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Providence Spirituality

A Jumping off point

By Sister Sue Paweski | September 14, 2021 |

As I gaze at the power of the Resurrection, I am grounded in the hope that is the foundation of our faith, the spiritual muscle memory of our relationship to the Divine

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Forest Bathing

By Sister Ann Casper | September 10, 2021 |

Indeed, The Woods “is like our mother, a sacred place, a gift to us humans from the divine. It is a paradise of healing.”

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Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

By Cathy Keller | September 9, 2021 |

What burden do you have that weighs you down?

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Journals and Letters week 48: Direct and loving advice from Mother Theodore

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | September 4, 2021 |

In her letter to Sister Maria, Mother Theodore’s tone seems direct, stern and loving. (How does Mother Theodore so consistently manage blending those seeming opposites?)

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Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

By Cathy Keller | September 2, 2021 |

How can you help the family or friend in their time of need and recuperation?

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Season of Creation 2021 Prayer

By Sisters of Providence | September 1, 2021 |

We wanted to share this prayer from Season of Creation, the organization’s 2021 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which is September 1, 2021.

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Sister Jessica Vitente professes first vows

By Jason Moon | August 30, 2021 |

‘I want to deeply listen to my Provident God and the promptings of the Holy Spirit.’

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Journals and Letters week 47: Letting things take their course

By Sister Ann Casper | August 28, 2021 |

Mother Theodore’s long letters have a common theme, loving one another. She advises Mary Xavier to “bear with the defects of others. Endeavor not to cause others to suffer, and you yourself try to endure the little annoyances which are unavoidable in the necessary relations with others.”

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Sister Joni Luna makes perpetual profession of vows

By Jason Moon | August 27, 2021 |

‘I had to undergo a makeover, which included shedding old, unuseful ideas that did not serve me spiritually.’

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Get to know Providence Associate Beverly Adams

By Beverly Adams | August 26, 2021 |

With the next year’s invite, I decided why not give the Providence Associates a try? My first visit to the Woods was astonishing. Once on the inside, there was a sense of peace. All of God’s disciples were welcoming, nice and full of love. That has become one of the best life-altering choices I’ve made.

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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

By Linda McMahon | August 26, 2021 |

Let us spend some time this week reflecting on how we are forming a loving relationship with God and others in our hearts and in our daily interactions.

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You mean the world to us!

By Sisters of Providence | August 25, 2021 |

As Christians serving a broken, impoverished world, our work isn’t done

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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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