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Providence Spirituality

Pondering Christ’s birth in our hearts

By Diane Hartman | December 24, 2021 |

Mary, though feeling confused and filled with questions, was faithful and obeyed the angel’s instructions. She must have been blindsided by the situation that she was thrust into. But by her faith she was obedient and surrendered to God’s will.

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Sunday, December 26, 2021: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

By Alice Shelton | December 23, 2021 |

‘Focus on the act of listening. Focus on what you are hearing.’

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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Sheila Donis!

By Jason Moon | December 23, 2021 |

‘It feels good to be kind and helpful.’

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2021: It has been a roller coaster

By Sisters of Providence | December 21, 2021 |

‘… may our Provident God bless and keep you and your loved ones healthy and safe in the new year!’

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Sunday, December 19, 2021: Fourth Sunday of Advent

By Alice Shelton | December 16, 2021 |

‘We all have good things happening in and around our daily lives.’

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My life with the Violin

By Sister Carol Nolan | December 13, 2021 |

‘Happiness is something to be practiced like a violin.’

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A 2021 Reflection for our Senior Jubilee

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | December 10, 2021 |

Please jubilarians, keep sowing hope

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Sunday, December 12, 2021: Third Sunday of Advent

By Alice Shelton | December 9, 2021 |

‘There is no line. God is not choosing some of us while discarding others.’

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Sisters of Providence celebrating Jubilees

By Jason Moon | December 8, 2021 |

Twenty-one Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are celebrating Jubilees this year

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Tribune Star

‘Sisters travel to Washington, D.C. for prayer vigil’

By Jason Moon | December 3, 2021 |

“Immigration is a politically volatile issue.”

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Walking a labyrinth: one Providence Associate’s experience

By Alice Shelton | December 3, 2021 |

I think walking a labyrinth can be a prayer experience in the same way that anything we do with quiet reverence and intention is prayer. I find sitting in prayer very challenging. The helpful part of labyrinth as a prayer practice is that it is an embodied experience. The path allows me to bring my whole self.

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Sunday, December 5, 2021: Second Sunday of Advent

By Alice Shelton | December 2, 2021 |

Go as far back in memory as you are able to find a personal Advent story or experience

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“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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