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‘We’re all grateful for your CONNECTION’
...this new connection ask of you? Greater, deeper CONNECTION, of course, with a world in need of love, mercy and justice. Do those factors that separate us from one another — nationality, religion, ethnicity, economics, language, sexual orientation — really need to separate us? South African Bishop Desmond Tutu posed that question and answered it this way: “We are each a God-carrier, a tabernacle of the Holy Spirit, indwelt by God the holy and most blessed Trinity. To treat one...
Season of Creation 2022: Celebrating Saint Francis of Assisi
...a testament of his commitment to that belief. Interconnectedness In his watershed environmental encyclical, Laudato Si’, Pope Francis spoke eloquently of Francis’ unswerving belief in that interconnectedness: “I believe that Saint Francis is the example par excellence of care for the vulnerable and of an integral ecology lived out joyfully and authentically … He was particularly concerned for God’s creation and for the poor and outcast … He was a mystic and a pilgrim who lived in simplicity and in...
Jesus, our model for breaking boundaries
...stood up and stopped an angry mob from stoning a woman caught in adultery. He suggested that whoever was without sin should cast the first stone. God of love, mercy, justice Jesus’ teachings and actions flowed from his understanding of God. Jesus experienced and spoke of a God of Unconditional Love who embraces all people as beloved. He proclaimed a God of Mercy, who looks at our humanness — our incompleteness — with compassion and relates to the Divine spark...
2025 Reflection for Providence Associate Commitment Liturgy
...abusive relationships Issues with the institutional church The death of your spouse and only God knows what else … Providence Associate Molli Burke Leon (left) speaks with Sister Marilu Covani. Something in Common But you all have something in common, whether you live here in the States or are among our wonderful Asian contingent of associates-elect this year. You desire to embody and reflect the mission and charism of Providence in your daily lives, to bring love, mercy, and justice...
A Reflection for the 2024 Senior Jubilarians
...the Pharisees seemed to be after him at every turn. You have done the same in your own inimitable ways — as educators in elementary, secondary and college classrooms — as pastoral ministers in parishes, hospitals and mental health centers, as elected leaders in our community. You have lifted up the lowly as principals and directors of social service agencies, as a foster parent in a group home and a dietician in a VA hospital. You’ve stood with people in...
Daily Prayer for Justice and Mercy
Jesus, united with the Father and the Holy Spirit, give us your compassion for those in prison. Mend in mercy the broken in mind and memory. Soften the hard of heart, the captives of anger. Free the innocent; parole the trustworthy. Awaken the repentance that restores hope. May prisoners’ families persevere in their love. Jesus, heal the victims of crime. They live with the scars. Lift to eternal peace those who die. Grant victims’ families the forgiveness that heals. Give...
A Prayer by Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ
...in the name of justice, in the name of peace. Jesus, our brother, you suffered execution at the hands of the state but you did not let hatred overcome you. Help us to reach out to victims of violence so that our enduring love may help them heal. Holy Spirit of God, You strengthen us in the struggle for justice. Help us to work tirelessly for the abolition of state-sanctioned death and to renew our society in its very heart...
A Note from Sister Barbara, July 10, 2024
What’s happening at the Woods, Land Justice Ceremony and what’s happening with the Sisters New research is underway on the history of the land where the Sisters of Providence settled at a place now called Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Acknowledgment is the first step in reparation: ⦁ The Providence Community held a healing ritual at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods giving voice to their desire to be in good relationship with the land and its peoples. The community introduced their Land Acknowledgment during this ritual,...
Sister Jessica Vitente professes first vows
...my public commitment in front of my Sisters, family and friends,” she said. “The feelings are indescribable. After a couple of weeks, I feel a continued wholesomeness and completion. Sister Dawn, left, joins those gathered in applauding Sister Jessica after her vows. “I have said, ‘Yes, I want to live a life of poverty, chastity and obedience.’ I am called to a prophetic life to live and share love, mercy and justice with the people I encounter. I want to...
A historical snapshot of the SP human rights efforts
...trip overseas in 1843, traveled through Louisiana and wrote about the horrific treatment of slaves, or the SPs who currently serve at 8th Day Center for Justice, helping to change injustice at the systemic level, the sisters work for a better tomorrow. In the newly published Sisters of Providence History Volume IV: 1926-1966 entitled “New Lights from Old Truths,” written by Sister Maureen Abbott, we learn how the SPs took an activist role in the south. The struggle for civil...
Love, mercy, justice: working together to welcome the stranger
Mother Theodore and her companions knew all too well the life of an immigrant. The challenges of leaving everything behind to start a new life; of speaking a language different from the natives; of adjusting to different customs in a foreign land. Recently Sister Tracey Horan, SP, who ministers at the U.S./Mexico border, asked the Sisters of Providence Leadership Team to consider sponsoring a family seeking asylum. The team knew that before we made such a commitment, we a) needed...
Sister Joni Luna: What does it mean to you to be a Catholic Sister today?
...to what our culture demands. I say, “YES,” to be a witness to our charism of love, mercy, and justice among “ALL” people. I say, “Yes,” to the Sisters of Providence, a community of faithful, strong, resilient women who create sacred spaces of faith and inclusion where all are welcomed. I say, “Yes,” to me, to you, to Mother Theodore, to Jesus and to my Creator who formed me and loved me from before I was born. Being a Catholic...