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Walking Together
O God, you walk with us through life. You strengthen us so that we might be your presence to others on the journey. O Holy One, make me a good traveling companion, so that I may uphold listen guide laugh cry understand care encourage soothe. Be with us until You embrace us at journey’s end. (Originally published in the Summer 2014 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
Anti-Racism: A journey in progress
One of the sections of the Sisters of Providence Litany of Nonviolence reads: “Provident God, aware of our own brokenness, we ask the gift of courage to identify how and where we are in need of conversion …” The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., recognize that racism is one of those difficult areas to navigate because in a mostly white community, we can be unaware of the systemic subtleties of white privilege. We often don’t recognize how people...
This Easter: What is the state of your heart?
One of my Sisters of Providence received quite a startling wake-up call during this Lenten season. As Lent began, this faithful daughter of Providence took to heart the words of Psalm 95 as a focus for her Lenten journey. “If today you hear God’s voice, harden not your hearts.” In essence, she asked herself the question, “What is the state of my heart?” Several weeks later, she had a visit with a cardiologist, who after running some tests, reported to...
Pilgrims of Hope: Jubilee 2025
...“thin place.” “That’s because of the experience of the people who come to our Woods,” Sister Dawn observed. “They speak of feeling deep peace and tranquility. They experience a deeper connection to nature, themselves and the Holy One. “As defined by Celtic spirituality, a ‘thin place’ refers to a location where the veil between the physical world and the spiritual realm is perceived as particularly thin, allowing for a heightened sense of connection to the divine. A ‘thin place’ is...
Sisters of Providence transfer saint’s remains
...on Friday, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s remains were placed in the new permanent shrine under the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, following Mass in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. “Today was her Feast Day in the church,” Director of the Shrine for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Sister Jan Craven said. “The transfer of her remains is part of the journey of a saint … her final journey to her final resting place. Yes, indeed she sleeps and watches over this house...
Saint Mother Theodore’s Feast Day Reflection
...is a saint? I’d ask you to give these questions some thought, some prayer time today and throughout this month of celebration. I’d ask that we have conversations and prayer around these questions so that she can lead us on our own journeys to become saints. I’d ask us to consider the questions so that as we place her remains in the chapel of the shrine today, we will experience in a new way her loving presence – a presence...
Sister Jean Ann Daniel
...say, “I sure hope He’s ready for me.” It was that kind of wit that endeared her to so many people. I asked Jean Ann what she would like me to say in her eulogy and she was quite ready with her reply. To her Sisters of Providence Community, she wants to say, “Thanks for putting up with me. Thanks to my friends in Community for your kindness and loving support along my life journey.” She specifically mentioned the Bonner...
‘What will happen to us if that comet falls out of the sky?’
Providentially, my Lenten journey in preparation for Easter coincided with my participation in Sacred Ground, an 11-part film and dialogue series based on race and grounded in faith. It was created by the Episcopal Church and offered to the Sisters of Providence, our Providence Associates and other friends to help all of us become part of the Beloved Community, to help people, especially White people, confront America’s history of race and racism. During these weeks, approximately 30 participants have watched...
The Holiness of Providence
I trust in the holiness of Providence. I believe in the golden promise of my Creator. I choose to dwell on the sacred healing of love. Grant, O’ my God, That I may hear your voice whispering through the shattered experiences of my day. Today I took a journey deep into my soul. As I walked along the beaten path paved out by my indigenous ancestors. I noticed, recognized and found many sacred crumbs which illuminated the darkness. I heard...
Sister Barbara Sheehan receives Distinguished Service Award
...relational and institutional transformation for people facing poverty, violence, addictions, homelessness, grief and loss. “In this ministry, I am an experiential theological educator of persons of all faith/spiritual traditions,” she said. “I journey with them as they reflect on their actions, attitudes, assumptions, gifts and development needs in caring among the marginalized and oppressed. “This journey includes individual clinical supervision, peer/group supervision, direct teaching and hours of practice at one of our member social agencies.” “She has a legacy of...
Sister Regina Gallo: on the vows, becoming a sister and journeying with the dying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5SL38hioYw&t “Looking at the things I closed the door on entering religious life — that was very difficult.” Sister Regina Gallo talks about giving up her dreams of becoming a wife and mother in order to become a Sisters of Providence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOwLglMYkUw “The vows. I think those are always the biggest things people want to ask you. How could you possibly live this, this and that.” Sister Regina talks poverty, chastity and obedience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oyIrUr3BZI Who would make a good Sister...
Sister Joanna Valentino (formerly Sister Marie Dominic)
...of discipleship – but she always discerned slowly, mindfully and gratefully. She had the courage to live in the power of the conviction that no matter where her journey took her, she wanted to live that call in a worthy manner, doing everything in word and deed in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to her God. She believed God continues to remake and re-gift us each day, allowing us to respond more fully to the purpose for...