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…
I share this reflection by Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, SP on the occasion of their Congregation’s Associate Commitment Day recently. I believe the message is important for all of us as Providence people to hear. I thank Sr. Dawn for allowing me to share it with all of you! “It happened again this year. When our Sister of Providence leadership team…
The season of Autumn is here but on days of 90 degrees here in the Metro-St. Louis area, it’s a bit hard to believe. Our weather people assure us, though, that cooler temps are coming! I truly enjoy all four seasons as experienced here in the Midwest, but Autumn certainly brings beauty in its colors of bright reds, oranges and…
One thing about living in the Midwest is the experience of the changing seasons. Each of them comes bearing gifts inviting us to inner transformation. Each season has its own truth and wisdom, challenges and joys and helps us find fuller meaning and purpose. We are just entering into the season of Autumn now with its bright colors of red,…
Over this past weekend I saw the movie “Dear Evan Hansen.” I had no previous knowledge about the movie, so I had no real expectations about it either. I didn’t know it was a musical. But I saw the actor who played the main character on the Jimmy Fallon show and was intrigued. Despite the fact that since the weekend…
I’ve always been struck by the story of Saint Hildegard of Bingen. Perhaps it is because I happened to be there at her monastery in Ibingen, Germany one year on her feastday, September 17. The little town was filled with people who had come to celebrate her at an outdoor Mass and also be able to view and receive a…
This story is shared from the Sisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN and Sr. Jessica Vitente who professed first vows on August 14, 2021. These are her words. “Tomorrow, I will profess for the first time one-year vows as a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. As I look back, I truly feel my quest for God has been luring…
I grew up in a small town in Illinois, not far from where I live now. As a young elementary school child the only thing I thought about Labor Day was it meant that we would start school the next day and summer would be over. I didn’t mind, because I loved school and the nuns that taught at our…
This is a reflection on the Gospel of this Sunday, August 29, 2021 by Sr. Danielle Charron, SP of the Emilie Gamelin Province of the Sisters of Providence in Montreal. “The Word of God of this Sunday helps us understand that the true defilement that makes us impure for God, is not so much what we touch or what we…
I read this article in the Global Sisters Report . I know Sister Imelda and her passion about ageism. I asked her permission to use this as a post on the WPC blog. I think it has a message we all need to ponder. The photo that accompanies the article was Pixabay by Michael Schwarzenberger. Imelda Maurer is a Sister…