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Providence Spirituality

“The God of Providence carries the entire mystery of the divine, ever trustworthy, never failing. The God of Providence offers all the possibilities for ourselves and the world, including both what God wants to happen and what God is willing to let happen because God honors the gift of human freedom. The choices are ours — truly free, but ever grounded in the grace of God, the Holy Mystery of Providence, about which there is ever more to be discovered.” – Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer

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Blessing a summer harvest prayer ritual

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!

Diann Neu
August 4, 2015
Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
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Steeped in tradition: The Saint Anne Procession

'This takes place in fulfillment of a vow.'

Jason Moon
July 25, 2015
Community Living, Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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A family pilgrimage to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

“Are those violets, mama?” my son asked looking at the beautiful, violet colored blossoms in our neighbor’s garden. This was our family’s first spring in the US and violets are quite alien to us, having just moved from our home in India. Our interest in…

Ruby Sanju Joseph
June 30, 2015
Providence Spirituality, Visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
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Reflections

Pentecost 2015

I’m often asked to write a blog for feast days or holy seasons — Christmas, Ash Wednesday, Easter; and I’m okay with those. However, I’ve been asked a few times to write for the feast of Pentecost. I dread it.…

Sister Denise Wilkinson
May 22, 2015
Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Denise
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Features

Sister Ruth Johnson: kinship with creation

"We have forced the planet to supply all our needs and given nothing in return — thus alienating our very life source and now the earth cries out in pain. How can we abandon that cry?"

Sisters of Providence
April 20, 2015
Art & Music, As seen in HOPE, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry, Volunteering, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

Blog, Features, Reflections

Cherishing creation

"Our promise in this time is to be God’s loving care for all creation, to be one of the ways God sustains life. We desire to live in right relationship with our Earth and with all that dwells on Earth."

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The Easter season of our everyday lives

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.

Sister Diane Mason
April 3, 2015
Become a Sister, Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry
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Blog, Reflections

Palm Sunday

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.” My response to her: “ Why palms?” Jean’s reply set…

Sister Denise Wilkinson
March 26, 2015
Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Denise
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Let the winter go: a prayer ritual

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!

Diann Neu
March 21, 2015
Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality
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A call to discernment

Tracey Horan on life as a postulant

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Living as a young nun

Sister Anji Fan reflects on her discernment

Jason Moon
March 13, 2015
Community Living, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry
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Love, mercy, justice

Break boundaries, create hope

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