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Running in the dark
...I ran on, I noticed that the darkness was still a reality. In fact I only encountered a couple of other runners in the next half hour. But knowing other bouncing lights illuminated the same path I traveled helped me move from a space of fear, uncertainty and doubt to a sense of hope and solidarity. I thought, “This must be what community at its best feels like.” While my heart was enfolded by the feeling of this revelation, I...
Becoming a Providence Associate
...clear. Grope along slowly. Do not press matters; be patient, be trustful.’ After being in the shrine and coming closer to understanding Saint Mother Theodore and her love of God, her message spoke very clearly to me. There were many moments of struggle and doubt but it did not worry me like before. I understood from her that the struggle was part of the process. She reminded me to trust in the Lord always. Being a Providence Associate means to...
Christmas Reflection 2015
From the movie, It’s A Wonderful LifeI originally intended to write about peace at Christmas against the pervasive violence so current at this time. Then I came upon a news story titled “Good Samaritan Rescues Mom at Airport.” This news story led me to the movie It’s A Wonderful Life featuring the angel Clarence Odbody. Those of us old enough to remember this film gained valuable life lessons by watching George Bailey struggling with doubt because of his lack of...
Fair Food Campaign: The Super Bowl of Workers’ Rights
...is doing just that. They have created a model of working with farmworkers, growers, major corporate buyers and consumers that genuinely advances the human rights and dignity of those who put food on our table. Beginning in the state of Florida with tomato growers, their incredible success has allowed them to expand to several other states and to strawberry and bell pepper growers. The Fair Food program has released its 2014-15 report online. While I doubt you will read all...
Sister Amata Dugan
...Service Award, prompted by a survey of the residents, 98 percent of whom rated her “excellent.” One of the residents asked her one time what “Amata” meant and she told him, “It’s Latin for the word ‘love.'” Ever after, if he needed to get her attention down the long corridors, he would call out, “Sister Love, Sister Love.” And loving others – all ages, and in all circumstances, is no doubt how she will be remembered for she never met...
A reflection for Easter
...and Patty were talking on the phone or in person, but Patty was crying. Sometime during that conversation, Joseph said to her younger sister, “If you are going to pray for me and don’t pray with faith, then don’t pray for me at all.” Oh my! When Patty repeated this to some of us, I felt jolted out of my complacency, my doubt, any understanding of praying for someone. As I write, Patty and all of us rejoice that Joseph...
Sister Joni Luna: first vows and the grace of an undivided heart
...me spiritually? Pray, that I may continue to give my heart, mind and soul to our Provident God, so that whatever I do will speak of a heart that reflects God’s gifts to the world. Pray that in all I represent from this day forward, in all my thoughts, words and actions, especially in my doubts, frustrations, and failings, that I may place my whole self in God’s Providential care. Pray that I may offer myself as a servant, a...
It is very true that our…
It is very true that our whole life is one of sacrifice. Who could doubt this?
[God] has protected us with so…
[God] has protected us with so much love until the present day that I should consider it a crime to doubt [God’s] mercy now....
Lives of the Saints
...me to live a life like that of my mother. And although he never called her a “saint,” certainly he left no doubt about what he thought about her life. What follows is some of Dad’s advice to his one-day old daughter: “There is one thing I want of you – I want you to be a good girl always – I want you to be as good a girl as your mother. If you grow up like her, I’ll...
Trust and work
...solitude has been chosen for a novitiate and especially for an academy. All appearances are against it.” Despite her doubt, she trusted God’s will and worked in pursuit of it. This reminds me of one of my favorite prayers, known as the Romero Prayer: “We are workers, not master builders; ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.” What risks do you take trusting that Providence is leading you in the right direction? How do you...
Past the “need-to’s” to the stable, to the crib, to our hearts
...is good but not always easy. Jesus truly modeled happiness, taught us to believe when there are times of doubt and showed us how to pray when prayer is not always easy. Yes, our life is a journey, with many great possibilities of happiness and peace! The stable and crib today challenge us to remember that no matter what chaos surrounds us, this simple beginning is still relevant within our lives if we choose to believe. I wish each of...