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Foundation day: a community effort
...in contrast to Mother Theodore’s difficulty with the language. She was a beloved teacher at the Academy for many years. Sister St. Vincent Ferrer had experience as a teacher and principal. Her personality is described as “…quiet and demure…” by Sister Mary Borromeo Brown in her book “History of the Sisters of Providence.” Surely her calm attitude was a balance to the exuberant Sister Basilide. Sister Mary Xavier was a gifted seamstress and gave years of service to the Congregation...
Reflections for Foundation Day — Oct. 22, 2018
...knew very little about our history at that school, and it turns out that they didn’t really know it either. But the occasion of this award, given to us to mark the 100th anniversary of the school, led them back to their humble beginnings and perhaps their own log cabin moment. On Aug. 27, 1918, the Reverend Thomas Quinn, the Rector of St. Mary’s Church, Joliet, showed up at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods with a letter from George Mundelein, archbishop of Chicago,...
Seeking, struggle leads to gift of fulfillment, community
...you are?” It has been a long road. With the support of my community, I gained the courage to unearth a 47 percent Indigenous Native American girl from Mexico and say to my Provident God, “Here I am with all my roots, my heritage, my ancestral stories and my history. Here is all of me.” Here are a few prayers that have sustained me during my discernment to the present, one by Sister Bernice Kuper, SP. “O’ Holy Spirit Soul...
Postulant Jessica Vitente shares of her journey to the Sisters of Providence
...few accepted my decision and continued to support me. Others were in shock by the life choice I’d made. They had envisioned I would be getting married and raising children. After 7½ years of working for a distributing company called Mutual Wholesale Liquor — owned by a Jewish family — it was very hard to accept the reality of letting go of deep relationships. There is so much history with my family and this company. My mom was pregnant with...
O Antiphon – O wisdom from on high
...biblical account of how Israel awaited the promised Messiah. Their hope-filled longing came to realization in salvation through Jesus the Christ. The antiphons trace a chronological path through Israel’s history of people and events that led to the coming of the Messiah who brought salvation for the people. The illustrations add visuals for reflection and contemplative insights into the meaning of the antiphons and enhance their beauty. We invite you to reflect on an O Antiphon each day leading to...
O Antiphon – O Leader come to set us free
...of the One who is to come weave together in the O Antiphons to form a biblical account of how Israel awaited the promised Messiah. Their hope-filled longing came to realization in salvation through Jesus the Christ. The antiphons trace a chronological path through Israel’s history of people and events that led to the coming of the Messiah who brought salvation for the people. The illustrations add visuals for reflection and contemplative insights into the meaning of the antiphons and...
O Antiphon – O flower of Jesse come deliver us
...the closing days of Advent, Dec. 17 to Dec. 23. Many of the most significant titles of the One who is to come weave together in the O Antiphons to form a biblical account of how Israel awaited the promised Messiah. Their hope-filled longing came to realization in salvation through Jesus the Christ. The antiphons trace a chronological path through Israel’s history of people and events that led to the coming of the Messiah who brought salvation for the people....
O Antiphon – O Key of David come free us
...salvation through Jesus the Christ. The antiphons trace a chronological path through Israel’s history of people and events that led to the coming of the Messiah who brought salvation for the people. The illustrations add visuals for reflection and contemplative insights into the meaning of the antiphons and enhance their beauty. We invite you to reflect on an O Antiphon each day leading to Christmas. One word dominated this ancient prayer – Come!!! For what need or desire do you...
O Antiphon – O Dayspring come shine on us
...antiphons trace a chronological path through Israel’s history of people and events that led to the coming of the Messiah who brought salvation for the people. The illustrations add visuals for reflection and contemplative insights into the meaning of the antiphons and enhance their beauty. We invite you to reflect on an O Antiphon each day leading to Christmas. One word dominated this ancient prayer – Come!!! For what need or desire do you most eagerly pray, “Come, Lord Jesus?”...
O Antiphon – O King of nations come save us
...is to come weave together in the O Antiphons to form a biblical account of how Israel awaited the promised Messiah. Their hope-filled longing came to realization in salvation through Jesus the Christ. The antiphons trace a chronological path through Israel’s history of people and events that led to the coming of the Messiah who brought salvation for the people. The illustrations add visuals for reflection and contemplative insights into the meaning of the antiphons and enhance their beauty. We...
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...
Newsnotes: winter 2019 updates from the Sisters of Providence
...Fall Farm Day at the Woods on Sept. 30, 2018. Family fun, Sisters of Providence, history and furry friends. What more could you want!? RIP Brittany One of our most extraordinary alpacas, Providence Brittany, passed away Oct. 23, 2018. She was the first alpaca to be born at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, on Dec. 2, 1998. Brittany was fond of human interaction. She would greet visitors by coming right up to them. This, of course, would thrill guests. But she was also...