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Tracing Providence: a Providence Associate reflects

By Duane Drake | August 22, 2015 |

I had long wanted to somehow give back to the world in a meaningful way. Meeting the Sisters of Providence and ultimately becoming a Providence Associate meant that in some small part, I could help become a purveyor of God’s Providence, not just a passive recipient.

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Continually called: Providence Associate Connie Schnapf

By Connie Schnapf | August 14, 2015 |

Providence continues to call me deeper and deeper in the mystery, and I am so grateful. The opportunity to further my commitment to God’s Providence as a woman of faith, wife, mother, grandmother and companion to others through a call to love, mercy and justice, continues to challenge and bless my life. It is an integral part of who I am and who I am becoming.

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My walk with Our Lady of Providence

By Jenny Nowalk | August 11, 2015 |

Jenny Nowalk, a Providence Associate, shares her walk with Our Lady of Providence.

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A place to belong: Providence Associate Tara Lane

By Tara Lane | August 5, 2015 |

What keeps me here is the cutting edge spirituality of the Sisters of Providence.
I never felt like I belonged anywhere until now.

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Blessing a summer harvest prayer ritual

By Diann Neu | August 4, 2015 |

Blessed are you, Life-giving Bread, for the wheat that we reap to make new bread. Bless the fruits of our labors. And bring us peace!

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Belonging with the Sisters of Providence: Providence Associate Marilyn Rausch

By Marilyn Rausch | July 28, 2015 |

Becoming a Providence Associate completed a circle, returning to the roots that nourished me even when I was in a different space. The spirituality and witness of the Sisters of Providence is a magnet that continues to attract and hold close the depths of my heart. Returning as an associate is like coming home.

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Trust in a Provident God: Providence Associate Bill Hughes

By William Hughes | July 22, 2015 |

What continues to draw me to the associate relationship is the deep spirituality I encounter every time I’m with the sisters—their intelligence, their strength, their kindness, their joy, their inclusiveness, their openness to re-evaluating the way things are in their situation, both as individuals and as a community, their openness to change, and most of all the way they live out their strong commitment to Providence “that so far has never failed us.”

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True to the calling: Providence Associate Joan Frisz

By Joan Frisz | July 13, 2015 |

My desire to be a Providence Associate was rooted in my desire to live an authentic life that is consistent with my values and true to the calling from my God.

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An interview with Providence Associate Janice Lilly

By Sister Donna Butler | April 21, 2015 |

Providence Associates Janice Lily discusses her work in providing healthy food for all through the Bloomington Winter Farmer’s Market

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The Easter season of our everyday lives

By Sister Diane Mason | April 3, 2015 |

This season is our everyday lives. It is our every breath. It is not just the letting go of someone we love, but the letting go of what we know.
We rise with the Christ who showed us the way. We are Easter people. We are hope. We are love.

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I unite with all my sisters and all who share the charism of Providence …

By Aurelia VonTress | March 31, 2015 |

These are the women who taught me how to be who I am without apologizing, to be faithful to the Gospel even when it means being at odds with hierarchy, and to seek out peace in all things. I have learned so much about being a woman, a Christian, a Catholic, an environmental steward, and generally being a human from these people.

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Let the winter go: a prayer ritual

By Diann Neu | March 21, 2015 |

Depart from our lives, deadening spirit of winter.
Response: Go, winter, go!

Be gone, all ice, sleet, and cold in our personal lives: snide remarks, judgmental statements, cruel jokes, nasty gossip, untruthful comments, fear, anger, jealousy.
Response: Go, winter, go!

Be gone, times of loneliness and harshness.
Response: Go, winter, go!

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