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Providence Spirituality

Does it spark joy?

By Sister Paula Damiano | April 27, 2020 |

All I needed to do was ask the question, “Does it spark my joy?”

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COVID-19: ‘Lessons’ Learned

By Sister Ann Casper | April 26, 2020 |

This is the routine now

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Jason Gretencord: A volunteer with a smile!

By Jason Moon | April 24, 2020 |

‘I enjoyed the idea of aiding the mission of the Sisters of Providence, and the people were constantly pleasant.’

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Quaran-Teen: prayer and sharing bring hope

By Amanda Lakstins | April 23, 2020 |

I was surprised after just the first night how much of a difference the group prayer made for me. I felt lighter, more hopeful. My emotions didn’t feel so crushing. It was like I had been underwater since the start of the quarantine and the group prayer was the first time I had come up for air.

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A Prayer for Arbor Day, April 24, 2020

By Sister Maureen Abbott | April 22, 2020 |

Continue to encircle us in your divine compassion and love as we seek to walk in your ways

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Betsy Frank: Faithful and consistent

By Jason Moon | April 21, 2020 |

“I can’t wait to get back to visiting when the current situation improves.”

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What to pack for the journey

By Sister Donna Butler | April 19, 2020 |

It was a powerful reflection writing what I would take and how I would say goodbye to those I loved.

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Comfort from beauty

By Sister Mary Lou Ruck | April 13, 2020 |

Also wanting to help others, I searched my soul. Stretching his idea of comfort from music, I thought of other arts: poetry, other writing, painting, and so on. Then it struck me: weaving!

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This Good Friday: Is COVID-19 the only pandemic about which we need to pray?

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | April 10, 2020 |

May these atrocities never happen again. Let us not abandon each other.

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Easter people in the midst of a pandemic

By Debbie Dillow | April 9, 2020 |

We have been living Lent.

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Rising to the Occasion

By Sister Donna Butler | April 8, 2020 |

I think we will be different when this crisis is over.

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The social-distancing of an extrovert

By Mary Heins | April 7, 2020 |

I feel a new sense of peace. It’s something different from what I’ve felt before, just because I’ve listened more closely. This is a new peace and awareness and I do not take it lightly.

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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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