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Blessing a summer harvest prayer ritual
...the space between the trees With all the colors and fragrances. Basil, mint and lavender, God keep my remembrance pure. Raspberry, Apple, Rose, God fill my heart with love. Dill, anise, tansy, Holy winds blow in me. Rhododendron, zinnia, May my prayer be beautiful. May my remembrance O God Be as incense to thee In the sacred grove of eternity As I smell and remember The ancient forests of Earth. Reflective Action Take a piece of basil or mint; rub...
A Reflection for National Day of Mourning
...of the Pilgrims and other European settlers. Thanksgiving, to them, is a brutal reminder of ‘the genocide of millions of Native people. A reminder of the theft of Native lands, and the relentless assault on Native culture.’” Honoring Native Peoples In addition, the National Day of Mourning as a way to honor Native ancestors and the struggles of Native peoples to survive today. “It is a day of remembrance and spiritual connection as well as a protest of the racism...
June 1, 2025: Ascension and 7th Sunday after Easter
...Jesus and identifies the Ascension as a distinct event separate from the Resurrection. It is a remembrance of what has taken place in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. This remembrance is followed by a clear message that the believers are being sent to spread the Word once the fulfillment of the promise of God. The Spirit that is coming will empower them to imitate Jesus in their lives and to proclaim Jesus the Christ in their actions and...
An All Souls Remembrance
Loving God, A candle burns in my heart and warms my soul. It never flickers. It never wanes. It is the memory of those I love who are now at home with you. I ask you to keep them close to your heart. Keep them in the bright flame of your love. As I prepare for my own journey, help me to understand death as but a doorway to new and eternal life....
A Month of Remembrance
As the trees lose their leaves in a burst of color in the Northern Hemisphere and nature seems ready for the slumber of Winter after the hard work of producing oxygen and cleaning out air of carbon dioxide, and adding beauty to our landscape, we humans are reminded in the liturgies of November of our own slumber in death as the passage way that leads to life with God forever. The celebrations of All Saints and All Souls at the...
Grateful for all who have served this Memorial Day
...effected in making it a clean, comfortable house for the sick soldiers filled the people with admiration and inspired them with great confidence. In the Indianapolis Daily Journal, June 11, 1864, the Indiana soldiers wounded in Sherman’s army were brought to City General Hospital and one soldier noted, “next to home it was the sweetest, quietest spot he had ever found.” In December, 2000, the “National Moment of Remembrance” resolution was passed to help re-educate and remind Americans of the...
Election and inauguration reflections
...from Louisville, Ky. Even as a child I was aware of racism. The blacks were located in the west end of town, the poorest section, but I knew they were there. I attended Holy Trinity School and was taught by the Sisters of Providence. I do not recall any reference to this problem in school by my teachers, but I was certainly aware of the unrest especially in Louisville. Another vivid remembrance was of Father Bernard Gerdon, a young priest...
Sisters share message against ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
...be a moral failure for American society as a whole. We respectfully ask you to vote “no” on the budget reconciliation legislation, HR 1. Sincerely, His Eminence Cardinal Robert W. McElroy His Eminence Cardinal Joseph William Tobin, CSsR Archbishop of Washington, DC Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey Imam Jamal Rahman Rabbi Daniel Weiner Interfaith Community Sanctuary, Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington The Rt. Reverend Philip N. LaBelle Bishop Episcopal Diocese of Olympia Reverend Douglas Avilesbernal, Executive Minister – Evergreen Baptist Association...
Cards and Christmas carols
Once again, I send you news of Sri Lankan adventure. My days remain fairly routine, but interesting things emerge fairly often. For example, a number of weeks ago, I mentioned to the novices that I brought decks of cards with me. One night they asked to borrow them. I offered to join them and found out that ONE of them knew ONE game, kind of a four handed version of War. The others didn’t know the suits, the order of...
Gifts of relationship, friendship
I love to both receive and write letters and cards. Perhaps, though, as in prayer, it is the one who writes who is more affected? Who knew that April has been designated by someone National Card and Letter Writing Month? Personally, I’m for it. I love to both receive and write letters and cards. This is not to say that I’m as faithful to the practice as I am fond of the concept. I’m especially mindful of the salutary energy...
Sister Laurine Haley
...think may have been a result of hearing how her brother was hit by a car, which makes using public transportation even more amazing. Sheila Donis, a Providence Associate who comes here often to help the sisters make greeting cards, shared the following memory: “Sister Laurine was always smiling. She loved card making and the memory book activity. She was meticulous and she designed each card with attention to detail. When she completed a card, she enjoyed sharing it with...
Leadership & vision
...from 2017-2021. Her other ministries include serving as a Pastoral Associate at. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton from 2014-2017; as a care giver at Clarity Home Care in Indianapolis in 2014; as the Director of Postulancy in Chicago from 1997-2004; as a teacher and campus minister at Cardinal Ritter High School in Indianapolis from 1996-1997; as a Hospice Home Care Nurse for Visiting Nurse Service in Indianapolis from 1991-1995; as a nurse at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis from 1989-1991; and as...