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Nurturing to renewed hope and health
...the whole package: the outside, the inside, the staff. It is all very healing, very calming, very supportive, very nurturing. “I think it was [that holistic approach] that helped mom in the overall healing process. I think it’s why she’s done so well.” “Sister Nancy [Bartasavich, from ministry of care] came and sang and prayed with her every day. She was fed spiritually. Because Providence Health Care is faith based, it helped mom draw on the strength of her spirituality....
The call of Providence
What draws people to a deeper relationship with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as a Providence Associate? On Saturday, Nov. 13, 28 new Providence Associate candidates began their journey toward becoming a part of the Providence Community. Throughout the coming year each will meet with their Sister of Providence or Providence Associate companion for discussion and prayer about Providence spirituality. Providence Associate candidates and companions meet by Zoom What brings you here? At the orientation, each candidate shared...
A Reflection for National Day of Mourning
...of the Pilgrims and other European settlers. Thanksgiving, to them, is a brutal reminder of ‘the genocide of millions of Native people. A reminder of the theft of Native lands, and the relentless assault on Native culture.’” Honoring Native Peoples In addition, the National Day of Mourning as a way to honor Native ancestors and the struggles of Native peoples to survive today. “It is a day of remembrance and spiritual connection as well as a protest of the racism...
Get to know Sister Joni Luna, SP
https://youtu.be/mJURPmnYSuY Sister Joni shares her story of finding what was missing in her life and how that led her to the Sisters of Providence. https://youtu.be/ookjqCblAjs Sister Joni shares some advice for other women considering becoming a Catholic religious sister https://youtu.be/_hmE3EQabGM Sister Joni shares her discussion with a spiritual advisor about what kind of a difference becoming a Catholic woman religious would have in her life. https://youtu.be/F_vyBj53sJg Sister Joni shares what to expect in the first few years of formation toward...
Q and A: The new cosmology: a Providence perspective
...in the nature of our own journeys. I know one thing about the recent thinking about creation: it makes sense to me in a way that I cannot explain. Sister Alexa Suelzer: Well, indeed they have shifted, but recent scientific discoveries don’t account entirely for the change. Even as a youngster I had a difficult time relating to the traditional estimate of 4,000 years since creation — despite scholarly attempts to employ symbolism or some other method of computation. Eventually,...
Awakening and discovering at the Providence Associates retreat
...us to experience this retreat as a “thin time,” an idea from Celtic spirituality which describes those rare but powerful times and places when heaven and earth seem to merge and we feel God’s very real, living Presence with us. She challenged us to examine our past and present images of God and to open ourselves to new divine images based on our growing awareness of the interconnectedness and interdependence of all life. Providence Spirituality doesn’t see a duality between...
I’ll meet you in the field: the spirituality of coming together
...or spirituality that we have, it almost always hinges at least to a large extent on how we treat people. It certainly is what Jesus was about. Jesus made it simple: love God, love everybody else you are in connection with and love yourself. That’s pretty clear. But the loving your neighbor really isn’t all that easy. “My spirituality can’t be pie in the sky. It has to be anchored in the everyday reality of my life. Who is in...
Sister Anna Fan hopes that as a novice, her “spiritual life can grow deeper and wider”.
Sister Anna Fan (right) receives her white SP cross from Sister Denise Wilkinson, general superior. Sister Marsha Speth, postulant director, is to the left. Editor’s note: Sister Anna (Tsai Ping) Fan entered her Canonical Novice year with the Sisters of Providence on Aug. 2. She requested of the Congregation, “I ask to be accepted into the Novitiate to deepen my formation into the charism of the Sisters of Providence, and grow deeper in my spiritual life so that I may...
Hybrid virtual/in-person retreats and programs reach even more seekers
...in Southern California, I am limited in my opportunities to regularly experience in person the Providence Spirituality & Conference Center’s retreats, programs and prayer events. The virtual and livestream options, however, have provided me with an ongoing spiritual and interactive connection with Providence and with many members of our Providence Community, those participating at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and those online with me.” Of course, participating online can’t replace being here but it does provide some connection. “Although my heart continues to...
NGOs – Conscience of the UN!
Sister Cathy Campbell recently attended United Nations for Non-Governmental Organizations, Forums on the Environment and Spirituality and Values meetings in Geneva, Switzerland. On a lower level of the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, are a series of conference rooms and offices where the “conscience of the United Nations” pulses. At least that is what I discovered on Jan. 19, 2016. That day, I had the privilege of participating in meetings of standing Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), Forums on the Environment...
The joys of music
...singing with another person with intention, but we experienced it together. Music therapists do address spirituality as a health domain in their work, but it is based on the needs and perspective of the client. I am a music therapist, not a music minister. Yet, during my time at PHC, I was immersed in the experience of music and spirituality. While Sisters of Providence have a strong spiritual foundation, spiritual needs exist for many in long-term care. There were times...
Spirituality, justice, love of fresh food fuel Providence Associate’s sustainable lifestyle.
...meaning “Living sustainably has always been a way for me to live out my spiritual life. I feel it has helped me connect the way I live day in and day out, hour to hour to the meaning of my life,” said this daughter of an Episcopal priest. Providence Associate Janice Lilly. Being part of a community who talks openly about making changes has helped. Janice belongs to a non-violent study group and has a spiritual companion. She also volunteers...