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Reflections for Foundation Day 2020
...rope ladder alongside the big ship. The other sisters bravely followed. IF WE MUST DIE, LET US DIE AND SAY NOTHING ABOUT IT. I’ve never really known whether that statement was an illustration of her French wit, her French spirituality – or both. But I wonder if it is something for us to remember and reflect on during these troubling days when so many of us feel anxious and isolated, lonely and vulnerable, when we wonder how long this will...
HOPE Fall 2024
...you, our cherished friends. In this issue, we explore various forms of support and connection. You’ll discover how to find unity through listening and engaging in trusting dialogue and how to uncover common ground even amid conflict. We invite you to experience the peace offered by the sacred spaces at the Woods — spaces nurtured by our sisters, both present and past. As always, we provide practical guidance on deepening your spiritual life through prayer and spiritual direction. We also...
Reflections on 50 years
...this continues in my current ministries of retreats, spiritual direction, and most recently, as the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Internship Program Coordinator. I have to say I have enjoyed all my varied ministries – teaching first grade in Indianapolis and Sellersburg in the 1970s, pastoral ministry, Burkesville and Albany, Kentucky, youth ministry in Meade County, Kentucky, pastoral and campus ministry in Bloomington, Indiana, leadership in St. Gabriel Province, director of Providence Volunteer Ministry, working in city hall, and the...
A reflection for the Providence Associate Commitment Ceremony
...Some of you have been hurt deeply by the Church – and not just the Roman Catholic church – but you have tried to find and make a spiritual home for yourself and others in spite of that hurt. Many of you are part of a growing number of members of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi Church in Greenwood, outside of Indianapolis, and together you are making that church a place of spirituality and hospitality. (They even have a...
Sister Emily TeKolste: Continuing to grow spiritually
...has grown in her spirituality. “I have learned to embrace people who express their Catholicism, Christianity and spirituality in many different ways,” she said. “I have been able to find my authentic self in new ways and embrace more of who I am without the shame that was taught to me when I was younger. “I have grown to see all of who I am as a gift, even the harder parts.” And yet, Sister Emily admits she continues to...
Becoming a Providence Associate
...being able to attend a retreat in the middle of my everyday life. I met with my Spiritual Companion, Sister Connie Kramer, every few weeks as we discussed our units. The units highlighted the mission and ministry of the sisters, relationships, commitment, Providence Spirituality and many other topics. I came to appreciate, even more, the lives and ministries of the Sisters of Providence, and how God’s Providence has been active in my life, as well. God’s love for me, and...
Easter Transformation in the Christian Life
...Jesus. They are known as the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and you may have memorized them in school years long ago. Just in case they don’t spring readily to mind, here they are: Corporal Works of Mercy To feed the hungry To give drink to the thirsty To clothe the naked To shelter the homeless To visit the imprisoned To visit the sick To bury the dead Spiritual Works of Mercy To admonish the sinner To counsel the...
7 Reasons to give to the Sisters of Providence this Giving Tuesday
...all who need it. 5. Your donation supports our spirituality and eco-justice ministries You make the Sisters of Providence ministries at the Woods possible: Spirituality programs and retreats through Providence Spirituality and Conference Center. Our eco-justice ministry modeling care of creation in our White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. 6. You help us share Saint Mother Theodore Guerin with the world From the shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to sharing her story on her website and telling...
A Spiritual Frontier
...awakened. A place of deep prayer, questions, and vision. Birth and death at the same time. With only the clothes on their back. Shoes torn. No shoelaces. A new sunset, a new life, a new start, no matter what happens. A people of vision, beauty, and inspiration. The red-tail hawk soars over the hills, our Creator, watches. The Sonoran Desert is a spiritual land. These are spiritual people and prayerful people. These people are your people, my people, our people. ...
Sister Eileen Rose Bonner: A spiritual and emotional support to neighbors
...off her fingers, put herself gently into the hands of Providence, and spent a year preparing to be a hospital chaplain. Saying yes to new challenges and to the needs of people dealing with serious illness, Sister Eileen spent 20 years at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. “I loved every minute of it,” she says, adding, “Well, I loved some minutes more than others.” Spiritual and emotional ministry As a chaplain she realized she had to minister...
Reminders of the beauty of God
...Saint Mary-of-the-Woods still live out the legacy and carry on the spirit of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin shown here. The most obvious way is through the sisters’ ministry at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, which connects people in our harried society back to nature, back to our most basic and our spiritual roots. The spiritual connections Saint Mother Theodore found in working and walking these grounds also remind me of the contemplative connections still being made today by interns at...
Sister Barbara Sheehan ushers in new ministry
...are Catholic. And for a while, a non-Catholic minister would preach the gospel to those in the unit’s chapel. But that minister exited PHC, leaving many of the residents without a church service. Providing a Spiritual Venue “They have wanted a service for non-Catholics for quite some time,” Sister Barbara said. “We wanted to provide an additional spiritual venue for those who are not Catholic.” The Chapel inside Providence Health Care. So, Sister Barbara teamed with others and reached out...