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October 26, 2025: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...to the Pharisee who was presenting such a wonderful picture of himself Did Jesus know more about him than he thought? Maybe Jesus knew his heart, and recognized that wonderful words don’t substitute for a heart full of gratitude and genuine love. We are usually not totally the Pharisee, nor the humble tax collector. Action Some homework: What percentage of each of these attitudes in this parable do you think you might be on most days? 20/80, 50/50, 60/40 or?...
Photos and fun: Sisters of Providence annual meeting 2019
...visits with another sister. Sisters Joan Kirkpatrick and Cathy Buster catch up. Sister Carole Kimes laughs with those at her table, including Sister Mary Tomlinson, right. Sister Beth Wright speaks with an associate at her table during Monday’s meeting. Sister Barbara Battista directs sisters and associates to the art therapy demonstration on Sunday evening. Sister Barbara Bluntzer checks out a table full of marketing material for the Congregation to be shared with others. Sisters enjoying the art therapy demonstration. From...
Sister Serena Ziolkowski
...Jan. 23, 1939, and 1945, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English and history from Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles, and a master’s degree in education from Xavier University, Cincinnati. Sister Serena commenced teaching at Our Lady of Mercy, Chicago, in 1939. In Illinois, she also ministered at St. Mary, Aurora. In Indiana, her pedagogical ministries included St. Anthony, St. Catherine and St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis; St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute; Sacred Heart, Evansville; St. Paul, Sellersburg; and...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Sheila Donis!
Born in Chicago, Providence Associate Sheila Donis was educated by the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. During her eighth-grade year, Sheila had Sister Mary Lee Mettler, SP (RIP) in class and she has never forgotten the experience. Providence Associate Sheila Donis (standing) with Sister Dorothy Wolsiffer. “Sister Mary Lee encouraged my artistic abilities,” Sheila commented. “I remembered that through the years.” Sheila was, at one time, a Sister of Providence. But after several years of being away from...
July 9, 2023: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...be simple of heart, not getting tied up in the intellectual knowing of Christ and the message, but trusting in God’s gracious will for us. At times, I have found myself fretting over whether or not I “get it.” Reading this Gospel is like hearing Jesus tell me to calm down! There is a difference between intellectual knowing and “heart” knowing. Can we be too much in our heads when we seek God’s truth? Jesus tell us that we should...
…your heart will tell you what…
…your heart will tell you what to do…...
The Beatitudes: The Journey to Reconciliation
...humanity of another who has caused me deep-seeded anguish? Compassion is foundational to the teachings of Jesus. Can we embrace compassion? Blessed are those whose hearts are clean, for they shall see God. When I meet someone, do I see a person who is God’s own? Is my heart open to the goodness that another embodies? My heart needs to be purged of prejudices and cynicism that cloud my vision of others. I protect what I am to others. If...
Sister Joseph Patrice Shea
...For 47 years, Sister Joseph Patrice ministered in education. She began her pedagogical ministry in 1943 at Holy Trinity, New Albany, Ind. Her other Indiana classrooms included St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne; Sacred Heart, Evansville; St. Rose, Vincennes; and St. Paul, Sellersburg. She spent one year at Blessed Sacrament, Burlington, N.C., and three years at St. Athanasius, Evanston, Ill. The majority of her teaching days were spent in California at St. Joseph, Hawthorne; St. Elisabeth, Van Nuys; St. Anthony,...
Sister Agnes Pauline Meinert
Sister Agnes Pauline Meinert “Whatever you do, do with all your heart. …” (Colossians 3:23) “The words of Isaiah, ‘You are precious in my sight, and I love you,’ and the words of St. Paul, ‘Whatever you do, do with all your heart,’ are most befitting of Sister Agnes Pauline. In the memory of love, we gather and give thanks for the rich treasure Sister Agnes Pauline has been to each of us. She contributed something special to each of...
January 1, 2025: Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Gospel: Luke 2:16-21 The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and...
The gift of the present moment in this new year
Two things are common at the start of a new year — reminiscing and resolving. We search for some way to challenge or improve ourselves. For the most part, these are activities that do nothing to create the change that most of us want to see in our lives. There is a good reason for that fact: the past is over and done and cannot be changed. The future doesn’t yet exist. St. Faustina put it this way: “The past...
July 21, 2024: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...Jesus’ reaction. He reacts from the heart. In Mark’s Gospel Jesus always seems ready to do more. Compassion arises over and over within him because he does not just have compassion, he IS compassion. Action This week we might try to be aware of how we deal with frustration and interruptions. Are we able to keep our “cool” at these times? Interruptions can be moments of grace, if we are able to remember to listen with our heart to what...