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Sisters preserving memories through memory books
...Sisters of Providence. Memory books are a way for individuals to recall and record their significant life events in a memoir format. They detail and preserve aspects of a person’s life history with photographs, artifacts and narratives. They highlight precious details of a unique life lived for present and future generations. In effect, the New Testament could be considered Jesus’ memory book, the written account of Jesus’ life and legacy as told by Jesus or experienced through his apostles and...
Against All Odds: Focus on Sister Eugene Marie Howard, SP
...selected to go to China. In the Archives, there are two undated journals compiled by Sister Eugene Marie in which she recounted the events and persons relating to the early days in China. The first of these, “From the Wabash to the Hwang-Ho,” describes in nine sections the sisters’ departure from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to their arrival in Kaifeng, Honan Provence, China. The second journal, “Providence in China: 1920-1925” contains a very detailed account of events, locations, people, and activities of...
Call to Action: Attend Town Hall Meetings and Other Meet-the-Candidate Events!
As we move closer to the November election cycle, candidates ordinarily hold a Town Hall Meeting or an opportunity to meet voters. These are excellent opportunities to ask candidates about their commitment to environmentally sound decision-making and impress upon them the importance of this matter to the Providence Community. To prepare for such opportunities, the Political Engagement Team of the Climate Change Task Force would like to share the following suggestions gleaned from the Interfaith Power and Light website: To...
You are invited to celebrate vows, share in a sister’s story
Sister Corbin Hannah Join us virtually next week for two exciting opportunities celebrating some of our newer Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. At 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 26, you can join us via Livestream for our vows ceremony. Sister Corbin Hannah will professes perpetual vows becoming a fully professed Sister of Providence. Tune in to the vows ceremony on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. by using this link: https://livestream.com/accounts/4387581/events/9206670. You can also use the link to view the liturgy...
Congregation releases calls for action, days of prayer in anticipation of Inauguration Day
Note: The following is a shared statement from the General Council of the Sisters of Providence and the Women of Providence in Collaboration. Scroll down to see scheduled events the Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and others will be taking part in leading up to the Inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. As a sign of our commitment to make God’s Providence visible by creating a more just and hope-filled world, the General Council invites all Sisters, Providence Associates, family and...
March 28, 2021: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
...the day when I drink in new in the kingdom of God.” Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. (Excerpted from the Palm Sunday Gospel of Mark 14: 1- 15:47) Reflection Today we enter into Holy Week, the most solemn days of the Christian tradition. The full text of the Gospel of the Passion according to Mark tells of the events leading up to Jesus’ betrayal by Judas and ends with Jesus’ death and...
HOPE summer 2021 — Sharing the light
Download HOPE: HOPE summer 2021 As seen in HOPE: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sisters of Providence struggles and wisdom amidst pandemic “I find that if I fill my cup a few times a day by entering into this Godspace, it helps get me through the chaos and unpredictable events of my day.” Virtual opportunities a silver lining to a pandemic...
And now, a brief word from O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall
...1989. But I was preserved and continued to be used by the college students. Visitors also began to come to me for an elegant Sunday Brunch. And the Sisters of Providence rented me out for festive, exciting events — weddings and receptions, proms and formals, workshops and seminars, meetings and conferences, family and class reunions, bridal and baby showers, anniversary and graduation parties. The sisters held many summer gatherings in me — Annual Meetings, Chapters, Golden Jubilee parties, even dances...
Walking through an experience of resurrection
...about many things, ideas, challenges, wonderings and current events. In this reading, we encounter two disciples (I think a husband and wife couple) who were leaving Jerusalem in apparent disappointment and fear after the events of Jesus’ death and a rumor about an empty tomb. They knew that Jesus was a convicted criminal. Their conversation was about the stories. Someone they believed was a stranger was traveling with them. They talked about the hurt watching as Jesus was betrayed, his...
Tapping into fresh energies: Sister Joni’s vocation and teen ministries
...as possible,” says Sister Joni. She is happy that in coming months, she will be able to schedule more in-person events like a “Come and See” weekend retreat for women to get to know better the Sisters of Providence and their style of living out religious life. To learn more upcoming opportunities with the Sister of Providence, visit Events.SistersofProvidence.org. To learn more about becoming a Sister of Providence, visit Become.SistersofProvidence.org Originally published in the summer 2022 issue of HOPE magazine....
Racism’s infection within American healthcare
...betray the confidence of people of color. And though this trend may originate as far back as the beginning of slavery, it is nevertheless an extremely current struggle. The ideologies of slavery, of the Black man being biologically different from the white man, have played a role in events like the Tuskegee Syphilis Study in the 1970s, and are seen through the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black communities. This staggering health disparity between specifically Black Americans and their...
Newsnotes from fall 2022 HOPE magazine
...and new LED lights were installed. As of the end of July, the fountain is back up and running in its restored glory. Valley Professionals Community Health Center opens On June 14, Valley Professionals Community Health Center had its official ribbon cutting ceremony and open house for the West Terre Haute community. Sister Dorothy Rasche, SP, Director of The Connecting Link, was heavily involved in getting the health center opened in West Terre Haute, helping organize events to raise money...