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A year of St. Joseph, family protector
...Jesus to Egypt and stay until Herod’s death. They are refugees in a strange land. Were they welcomed when they looked for lodgings? Did Joseph find some carpentry work to provide for the family? Joseph is the steady and constant protector and provider. The last mention of Joseph in the scripture is looking for Jesus who is missing during the pilgrimage to the temple. Imagine losing your child and frantically looking for him/her amid many people during a pilgrimage. Joseph...
Celebrating the Feast of Saint Francis
...pilgrimage to Assisi, I learned so much more about Francis (and Clare). I spent those days (and many more), integrating that experience into our Sisters of Providence spirituality. I have to say, much of what Francis believed is, indeed, part and parcel of what we espouse. Francis grew up in a family of nobility, loved the noble life, and dreamed of being a knight. Then, because of a series of dreams he had, he began to abandon the life of...
News Notes
...doesn’t just respect patients and families, but loves them!” Sister Josephine is shown here receiving the award from Bishop Gerald Barnes. Marian pilgrimage On Sept. 9 the Terre Haute Filipino community made a Marian Pilgrimage to the sacred shrines and spaces devoted to Mary at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The gathering was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Mary’s apparition in Fátima, Portugal. At each stop a different pilgrim led a portion of the rosary. The procession included the Statue of...
Prayer for the visit of Pope Francis
written by Sister Jeremy Gallet, SP Loving and gracious God, Shepherd of all your faithful people, look with favor on your servant Francis whom you established as head and shepherd of your church. We pray, that by word and example, he may be a visible source and foundation of unity, love and peace. We entrust him to your hands, O God, That, as he makes his pilgrimage, he will travel in peace and safety, and will bring the good news...
Message of Pope Francis for Creation Day 2023
...in every situation, to live according to laws and thus to enable life to flourish. When we “seek first the kingdom of God” (Matthew 6:33), maintaining a right relationship with God, humanity and nature, then justice and peace can flow like a never-failing stream of pure water, nourishing humanity and all creatures. On a beautiful summer day in July 2022, during my pilgrimage to Canada, I reflected on this on the shores of Lac Ste. Anne in Alberta. That lake...
Newsnotes: Sisters of Providence news update winter 2021
...Plan an outdoor visit to the Woods Tours Private, outdoor tours of the White Violet Center farm are now available. Get up close with the alpacas on this 45-minute tour where you’ll learn all about our sustainable farm. Cost is $10 per person. Children three and under are free. Groups should be no more than ten people. Masks are required. For details or to schedule a time and date call 812-535-2933 or email wvctours@spsmw.org. Pilgrimages If your church or group...
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...
WVC adds ‘Real Organic Project’ certification
...protect the integrity of the organic label. Organic farming has always been based on “feed the soil, not the plant.” Young plants inside the greenhouse. Real organic farming relies on the microbial activity of the soil to slowly release nutrients to the plant. In recent years, many organic farmers have grown distraught over USDA decisions that have negated this fundamental truth, even though growing in soil is original to the USDA Organic standards. Further, rules have been overlooked regarding the...
Everything is Connected – Our Consumption
...plastic particles themselves and the chemicals used in their manufacture. What Needs to Change? We need to move beyond consume-and-throwaway systems toward circular approaches that work within ecological limits. This means reusing, recycling and sharing materials and products. Governments must do more to make companies accountable for the impacts of their activities and supply chains. They also need to help consumers make sustainable choices, for example, through targeted taxation and requirements for clearer labeling on goods. Households and firms should...
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...