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Be inspired
What inspires you? For the Sisters of Providence a belief in, and dependence upon, Providence is central to our faith. Providence is simply another name for God’s loving care in our lives and in the world. Our foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guerin had a deep love for Christ and the Eucharist, which the sisters also carry forward today. Perhaps Providence has brought you here to be inspired and to thus inspire others? Let us help support you in your journey...
Climate justice: Laudato Si’
...future without thinking of the environmental crisis and the sufferings of the excluded. I urgently appeal, then, for a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet …” At the conclusion, Pope Francis writes, “In the meantime, we come together to take charge of this home which has been entrusted to us, knowing that all the good which exists here will be taken up into the heavenly feast. In union with all creatures, we journey through...
February 22, 2026: First Sunday of Lent
...him. Reflection The Gospel of this first Sunday of Lent is a familiar one – Jesus’ sojourn into the desert that gives us inspiration as we begin our own Lenten journey. The desert for Jesus was both a place of prayer and a place of temptation. Scripture tells us that throughout Jesus’ life, he went away to a quiet place to pray. We can imagine that Jesus sought this time of quiet as he was trying to understand what God...
Called by God to life as a doctor and a Sister of Providence
...affirming to my journey. Most notably I was reminded of many examples of how Providence guided my choices, even when, in the moment, I had no recognition of this divine energy playing a role in guiding me to where I am called to be. My journey is really two-fold, a dual vocation in medicine and religious life. And while I discerned both these vocations, simultaneously, my journey really does start with my parents. Both chose life-long careers in medicine. My...
Advent Poem
ADVENT journey down through the centuries of people seeking God to become flesh in their lives journey of people in high places journey of the lowly and the simple journey of Mary and Joseph journey of the wise ones journey of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin journey of people we have known and loved family members, neighbors, co-workers, friends journeying in a world pervasive with violence intensifies our longing for God violence within homes and on our streets violence of injustice...
Season of Creation 2022: Eco-Spirituality
...the Earth (by Ilia Delio, O.S.F., Keith Douglass Warner, O.F.M.) Eco-spirituality by Joanna Macy (Relationships between oneself and nature) Field of Compassion by Judy Cannato (Cosmology and Spirituality Life) Living Cosmology: Christian Responses to Journey of the Universe (edited by Mary Evelyn Tucker, J. Grim) Spiritual Ecology: Ten Practices to Reawaken the Sacred in Everyday Life (by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Hart) Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth (edited by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, essay collection) Toward an Eco-Spirituality (By Leonardo Boff, ecology...
Seeking for God: A poem for Advent
Note: During this season of Advent, we wanted to share with you a poem written by Sister Donna Butler, SP. You can also find the poem in the prayer section of our website here. journey down through the centuries of people seeking God to become flesh in their lives journey of people in high places journey of the lowly and the simple journey of Mary and Joseph journey of the wise ones journey of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin journey of...
Reflections for Back to School Mass
...active and vibrant part of this diverse community. They are going to ask you to make these promises as well. I join them in hoping you will take them to heart. But I want you to promise me just one thing — as this college journey begins for you allow yourself to fall in love. Fall in love — with God, with this place, with each other, with learning, with the journey to becoming who God intends you to be,...
A Reflection for Reception into the Novitiate
...be that for and with others. Here is how Pope Francis captured it: “The human person grows more, matures more and is sanctified more to the extent that he or she enters into relationships, going out from themselves to live in communion with God, with others and with all creatures. … Everything is interconnected, and this invites us to develop a spirituality of global solidarity.” Let’s call it a spirituality of “WE.” Or, better yet, let’s call it, as we...
Sister Margaret Heese (formerly Sister Margaret Bernard)
...by others. Faithful follower of Jesus that she was, she said yes to this very vague invitation. At Notre Dame, Margaret enrolled in a program entitled The Foundations of the Art of Spiritual Direction. At the conclusion of the program, its directors wrote this: “It is obvious and our belief that you have the characteristics of a good spiritual director.” Margaret’s openness to people, her quiet compassion must have been two of the gifts that prompted this observation. Sister Margaret...
Meet some newer members
...I decided to enter this community. Sister Stephanie Rivas Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas Entrance date and age at time: Sept. 10, 2023; 36 years old Education and work prior to entering: Bachelor’s in business management; master of education in early childhood. I’ve worked in a variety of areas from education, to working with babies, to special education with children and adults, to the enrollment process in higher education, to accompanying others on their spiritual journeys. Education/ministries since joining: discerning that...
Celebrating Sister Joni as she professes first vows on June 26
...of vows. For me, each scripture selection – and all three together – create a vibrant mural of the lives of all followers of Jesus. The three panels of this mural could be labeled: LEAVING, LEARNING, LIBERATING. Today, we shine a light on one particular follower of Jesus – our Sister Joni Luna – as she professes first vows as a woman religious, as a Sister of Providence. Joni’s life journey has been all about leaving, learning and liberating. Like...