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Land Ethic
USDA organic garden at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. As members of one sacred Earth community, we Sisters of Providence commit ourselves individually and communally to care for our resources and to make decisions regarding their current and future use as we seek to balance our individual and SP communal economic needs with the sustainability needs of Earth community. The following commitments will guide our decisions regarding the care and use of our resources. “This land was no longer for me the...
Providence prayers for the journey of Advent
...Come and free us of fear. Viens, Providence, Viens. O Root of Jesse! Come and uproot our hurts and hatreds. 來吧，普羅維登斯，來 O Key of David and Ruth! Come and open what hides the truth. Ven, Providencia, Ven. O Radiant Dawn! Come and shine on those who long for peace. Komm, Providence, Kommen. O Reconciler of Nations! Come and bring an end to envy, strife, and world wars. Приходите, Провиденс, приходите O Emmanuel! Come and be with us. Come, Providence, Come....
22 New Providence Associates
...as Providence Associates. From left, Providence Associates Tracy Biggs-Green and Duane Drake during the commitment ceremony. Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Sisters of Providence general officer relating to the Providence Associates, addresses those gathered during the commitment ceremony. The Rev. Rebecca Zelensky makes her commitments as a Providence Associate. From left, Sarah Wilson, Traci Tucker, Jennifer Calvert, Marsha Bialaszewski and Tara Lane make their first commitments as Providence Associates. Helen Flavin, center, during the commitment ceremony. Providence Associate Marilyn Rausch with her...
‘Othering’
I am 76 now (I think … because it changes every year, so it’s hard to answer that quickly sometimes). I cannot walk as fast as I used to. And about the time I figure out that I should sit down and take it easy for a couple of weeks, something comes along in this community that makes me sit straight up! And that’s what has happened to me today with “othering.” So instead of sitting down and taking it...
Sister Sharon Richards
...to people’s lives. – Sister Sharon Q. Please complete this sentence. Sister Sharon is … A. I’m a happy person, very happy in my vocation. It’s a wonderful life. Sister Sharon is a very grateful person to God, my community and my family, of course. In the jail I never look at what a man has been accused of doing. I don’t want to put labels on them. I just look at each one and say we are all human...
Oral history: Sister Ann Sullivan
...the field, run the combine, and go get the truck to empty grain into it, he thought Becky and I were old enough to drive it. We were eight and nine years old. Becky steered while I put my foot on the gas, and between us we could do it! So, we’d drive the truck up close to the combine in the field and stop so Dad could drive it under the spout. He’d go on combining from there and...
Moving forward with the Legacy of Care for Creation
...climate change and more. Through this task force, the Congregation reached out to everyone within the Providence Community and committed to a “seven-year journey toward sustainability and integral ecology by developing a Laudato Si’ Action Platform Plan.” The platform names seven goals, including: Response to the cry of the Earth, Response to the cry of the Poor, Ecological Economics, Adoption of Sustainable Lifestyles, Ecological Education, Ecological Spirituality, and Community Resilience and Empowerment. As it turns out, seven years was too...
June 2, 2024: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
...unity that crosses our artificial human-made boundaries. Note that “covenant” has a distinct meaning signifying a deeply personal and communal relationship. We are called upon to be in relationship with God and with one another. The root of the word “communion” is common sharing or common experience; not mundane, but belonging to the whole. When we celebrate Eucharist, we can (and should) find time for that common-union with God, but we should also recognize that the communion we share in...
Oral history: Sister Joann Quinkert the justice advocate
...the path traced by Providence and I follow it.” — Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Sister Joann did come to the Providence Juniorate at age 15. She entered community on January 6, 1949, two years later. She was 17 years old. Loving example Sister Joann as a young Sister of Providence Sister Joann has spent a lifetime in service to people in need. Her early experiences with her family no doubt laid the groundwork for where Providence would lead her, a...
2017 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Feast Day reflection
...a quote from Ken Wilber, a contemporary academic and spiritual writer. He has said: “The next Christ will be a community.” “The next Christ will be a community.” Later, Liz described this community as a “communion of ordinary people deeply committed to God, to one another, and to the world.” Almost immediately, I found myself saying: “I want to be part of that community…. I want US to be a part of that community. I want all of us connected...
Spiritual companions in the Woods: Providence Associate candidate orientation 2019
...God and with the Sisters of Providence community? Learn more about becoming a Providence Associate. Join us! Sister Joan Kirkpatrick and her Providence Associate Candidate Companion Sue Sheeran enjoy the beautiful day while getting to know one another better New Providence Associate candidates are blessed by the Providence community Providence Associate Candidate Mary Gemma speaks with her sister companion Providence Associate Marilyn Webb companions candidate Carol Ann Woodfall Candidate Rita O’Donohue and her sister companion Sister Mary Rita Griffin walk...