I recently went with a friend to see the movie, “The Two Popes.” I certainly was intrigued to see how the two very different men would be portrayed. In the very beginning the audience is told that the movie is “inspired” by true events, but most of it is fictionalized. The imagined conversations between the two men take place at…
When I was a little girl I used to wonder what the words “traverse afar” meant. Every year we would sing that Christmas carol, “We Three Kings” about these wise men who followed a star. Where’d they come from, how far was it, why did they make this long journey? Of course, over the years I learned that these men…
During Advent we often hear in the Scripture readings from Isaiah, the prophet, who paints his vision for the future, a compelling vision that has often been named “the peaceable kingdom.” He speaks of a vision of a new heaven and new earth; of life coming out of destruction; a shoot sprouts from the seemingly dead stump of the tree;…
A very good friend of mine wrote this Christmas reflection and said I could use it for the WPC website greetings to all our followers. The author is Sr. Carol Stenger, CDP–a member of the Sisters of Divine Providence from Allison Park, PA. Thank you, Carol, for this beautiful reflection. Come! Come in and rest awhile says the small…
A few months ago I wrote in this blog about the Jesuits final concert being a spiritual experience for me. Last night I went with a friend to see the movie, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Many of my friends had already seen it and said it was worthwhile. Indeed, they were right! Of course it is not hard…
Sr. Alice Gerdeman, CDP is a former board member of the Women of Providence in Collaboration. She completed her term of leadership and her board service as well this past spring. Not letting any grass grow under her feet, Sr. Alice decided to volunteer at another CDP congregation’s ministry—La Posada Providencia. Following is the article they wrote upon her departure…
EVENT BROCHURE > ONLINE REGISTRATION > Join the Call! June 12-14, 2020 at the Kearns Spirituality Center, Allison Park, PA “Providence—Where Justice and Radical Hope Meet” is the theme of this year’s Providence Event. We are a planetary community whose call is to imagine a world where Providence People find the courage to speak out for justice and live…
Advent season—the time of waiting, anticipation, awe and joy. Each year the liturgical cycle calls us to delve deeply into the wondrous mystery of Advent. Our Provident God asks us to consider anew what the Word made flesh really means for us today. For the Sisters and Associates of the Women of Providence we know this Advent time is a…
The Sisters of Divine Providence from Allison Park, PA (former St. Louis province) sponsor a homeless shelter in Bridgeton, MO named Room at the Inn. It provides homeless women and families temporary shelter in what was the former province’s headquarters. This ministry began in 1992 when the Salvation Army approached the Sisters for needed space and the fourth floor of…
The month of November holds many different themes: saints, souls, veterans, and of course, Thanksgiving. Each year as the season of autumn surrounds us with colorful leaves on trees, and farmers harvesting their crops, I am reminded of my teaching days and the reading of Winnie-the-Pooh to my second graders. There is a quote from A.A. Milne which has stuck…