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Summer Teen Volunteer Opportunity benefits elders, teens
...presence can put a smile on many people’s faces. I have noticed that ever since I started volunteering, I have felt more at peace. Each month when I volunteer, I notice that the sisters always have a smile on their faces. Volunteering is truly one of the best things you could do with your free time.” Madeleine Barroso Guitierrez, Terre Haute All teens ages 12-18 are encouraged to sign up for one, two or all three days to enjoy spending...
Ask Sister Dina: Two requests for online database of sisters
...you are looking for there, you can also submit a request to the Sisters of Providence Archives Department by filling out the Archives Research Request Form or you can contact them by phone at 812-535-2881 or by email at archives@spsmw.org. I hope this helps. Again, thank you both for your inquiries. Please know that we hold you in prayer. Peace and blessings, Sister Dina Do you have a question you would like to ask Sister Dina? Submit your questions here....
A shared Reflection for Foundation Day
...you look on us amazed, as women will at daughters growing generations after them. We are all this century knows of any value in your venturing into a wilderness where Christ was waiting for you, waiting in the poor, the frightened, the wealthy, the self-assured, the hungry, the homeless, the peaceful and the violent.” It’s only fitting, I think, that Mother Theodore have the last word. She tells us, “Trust in the Providence of God that so far has never...
Ten years of transformation
...by the events of the world in the last 10 years. I challenged myself to accept who I am and who God calls me to be. I found a place of peace where I could mourn the losses I experienced over the years and celebrate the blessings. Perhaps most importantly, I intentionally sat with the reality that I cannot realize these inner transformations without God’s deep, abiding, and unconditional love of who I am in this moment — flaws and...
September 25, 2022: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...and his acts of omission have needlessly and painfully deprived Lazarus of his human dignity. Lazarus, though, is not invisible to God and, at his death, angels escort him to a place of light, happiness and peace. In stark contrast, the man of great wealth is now eternally damned to the hidden place of darkness known as the netherworld. Action This week, let us ask God to help us see the extent to which we can do something about the...
Sister Mary Jo Stewart (formerly Sister Joseph Maureen)
...knew the prayer. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, assist me in my last agony. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, may I breathe forth my soul in peace with you. Amen. Funeral services for Sister Mary Jo took place on Friday, April 26, 2019, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. A Wake took place at 9 a.m., followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Memorial contributions in Sister...
Sister Mary Ann Lechner (formerly Sister Robert Ann)
...and reached out in love, mercy and justice to all God’s people.” For many years, Mary Ann was the hospitality minister at the back door of the Church for the Taize services. Sister Paula Damiano commented, “What was so dear to me happened after her move to Lourdes Hall. Once she moved, she told me she wouldn’t be coming to Taize. However, that lasted only a couple of months. On one of my visits to her, she shared that she...
‘Be unafraid to follow in her footsteps’: a reflection on the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...proud of their liberty, thus make game of the liberty of others … I would have wished to buy them all that I might say to them, ‘Go! Bless Providence. You are free!” What actions will we be bold enough to take to help change the systems that oppress, so that all peoples, that all of creation can be free to live and move in peace and harmony. We often say to each other of Mother Theodore, “We are walking...
A prayer for stillness / dealing with anxiety
My brain twists and leaps, swings and swoops, never stopping, never settling to hear what You might need to tell me. What I need is stillness. Silence. But where can I find it in this shouting world? I must go inside myself, inside my moving mind and beyond it, to a place of pure peace. I don’t know how to get there. I will need your help. Can you stop the world for a moment? I need to be alone...
Prayer for Moms and Dads
Loving God, Cast your gleaming light upon all of us Moms and Dads as we walk the most demanding journey of all. Pour into us unimaginable love and ready us to nurture the children You entrust to our care. Send insight and understanding as little ones grow. Send judgment and wisdom to know when to praise and when to correct. And when they are grown, bestow on us the peacefulness that we did as we were able and that it...
Hospitality: making it real
Sister Jenny Howard, foreground left, hugs her Providence Association companion and post author Cathleen Flynn during the sign of peace at a Mass in 2014. As I reflect on the practice of hospitality in my Providence journey, my mind, perhaps in an effort to sense its meaning through contrast, wanders to times in which I’ve felt unwelcome or far from home. What is it that was absent in those moments? I recall a soulful conversation with a friend, during which...
Farmers must power through whatever Mother Nature dishes out
...planning the coming growing season. Time is also spent working with alpaca fiber and winnowing seeds. Winter can be a time for quiet reflection Photo credit: Campbell Sullivan Life slows down. It’s peaceful and cozy. Wrapped in warm blankets while sipping a hot drink are great ways to survive this arctic blast. But it’s also a time when farmers have to power through anything Mother Nature has to offer. Our animals still need to be fed and cared for, so everyday, no...