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A prayer for the loss of a relationship
Today I mourn for what used to be, for the days when things were easy. S/he and I made memories together, bright plans and private jokes, things we held in our pockets, close to the heart, always ready to share them again, our laughter bubbling to the surface and washing over us in comforting waves. Now it is over. Our ties severed painfully, or simply faded away from disuse. We are not what we were. What will we do with...
April 23, 2023: Third Sunday of Easter
...those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had described, but him they did not see.” And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures. As...
Mother Theodore the leader
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin was a true leader. She led by inspiring others. “The sweetness and patience of our dear Mother opened all hearts to her, and once in possession of a heart, she could lead the will to the most heroic acts of virtue,” described Sister Anastasie Brown, a former student and member of the community. “She won and uplifted hearts, she inspired them and quickened them,” wrote M. Leon Aubineau, an editor at l’Univers in France. She practiced...
Breaking boundaries as Providence people
...our complicity in those attitudes, action and words which perpetuate violence, we beg the grace of a non-violent heart. Amen. We lean on Providence, as did our foundress Saint Mother Theodore. Providence draws us into an expansive love that breaks boundaries and creates hope. Pope Francis, along with leaders of other faiths, challenges us to nurture that non-violent heart as the source for all our actions on behalf of justice. Returning to St. Irenaeus — “The Glory of God is...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Jubilees
...Jubilees on Saturday, June 30. 25-year Jubilarians Sister Patricia Linehan Sister Patricia Linehan is a native of Cincinnati. Currently, she ministers as a freelance artist in Terre Haute. Sister Patricia entered the Congregation on Aug. 16, 1993, from St. Barnabas, Indianapolis. She professed final vows on Aug. 12, 2000. She earned her RN from St. Francis School of Nursing, Seattle and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Washington, Seattle. She also earned a master’s degree in education...
The principal thing right now is…
The principal thing right now is to keep your heart uplifted … Love God with all your heart....
Sister Madeline Therese McCann
...while one of the Sisters went to prepare a breakfast tray for her, she heard the sound of Sister’s fall on the floor near her bed. Dr. Vondervaar was called and pronounced her dead, but since she had had no attending physician since September, it was necessary to have the Coroner come to certify her death of a coronary heart attack. She is survived by one brother, Arthur McCann of Tucson, Ariz. Sister Gonzaga, SP, her sister, died on July...
Reflecting on National Day of Prayer
...and that it may one day bring renewed respect for God to all the peoples of the world.” Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus, Jews, Christians of all denominations pray with one another, for one another and for all creation. Prayer as the path to healing, unity and peace? A traditional definition of prayer is “to raise one’s mind and heart to God.” On this National Day of Prayer, for whom and/or with whom will you raise your mind and heart to God?...
O Antiphon – O Dayspring come shine on us
Artwork by Sister Rosemary Borntrager, SP, 2002. Dawn – even though it rouses us from sleep and marks the beginning of a new day with all its challenges and blessings – brings light and the possibilities that a new day holds. The Sun of Justice shines upon Mary and Joseph, angels, rulers, shepherds and on ourselves as we rejoice and marvel at God’s gift. Our culture attempts to make buying and selling the center of celebration, dimming the true Light....
Sister Mary Patricia Cummings (formerly Sister Marie Janice)
...during the school year, she doggedly pursued her education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College each summer, receiving her bachelor of arts in education in 1961. In 1965, she earned a master of science in education at Indiana State University and in 1983, a master of arts in religious studies at Catherine Spalding University, all while working full-time as a teacher or a principal or a parish minister. Sister Mary Pat Cummings (left) with Sister Betty Koressel (center) and Sister Mary Lou...
Sister Suzanne Buthod (formerly Sister Mary Judith)
...of study of religion at Manhattanville College. She was then, in 1969, appointed director of novices. However, she was also a part-time religion teacher at Terre Haute Schulte High School for the three years she held that position. These were the last three years before the moratorium. She had no special training for the job and as all of us know, these were rocky years for the whole Congregation. She said to me once, “Well, I am not sure I...
Being love, mercy and justice in parish ministry
...some examples: I make about 100-plus home visits in a year as a small part of my ministry. Some of those visits are with widows and widowers who have lost spouses after 60 or even 72 years of marriage. I went to visit a quiet and reserved gentleman whose wife died the previous year. When his wife was sick, I would visit her, and the husband would take off for another room. Anyway, he reached out and asked if I could visit...