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Survivor: Sister Mary Ryan

By Jason Moon | April 18, 2015 |

Sister Mary recalls her battle with cancer

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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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Palm Sunday

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | March 26, 2015 |

My question to Jean Brown, our administrative assistant: “If you had to write a reflection on Palm Sunday, what would you write?” Her instant response: “I’d start with the palms.”…

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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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A call to discernment

By Jason Moon | March 17, 2015 |

Tracey Horan on life as a postulant

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Living as a young nun

By Jason Moon | March 13, 2015 |

Sister Anji Fan reflects on her discernment

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International Women’s Day

By Sister Kathleen Desautels | March 8, 2015 |

May It Be So!

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Life lessons from Ebony

By Sister Donna Butler | March 6, 2015 |

‘Leave this world a better place for our having been in it’

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10 ways to celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life!

By Sister Editha Ben | March 2, 2015 |

The Sisters of Providence suggest 10 ways for you to participate in the Year of Consecrated Life, named by Pope Francis, beginning Nov. 30, 2014 to Feb. 2, 2016.

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Introducing our new coordinator…

By Sister Mary Rita Griffin | February 24, 2015 |

A new and enthusiastic coordinator has taken the reins for the National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence. There couldn’t be a better fit for Sister Mary Rita Griffin.

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Poetry: A tree in winter

By Sister Donna Butler | February 22, 2015 |

In the wintertime of my soul
barren branches stand stark
clothed in heaviness of ice
bestowed by winter night storm.

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Sisters of Providence invited to Vietnamese New Year Mass

By Sister Editha Ben | February 18, 2015 |

Sisters Editha Ben and Mary Beth Klingel are invited by Sister Anna Ho to a Vietnamese Lunar New Year Mass and celebration in Indianapolis on Feb. 15.

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