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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...
Sending out a ‘Thank You’ in anticipation of School Principals’ Day!
...can to create an environment in which your faculty, staff and students can reach their highest potential academically, socially, emotionally and spiritually. Thank you for nurturing your faculty and staff so that they can be the role models that our students so desire. Thank you for being ‘omnipresent’: In and out of classrooms, at every athletic contest, at countless meetings, at public events. Thank you for being a personal presence in the lives of so many faculty, staff, students and...
Take a deep breath: spiritual direction during pandemic
...to do; rather, through conversation and prayer, the person seeking spiritual direction reviews life events — ordinary, sad, happy, challenging, traumatic — in order to recognize God’s presence in all of these. Sister Marsha relishes the moment in the conversation when “a shaft of God’s light,” the recognition of God’s presence in the here and now, overcomes a person. This gift of light brings comfort, sometimes challenge, sometimes insight. It always brings a sense of new life. (Take a deep...
Newsnotes
...Congregation employees have now received both doses of the Moderna vaccine. And thanks to a generous donation, all sisters and Congregation employees participated in three rapid testing events between the Moderna vaccine doses. The rapid testing helped our task force continue to monitor the outbreak and resulted in a decrease of positive results, eventually dwindling to none. Again, we thank you for your support and concerns. Let us continue to pray for one another as we all navigate the impact...
Get to know Providence Associate Brad Crites
...type,” most of that time was spent reading and learning. But there was also a fair amount of talking with my companion, my family and friends. And I reflected quite a lot about what I was hoping for from this relationship. Since COVID changed our ‘normal’ halfway through that candidate year, I’ve felt a little more removed from the community. But I’m also very grateful to have the opportunities to connect over the internet for events and activities that I...
Journals and Letters week 39: The loving guidance of a mother
(Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” pages 346, bottom, to 356, mid-page. This is located in “Part VI: Later Letters (1846–1856)” starting with “Spiritual Counsels.” Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore’s writings every week.) Our reading this week offers us the opportunity to situate some of Mother Theodore’s notable quotes in the context of the events in which she was living. Both editions (1999 and 2015) of the “Calendar of Daily Quotations” from Mother Theodore’s writings are...
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
...“I am the bread that came down from heaven,” they are baffled. Their presumed knowledge of the truth of Jesus’ identity (son of Mary and Joseph) prevents them from seeing the truth that Jesus is the one sent by God. He instructs the crowd that he has been sent to bring life through his own faithfulness to God and his own unity with God. Jesus links this unity with his identity as the one who has seen and who knows...
HOPE fall 2021 — Living the legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...and heart.’ The sisters treasure your financial support! When a person gives monthly to the Sisters of Providence, it allows us to plan for the future knowing we have those recurring funds. When you give monthly it is a great way to support our mission and ministries. You help ensure a bright future for many people in need of loving care and support. Newsnotes Obituaries Calendar of Events View this publication on Calaméo Publish at Calaméo or browse the library....
Newsnotes from the Sisters of Providence fall 2021
...anniversary White Violet Center! To learn more about our ecological justice ministry, visit WhiteViolet.org Bonjour Bon Appétit! This summer we welcomed Bon Appétit food management to the Sisters of Providence family. Bon Appétit is now handling all catered events and Sunday Brunch at the Woods. You can expect prepared-from-scratch meals using the freshest ingredients purchased from local sources whenever possible. Sunday Brunch at the Woods is served from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in O’Shaughnessy Dining Room. For menus and...
Reflections for Oct. 3, 2021
...Associate Candidate year. We actually did have corned beef and cabbage at my orientation the previous October, and it was on the menu again for the next visit, but the pandemic brought it all to a halt. But Providence to the rescue once more! Meetings and events continued by phone and internet, and I was able to be more involved in Community activities than the commute would have allowed me otherwise. And, I had more time to get to know...
Sister Winifred Mary Sullivan
...events and places of the day, who appreciated all she saw.” In 1993, Winnie left teaching and volunteered as an instructional assistant, a hostess in the surgery waiting room of a hospital and a tutor of Hispanic children. In 2008, she returned to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and worked in residential services ministry. Although she claimed she had not inherited her mother’s sewing skills, her final ministry was in sewing for Linden Leaf Gifts. Her nephew Jeff describes Winnie as “a good...
A 2021 Reflection for our Senior Jubilee
...turned upside down by events that you hardly dreamed possible – Vatican Council II, for instance? Suddenly new calls came that took you from your classroom to parishes, hospitals and clinics, campuses, the streets, the desert, even prison. Many of you have responded to the call to be leaders – within our SP community, for sure, but in other communities and situations as well, serving as administrators of health care facilities, directors of ministries and programs, movers and shakers of...