What does it really mean to come home to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods? We come home to reunite in prayer, song, and simple yet profound conversations about what it means to be Providence. We welcome the new faces among us, reconnect with friends and remember those who could not make the journey.
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Coming home means … friendly faces and laughter.
Coming home means … feeling at ease and at peace.
Coming home means … being together in Our Woods!
Providence Associates of the Sisters of Providence gathered with each other and with Sisters of Providence for their annual meeting from June 27-30, 2014. Updates, reunions, fun, and joy ensued. View photos from the weekend here.
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We are all in this mission together. Without the talents of each and every one of us, the mission could not continue as it does today. We are the risk-takers navigating the unknown, just as Saint Mother Theodore navigated the ocean, rivers and roads to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 174 years ago. She surrendered to the will of our Provident God knowing that God would not fail her or her companions.
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What guides and enlightens us about fatherhood is not so much paternity but what rightly follows after — nurture, constancy, provision, counsel, example, direction, companionship.
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We can get caught up in this chaos. But we do have a choice. A choice to simply stop for a moment and realize that the Holy One is so very much within each of us. All we have to do is simply be still and allow the flow of the Spirit to stir through our veins, massage our hearts and fuel our souls. The Holy One, our God, the Christ is truly within us.
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My association with the Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates is the one thing that keeps me grounded. It helps me to not give up, to continue on this journey that at times seems ridden with obstacles, brambles and stumbling blocks.
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Can you hear her?
The gentle whisper,
She is calling you,
beyond what you know,
what you believe to be truth or reality.
“For me, being a Providence Associate gives me focus. As a Roman Catholic, living and preaching the Gospel (using words only when necessary) is a mission. But being a Providence Associate focuses that mission into a passion to spread the good news without acting superior,” writes 25-year-old Providence Associate Kaitlyn Willy on her blog for her newly founded e-magazine focused on bringing retreats to people in their daily life.
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Get a feel for who the Providence Associate community is and find inspiration in these stories. Reflections, poetry, articles and more by and about Providence Associates. Are you being called to walk with the Sisters of Providence as a Providence Associate?
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Our Lady of Providence
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