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Why I say “Yes” to life as a Sister of Providence
...falls short in truly describing the meaning of this sacred Providential “Yes.” Sister Joni, center, with Sisters Anna Fan, SP, and My Huong Pham at a community gathering in 2015 I am also saying “Yes” to being in daily communion and service with my Creator and my sisters in community. Together we are creating a space where all persons are made to feel like they matter. Where their basic needs of food, clean water and clothing are met. Where the rights...
Sisters of Providence ministry founders
...a healthy snack. Adults are also welcome at Miracle Place. Seniors often meet for community, food and discussion. Sister Barbara and Sister Rita Ann say the mission of Miracle Place is “to offer hospitality, care and concern. It is a place of spiritual refreshment where all who come may find refuge. Where all who are severely tried may be comforted. Where all who are lonely may find companionship. And where those without hope may find a renewed spirit.” Wabash Valley...
Sister Marilyn Baker: living the legacy of Saint Mother Theodore as an international teacher
...as a Second Language programs there. During my 20-some years there, however, I had some of my happiest years in ministry.” In a new country Sister Marilyn, third from right, in 2013 during her ministry in Taiwan Sister Marilyn recalls that in her first years in Taiwan, she saw many parallels between herself and Saint Mother Theodore as she adapted to a new culture, new foods and a new language. “During my years in Taiwan, I experienced the deep reliance...
Leaning and leading like Saint Mother Theodore
...challenges Saint Mother Theodore and the founding sisters faced, including financial and health issues. Our founders faced cholera epidemics; this General Council battles the ongoing dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mother Theodore went to benefactors when arsonists destroyed the Congregation’s food supply. This administration asked for help in caring for an aging Congregation and moving the mission into the future. Lean on Providence Saint Mother Theodore’s legacy continues. “People who know us say that we Sisters of Providence act like...
National World Kindness Day
...the Salvation Army’s red kettle. I donate to our food pantry. Are these “legitimate” acts of kindness? I ask because I also hand a man holding a “Homeless” sign a few dollars. Some would say I’m enabling. “He’s probably really not homeless. Direct your act of kindness to organizations you can trust, Denise.” So, acts of kindness should be directed only to “worthy people?” Enough, Denise. National World Kindness Day is straightforward in its purpose: World Kindness Movement at a...
One Good Day: Thoughts on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving gives me mixed emotions. Yes, it is a time of joy, a celebration of the Plymouth Colony’s first successful harvest. They would never have survived without the help of the Wampanoag (which translates to “People of the First Light”), who showed them how and when to plant and reap the foods that would sustain them through their second winter in America. (During the first terrible winter, nearly half of them died.) But what happened to the Wampanoag tribe after...
Sunday, December 12, 2021: Third Sunday of Advent
Gospel: Luke 3:10-18 The crowds asked John the Baptist, “What should we do?” He said to them in reply, “Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise.” Even tax collectors came to be baptized and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?” He answered them, “Stop collecting more than what is prescribed.” Soldiers also asked him, “And what is it that we should do?” He told them,...
My life with the Violin
...studying Spanish, I moved to the southern California desert, the Coachella East Valley, to begin teaching English as a Second Language to the Mexican and Mexican-American immigrants who worked in the fields there picking our food. I had not thought I would ever teach music again, but when the people learned that I knew music, they were thrilled! “Oh, we want music for our children!” So, I began teaching violin and guitar at Saul Martinez School in Mecca. What a...
Sister Suzanne Buthod (formerly Sister Mary Judith)
...Loving, caring and compassionate, these are three adjectives that described Sister Suzanne. I might also add, welcoming and friendly and eager to participate. After she retired to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 2004, she volunteered at Educational Family Services, Providence Food Pantry, St. Ann Clinic, the Federal Penitentiary and The Helping Hands. As her physical abilities diminished due to Parkinson’s, she was forced to relinquish these ministries, one by one. She went to The Helping Hands as long as she could, even...
Reconnecting with Basilian Sisters in Ukraine
...thanks to God, they are well. They stay to bear witness to their people and to help them in whatever way they can by providing shelter, clothing, food, medicine, and, of course, spiritual and emotional support. Our Basilian communities, especially in Romania, Poland and Slovakia, have offered hospitality to them in addition to the above ways of supporting and encouraging them. We hold them and all those suffering in our hearts and in our prayers.” Sister Maureen Abbott with her...
What does it mean to love my neighbor as myself? A visit to the border
...tears. She is courageously holding back tears. I can tell the memory itself is traumatizing and invokes the violence over again. I place my hand on her shoulder, and I remind her that she is safe at Kino. Over and over I heard similar stories from women desperately seeking safety, food and shelter for their children. In most cases what drives these women to embark on this dangerous journey into an unknown future has been years of physical and sexual...
Volunteer Spotlight: The Sister Volunteers
...by. “Almost all of the sisters who are involved have other ministries,” Sister Mary Ann said, providing the example of Sister Joseph Fillenwarth, who is also the director of the Providence Food Pantry. Sister Mary Ann said many of the people who stop by Providence Hall are involved in the service industry. Others are visitors of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods looking for other locations and some stop at the Motherhouse just to greet or deliver something to a sister. Since the doors...