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My mother’s hands: a Mother’s Day reflection
...my relationship with my mom especially during my teen years. I was expected to help with the younger boys which often conflicted with the things I wanted to do. As I grew into adulthood and left home to pursue my own dreams of becoming a teacher, I realized what wonderful life lessons I learned from my mom. Especially lessons about the importance of a strong work ethic and finishing what you have started. Other ways of mothering As a teacher...
Reminders of the beauty of God
...ground of rubbish and stumps, salutary lessons came with that work, about removing obstacles, rooting out obnoxious things and clearing away our faults, thus preparing the soil of our hearts for the seeds of virtue we should plant there.” “The beauties of nature were continual reminders to her of the beauty of God; it was a thought she loved to put frequently before our minds. The luxuriance of the foliage suggested the bounty and infinite power of the Creator; the...
A look at the life and ministry of Sister Agnes Celine Hammond
Sister Agnes Celine Hammond Recently, Kathleen Boshold contacted us hoping to learn more about one of her former teachers, Sister Agnes Celine Hammond. Kathleen wrote, “She was my piano teacher at Our Lady of Mercy in Chicago back in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She prepared me and two of my older brothers for the love of music.” She continued, “We were allowed to leave class once a week for lessons at the convent. I remember it being the...
Sending out a ‘Thank You’ in anticipation of School Principals’ Day!
...minister to”). Yes, this is the role of a principal: To be the person who ministers to those around him/her. And that ministry takes many forms. There are the usual educational and community-building ministries: Finding the most effective yet caring way of helping a teacher who struggled with a lesson; consulting with other members of the administrative team about students at risk; cheering on the various sports and academic teams; celebrating the academic achievements and accomplishments of students and faculty...
July 28, 2024: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...them to eat?” As Jesus does throughout his life, he is demonstrating an image of his Abba, our God. That is what Jesus is all about — giving without counting the cost. What lessons in charity Jesus provides. Jesus SAW the crowd — we are also invited to truly “see” others and be aware of what God is calling us to be or to do. Jesus SAT DOWN with them — there are many ways that we can show our...
November 10, 2024: Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
...of resources and were not lacking in their personal needs or wants as a result of their donations. What are possible lessons in this gospel for us? One for me is that no matter what I have by way of personal knowledge or other resources, I am to see all as gift. Nothing I possess is ultimately mine. God is the source of my blessings. My challenge is to discern how I am to use what I have received from...
July 6, 2025: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God is at hand for you.’” Reflection “And rest assured … if you lean with all your weight upon Providence, you will find yourselves well supported.” – Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, in a letter to the Sisters of Providence in Jasper, Indiana, March 20, 1843 One theme of the Sunday Gospel readings throughout this month of July is trusting in Providence. Jesus offers us a handful of lessons from different perspectives...
When God plants a seed
...this blog, pray for me as I embark on this journey. And I will have you in my prayers, especially if you are also discerning a vocation. Remember that God loves you and wants you to be happy. God will not withhold plans from you. “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for evil, to give you a future full of hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 The Sisters of Providence invite all...
The Philosophy of Fair Trade
...challenge facing the world” with poverty and economic justice following at 44 percent. However, with fair trade, everyone benefits. If you regularly shop at grocery stores, check out the produce aisles by looking for the fair trade label on items such as avocados, bananas, chocolate/cocoa, coffee, and tea. Fair trade is not limited to agricultural products. You should think about fair trade every time you shop. “Visibility of Fairtrade products has increased since 2021 for nearly all major product categories...
Witness
...the righteous cannot rise beyond the highest which is in each of you, so the wicked and the weak cannot fall lower than the lowest which is in you also.” A ‘Teachable’ Moment I believe Will LeCroy can teach us an essential truth: Who among us deserves to be labeled, judged, discarded even, according to the worst thing we ever did? Rather are we not called to honor human dignity and extend God’s loving design to all creation, to all...
Sister Margaret Heese (formerly Sister Margaret Bernard)
...told by some of her friends – stories known only to a few. Margaret talked Sister Barbara Bluntzer into getting her ears pierced. Sister Jean Fuqua felt honored that Margaret let her use the best sewing machine in the sewing room. Sisters Margaret Norris and Joseph Fillenwarth still can’t believe Margaret used the sewing machine to sew name labels on her clothes. As the youngest sister in a local community, band member Sister Joyce Brophy was given a pocket watch...
Sister Florence Norton (formerly Sister Thomas Ann)
...was 94 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 77 years. Sister Denise continued: However, when Florence celebrated her golden jubilees with her partners in ministry, the parishioners and staff of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Chicago, she herself chose the gospel just proclaimed. The central character of today’s gospel is Thomas, forever labeled as Doubting Thomas. Of all the gospels Florence could have chosen, why this one? It seems an unlikely choice for the woman...