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2017 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Feast Day reflection
...a quote from Ken Wilber, a contemporary academic and spiritual writer. He has said: “The next Christ will be a community.” “The next Christ will be a community.” Later, Liz described this community as a “communion of ordinary people deeply committed to God, to one another, and to the world.” Almost immediately, I found myself saying: “I want to be part of that community…. I want US to be a part of that community. I want all of us connected...
Spring cleaning, spiritual cleaning
...to a spiritual cleaning, as well. Time to clear out and make space for a new way of being in the world. The choices are many: • To be attentive or to be distracted • To be blessing or to be blaming • To be available or to be preoccupied • To be distant or to be intimate • To be with or to be ahead • To be compassionate or to be right Gifted with this present moment, how...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...a receptionist at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, and a music coordinator at Providence Health Care, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Sister Gloria, formerly Sister Cecilia, entered the Congregation on Jan. 6, 1958, from St. John, Vincennes. She professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1965. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in music education. She earned a master’s degree in music education from Indiana State University. Her ministries include: Sellersburg, Indiana: Teacher, St. Paul (1962-66), Fayetteville, North Carolina:...
Rest and Reflect: An Eco-Spiritual Retreat with Nature
September 26, 2025 at 9:00 am – September 28, 2025 at 3:00 pm EDT Various locations at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 Sister Corbin Hannah, SP Sisters of Providence $250 – $475 Spending time in nature can benefit our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. It can also help us connect with God. Connecting with the Divine through nature is often referred to as eco-spirituality. When we develop our relationship with our more-than-human kin, we...
Continually called: Providence Associate Connie Schnapf
...in servicing snack machines?” It is in deeper connections with my husband and with the people I meet along the way. Before I retired last year, I worked as a director of religious education and offered spiritual direction in our parish. I continue to offer spiritual direction to others on a regular basis. This ministry is one of my greatest joys. It continues to call me to be open to Providence and to the many paths that are encountered by...
“You are worth everything” Sister Barbara Sheehan and Urban CPE Consortium
...a sense of dignity no matter what they have done,” she said. “The marginalized have been told over and over again that they are not worth anything, so they begin to believe that.” During spiritual care meetings with her, Ezra witnessed this. We are called to do this “I think the ministry is extremely beneficial for every resident there,” he said. “My time and Bonaventure House and the spiritual care meetings helped me start to put my life back together.”...
Sister Bernadette Mary Carroll
...prayer for at least a half hour before the beginning of daily Eucharistic Liturgy. She nurtured her spiritual life through reading, and Thomas Merton was one of her favorite authors. After returning from a three-month spiritual renewal program, Bernadette had a revitalized spirit and dedication that remained throughout her life. The day before her death, she told us she was ready to meet Jesus. A bit later that day, she said, “but not today.” Well, she was correct. Her peaceful...
Sister Maureen Fallon
...life giving for you? I think it is the heart-to-heart conversations. There’s no treading on water to see if it’s OK to talk about this, you just go to the heart of the matter. And you can talk about things in such a way that you flit from conversation to conversation and they’re all based on Eucharist, and spirituality, and Mother Theodore, and ministry and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. How would you say that your life has been spiritually enhanced by being...
Sister Margaret Kern
...earned an MBA degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1965. Much later, in 1982, she enjoyed participating in the Credo Program at Gonzaga University and completed her formal educational experiences when she followed the inspiration of her God and completed a Spiritual Direction Certificate Program in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, in 1993. For Sister Margaret, education was necessary to participate in God’s mission in this world. She believed deeply in the words found in the Gospel of John that will...
New postulant Leslie Dao enters the Sisters of Providence
...her oldest brother Phong and his wife Lan as they prepare to head back home Leslie shows the keys she received to her new home at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Photo taking after the ceremony. Leslie with the keys to the formation house where she will live with Sister Norene Wu, left, and Sister Marsha Speth, right Sister Adele Beacham greets Leslie Sister Editha Ben offers Leslie a big air hug after the ceremony Read more about Leslie and her journey here....
October 10, 2021: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Mark 10:17-27 As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; you shall not defraud; honor your father and...
Born Free: Human Rights and Dignity
...the children but are also the vulnerable, the most insignificant, the outcast, the oppressed, the discarded, the poor, the marginalized, the unlearned, the sick and those who are downtrodden. Sister Barbara Battista, SP, shares her recent experience traveling with Interfaith Journey for Justice. She discusses the resilience and determination of the people living their daily lives in a war zone amid denied human rights and human dignity. “My Trip to Palestine/Israel: Unholy Happenings in the Land that Muslims, Jews, and...