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HOPE winter 2021 — Living the Gospel of Hope
...clinic is within walking distance. Many residents don’t have a car or it’s broken down or out of gas,” said Sister Dorothy. You can help bring a happy ending to restore St. Joseph Lake The lake water disappeared. In February 2018, days and days of heavy rain caused several large trees to be torn loose from the earthen berm. When the trees fell, a section of the berm collapsed, allowing the lake water to “escape.” Newsnotes Obituaries Calendar of Events...
Sister Jacquelyn Hoffman (formerly Sister Theodata)
...Keene recalls how she and Jackie learned to improvise together on their violins, and loved to perform for retreats and other events. In 1982, Jackie moved to Fort Wayne to care for her aging parents. She wrote, “The death of my dad in 1982 was truly a grace-filled moment. I was able to minister to him during the weeks leading up to his death, and then to sit at his side when he took his last breath. For two years,...
Journals and Letters week 17: Mother Theodore’s own words
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” Third Journal of Travel: page 146 to page 160 mid-page. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin‘s writings every week in the coming year.] The sisters (almost) missed the boat (ship). Oftentimes during their perilous ocean crossing they probably wished they had. Reading these pages from the Third Journal of Travel immersed me (not a good choice of word given the events described) in Mother Theodore’s consistent response to...
From us to you: Blessings to you for giving
...in their faith and spread the Gospel message, continuing Saint Mother Theodore’s legacy. Build relationships with women who are considering becoming new sisters. We offered the following events virtually: Taizé prayer, three Come and Zoom gatherings, the True Cost: stories of Human Trafficking, an Advent Retreat, a podcast for the Chicago Archdiocesan Vocation Association (CAVA) Dare to Love, and a discernment prayer group. Vocation Director Sister Joni says, “We offer opportunities to build relationships with women and trust that those...
Noticing human trafficking
...signs of physical abuse, being unpaid or paid very little. I also learned things I can do: ask questions, encourage training events, teach your children about the dignity of all people, print information cards to leave in hotels and restrooms or write your elected officials. In fact, why don’t you put the National Human Trafficking Hotline number, 1-888-373-7888, in your phone right now? We don’t know when we might need it and knowing the number to call could save a...
WVC announces personnel changes
...Candace, who previously ministered as the WVC garden manager and fiber projects coordinator, will now serve as garden and fiber arts coordinator. Both John-Michael and Tara served as interns at WVC in 2014-15 and are pleased to be welcomed back into the fold. In fact, Tara has had a relationship with the Sisters of Providence for more than a decade. “I had a job in radio and became familiar with WVC during that time through various events that I attended...
Journals and Letters week 21: The cross awaits
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” page 190 bottom to page 199. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore’s writings every week in the coming year.] Whenever the words “the bishop” occur in “Journals and Letters,” we can expect the worst. In the pages we’ve read for this week, events justify our expectations. A display in the church at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods with candles, cross and image of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin For five long years, over...
Journals and Letters week 25: Making fair progress
...the young Community, read pages xxiv – xxv in the historical sketch at the beginning of the book. It must have been with a very heavy heart that Mother Theodore wrote a letter to the sisters away from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods bearing the news of the death of Sister Mary Liguori. Your turn We are reflecting on the portion of Journals and Letters as we begin Holy Week. Do we see any connection(s) between the events related in the Journals...
Leadership Team statement: The Sisters of Providence Stand Against Racism and Misogyny
...Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities and with the citizens of Atlanta as we offer our prayerful support for all who have lost loved ones to hateful acts of violence. We pray as well for all our Asian sisters and brothers who live in fear of harm for themselves or others and/or who are mentally and emotionally re-living prior experiences of degradation or harm. We are particularly heartsick over the events in Atlanta because of their impact on our Asian members...
Journals and Letters week 26: Overcoming great loss
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” page 236 to page 244. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore’s writings every week in the coming year.] The writing desk where Saint Mother Theodore wrote many of her letters We are used to reading history in chronological order, but with Journals and Letters, sometimes the next chapter contains letters that were written before the last chapter’s events. In this chapter we’ve regressed to some months before the striking crisis at the...
Parish and senior ministry during a pandemic
...the tablets was only part of the grant. The other part was setting them up and then taking them to the home or facility and teaching the parishioner how to use it. This endeavor has allowed those in continuum care places to connect with family and to participate in church events especially with the lockdowns in our congregate living situations. One big event was a virtual retreat for those in the second half of life. So those who had the...
Sisters of Providence struggles and wisdom amidst pandemic
...increased daily. My heart is full of empathy for all who are suffering from COVID, the victims, their families and certainly our community.” Sister Joni Luna put it this way: “I find that if I fill my cup a few times a day by entering into this God space, it helps get me through the chaos and unpredictable events of my day.” Sister Diane Mason noted that “So much quiet time and taking walks … makes me more aware of...