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Season of Creation 2022: Eco-Spirituality
Note: We are celebrating the Season of Creation (Sept. 1, World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation through Oct. 4, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi). The Sisters of Providence Climate Change Task Force will share 10 blogs, with this being the sixth in the series. We hope you enjoy them. “The ecological problem is essentially a spiritual problem.” – Pope Francis “The awareness that each creature reflects something of God and has a message to convey...
Elections and papal visit in Sri Lanka
...about him: http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/01/14/joseph-vaz-indian-mistaken-as-spy-and-sri-lankas-first-saint/. I knew when I agreed to go that it would be a grueling day, and indeed it was. But rather than dwell on the early morning rising, the standing in lines, the crowds, the long walk afterward to find transportation home, let me share all the good things of the day. Galle Face Green was more beautiful than I had anticipated. Women religious had a special area, under a huge cloth roof, which protected us from the...
Reflections for Profession of Perpetual Vows
...obedience. AND, they are ready to do this forever with us — the Providence Community — and with the support and love of these two faithful families who have helped nurture them since their birth and are now sharing them with all of God’s creation. Both Arrianne and Tracey have written beautiful blogs that have been published this week that speak of their readiness as well as their love of God and their willingness to move forward with this community....
One millennial’s journey to life as a Sister of Providence
Millennial Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Sister Tracey Horan, SP, shares her story of becoming a Catholic sister in this live-recorded video from July 27, 2020. Catholic author, blogger and speaker Kathryn Whitaker asks Sister Tracey about her life and ministry and shares viewer questions. This was our first time hosting such an event, so pardon our imperfection! We join this recording in progress as Sister Tracey shares about the foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods...
Journals and Letters week 41: Oh, Maria and other friends
(Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” page 364 to page 371 top. This is located in “Part VI: Later Letters (1846–1856)” starting with “To Sister Maria, Madison.” Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore’s writings every week.) (Editor’s note: Once “Journals and Letters” blogs are submitted by the author, it is the editor’s job to write headlines and find art. This is typically done by Amy Miranda. As she is on vacation this week it fell upon me,...
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Therese Berry
This photo, taken in 1998, depicts Sister Jenny Howard (left) and then-General Superior Sister Diane Ris (right) with Sister Therese Berry during her Golden Jubilee celebration. There are many people who follow the Sisters of Providence Facebook page who have requested more information on a growing list of sisters. One of the joys of putting together these Throwback Thursday blogs is to make the trip to Archives and study the history of these sisters. This week’s subject was not different....
Remembering Sisters Marilyn Therese Lipps and Concetta Banez
This photo of Sister Marilyn Therese was taken in 1938. This year, 10 Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have passed away. In this final month of the year, the weekly Throwback Thursday blogs have taken a look at the lives and ministries of those sisters. Last week, we focused on Sister Mary Loyola Bender and Sister Ann Kevin O’Connor. This week, we’ll take a look at the lives and ministries of Sister Marilyn Therese Lipps and Sister Concetta...
Thanksgiving: Generosity with justice
This thankful and thoughtful blog is being highlighted for Thanksgiving 2019 because it is as appropriate today as it was when it was first written. I just sat down to write this Thanksgiving reflection and every word that immediately popped into my head begins with the letter f — family, feast, football, friends, forgotten. The only one that startled me was “forgotten”; where did that come from? Giving it a little thought, however, it’s not a surprising “free association” to...
CNN shares Mother Theodore’s journey to sainthood
...humanity. This is singular. The sisters here are amazing. It makes me emotional. That’s how much I really love it here. It’s clear to me that this woman was a saint without the Vatican’s blessing,” she added. In the days after the program was shown on television, Sister Jan Craven, coordinator for the Office of the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, said there was a large increase in requests for prayers and information. To view the story, visit http://cnnpresents.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/08/the-business-of-making-saints/....
The Providence Climate Agreement
Our latest Providence Climate Agreement pledge total has reached 3,150,713 pounds! Our original goal was to reduce our Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2 million pounds in one year. We came close, but by September, we exceeded our goal! Through Providence, we have achieved our goal and are moving ahead! We aren’t stopping here! Read more about our continued mission in this blog written by Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp. So we’re off full speed ahead! In fact, we have a new...
2022 Season of Creation: Love of Creation Impels Us!
Providence Community Celebrates Season of Creation 2022 Note: We are celebrating the Season of Creation (Sept. 1, World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation through Oct. 4, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi). The Sisters of Providence Climate Change Task Force will share 10 blogs throughout this time. We hope you enjoy them. We began by celebrating the opening of the Season of Creation and the World Day of Prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and in our local...
Treasures from Archives: Civil War diary
...1863. He described marching in the rain and mud, sleeping in the woods and playing “foot ball.” He also described fighting in the Battle of Hoover’s Gap in Tennessee June 24-26, 1863. Amazingly, with no cell phones, TV, radio, blogs or Twitter, Captain Blaire wrote on July 3, 1863, about Lee’s defeat at Gettysburg! In case you need a refresher, July 3 was the last day of the terrible battle. Captain Blaire wrote about his capture by the Rebels in...