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After my second visit to the Woods, she asked me, “Do you know anything about Providence Associates?” I was not familiar with an associate relationship with the Sisters of Providence. She invited me to consider becoming one. She provided me with information and brochures. Mostly, she provided me with encouragement and this excitement and enthusiasm about her community and its mission.
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Your response of more than 175 messages certainly went far beyond our expectations and indeed brightened many a day!
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It wasn’t until late 2018 when something shifted for me. The thought of being a religious sister changed from unthinkable to an invitation worth considering.
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So here we are today with no ashes for our foreheads. Yet it does feel like we are holding a handful of ashes from this past year. We are holding what is left of our lives from this transformation by a pandemic fire. So, I’d like to have us take a moment of quiet to hold in our imaginations these ashes … the experiences of loss, of change, of challenge, of purification, whatever this year has been for you.
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I usually don’t mind the Lenten season; it’s just that I feel as if we’ve been “doing Lent” for the past year! Sigh!
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We ask that people continue to pray for all people who have been afflicted with this virus and affected by the pandemic.
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“People will not wait until they are on their deathbed to go to the doctor if the clinic is within walking distance. Many residents don’t have a car or it’s broken down or out of gas,” said Sister Dorothy.
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What does it mean to actually live a Gospel of Hope? Not just think about it, but live it, in this time and in this place?
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The “Gibson Girls” were Sister James Maureen along with Sister Alice Jean and Sister Jane (who were also twins).
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Perhaps the quickest way to find information on an individual sister is through the Find-A-Sister capability on our website here. Here you can search by name or key word to find information on our living sisters and our sisters who have died within the past several years.
Read moreCommunity: a place for sharing, love, acceptance, support. A place to be challenged, to be strengthened. For Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, living in community and being part of a larger spiritual community are integral to life. Are you seeking community? Become a Sister of Providence. Or join the larger community as a Providence Associate.
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