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A Reflection for National Day of Mourning
I agreed to write a blog for the National Day of Mourning on Nov. 25, 2021, which is Thanksgiving Day, without knowing anything about the history of the special day in the United States. I was very grateful for the gift of technology and for National Today which gave me some significant facts about this day. And, in light of our recent Chapter decision to focus on racism as our justice issue for the next five years, I feel called...
Book review: The Other Couch
Editor’s note: In this blog post, Sister Barbara Sheehan reviews the book “The Other Couch: Discovering Women’s Wisdom in Therapy.” One of the book’s authors, Patricia Peters Martin, was taught by the Sisters of Providence at Immaculate Heart of Mary Elementary School and the former Ladywood High School, both in Indianapolis. “The Other Couch: Discovering Women’s Wisdom in Therapy” by Patricia Peters Martin, Ph.D. and Helene DeMontreux Houston, M.S., APRN is a fascinating and intriguing book. It is a book...
Awakening and discovering at the Providence Associates retreat
Blog post author Sabrina Falls, left, gets to know some classic Sisters of Providence during a social at the Providence Associate spring retreat in March. From second to left, Sisters Barbara Doherty, Nancy Nolan and Ellen Cunningham. (See a slideshow of photos from the retreat.) In mid-March, having just been commissioned as a Providence Associate last November, I attended my first Providence Associate retreat. With the theme “Belonging as Providence, Rooted in Relationship,” our facilitator Sister Ann Sullivan ministered to...
Writing a Manifesto
Sister Ellen Cunningham Note: This blog was co-written by Sisters Rosemary Nudd and Ellen Cunningham. Manifesto: From the Latin “manifestus,” “clear or conspicuous.” A written statement which makes the goals of certain persons or groups easy to understand, delineates and describes conditions in need of change, and makes recommendations to put change into action. When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another … (“The...
Celebrating 8th Day Center for Justice
(Note: The following blog was re-printed with permission from Global Sisters Report) Many Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates recently celebrated 8th Day Center for Justice, located in Chicago. I can still see where we were sitting — Sister Kathleen Desautels across from me at the big dining room table as light streamed into the convent at Maternity BVM in Chicago’s Humboldt Park. It was the second day of my first ministry visit as a postulant in 2014, and I...
Recognizing our volunteers!
“What a sweet Providence it is to find friends thus willing to assist us.” – Saint Mother Theodore Guerin During the month of April, we honored all of our wonderful volunteers as we celebrated Volunteer Appreciation Month. Volunteer Director Sarah Knoblock kicked off the month with a blog about how much we appreciate all our volunteers hard work and dedication for and with the Sisters of Providence. And on April 28, we culminated the month-long festivities with our annual Volunteer...
Sharing both flowers and pain as a Catholic Sister
Editor’s Note: As we celebrate Catholic Sisters Week (March 8-14), several sisters will share via the blog about their experiences living as a Catholic sister. The other morning, I walked down the long narrow hallway to my office in the Science Building at Chicago State University. Outside my office, on the floor, was a vase filled with flowers. Attached to the vase was a sticky note saying, “Thank you, Sister Judy,” and signed with a student’s name. A student who...
Musings on National Simplicity Day
Simply stated, National Simplicity Day is the annual celebration of Henry David Thoreau’s birthday – July 12, 1817. Before being asked to write this blog, I knew nothing about National Simplicity Day. I knew some things about Henry David Thoreau – a man who intentionally sought to simplify his life. He wrote the book Walden to explain why he built a cabin in the woods around Walden Pond and lived alone there for two years. I remembered his often-quoted words:...
A Reflection for Memorial Day
I write this blog with some feelings of timidity, some fears that it will be ill-received, and with some hesitation. When I started thinking about Memorial Day, I tried thinking of it as a national holiday, which it is. I was also taunted by the idea that remembering those who have died in war has become a global need – not only a national one. So many parents, wives, husbands and children mourn and remember loved ones who have died...
An Associate’s Associate
...my spine when I enter this world of peace and tranquility. Blog post author Rod Marino with Providence Associate Christine Boyle and the sign she made for his singing performance for the sisters and associates during their annual meeting in 2018. Unforgettable Woods We both share the same feelings of awe about the campus. I’ll never forget passing the guard gate that first time and seeing the various architectural designs on these sturdy, almost indestructible buildings. Besides the beautiful green...
Thoughts on National Daughters Day
One thing leads to another. How true it is. I willingly agreed to write a blog on National Daughters Day. (My mother never seems to have celebrated the day even though she had two daughters). Being blissfully ignorant of the history of the day, I turned to every researcher’s friend — Google. Facts and the occasional commentary People in many countries around the globe celebrate National Daughters Day. In the United States, September 25 is the official celebration day. In...
Reflecting on Leadership
“Whatever our personal choice was of nominee for president, it seems valuable to reflect on this moment.” As I took my morning walk down to the lake, I reflected on the moment of the first woman to be the presumptive nominee for president in this country. I was also reflecting on Sister Suzanne Dailey’s blog on our upcoming General Chapter and choosing a new leadership team for the Sisters of Providence. I began to reflect on the contrasts in the...