Stories about

Providence Spirituality

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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Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting – Part Three

By Sisters of Providence Political Engagement Team | April 3, 2020 |

In preparing to vote, you are called to action. You are invited to ponder the message in the document, “Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting,” and then share the talk with three to five others

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BEing Providence in the World

By Michelle Barrentine | April 1, 2020 |

For me, this was a providential encounter of Beginning Encounter (BE) and the Providence Associate program. After my husband died in 2010, I came to my “BE Weekend.” I joined the team in late 2011 and have been, in Henry Nouwen’s words, a “wounded healer” ever since, serving in various capacities, helping myself while helping others like me.

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A walk in the Woods during social distancing

By Amy Miranda | March 26, 2020 |

Immersed in my favorite place to love my God.
The building may be closed, but I have been to church.
Thankful to these Woods for feeding my spirit.

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Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting – Part two

By Sisters of Providence Political Engagement Team | March 26, 2020 |

In preparing to vote, you are called to action. You are invited to ponder the message in the document, “Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting,” and then share the talk with three to five others

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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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