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Mystics and Fellowship
October 26, 2024 at 9:00 am – 10:30 am EDT Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, 47876 812-535-2952 Sisters of Providence $25 Are you on a journey of self-discovery or are you seeking an encounter with the Divine? Do you hold questions about the world around you and your connection to it? If you are searching for meaning with your faith in today’s world, we invite you to discover our series “Mystics and Fellowship.” There are four virtual-only...
A family pilgrimage to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
A photo of a white violet, the flower that continues to flourish on these holy grounds today. “Are those violets, mama?” my son asked looking at the beautiful, violet colored blossoms in our neighbor’s garden. This was our family’s first spring in the US and violets are quite alien to us, having just moved from our home in India. Our interest in violets was roused by our weekend journey to Saint Mary-of- the-Woods, Indiana. It’s been an exciting year in...
Sister Winifred Mary Sullivan
...sense of humor added bright spots when we needed them. Everyone enjoyed her company.” Sister Winifred Mary Sullivan In 2003, Winnie and Margaret and Barbara were joined by Lucy Lechner on a re-creation of the journey of Mother Theodore and her companions from New York to the Woods. Each day, they went to significant places described in Mother Theodore’s journal. Barbara notes once more that “Winnie was easy-going, cooperative, agreeable to all, a passenger who looked forward eagerly to the...
A reflection on the first profession of vows by Sister Leslie Dao
...of your vows as a Sister of Providence, I would like you to hear Jesus speaking these same tender words to you — “Leslie, (Tiêpthu Đào) I say to you, arise.” Sister Leslie Dao. The circumstances of your life are not exactly the same as in the Gospel story. However, I would like to suggest that your journey to this community has been a search for the very gift Jesus offered Jarius’ daughter — new life, renewed life — and,...
February 2, 2025: Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
...the thoughts of others may be revealed.” Seemingly out of nowhere, the elderly prophet Anna appears. At the sight of the child, she gave thanks to God and told everyone who would listen that “the redemption of Israel” was at hand. What seemed a simple act of fulfilling the law of the Lord took some startling twists and turns. Mary and Joseph had much to talk about on their long journey home. What just happened back there? How did Simeon...
The heart of the matter: getting in touch with the Gospel of love
...you my own heart. For future, it is by this heart that you must live and act in the world.” “It is by this heart that you must live and act in the world.” In touch with the heart of God How do we lean back into the Heart of Christ/the Heart of the Universe? A number of contemporary authors point the way. Our journey invites us to consider how Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Berry and Ilia Delio have described...
Sister Joni Luna: first vows and the grace of an undivided heart
Sister Joni Luna prays in 2014 as she becomes a novice with the Sisters of Providence. Editor’s note: Sister Joni Luna professed first vows as a Sister of Providence on June 26, 2016. Here she reflects on her journey with the Sisters of Providence to this point and her journey onward from here. I stand once again at the door of Providence asking myself: Is this the path my Provident God desires for me to take at this time? Does...
Do you ever really know?
...Sudanese around those holy things you sent. They all wore them proudly and shouted alleluias and praise be to Jesus in the hospital waiting room. It was evident that Saint Mother Theodore accompanied us all on the long painful journey. Sadly, Marko did not survive. But for many months I was able to visit him in the facility where he remained until his death almost 9 months after the stabbing. Although he never awoke, I knew from the tears he...
Congratulations to the 2016 gold and silver Jubilarians
...Sister Denise Wilkinson at the Jubilee anniversary celebration on June 25, 2016, of the four Sisters of Providence pictured with general officers above. See the photo album of the day here. Happy Golden Jubilee, Sisters Cathy, Linda and Mary Jo! Juk mun nyan kan, My o – u. Three of you began your journey of religious life in the United States in 1966. That year, Lyndon Johnson was president. Russia, France, Britain and Canada all conducted nuclear tests. Race riots...
Sister Ann Kevin O’Connor
...want to go.” (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.” —– A reading from the Gospel of John 21:18-19 Living those words of Jesus to Peter were part and parcel of Ann Kevin’s journey, especially as her health continued to diminish these last several years. In her Christmas letter last year, after a serious, extended illness, she wrote (with the help of...
Meet Emily: Sister of Providence postulant introduces herself
...I now realize that what attracted me to the Sisters of Providence was the personal relationships I developed with many sisters. It was also their commitment to justice issues, especially eco-justice, and the broad understanding of spirituality I found among them. As I begin my postulant year as a Sister of Providence, I’m excited to dig deeper into myself, the community, my relationship with God, and my engagement with justice issues. You can follow my journey on my blog: solongstatusquoblog.wordpress.com....
Is God calling me to religious life? Listen to the wisdom that dwells within you
...learned: No one has the answers to your journey. This is yours alone to figure out. Stop asking the “how question,” and listen to the wisdom that dwells deep within you. Begin by trusting yourself. Our whole lives many of us have been taught to look outside ourselves for answers. Practice Trusting ourselves takes practice! Like Nike says, “Just do it!” Make a commitment to trust your intuition, your gut, that still small voice that dwells within you. Listen and...