Although we are already in Lent, celebrating the second Sunday, a friend sent me this blessing from an author I didn’t know but felt it was worth sharing. The blessing is from Kate Bowler. A Blessing As Lent Begins (the saddest time of the Christian calendar and I’m not unhappy about it) “Blessed are you, ready to open yourself to a…
Our Provident God invites each of us to listen and to be open to the invitations God will send us. For they will surely come at any moment, anywhere, anytime. If our hearts are ready for this invasion of grace we will find new seeds of life nurturing our spirit and taking us to the depths of divine mystery. May…
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…
Advent, the season of waiting, expectation, and hope is upon us. This Advent the WPC office offers you Two Prayer Experiences. The Scriptures often ask us to be alert and watchful so that we may discover all the ways that Emmanuel, God-with-us, is present in our ordinary lives. However, in these days of the pandemic, watching and waiting have taken…
Sister of Providence, Anne Hemstock, tells us how the lives of her Sisters have changed due to Covid-19. She writes: “Wash your hands,”, “stay home,” “social distancing,” “stay apart while staying connected,” are all themes repeated over and over everywhere. “Unfortunately, Anawim Place a small food bank operated by the Sisters in downtown Edmonton has had to close until further…
Lent kind of snuck up on me this year, probably because of my roommate’s passing to her eternal reward and my life being turned upside down a bit. Perhaps things in your own life have had some twists and turns. Well Lent might just be the time to slow down a bit, take stock of ourselves and our spiritual lives.…
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…
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…
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…
It’s not often that one has an evening of complete wonder and awe. Yet, a group of friends and I had just that on the afternoon and evening of September 29th. We were at Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis for the final concert of the St. Louis Jesuits. I heard it was sold out in record time and so…