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The indelible mark of Providence: Interview with Barbara Ringenberger
...Barbara said. When Barbara applied to the doctorate program at Florida State University, she said they gave her a reading and writing test. “They figured if we were going for our doctorate degree, we’d better be able to write a thesis,” said Barbara. There were five children in Barbara’s family and her younger brother, Harry, became a priest. “We learned spiritual values as well as academics from the Sisters of Providence,” said Barbara. “And, the sisters taught us how you...
Sister Joni Luna professes first vows
...program. Prior to finding her way to the Sisters of Providence, Sister Joni taught physical education in her native state of Texas. However, she has openly admitted that something was missing in her life. And it was at that time that Sister Joni – who was not a practicing Catholic – began exploring spirituality, and while in a Catholic Church, she saw a flier that had been posted by Sister of Providence Sister Barbara Bluntzer. Sister Joni began meeting with...
A community of friends: the Providence Associate relationship
...as Providence: Rooted in Relationships,” the retreat was facilitated by Sister Ann Sullivan. She helped all of us reflect on how our understandings of God, the universe and ourselves shape our spirituality, shape our relationships. The retreat carried a powerful reflection on what it means to be in relationship with each other and with Providence. During the retreat I watched that happen; I observed my friends become friends with other friends. It started from almost the moment I arrived and...
Sister educators reminisce about Sisters of Providence Schools
...of some kind of expression of faith or prayer or spirituality in their lives. “I hope they carried away the conviction that creating a community and working for the good of all people is possible and desired.” Providence Associate Barb Linton shared some of what she took away from her time attending high school at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. “I took away from there a sense of self. An awareness, appreciation and development of the spiritual life and my relationship with God...
Gathering in solidarity, respect and unity
...me, my identity as a Sister of Providence flows into that just so easily. At this time, how can I as a Sister of Providence not say and stand for the things we’ve been working for all along?” Connected to mission Sister Paula, who ministers as a co-director of the Providence Spirituality and Conference Center, speaks of the visitors they welcome into their space. “I think that, when we have people come here, to this center, whether it be for...
Book review: The Other Couch
...that envelopes hope and gives information about the realities women faced and brought to therapy. It puts flesh on the “two-way path” of client and therapist being affected. The book is set up as 24 brief chapters. Each is a synopsis of a woman’s story and her healing/liberation through her work and relationship with one of the two authors. These are familiar story themes to me in my role as a spiritual director, clinical pastoral education (CPE) supervisor and a...
A visible transformation
...spiritual groundedness. And I left excited. Excited because I realized that “becoming a sister” isn’t just something that happened in the 1960s when big groups of women entered the Congregation. It is something that is still happening today. It left me excited about the future. Congregation numbers may be smaller, but that spiritual depth is still being passed on. It will still be here for generations to come. The interview also left me thankful. Thankful to the women of today...
A Day of Rest at The Woods
...silence.” A Day of Rest at The Woods is a day retreat of purposeful quiet and contemplation. Participants will have options to join contemplative prayer, meet with a spiritual director, spend time alone and rest in many sacred places at The Woods. The cost is $75.00 and includes a private room, a box lunch and spiritual direction. Lodging is available upon request for an additional fee. The facilitators will be Sister Mary Montgomery, SP, Marilyn Webb, PA and Bridget Mooney....
Facts, Inspiration and Reflection Starters: Saint Teresa of Avila
...lax and set about efforts to renew the spiritual and monastic life. The Interior Castle was written by Teresa of Avila in 1577 as a guide for spiritual development through service and prayer. Some Inspiration The following quotes are only a few of the many inspirational writings from Saint Teresa of Avila: Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass. Christ is no stranger to suffering and loss, let us turn to him with our questions and our...
Sister Clelia Cecchetti (formerly Sister Rosina)
...and Finance Clerk Cashier. The next 18 years from 1994 t 2012, she pursued several ministries in Washington, D.C., as receptionist at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, as Administrative Secretary for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and finally as a volunteer for the Little Sisters of the Poor at the Jeanne Jugan residence for the elderly. In 2010, when she tendered her resignation from the USCCB Office of Liturgy, the director, Msgr. David Molloy,...
Sister Edna Scheller
...well for 43 years as a primary teacher and school principal in Illinois, North Carolina, Indiana, and California. On the SP website, her former students spoke of Edna’s spirituality especially those from St. Bridget’s in Indianapolis. One spoke of Edna introducing her to Christ. Another put it this way: “I was awed by her beauty and grace! Such a gentle soul who taught me about Christ! I will always have fond memories of her and am so blessed to have...
A dementia friendly HOME at the Woods
Sister Regina Norris (formerly Sister Regina Clare) works with a touchscreen computer, a part of the “it’s never too late to learn” project, made possible by the HOME initiative In June 2017 the Sisters of Providence unveiled plans for creating a new HOME at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Recognized as a place of extraordinary beauty and a rich spiritual heritage, the Woods is well suited to the HOME envisioned. This HOME is not a building. HOME is a culture change. Its intention...