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Reflections for Foundation Day 2021
...and Sister Basilide was arranging to sell the cows and buy four good horses to draw the heavy wagons that would be needed for the migration.” It seems collaboration is in our bones, and leaning on Providence often takes the shape of partnership with others. We celebrate today in Indiana because the bishop was relieved of his post — a providential intervention for sure. But I feel sure had he not been dismissed, we would be celebrating somewhere else today...
Ash Wednesday: The ‘Black Friday’ of the Church year
...at Christmas. We can buy more things for less money, making more people feel special, if we sacrifice a little bit of ourselves this one day. Except that we don’t consider it sacrifice. Quite the opposite; we’re saving money and seemingly sacrificing less. That feeling stays with us because there’s usually a sense of completion. For many faith communities, today, Ash Wednesday, is akin to a spiritual Black Friday. Having been “seasonal help” for this many times and survived, I’d...
What does it mean to love my neighbor as myself? A visit to the border
...with unfair trade deals and child slavery. You might be saying to yourself and shouting at me: “Wait a minute! How am I responsible for what is happening in Africa?” Morality and chocolate When you buy your chocolate, do you pay attention to where this delicious sweet treat is coming from? Most Americans do not. Postulant Leslie Dao and Sister Joni Luna help to prepare a meal during their time at the Kino Border Initiative ministry It is important to seek items that...
Music, nature, environmental justice all part of young Providence Associate’s call
...whether it be small or more substantial. I devote myself to eco-justice by purchasing Fair Trade/ethical tea and coffee, buying biodegradable trash bags and avoiding single use plastic and paper products. It is in our simple doing that we bring the message of caring for others. And it is together that we can make an impact. Catholic means “universal.” It should be our collective goal to help all those around us. Explore the Providence Associate relationship. ProvidenceAssociates.org Originally published in...
Twenty-five discoveries at The Woods
...painting the fountain. 20. Seeing Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s statue lit in the moonlight is a beautiful sight! 21. It is fun to visit the alpacas, horses, chickens and all the other animals around the grounds! 22. The White Violet Farm Store is a great place to buy fresh eggs, homemade fudge and all sorts of goodies! 23. The loom room at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice is full of beautiful looms of various sizes and lovely “in-progress” projects! 24....
Back to school: A teacher’s perspective
...my peers retire and/or make changes, and I, too, am itching to do so. Blog post author Sheila Galvin speaks with sisters during a meeting at the Woods My summertime respite is ending. Change is in the air. It shifts in early July, meeting me on my porch each morning as I leisurely sip my coffee, think my big thoughts and ponder my wonderings. So, while I purchase shirts for myself, I buy instructional materials and classroom supplies for a...
March 12, 2023: Third Sunday of Lent
Gospel: John 4:5-42 Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there. Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down there at the well. It was about noon. A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” His disciples had gone into the town to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, “How can you, a...
Weaving alpaca yarn: a productive and beautiful hobby
...having won a first-place ribbon and judge’s choice at a national alpaca show for one of her woven pieces. A display of some of the woven scarves that Sister Jean has made Sister Jean’s scarves and hats can be purchased in the White Violet Farm Store and, when there are enough, at Linden Leaf Gifts, both at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Truly unique “I think people who come to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods enjoy being able to buy something that was made here.” And...
‘Be unafraid to follow in her footsteps’: a reflection on the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...proud of their liberty, thus make game of the liberty of others … I would have wished to buy them all that I might say to them, ‘Go! Bless Providence. You are free!” What actions will we be bold enough to take to help change the systems that oppress, so that all peoples, that all of creation can be free to live and move in peace and harmony. We often say to each other of Mother Theodore, “We are walking...
‘The Glorious Impossible’
Advent is often referred to as a time of waiting in anticipation for the celebration of Christ’s birth. A time spent in contemplation and prayer for what author Madeleine L’Engle calls “The Glorious Impossible.” But it is also a time of paradoxes. ‘Longing for Contemplation’ While we open the windows on our Advent calendars, light our Advent candles, and reflect upon scripture, we’re also caught up in the frenzy of buying gifts and filling our schedules with too many social...
The Sisters of Providence: A history of justice
...protestors across from the Federal Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, as an execution was taking place in August 2020. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin was a champion of justice, a woman of courage and compassion. For example, while traveling through New Orleans, Mother Theodore saw slaves being auctioned. She wrote that she wanted to buy them all in order to set them free. Caring for those in need and on the margins of society continues to thrive among the women who...
A Note from the JUSTus Podcast Team, May 8, 2024
...respect that seeks to create greater equity in the international trading system. Fair Trade supports farmers and craftspeople in developing countries who are socially and economically marginalized. At the core of the Fair Trade model is a direct, cooperative, and in-depth relationship between buyers and sellers that keeps the principles of fair trade at the forefront.” The Fair Trade Principles are laid out on their website, along with a section on “Jesuit Communities and Fair Trade.” When talking with Sister...