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March 3, 2024: Third Sunday of Lent
...happened at the end of Jesus’ public career. Twice in this section of John we hear “remember” (17, 22). The community of John looked back at the past while simultaneously reinterpreting it in light of the presence of the Spirit. The Spirit’s presence enabled the community members to see in a past event significance for their present lives. What was an historical pilgrimage by Jesus in expectation of the coming of God, became for the Johannine community an event that...
…ours is the preparation for the…
…ours is the preparation for the generation that will succeed us, and eminent good will be done this way by us....
And so the most pressing desire…
And so the most pressing desire of the hearts of your Daughters of the Woods is to pray for you … not only on the first of the year, but every day of their lives....
Advent: My favorite Church season
...especially meaningful and definitely a prayer of the Church dating back several centuries. Again, the O Antiphons speak of expectation, longing, waiting. In other Advent hymns, we are presented with these same themes – longing, waiting, expecting, preparing – each word rich for reflection and application to one’s own day. In these days of Google, I can easily find the words and usually a musical rendition of the hymn. Taking time to listen and reflect makes my Advent day a...
The social-distancing of an extrovert
...flower seeds indoors. We have the perfect south window — lots of sun! Blog post author and Providence Associate candidate Mary Heins speaks with another attendee a during a retreat at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods prior to the days of social distancing Slowing down is also allowing me to be more present in the moment and to listen better, especially to my husband. So, we plan a walk in the park each day if it’s not raining. Macrina Wiederkehr says “Being present...
Be with your healthcare workers, oh Lord
Be with us Lord as we come into your facility of care. May we recognize the dignity and service of all your ministers of care and respect all for their contributions to our healing. For the housekeepers, who gather waste and contaminated products, Keep them shielded of infection, oh Lord. For the respiratory therapists who are expanding the lungs with oxygen, May their breathing not be contaminated. For the lab workers who draw blood for confirmation of illness, Help them...
Sisters of Providence core values
Trust in God (Providence) • Having confidence in God as the source and sustainer of all. • Relying on God’s loving care in all circumstances of life. • Believing that God provides for our good. • Striving to live in the presence of God and to allow Providence to be present through us. Love • Acting selflessly. • Focusing on the common good. • Reverencing each person’s dignity as Jesus did. Mercy • Responding generously with compassion and healing. •...
Thankful for a good, old-fashioned Indiana winter
...like round twenty-four of single digit temperatures along with daily additions of snow with some occasional ice and what are we saying now? Are we wishing for those hot days of summer again? Nope. While it may make for some challenging days, we grin and bear it and repeat our mantra, “We need this. We need this.” All of us believe it will help us out in the days to come for healthier animals and make it easier to grow...
The woman behind the saint
...in her day. She … was a strong woman leader. Within a year of arriving in Indiana, she established the Academy, now known as Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She inspired women to follow her and founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, a group of vowed women who still today live out her legacy to create a more just and hope-filled world. She … experienced prejudice. Many people weren’t accepting of Catholics in the 1840s, especially Catholic women who tried...
Prayer for Saint Isidore’s Feast Day
...provide optimum growing seasons and for an end to droughts. Let us pray and work for food and safe drinking water for everyone on planet Earth, especially those most in need. Let us pray and work for fair wages for all, especially farm laborers. Let us pray and work to plan and cultivate seeds of education, equality, kindness, fairness, compassion, spirituality, community, care of the sick and poor, generosity and care of Our Home: Earth. Let us pray … Amen....
Sister Catherine Sienna Wire
...Nellie (O’Keefe) Wire. She was one of seven children. She attended St. Catherine Grade School and St. John Academy, both in Indianapolis. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Academy. Entering the Congregation Aug. 23, 1928, she received the religious name Sister Catherine Sienna. She professed first and perpetual vows Feb. 24, 1931, and Aug. 15, 1936, respectively. Sister Catherine Sienna earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Sister Catherine Sienna spent more than 50 years in education. She...
A Haunting Desert Experience
8th Day Center for Justice staff and assembly members at the Eloy Detention Center to open the SOAWatch Nogales Convergence weekend of Oct. 7-10, including (from left) Mary Kay Flanigan, a family member of a detainee, Liz Deligio, Sister Kathleen Desautels, Patricia Schlosser and Arlene Ashack. Twenty years of attending the SOAWatch events at the gates of Ft. Benning, Ga., one always needed to prepare for either cold or rainy days. Not so this year. The Arizona border heat made...