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Sister Joyce Brophy
...our sisters. No one of us could really accomplish alone what all of us together can do. I personally need community for this purpose. I need to know that others believe in what I do and support me. I believe I would have been a good person if I were not in the convent, but I am a better person because of the love and support given me here. Two ministry opportunities that are good examples come to mind. The...
Election and inauguration reflections
...for the presidency, it was almost unbelievable. I supported him and even gave a little donation through MoveOn.com. One Saturday I spent a couple of hours calling people trying to get their support for Obama’s candidacy. Some supported him, some were non-committal and others were Republican. When I moved to Uganda in August I sent in the application for an absentee ballot which arrived in Nkozi, Uganda after the election. I had to go on-line to get a ballot to...
First vows: Sister Arrianne’s journey
...around at my sisters I thought “this is community.” Community is not about the extremes of experience (although that is a part of the journey) but rather it is about my everyday living of these Vows, my daily commitment to my Sisters and to my God. It is about listening with our hearts and walking with each other patiently, gently, and compassionately. It is about being able to ask the hard questions and admitting that we need one another to...
Journals and Letters week 46: God’s flowers
...at her grave.” (“History, Volume I,” p. 736) And, like many who grieve, there was a need for a wider sharing of the loss. Sister St. Francis sent a long account of the death to the community in France. Another more public sharing occurred when an account, probably written by Dr. Read, was published in the “Wabash Courier.” It included a reference to the effect her death had on the community: “Of all that stricken sisterhood, she [Sister Josephine] alone...
O Antiphon – O Key of David come free us
...antiphons trace a chronological path through Israel’s history of people and events that led to the coming of the Messiah who brought salvation for the people. The illustrations add visuals for reflection and contemplative insights into the meaning of the antiphons and enhance their beauty. We invite you to reflect on an O Antiphon each day leading to Christmas. One word dominated this ancient prayer – Come!!! For what need or desire do you most eagerly pray, “Come, Lord Jesus?”...
HOPE summer 2022 — Moving forward together
Download HOPE HOPE summer 2022 As seen in HOPE Sister Jessica Vitente: Leading and being led to God Sister Jessica hopes the Newman Center provides the college students served with companions on the journey in service with one another, to the campus community and the community at large. Most importantly, the Center must let students know they are loved, accepted and belong to the community. Moving forward, exuding happiness: Sister Grace Marie Meehan Gracie, as she is fondly called, has...
Celebrating 8th Day Center for Justice
...for a real conversation with her until that morning. She started by asking about how the year was going for me, and I shared some of the challenges of the transition, of navigating differences in community life. She listened thoughtfully and offered some helpful feedback. Then Kak began to share moments in justice ministry when she and other sisters faced pushback from individuals within our religious community for advocating in the ways their consciences called them. When she and several...
A celebration of commitment
Saturday, June 25, 2022, brought Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates, family and friends, co-workers and ministry partners of the Sisters of Providence all together at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for a Celebration of Commitment Mass. The leadership team, sisters, associates, staff members and others present were all commissioned to go and serve in the mission of love, mercy and justice. It was a joyous time of celebration and reunion. Sister Marilyn Herber giggles while catching up with another sister before Mass The...
Sister Mary Adrian Jaroch
...themselves with love into the bosom of God, the center of felicity!” Both readings seem appropriate with which to begin this commentary on the life of Sister Mary Adrian Jaroch, which seemed to fluctuate between calm and agitation; who seemed to carry burdens whose origins were unknown to many of us, her sisters, said Sister Ann Casper in her commentary for Sister Mary Adrian Jaroch, who passed away on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at Winfield, Illinois. She was 85 years...
Sister Barbara Reder: on the Eucharist, prayer and parish ministry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQt4ft42_tA Sister Barbara: the Eucharist through the eyes of a dietitian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyVT49wIue4 Sister Barbara on prayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiaHVjTi2mo Sister Barbara on deciding to become a Sister of Providence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrBgM57Wjc8 On ministry in a Catholic Parish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XpBiZZK_60 Ministry as a dietitian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_itCCb33Uw Sister Barbara Reder on being a companion to Providence Associates Read more about Sister Barbara’s life and ministry here. Connect with Sister Barbara Current ministry: Pastoral Associate, St. Malachy Parish in Brownsburg, Indiana Favorite movie: The Blind Side, Les Miserable,...
O Antiphon – O King of nations come save us
...antiphons trace a chronological path through Israel’s history of people and events that led to the coming of the Messiah who brought salvation for the people. The illustrations add visuals for reflection and contemplative insights into the meaning of the antiphons and enhance their beauty. We invite you to reflect on an O Antiphon each day leading to Christmas. One word dominated this ancient prayer – Come!!! For what need or desire do you most eagerly pray, “Come, Lord Jesus?”...
A Providence Advent Calendar
...care to reach out through us to meet needs of people for generations to come.” –Lisa Stallings, SP How are you helping to re-found the Providence community to meet the needs of the next generations? Thursday, Christmas Eve: “Birthing Providence, the universe is bringing forth God.” – Jeremy Gallet, SP Reflect on how you are bringing forth Providence. Friday, Christmas: Blessings of Christmas to you, your family and friends, the Sisters of Providence, the Providence Associates, and the Providence community!...