Search Results for label/fiber art
Getting too many results? To search for an exact phrase, try putting multiple word phrases in quotation marks (such as "Saint Mother Theodore") to narrow your results.
September 1, 2024: Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
...“negative.” Now unloving andnegative thoughts I DO have, and more times than I want to admit. This Gospel challenges me to consider: Do I take Jesus’ words seriously? Is my heart far from Christ? Do I give God only lip service? Action Spend time this week reflecting on your positive responses to those Gospel questions. Journal examples of the times you did take Jesus’ words seriously, when your heart felt one with Christ’s heart; when you acted on Jesus’ words....
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College: Rooted to aspire higher
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College President Dottie King, right, with first-year student Sherlyn Towles at a gathering marking the beginning of the school year. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) President Dottie King wants the world to know that SMWC is moving forward. “We are a Catholic, liberal arts school with a tradition of empowering women,” King said. “There is no single program at this institution that defines us. You have to understand who you are as an institution. You have to recognize what...
Sisters of Providence Congregation artifacts
https://youtu.be/QYP1ayqs1Hw A video of some of the early artifacts of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana....
Sister Mary Margaret Quinn (formerly Sister Charles Agnes)
Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. Romans 12: 11-13 Mary Margaret Quinn was born on May 27, 1935, into the loving family of Agnes (Donahue) and Charles Quinn. Here her tender heart was encouraged to flourish. She was often seen walking hand-in-hand with her mother. Her only sibling, Michael, “my little brother” as...
January 1, 2023: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
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...
Sister Margaret Kelly (formerly Sister Bernard Maureen)
Sister Margaret Kelly “So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” —– Colossians 3:12 Margaret Kelly, our sister and our friend, was born on June 1, 1936, to a very loving and very fortunate couple, Bernard Kelly and Marion Mullins Kelly. Margaret was the only little Kelly for less than a year when her Irish twin for exactly one day, Bernard, entered the family, said...
Prayer for suicide loss survivors
Creator: Paolo Lucciola Copyright: @ 2016 Paolo Lucciola creative commons license When I am in shock, please God help me to just keep breathing. When I am numbed out, please let others reach in to touch my heart. When I am in denial, give me the grace to accept what is true. When my faith is shaken, please God remind me of your love for me. When I am anxious, remind me you are with me on my journey. When...
Reflections for Profession of Vows
...and thus during that epidemic, her loving care was experienced daily by many of the city’s poor. She even demanded that those to whom she applied bandages should return daily to have the bandages changed. Sister Mary Elise eventually succumbed to the disease herself. However, I believe that her ultimate gift was not her death, but her acceptance of desperately poor and infirmed people crying out for help. She wrote, “Your heart would bleed for these poor people.” Her heart...
Newsnotes: the latest from the Sisters of Providence
...Mitchell, Eugene Marie Howard, Marie Patricia Shortall, and Winifred Patrice O’Donovan. The sisters left the Woods on Oct. 29, 1920, and arrived in Kaifeng on Nov. 24. The Sisters of Providence were the first American women’s religious Congregation to start a mission in China. Mother Theodore Guerin had always wanted to start a mission in China and the six sisters who were chosen made her dream a reality. Diocese of San Bernardino honors Sister Mary Jo Piccione Sister Mary Jo...
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
...all the towns and arrived at the place before them. When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. Reflection The disciples have now returned from the mission on which Jesus sent them out to towns and villages to teach and share the good news. But instead of quiet time to rest and reflect on their experiences,...
Lourdes and the Immaculate Conception
“O my mother, in your heart I placed all my anguish of my heart and it is there that I gain strength and courage.” — Saint Bernadette’s Personal Notebook Our Lady of Lourdes is perhaps the most prominent Feast Day of the month. In 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous received 18 visits from a “Lady” in Lourdes, France. The visitations started on Feb, 11th, the day we now celebrate. After several visits, Bernadette asked the “Lady” her name. The vision replied...
Sister Rebecca Keller
...deeper understanding of who God was, and it just kept propelling her toward the idea of being a sister. “I could not put that desire within my heart to rest. And I did kind of run from it — I think in part because I had a pre-Vatican II understanding of religious life — but I just couldn’t put it to rest. And finally I decided that I really had to try or else I would never be at peace...