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2017 reflection for Foundation Day
...be done on Earth as it is in heaven. May our missionaries edify that new world by the practice of all the virtues of which our divine master has given the example. Above all, may they say of these dear ones of ours what was said of the first Christians, “See how they love one another.” I pray this day that they will have confidence and be at peace that the God who so clothes the grass of the field,...
September 4, 2022: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
...send a delegation to ask for peace terms. In the same way, anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.” Reflection As I read and reflected on this Gospel passage, I wondered how I would have felt as a member of this great crowd following Jesus. Is he looking right at me as he turns and speaks? Does he want me to respond to his question? How do I react to the criteria he...
Firing up hope: SP prayer ministries
...devotion is Providence Associate Jenny Nowalk of Culver, Indiana. She is the mother of five children. “I find this image of Our Lady so incredible,” Jenny says. “Mary looks so peaceful and there is definitely a close bond between mother and child in the way their eyes connect and the baby and the mother have their fingers intertwined.” Providence Associate Jenny Nowalk prays during a retreat. Jenny says she keeps a copy of the Memorare prayer to Our Lady of...
Life changing bonds that unite us
...was to be able to “drop in” on the sisters at Guerin and feel completely relaxed and comfortable with them. And, the similar feelings I had with our associates – peaceful and assured. I remembered my dear friend, Sister Mary Alice Zander (RIP), the first Providence Associate director, telling me that the relationship between the vowed members of the Congregation and the associates had the potential to change lives. This truly was my experience on a cold day in February....