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A reflection for the Epiphany of the Lord
...I would call these “outward gifts.” And yet the whole story points to a profusion of “inward gifts.” Inward gifts are unseen to the human eye, but not to God, who sees the heart (1 Sam 16:7). Actually, inward gifts are visible when we put them into action. In forgiveness and mercy. In advocacy for justice. In peacemaking and kindness and acts of service. In gratitude. In all the big and little ways we share faith, and hope and love....
O Antiphon – O King of nations come save us
Artwork by Sister Rosemary Borntrager, SP, 2002. Jesus the Christ enters the antiphons directly as the one who is King and Desired of all. He will bind God’s people Israel with the Gentile world. The foundation of this union is Christ as the cornerstone. Speaking eloquently to both Jewish and Gentile Christians, St. Paul uses the cornerstone image in the letter to the Ephesians. He writes: “You are part of a building that has the apostles and prophets for its...
December 10, 2023: Second Sunday of Advent
...live differently. Today’s Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 85. In Nan Merrill’s Psalms for Praying: An Invitation to Wholeness, she renders Psalm 85, verse 9 as Listen, O people, in the silent chapel of your heart; and the Beloved will speak of peace to you. Perhaps this week, you might take some time to enter the silent chapel of your heart, away from all distractions and accept being filled with the Spirit that invites you to wholeness and to action....
Sister Helen Vinton (formerly Sister Helen Jean)
...rapid coastal development and world trade markets.” Sister Helen Vinton never settled for small goals or small gains. In the psalm of today’s liturgy, we heard these words: Who may dwell in your sacred tent? One who does what is righteous…and speaks the truth from the heart. Helen, you have taken your place in the sacred tent of all creation. You most certainly did what was righteous and spoke the truth from your loving heart. Sister Helen Vinton, right, speaks...
November 30, 2025: First Sunday of Advent
...call to us to embody God’s universal and unconditional love for all. Action Practice silence and solitude. In a season often filled with noise, intentionally set aside time for quiet. We can start with a few digital-free minutes each day. Make a conscious decision to follow Mary Oliver’s guidance in her Instructions for life: “Tell about it.” Use whatever medium (art, prose, poetry, music, companioning, etc.) that best conveys your experience of God’s presence with you and share it with...
Healing for suicide loss survivors
...“Bruised and Wounded.” In that book, Father Rolheiser posits that “suicide is a disease and generally the most misunderstood of all sicknesses. It takes a person out of life against his or her will, the emotional equivalent of cancer, a stroke or a heart attack … Death can happen suddenly or after a long struggle that wears a person down. Either way, it’s involuntary … Suicide is an illness and, as with any sickness, we can love someone and still...
A ‘Golden Jubilee’ Reflection
...to how Jesus lived on this earth … a religious must never abandon prophecy.” And how are religious to be prophetic? Pope Francis says: “… with the eloquence of your lives, lives which radiate the joy and beauty of living the Gospel and following Christ to the full. … by learning from Jesus the meaning and practice of love. (You) will be able to love because (you) have his own heart.” How have you followed Christ to the full these...
Letter from a saint: to Father Martin
...heart, one more charitable, under so cold an exterior. One thing that deeply grieves my heart is the pain we give to him. So far there is nothing but complaints about us. I confide this to your paternity, lamenting it, and at the same time admiring the ways of Providence; for, most truly we are all disposed to do all we can to acquire the perfection of our state, to walk with courage in the narrow path, and to follow...
Listening, loving, letting go: reflection for profession of vows
...our community has truly taught me how to love myself and to love others in return …. I know that growing in Love as a Sister of Providence is a life-long journey, but it is one that I desire to embrace with my whole heart, more now than ever before.” Anna was, in her own words, living a comfortable life in Taiwan, working alongside our sisters at Miracle Home, when the whispers came. Though, knowing the sisters there, the whispers...
O Antiphon – O Key of David come free us
Artwork by Sister Rosemary Borntrager, SP, 2002. As we read the Book of Kings, it is startling to discover that even though they were lawful descendants of David, the constant refrain describing all but two of the kings reads: “He did evil in the sight of the Lord.” David himself sinned seriously yet to David belong the key and scepter of the House of Israel. The Messiah is born of Mary of David’s lineage; Jesus holds the key to salvation...
Can we talk about racism?
Providence Associate Bill Hughes Let’s begin with a story from Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s journal. She was returning from a trip to France in 1844: “The most painful sight I saw in New Orleans was the selling of slaves. Every day in the streets at appointed places, negroes and negresses in holiday attire are exposed for this shameful traffic, like the meanest animals at our fairs. This spectacle oppressed my heart. Lo! I said to myself, these Americans, so proud...
Providence Associates photo highlights 2011
Spring retreat: Providence Associate Teresa Clark of Terre Haute, Ind., shows some of her artwork during the Deepening the Providence Story retreat on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Standing in front of the artwork are Margo Edwards-O’Toole (left) of Louisville, Ky., and Marilyn Webb of Brownsburg, Ind. The Deepening the Providence Story retreat ended on Sunday morning, April 3, 2011, with a blessing on all those present. Above (left to right), Sue Thomas of Chicago, Joan Frisz of Louisville, Ky., and...