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Veterans Day: Honoring Sisters who served
...Josephine Bryan And Sister Josephine Bryan, SP, served as a registered nurse in the Vietnam War as a volunteer with Catholic Relief Services under a contract with the United States Aid for Independent Development (USAID). Sister Josephine currently ministers in health care and outreach ministries based in Apple Valley, California. Take some time out of your day today and thank all the veterans who have served our beloved nation. They deserve our gratitude for their service and our ongoing prayers....
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Sister Hang Tran!
...me. I keep them all in my daily prayers. Volunteering has also helped me understand more about the culture in this country. “I think it’s really necessary for me.” A Valuable Experience Sister Hang Tran Sister Hang said the experience she has received at Providence Food Pantry, as well as White Violet Center, has inspired her to explore creating more volunteer opportunities in her home country when she returns. “We do have some volunteer services, but there are few,” she...
HOPE winter 2022 — Creating space for new light
...in which we may be complicit with racist attitudes and actions … Looking racism in the eye: there is still much to do My home town was a small city that did not permit African-Americans within the city limits after dark. The deed to our house did not allow us to sell our house to anyone of African-American descent. Prayer: a Sisters of Providence ministry dear to the heart “The Sisters are my go to pray-ers! I am a firm...
The Woods continues to call: Woods Community Cemetery
...my friends — all deceased now, Sisters Immaculee Krafthefer, Petra Daschbach, Claudia Lewis, Marie Virginia Davis.” Bill Wolfe worked as a security guard at the Woods for many years. “I believe my success as a sculptor is due to the prayers offered by the Sisters of Providence. I have family members who work for the College and the connections continue. My wife Marina’s mother was a well-cared-for patient at Providence Health Center. And Marina was on the Advisory Board for...
Newsnotes from the Sisters of Providence winter 2022
...women to become Sisters of Providence! Learn more about becoming a Sister of Providence at Become.SistersofProvidence.org Thank you for your generous help The restored St. Joseph Lake at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Thanks to all of you and many others, St. Joseph’s Lake has been completely restored! Because of your generous donations and prayers, Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods had the opportunity to gather with Father Terry Johnson in mid-September for blessings of the restored lake and a statue of St....
Sister Mary Ann Lechner (formerly Sister Robert Ann)
...climbing the 15-foot tree stand at the age of 72. My mother, Dorothy, welcome any friends of hers and when those nuns gathered, the prayers, singing and fellowship was so festive and uplifting. Who knew nuns could be so much fun?!” Sharon, Mary Ann’s best friend of 50 years shared, “Mary Ann and I were practically running to Church at Holy Sprit when Mary Ann tripped and fell. Father asked ‘Are you OK?’ Mary Ann jumped up and said, ‘Yes....
Sisters of Providence provide hope and healing in a broken world
...Sisters of Providence are a force of healing and a beacon of hope for me and for the world. My wife and I have chosen to support the sisters and their ministries financially through their GEM (Gives Every Month) program. Our consistent donation to help the Congregation, and our ongoing prayers for a hurting world, are just two of the many actions we take to help those most in need. Originally published in the summer 2022 issue of HOPE magazine....
Oral history: Sister Patricia Geis, a life of adventures and little ones
...raised Catholic in a very devout home. Before she began school she knew about God, knew her prayers, and could make the sign of the cross. She lived at home in Chicago and attended school there until she entered the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Patty in an undated photo “There is no place like Ireland!” Irish nuns and priests filled the schools she attended in Chicago. Her childhood was filled with these religious talking of Ireland and...
Teen volunteer excited to share experience with others
...each other. She invited us to think about them spiritually and welcomed everyone to share their thoughts, whether religious or not. She also led prayer in a way that everyone could easily follow or simply reflect. At mealtime, we said prayers of appreciation for the farmers and chefs that brought food to the table. Even those who were not Catholic could share their gratitude. Sister Joni led us through the church where she explained the proper gestures and how to...
A Prayer in the Face of Gun Violence
Dearest Jesus, The unthinkable has happened again. I pray for the victims of this crime, those present and their loved ones, the roots of this violent act spreading to touch us all. I know that this is not your plan, that thoughts and prayers alone will do nothing. Help us to face this horror with open eyes. Strengthen our resolve to do what must be done, to unseat firearms from the pedestal where they sit, in our esteem, uncomfortably close...
September: a month of Marian devotions
...their postulancy, or first year of formation as a sister. Each one signed the register and then went to prayers at 5 p.m., thus beginning years of formation. I always take time on this day to remember Sisters of Providence who have Mary in their names and others like me who were baptized as Mary or Miriam or other forms of this holy name. I also pray for women currently discerning vocations to religious life. September 15: Our Lady of...
The heart of the matter: getting in touch with the Gospel of love
...of God within your body. – Know once again for the first time God’s love for you and how deeply you are connected to the Holy Heart of the Universe. – Ask that this awareness may deepen and grow in you each and every day. – As you finish, notice what your heart is feeling, and sit in the presence and love of God. Originally published in the fall 2022 issue of HOPE magazine. Find more spiritual resources at Prayers.SistersofProvidence.org...