I am posting this opportunity for the PROSO group. See the details below. Introduction to the St. John’s Bible Date: Saturday morning, December 11, 2021 Time: 10:30 AM–12:00 PM Eastern Time; 9:30-11:00 AM Central Time; 8:30-10:00 AM Mountain Time. Check-in is required 15 minutes before the start of your morning reflection. Description: Ignite your heart and spiritual imagination as you…
I was getting out some of my Advent meditation books and came across a card with this Our Father prayer during Advent time on it. I don’t know who wrote it nor where I got it but I thought I would share it with all of you. Emmanuel, You are with us. Holy, Holy is your name. Your reign soon…
“Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a rather large amount of gratitude.” …
Sr. Nancy Sylvester, IHM was the presenter at our last year’s February Providence Event. Many people enjoyed her presentations and were very interested in her topics. She is presenting a much more in depth program of what she did at the Providence Event, with processes that help participants to integrate what is being presented into their very lives. She thinks…
The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul and their Associates have been discussing their future. Barbara Baker, the Director of Associates, shares their process with us in this article. The Providence Associates have known since 2018 that sometime in the future we would need to move away from our dependence on the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent…
Thriving in Ministry: Learnings from the Life Satisfaction Scale for Apostolic Women Religious is an instrument designed by Sister Clara Kreis, CDP. She has used this instrument with many women religious communities across the globe and is now expanding it to men religious and their communities. She is asking us to promote it by sharing with our community and other…
I am posting this Job Opening for a new Executive Director of Genesis Spiritual Life Center. If you are interested, there is contact information below. Please share with others who you know might also be interested. Seeking an Executive Director Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center, located in Westfield, MA, has an immediate opening for a full-time experienced Executive Director…
The Sisters of Providence in Holyoke, MA have been involved in healthcare for a long time. One of their members, a nurse herself, Sr. Mary Caritas Geary, has been a champion for the cause of having a flower garden at Mercy Medical Center. Read here how her dream finally came true. Sr. Mary Caritas Geary, a 1945 graduate of the…
This reflection by Sister Karin Dufault, SP, is used with permission. It appeared in their congregation’s newsletter. It has been adapted for WPC use in this blog. Thank you, Sr. Karin for allowing me to share it with others in the broader WPC congregations. “Following in the footsteps of Jesus, Providence foundresses and leaders and many that followed, demonstrated for…
My parish priest shared a story at the beginning of his homily last week that really struck me and has stayed with me. That’s usually a sign that a blog might be brewing! The story goes: “A man was getting ready to tightrope walk across Niagara Falls, pushing a wheelbarrow. He asked how many believed he could do it. No…