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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

Features, Reflections

The charism of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

When asked to give her impressions of Mother Theodore, Susanna Alvey, who grew up as a neighbor in the then-thriving village of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, responded, “Her success was due more to prayer than to human efficiency, I think.” Through her…

Sister Maureen Abbott
May 5, 2009
Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

Features, Reflections

The spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

Spirituality, the fundamental, underlying way in which a person relates to God, to other people and to oneself, is not merely an attitude toward God, an acceptable way to worship God, or a certain set of beliefs about God. Spirituality…

Sister Jeanne Knoerle
May 5, 2009
Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

Reflections

Our special practices

The Sisters of Providence have published a book about the fundamental practices that have shaped their lives and the life of the congregation since its beginning in France in 1806 and its establishment in Indiana in 1840. The book, Love,…

Reflections

Forgiveness and reconciliation

A reflection by Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer As we go through the day with its news of events in which one person or group has deliberately threatened, endangered, offended or injured another, we respond in different ways. Often the response…

Reflections

Caring for God’s gifts: the natural environment and faith

By Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer From the very beginning humans have had a mutual relationship with the natural world that satisfied their needs and with the Creator as Source and Giver of life. Perhaps the most ancient of the names…

Sisters of Providence
April 20, 2009
Eco-Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Providence Spirituality

Reflections

Thoughts on Resurrection

By Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer Something about April and Resurrection belong together! We encounter new life bursting into being more visibly every day: the slow but steady increase of sunlight each morning and evening; the sowing of new seed; the…

Reflections

Easter Transformation in the Christian Life

A reflection by Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer As the natural world begins to show the first signs of transformation to new life in spring beauty, the followers of Jesus celebrate another transforming event in human history. We move through Lent…

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The legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

By Sister Marie Kevin Tighe, formerly of the Office of the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin The legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin is not a material or monetary one. It is a spiritual gift bestowed upon her by…

Sisters of Providence
March 19, 2009
Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

Reflections

Honor Divine Providence

This article is reprinted from the winter 2009 issue of HOPE. Of the many gifts membership in the Congregation bestows on us, a commitment to life-long learning is among the most valuable. This commitment extends not only to professional education…

Sister Denise Wilkinson
January 26, 2009
Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Denise

Reflections

Care of Earth: an ascetical practice for our times?

This article is reprinted from the fall 2008 issue of HOPE. The dictionary tells us that our English word asceticism is derived from an ancient Greek noun meaning “an exercise, a practice or a training program which is entered into…

Sister Bernice Kuper
September 26, 2008
Eco-Spirituality, Providence Spirituality

Reflections

Still rooted in Christ’s love

This article is reprinted from the summer 2008 issue of HOPE. “I am concerned about who the Sisters of Providence are today. They don’t wear a habit. Most of them don’t teach in schools anymore. They are against the death…

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Living a fruitful vowed life

This article is reprinted from the fall 2007 issue of HOPE. Almighty and eternal God, wishing to consecrate myself to your service, under the special protection of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, of my full and deliberate will, I, Sister N.N.,…

Sister Bernice Kuper
September 26, 2007
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