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Am I doing enough about racial injustice?

By Amy Miranda | June 1, 2020 |

Am I doing enough? It sure doesn’t feel like it when I see a video of a man murdered because of the color of his skin.

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Enlarging Your “I”

By Lori Strawn | May 24, 2020 |

Everything you do now in the interest of others, in the interest of stemming the tide of this disease, is growing yourself beyond your former boundaries. And that is a good thing.

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Reflecting on Crises with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

By Sister Jan Craven | May 13, 2020 |

“My very dear and beloved Daughters … I have confidence that God will not permit any of you to be attacked by the epidemic. Be cheerful, kind to one another; having nothing on your conscience that could trouble you. Do not fast. Let your food be wholesome and well prepared.”

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A reflection for Mother’s Day

By Debbie Dillow | May 10, 2020 |

Traditions are ways for us to pass along the memories from one generation to another.

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The Art of Isolation

By Lori Strawn | May 1, 2020 |

Let the holy within you rise
to greet silence as a friend
and enter into prayer
that moves and lives
and has being in you
for as long as it lasts.

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Easter people in the midst of a pandemic

By Debbie Dillow | April 9, 2020 |

We have been living Lent.

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Rising to the Occasion

By Sister Donna Butler | April 8, 2020 |

I think we will be different when this crisis is over.

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The social-distancing of an extrovert

By Mary Heins | April 7, 2020 |

I feel a new sense of peace. It’s something different from what I’ve felt before, just because I’ve listened more closely. This is a new peace and awareness and I do not take it lightly.

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BEing Providence in the World

By Michelle Barrentine | April 1, 2020 |

For me, this was a providential encounter of Beginning Encounter (BE) and the Providence Associate program. After my husband died in 2010, I came to my “BE Weekend.” I joined the team in late 2011 and have been, in Henry Nouwen’s words, a “wounded healer” ever since, serving in various capacities, helping myself while helping others like me.

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Prayer of Reunion

By Sisters of Providence | March 23, 2020 |

Please join the Sisters of Providence and all who share in the charism of Providence by saying this prayer at 3 p.m. daily, wherever you may be.

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A reflection for the week

By Jason Moon | March 23, 2020 |

These reflections will be encouraging and thoughtful for all who are seeking God in these difficult times.

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Prayer for an unusual Lent

By Marilyn Rausch | March 22, 2020 |

Amidst all the prescribed “social distancing” we are still not alone. Jesus’ message to his apostles in Gethsemane was to “watch and pray” as he went off to be alone for a while. Jesus’ message to us is also to watch and pray, particularly as we spend these days in ways we never imagined.

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