler Bass suggests that practicing gift-and-response gratefulness will empower both personal and social change. “And it might be what saves us, as individuals and as communities.” It...
Practical ways to reduce CO2 emissions
The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) noted that to avoid wide-scale global warming would require “a rapid and far-reaching transformation” of human civilization that is unparalleled in history. The Panel offered some hope, noting that if emissions were to stop today, the planet could hold back some temperature increase. However, as of 2018, emissions continue to rise, not fall. Currently, the United States ranks second (behind China), producing over 5.3 billion tons of carbon...
Breathe in the Woods
Spring? As I sit here and reflect on this topic, I hear birds chirping outside of my office window. There is a brisk chill and the smell of fresh grass is in the air. There is a presence here at the Woods that cannot be explained nor denied. A stroll through the Woods on a day like today will bear witness to many beautiful views, harmonious sounds, and various aromas. In a previous blog, Providence Associate Jude Magers talked about...
Our Changing Woods
The following is a video blog featuring Sister Rosemary Nudd and Indiana State University Professor Dr. Jim Speer regarding the forests here at the Woods. Come take a walk in the Woods of Indiana with Sister Rosemary and Dr. Speer as they discuss how climate change is impacting and will impact our forests and our sacred responsibility. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUQ8ZpfUQkY The video was produced by Jeanne Rewa. Join us by visiting our Providence Climate Agreement page! Or learn more about how climate...