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For Sister Lucy Lechner, it’s the little things
...of birds, encounters with fawns and the way things look in the light of the sunrise. Each day, she is amazed at all the little ways God surprises her, from the rhythmic knocking and call of a pileated woodpecker to the different ways the trees dance depending on the tempo of the wind. Feels like home Sister Lucy Lechner during some of her daily chores, watering plants in Providence Hall and near the Church. The Woods reminds Sister Lucy of...
Being poor we can only plant;…
Being poor we can only plant; you must water, and to God alone be the glory of the increase.
If you could have trees planted…
If you could have trees planted around the edge of your lot, I think it would be well.
Message of Pope Francis for Creation Day 2023
...from that mighty river. Let us heed our call to stand with the victims of environmental and climate injustice, and to put an end to the senseless war against creation. The effects of this war can be seen in the many rivers that are drying up. Benedict XVI once observed that: “the external deserts in the world are growing, because the internal deserts have become so vast.” Consumerist greed, fueled by selfish hearts, is disrupting the planet’s water cycle. The...
Pouring out your heart in prayer
...plans I have for you,’ declares our God, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,’ declares our God” (Jeremiah 29:10-14). Saint Mother Theodore and Our Lady of Providence Shrines Once again,...
Practical ways to reduce CO2 emissions
The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) noted that to avoid wide-scale global warming would require “a rapid and far-reaching transformation” of human civilization that is unparalleled in history. The Panel offered some hope, noting that if emissions were to stop today, the planet could hold back some temperature increase. However, as of 2018, emissions continue to rise, not fall. Currently, the United States ranks second (behind China), producing over 5.3 billion tons of carbon...
A Reflection for the 2024 Foundation Day Mass
...beautiful, hopeful promises: “ I know the plans I have for you, says our God, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.” God promises us this same faithfulness — if we seek God with all our hearts. Be whole-hearted. Be fearless. If the women in that stagecoach 184 years ago today were not seeking God with all their hearts, I don’t know who is. Over and over, the foundation story of this...
Sister Richard Bussing
...of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.’ God said, ‘See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every...
Sister Mary Jane (Patrick Ann) Newnam
...this assurance, preferring to worry along with our own puny plans, blind to the resources of God’s Providence. Not so Sister Mary Jane Newnam! Her friends thought her sometimes too much of a free spirit, happy-go-lucky, oblivious of the need for serious plans. Rather, her relaxed and easy ways were a healthy balance to the over-solicitude most of us bring to plotting and planning every life situation,” said Sister Alexa Suelzer in her commentary for Sister Mary Jane Newnam, who...
Welcoming the Spring Equinox
...plans and so many other plans in 2020. One of the resources I use for daily prayer is the Celtic devotional by Caitlin Mathews. It is an older book no longer in print. What I like about it is it has a morning and evening prayer for every day of the week and also the prayers changes seasonally. It follows the Celtic calendar where winter includes the months of November December and January. Spring is February March and April. This...
Grieving gracefully into a future full of hope
Five years ago I was grieving a great loss in my life. I looked to Scripture for some word through which I could allow God to give me comfort, strength, and courage. Jeremiah 29:11-14 spoke to my broken heart. “I know well the plans I have in mind for you … Plans to give you a future full of hope. When you call me … I will listen to you. When you seek me with all your heart you shall...
Leaving a Legacy: John and Sue Heck
...Planning Ahead John and Sue not only give of their time, talents and prayers, but they also support the Sisters of Providence financially and have listed them as beneficiaries in their will. Both sets of their parents included organizations that were special to them in their estate plans. John and Sue believe that planning ahead is practical and responsible. It can help alleviate added pressure, complication and burden for the family left behind during a time of grief. It also...