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‘But how could we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land?’
For the several days that I was trying to write this Easter blog, a verse from Psalm 137 was about all that came to my mind. I was holding “How could we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land?” in one hand and the words, “Alleluia! Christ is risen!” in the other. Try as I might, I could not get the psalm verse out of my mind, nor feel any kind of gladness. Of course, what prompted...
Celebrating World Environment Day
Note: World Environment Day this year lands on Saturday, June 5. In anticipation of this day, our garden manager, John-Michael Elmore’s blog celebrates our world and how we can make it better. Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify...
But this Thanksgiving, we choose gratitude
...make thanks, with strong hands and courageous hearts. … In this choosing, and in the making, we will pass gratitude onto the world. … And we ask you to strengthen us in this resolve. Here, now and into the future. Around this table. Around the table of our nation. Around the table of the earth. AMEN. *** P.S. Use the comments section of this blog to honor Barbara’s practice by listing some of the things for which you are grateful!...
Making someone’s day just by showing up: Teen shares her experience as a Providence Teen Volunteer
Blog post author and Providence Teen Volunteer Amanda Lakstins with Sister Charles Ellen Turk I have to admit that when Sister Joni first proposed the idea for this Providence Teen Volunteer program to me when I was in middle school, I was skeptical. “Teenagers? Volunteering?” I thought. “Good luck with that!” But I liked Sister Joni, and I could tell how much this meant to her, so I agreed. And when I first met the other teens and watched them...
A look at the life and ministry of Sister Agnes Celine Hammond
...way of my classroom teacher teaching me to tell time. I had to be able to know on my own the correct time to go for my piano lesson. I couldn’t be late.” Kathleen, this week’s Throwback Thursday blog will take a look at the life and ministry of Sister Agnes Celine. Sister Agnes Celine was born Ruth Margaret Hammond on November 16, 1907, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, which is an officially recognized neighborhood of Boston. Her parents were named William...
Prayer for an unusual Lent
...will go well beyond the discomfort that it causes. Blog post author Marilyn Rausch at prayer Reflect, watch and pray In the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary, we reflect on the surrender of Jesus so that we could share in the greatest love of all. Step by step, we are asked to join in that surrender, giving our anxiety, our bodies, our pride, our will and all of ourselves to that Love. We are all part of a divine plan…we...
Journals and Letters final week: Celebrate Mother Theodore
(Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” Epilogue, pages 440-443. This is our final installment of reading Saint Mother Theodore’s writings together every week for the past year. Are you just starting to read “Journals and Letters” or did you join us midway? Follow along with our year’s worth of reflections here.) With this week’s blog, we bid adieu, goodbye to our yearlong journey with Mother Theodore Guerin. By reading “Mother Theodore’s Journals and Letters,” we’ve come to know her...
O Antiphon – O flower of Jesse come deliver us
...people; before you rulers shall keep silence, and to you all nations shall have recourse. Come, save us, and do not delay. To get your own expanded copy of the Sisters of Providence O Antiphons booklet, visit Linden Leaf Gifts here. About these O Antiphons Text (adapted for the blog by Sister Ann Casper) by Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer (RIP). Artwork by Sister Rosemary Borntrager, 2002. Among the favorite prayers of the Advent season are the O Antiphons prayed on...
Giving Voice scholarship awardee in Oaxaca, Mexico
Editor’s Note: The following blog was originally posted on giving-voice.org and has been reprinted with permission. Sister Joni Luna during her time in Oaxaca, Mexico. Submitted photo. This past July, I was blessed with the opportunity to travel to Oaxaca, Mexico, to the Instituto Cultural Spanish Language/Immersion School after receiving a scholarship from Giving Voice. After entering the Sisters of Providence in 2012, I was encouraged by my sisters who spoke Spanish to pursue my education of the Spanish language....
Adopting Iggy
Editor’s Note: The following blog was written by Florida resident Kevin Powell regarding the experience of adopting an alpaca. Hello! My name is Kevin Powell, and my fiancé is Michelle Vice! We live in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Iggy’s adoption story started in November of last year when I started looking for a place to adopt an alpaca as a surprise for Christmas. Michelle and me with Iggy. Michelle had mentioned a few times about how cute alpacas were or sent...
A look back on 50 years as a Sister of Providence
Sister Marianne Ridgell, right, with Providence Associate Carol Passmore during a summer gathering. Editor’s note: Our National Vocation Awareness Week blog posts continue as Sister Marianne shares her story. This past summer in June, I celebrated 50 years as a Sister of Providence. In the months leading up to this celebration, thoughts of God’s fidelity and grace throughout these years permeated my thoughts. I knew that only with God’s Providence backing me up at all times had it been possible...
O Antiphon – O Dayspring come shine on us
...grace us with the power of his Spirit. Where does your light shine? O Rising Dawn, Radiance of the Light Eternal and Sun of Justice, come and enable us to lighten the burdens of those who suffer injustices and have little or nothing to celebrate this Christmas. To get your own expanded copy of the Sisters of Providence O Antiphons booklet, visit Linden Leaf Gifts here. About these O Antiphons Text (adapted for the blog by Sister Ann Casper) by...