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Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting – Part Three
...particular human or political actions. Telling a lie is intrinsically evil, while escalating a nuclear arms race is not. But it is wrongheaded to propose that telling a lie to constituents should count more in the calculus of faithful voting than a candidate’s plans to initiate a destabilizing nuclear weapons program. Similarly, contraception is intrinsically evil in Catholic moral theology, while actions which destroy the environment generally are not. But it is a far greater moral evil for our country...
Sister Joni Luna: What does it mean to you to be a Catholic Sister today?
...to what our culture demands. I say, “YES,” to be a witness to our charism of love, mercy, and justice among “ALL” people. I say, “Yes,” to the Sisters of Providence, a community of faithful, strong, resilient women who create sacred spaces of faith and inclusion where all are welcomed. I say, “Yes,” to me, to you, to Mother Theodore, to Jesus and to my Creator who formed me and loved me from before I was born. Being a Catholic...
Sisters Maureen Abbott and Denise Wilkinson: What does it mean to you to be a Catholic Sister today?
Note: Here is the fifth blog in our series celebrating Catholic Sisters Week, which concludes on March 14, 2020. During the week, many sisters will share here on our blog what being a sister means to them. Sister Maureen Abbott and Sister Denise Wilkinson have written the fifth of such blog posts below. Sister Maureen Abbott, Community Historian Sister Maureen Abbott As someone well into the autumn of life, it means what it has always meant – remaining faithful to...
Sister Christine Patrick
...wish you could be here. Sister Marianne, Christine’s very good and faithful friend, our hearts go out to you. We love you, Marianne. But … even given the very crisis that keeps sisters, families and friends, Providence Associates, unable to be together in this sacred space to celebrate Christine’s life, I think I know what Christ would tell us: “Offer it up to God.” I’m sure of this because of a story her niece Rita shared. Christine was babysitting Rita...
Sister Regina Norris (formerly Sister Regina Clare)
...students but expected much from them.” She was also a faithful friend and advocate for the faculty, caring about them and their families and their lives. Rebecca Wooldridge writes, “I loved every moment I spent with her. She taught me so much about the Catholic faith and life lessons. She was dear to me. She was always smiling and just a heart of gold!” Regina was very close to her brother Thom. Often on Sunday afternoons, she would go to...
A reflection for Feast of Pentecost 2020
...debate over the wearing of masks in public seems symbolic of the deep divide among us as a nation. We need an infusion of the Holy Spirit. God gives us today the power He gave to those disciples of long ago – the enthusiasm to create communities of love. Let us pray from a place deep down inside of us to receive and accept the gift of the Holy Spirit. Come Holy Spirit fill the hearts of your faithful, kindle...
Side by side: our time of need is now
...stepped forward just as faithfully to assist with your needs — perhaps in the education of you and/or your children, through hospital chaplaincy or parish ministry or a long friendship with a sister. A very important way we honor such relationships is by our promise to pray for you. I know by the sheer number of prayer requests coming to us via email, our website, letters, notes, phone calls, a sister friend of yours — you count on us to...
St. Mary of Magdala: Apostle to the Apostles
...she goes bravely to his tomb to anoint him. Faithful in any and all circumstances, she is a model of resolve, dedication and compassion. She is a model for women leaders and those young women who look for female models of faith leaders. Nothing deterred her from her commitment to the Way that Jesus and his followers forged for all. We all continue that legacy of faith. Let us celebrate the feast day of Mary of Magdala, saint of God....
How does reforestation help global warming?
Note: The following blog links to one of our Platform Tenets regarding supporting reforestation and ecological restoration. Being Daughters of the Forest, we Sisters of Providence enjoy the legacy of our beloved Saint Mother Theodore at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as we move through the seasons and the transformation of the mighty oaks, flowering dogwoods, and faithful conifers. Close to our hearts are issues dealing with deforestation and climate change as well as solutions that truly make a difference. In her research,...
Sister Joan Slobig (formerly Sister Denis Mary)
...curiosity about life was fostered by my parents. My father, an avid reader, gave me a love for learning. One of my earliest memories is the day that I was able to get my first library card. You couldn’t get one until you could print your own name. At 4 years old, I was a faithful patron at the Homewood Public Library, and later worked there. My mother instilled in me a sense of justice and compassion toward others. Many...
Remembering Sister Barbara Doherty
...her scrapbooks would trigger a memory and she would tell a story. I will forever remember that her mother, Margaret, was a faithful member of Saint Constance Parish. This is something that Barbara told me many times. Movies On the weekends, I went with Barbara to the Providence Community Room for movie night. She never missed a movie night no matter what was being shown. One night, there was a scene of a man beating his wife. Barbara tapped me...
Be here now
...and relief, to the One who knows and loves me beyond all telling. Whew! Let us pray: You whose name is Providence, you whose name is Love: do with me whatever you will, whatever you desire and dream for me, every instant of my life. Grant that I may Be Here, where your faithful love flows through Time like a strong invisible current, carrying me from moment to moment to moment until I live with you in the eternal Here....