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November 19, 2023: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
...a demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did not scatter; so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is back.’ His master said to him in reply, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter? Should you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got...
Spreading the mission of Providence
...so cases. He and his staff have had success in moving all of those causes forward. His work gives him a unique perspective on what it takes to become a saint. “Miracles can happen to people who are Catholic or non-Catholic. They can happen where Catholicism doesn’t even exist. It reveals the extraordinary depth of God’s plan. In East Timor, where there is war and a lot of strife, a miracle occurred,” he said, again through his interpreter. Miracles are...
Sister Barbara Doherty (formerly Sister Vincent Ferrer)
...to boot, Barbara celebrated passing her required language exams, by enthusiastically enrolling in an elective language course. The language? Sanskrit. Could we speak of Barbara without acknowledging that she was a sunflower as well? As an amateur gardener, I’ve planted sunflower seeds and have learned their stalks are very thick and sturdy; their roots very deep. They attract butterflies, bees, humming birds and gold finches. Sunflowers follow the light all day long. “Plant in full sunlight” the seed package advises....
Visit the Woods
...will surely inspire and refresh your soul. Schedule a guided tour for your group. Let one of our passionate tour guides share the story of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and show you many of these beautiful and inspiring spaces. Come out on a whim and explore on your own with a self-guided tour. Plan to attend a retreat, program, workshop or event to reconnect with your spirit or just to have fun. Whatever it is that draws you here, plan to spend...
Sister Adelaide Ortegel
...Sister of Providence for 71 years. Adelaide arrived on this planet in Chicago on June 12, 1928, the first of two daughters born to Alfhild Rustad and Ralph Ortegel. We are pleased that her sister, Carol, brother-in-law, Charles, and many of her nieces and nephews are with us today. The family moved to Wilmette when Adelaide was a child and she became a student at St. Francis Xavier Parish School. Sister Adelaide Ortegel Teacher for 45 years in schools in...
Women’s History Month: Mother Theodore and the church
After receiving the Blessed Sacrament upon her arrival at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Mother Theodore Guerin examined the church a little more closely. This is what she writes about it: “No tabernacle, no altar, for can the name of altar be given to three planks forming a table forty inches long, supported by two stakes driven into the ground? — that is all, for there are no altar cards, no stand for the missal, in fine, nothing but what I have mentioned....
Grace
...have the words of Mother Theodore in her “Journals and Letters,” to be able to share her reflections on the ordinary events of her days. There is much to be learned from the way she saw the hand of Providence in all creation and all persons, trusting always that the future would unfold as it ought and that God’s plans were plans of prosperity and not harm. As this new year continues, may we all strive to walk as she...
First chapel to be re-created at SMW
...furnished with plank benches, a plank altar similar to the one described by Saint Mother Theodore, and the fireplace will be eye-catching. This project will provide a great opportunity and space for personal reflection, enjoyment of an element of Indiana history, and a unique learning experience for students, families and groups who visit the grounds. It should be ready for visitors by late October. Make your plans now to come to see it. Tours can be scheduled through Providence Center....
Newsnotes
...welcome at the Woods! Looking for a great reason to visit? Why not plan on attending a program or event this year? The 2018-19 program book is now available. The sisters have planned some great retreats, tours, workshops and events. This year you’ll find something new called “Sundays at the Woods.” Throughout the year on select Sundays, we invite you to spend two hours discovering Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Each month we have something new and interesting planned for you to explore....
Sisters of Providence remember Archbishop Emeritus Daniel M. Buechlein
...me, the information we would need for our meeting with the cleric who would plan for the Canonization itself. He also suggested some information that we would need to plan our own celebration of the Canonization. He shared with us how happy he was to be the archbishop at this wonderful time in the history of the archdiocese. He, ever so gently and respectfully, with a touch of humor, noted that he hoped his support of the SPs and Mother Theodore...
Sister Mary Montgomery
...to work. A. I would like to do a bazillion things, but what would be like three of those things? I’d go visit my grandnieces and nephews, spend some time with my sister and my brothers, hang out with sisters in health care, maybe plan some wheelchair races. I’d just volunteer around various places. Maybe do some creative programming and planning with whoever else is doing that sort of stuff. Q. When you think of God, what is the first...
Earth Day Every Day: Follow the cabbage
...Each day this week, we will post a new photo and nugget of information and even a few how-to videos for starting your own seeds and making your own sauerkraut. You will even have a chance to show off your own plant babies to the world. Dorothy had the yellow brick road. We have the cabbage. Earth Day Every Day Visit our Earth Day Every Day page to find out more about caring for our planet. Earth Day Every Day...