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Photos! Providence Associate retreat 2017
...the procession to the evening vigil at the shrine. Retreat leader and Providence Associate Diann Neu and Providence Associate Sandra Hartlieb lead the retreatants on a pilgrimage walk through the halls of Providence Hall to the shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin for the Saturday evening vigil. Sister Mary Montgomery and Providence Associate Elizabeth Barkley lead the procession to the shrine. Providence Associates and sisters keep vigil with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin at her shrine on Saturday night. Providence Associates...
CNN story again features Sisters of Providence, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Whoever said our Provident God works in mysterious ways certainly was a wise observer. What made Andrew Domini channel surf during a television commercial only to find on CNN the documentary about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s path to sainthood? What prompted Andrew to make a pilgrimage walk to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for a sick friend, calling it a sacrifice? Andrew is a very humble, intelligent young man, and very articulate. That’s a good thing. He has shared his story with several...
SPs and the National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Last week, I spent several days on a Civil War pilgrimage to Gettysburg, Antietam, Harper’s Ferry and Manassas. On our way to Antietam (also known as Sharpsburg, Md.), we stopped at an awesome museum in Frederick, Md. — the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. It rocked! There was information about the evacuation of the wounded, field hospitals, embalming, Dr. Letterman and his early version of triage, and, lo and behold, a brief entry on Sister Athanasius Fogarty and the...
Spirituality of Acceptance: Accepting Diminishment, Illness and Loss
...is part of their own spirituality of acceptance. Some people believe that life is simply a pilgrimage and journey towards death. From the very moment of our birth, the process of dying starts; already we are moving towards death. If we are in denial about the reality of death we will miss life’s greatest mystery. We will have missed the whole point of having lived. We will live into the “true” meaning and purpose of life itself, because life and...
Memorare to Our Lady of Providence
Remember, O most faithful Lady of Providence, that you have been given to us by your Son to be our mother. We entrust to you our labors; bless them. We commend to you our needs; supply them. Show for us the same concern you manifested at Cana, for we trust that whatever you ask of your Son will be done. Pray for us on our pilgrimage that we may share the faith and hope that marked your life. Full of...
Sister Denise Wilkinson
...the Congregation’s general council, to make important decisions, lead the pilgrimage to Rome, plan the local celebrations and handle a few thousand other details. “There have been so many times I have said to myself, ‘Why am I here?’ There is no answer to that, of course. I think, in a way, I was asking myself how is it that I want to be in this spot? How does the Congregation want me to represent them at this moment? It...
Sister Barbara Bluntzer
...United States ports. Some were pilgrimages and others for the joy of marveling in God’s creation. She also taught in Oklahoma City during a time when the Civil Rights movement was causing dramatic changes and “loved it.” Planner? Organizer? When the Bluntzer family was planning a reunion recently, she was hoping she would be asked to take charge! The family reunion perhaps would have been successful with only 100 in attendance, but about 280 Bluntzer kin showed up for a...
Sister Frances Finnegan
...to 1988, Sister Frances ministered as assistant treasurer of St. Joseph Province, Park Ridge, Ill. “She had a wonderful sabbatical at Gonzaga University where I think she found a sense of confidence and enjoyment. That time away included a marvelous pilgrimage to the Holy Land, to Athens, to Jerusalem, to Galilee and to Rome — and even a night in Copenhagen. Her enthusiasm for the experiences of that year, and especially her continuing interest in and love for her former...
Sister Maureen Abbott
...best!” In the days between her death and today so many stories about Maureen have been shared, so many memories recounted, so many expressions of our sorrow have been spoken. So I want Maureen to have the last word. I want Maureen to once again, in her quiet way, inspire us. These are her words: “Our Congregation’s traditional celebrations, like the St. Anne Procession, were likely the seed-bed of my image of life as a pilgrimage. When a sister died,...
Newsnotes from winter 2023 HOPE magazine
...the site of Mother Theodore’s birthplace in Etables, France. Photo credit/copyright: Jean Michel Daoudal. Join us for a pilgrimage in France July 12-22, 2023 Visit special places in the life of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, including her home, original motherhouse and other landmarks in northern France. Contact Sister Susan Paweski, SP, at spaweski@spsmw.org or 312-909-7492 for more information. 25 years a Sister of Providence Congratulations to Sister Evelyn Ovalles, SP, who celebrated 25 years as a Sister of Providence on...
A reflection for the Epiphany of the Lord
...first step — or the next step — on that sacred pilgrimage? Who or what are we seeking? When we find it will we recognize it? Will we know it by its love — for us and for all others? Will we have the trust and the humility to lay down our burdens and struggles and fears right there, give a huge sigh of relief and just collapse in the arms of Providence? What gifts are worthy of this Holy...
Season of Creation 2022: Celebrating Saint Francis of Assisi
...was in preparation for my pilgrimage to Assisi when I was at Marian University that I really began to ponder the life of Saint Francis and get in touch with “the real Francis.” Who was Saint Francis of Assisi? Born into a family of wealth, Francis apparently lived a “worldly” and wild life until age 20. He went off to war at age 20 and was held prisoner for nearly a year. After his release, he became seriously ill. After...