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Why do I love Saint Mother Theodore?
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Editor’s note: During the month of October, several Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates will be sharing some of what they love about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. This is our first blog post in the series. Enjoy! Another year, another October, another season of beautiful fall leaves … and, no doubt, in even greater abundance at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. There are many important dates on our calendar. We, the Providence Community, celebrate two major feasts: Saint Mother...
Sister Patty Wallace: Fulfilling God’s wish
...of religious life, Sister Patty admits she has faced some challenges and has even questioned whether she should continue. “There were challenges of my formation, my expectations and doubts, and others not understanding my choice of religious life,” Sister Patty observed. “But I want to stay in religious life to create change, to join with sisters to reach out to those who are hurting and know that I have gifts that are needed in Community as well.” Despite these challenges,...
November 20, 2022: Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
...Reflection I know I am not alone when I say I have trouble celebrating the feast of Christ the King. No doubt this is because of the images kingship usually presents: Being in a position of power, lording it over others, showing one’s might, being in control, waging war on the weak and helpless. However, in celebrating the feast, it helps me to realize that Jesus’ kingship was just the opposite of what we humans tend to think about rulers....
Oral history: the adventures and challenges of Sister Dorothy Ellen Wolsiffer, SP
...traits. It was a difficult time in the community. Then… “Sister Bernice [Kuper] came to our convent, and we had regular meetings with her on the transition. She was a very spiritual person, and I became more spiritually alive. I never doubted my vocation, but I had quit praying and doing spiritual things.” Spiritual renewal Sister Dorothy described her sabbatical in Cincinnati at Mt. St. Joseph College as a time when her spiritual side was renewed. She also participated in...
Light Amid the Darkness
...when we choose to receive the light is a personal journey of faith. Spreading the light is what we do in our daily lives through our personal relationships, our church, our circles, and our ongoing quest for love, mercy and justice in our daily lives. Matthew 5:14 reminds us that we must work with hope inside the darkness — while never doubting the light that God always is — and that we are too. That we are the light as...
January 8, 2023: The Epiphany of the Lord
...they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way. Reflection We are more alike than different. Take the shepherds we met in last Sunday’s Gospel and the magi encountered in the Gospel of this Sunday. The differences couldn’t be more obvious. The shepherds lived outside day and night. Roughly clad, probably dirty. It’s doubtful they were...
May 21, 2023: Seventh Sunday of Easter (Solemnity of the Ascension)
Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20 The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded...
Merging parishes and creating community
...No doubt that people involved in the process of bringing a new faith community to reality have heard these words before, yet the work of birthing a new family of faith requires prayer, work, determination and letting go. The letting go aspect is critical for the creative movement to emerge. Allowing the Spirit to move through the hearts and minds of the people is where we often stumble. Without realizing it, we hold on to established routines and structures, and...
Sister Adele Beacham (formerly Sister Joseph Therese)
...three sisters were on probation back home, Adele’s officer happened to have been taught by the Sisters of Providence at the Village school – no doubt another potential embarrassment! Family members all spoke lovingly of Adele and especially of their get-togethers at their homes or at the Woods, where her impish grin and mischievous nature were the highlight of every family gathering. Nephew Kevin, speaking for several family members, stated that Adele “always made us feel that we were the...
Sister Celeste Tsai
...Sisters of Providence as Sister Denise Wilkinson (left) and Sister Celeste Tsai look on Sister Janice Smith cites Celeste’s dedication to Sister Regina Mary Wallace during her illness. Celeste never left Regina’s side even when Regina was hospitalized but faithfully stayed in the hospital room, sleeping on a small vinyl couch every night until the time of Regina’s death. No doubt those two best friends are happy to be reunited again. Bishop Su said it this way, “Sister Celeste was...
Being a Providence Associate has made a difference
...in the present and more aware of the presence of the Holy Spirit moment by moment, breath by breath and of my heartfelt desire to collaborate with Providence as well as lean into my personal calling in life. The treasured gift of walking alongside two SPs (Sisters Mary Ann McCauley and Ann Matilda Holloran, SP) in my candidacy will be without a doubt one of the highlights of my life. To be a small part of the family of believers...
‘We’re all grateful for your CONNECTION’
...were slaves. There were the rich; there were the poor. (Again, sound familiar?). Challenged In that milieu, he formed a community and challenged them to love one another as sisters and brothers, members of one family, God’s family, a place of radical grace and acceptance! No doubt, they needed some pruning in the process, and so do we. I’m not exactly sure that pruning was included in your spiritual integration units. But I suspect that more than once this year...