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Providence Spirituality

The Golden Oldies!

By Jason Moon | May 19, 2016 |

Remember Sister Marie Brendan Harvey? What about “In God’s Providence?”

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Holy Spirit in the wind and in the quiet

By Sister Diane Mason | May 15, 2016 |

May this season of Pentecost bring a sense of peace and trust to you and your families. May this season of Pentecost help us lean with all our weight on Providence.

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A prayer for times of discernment

By Sister Tracey Horan | May 10, 2016 |

At times when the way ahead,
or even the next step,
seems unclear,
assure me that You know what is to come;
that You envision
a plan to prosper me and not to harm me,
to give me a future full of hope.

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Sharing the charism of Providence

By Sister Paula Damiano | May 9, 2016 |

It seems that the Templars are doing an extraordinary amount of good around the world in very quiet ways

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Faces of the Children

By Sister Donna Butler | May 4, 2016 |

Written in response to the death of Shaylyn Ammerman

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A Mother’s Day Prayer

By Sisters of Providence | May 3, 2016 |

The Sisters of Providence want to honor all mothers and Mary Mother of God this week with this prayer

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Giving thanks to the ash trees on Arbor Day

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | April 29, 2016 |

I feel a need to say thanks, to find a way to acknowledge their importance

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Find your cause for celebration

By Sister Jan Craven | April 21, 2016 |

“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.”

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Mercy in Islam

By Sister Ellen Cunningham | April 19, 2016 |

In this small glimpse of mercy in Islam, we reflect the hope of Pope Francis that this Jubilee year will “foster an encounter,” “open us to even more fervent dialogue” and “eliminate every form of closed-mindedness” toward Islam, Judaism, and “other noble religious traditions.” Inshallah! (God willing!)

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Video blog: What is a Providence Associate?

By Sister Diane Mason | April 18, 2016 |

“It’s a rewarding walk; a deeper inner journey.”

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Imperfect mercy

By Sister Tracey Horan | April 15, 2016 |

I realized that in both stories, Jesus was open and vulnerable enough to allow others to call him to mercy. In the end, when it came to choosing mercy or sticking with his original plan, Jesus did not dig his heels in based on his own sense of the “right time” or the “right people.”

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Grieving gracefully into a future full of hope

By Sister Connie Kramer | April 13, 2016 |

Saint Mother Theodore once said, “Treat yourself as you treat others, with kindness and indulgence.” I firmly believe that, above all, to comfort oneself or another involves being gentle with oneself or another. It means allowing grief to be a teacher who reminds us that we are wired for resilience. We are meant to find meaning and purpose in life.

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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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