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…
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…
Recently I was in Pittsburgh, PA for a funeral of a dear friend of mine, Sr. Anne Arnold. She died on July 25, two months after her 86th birthday. I was there for her birthday week, to spend quality time with her, and at her request, to help her plan her wake and funeral liturgy. She gave her body to…
This article is written by Sr. Deborah Kennedy, RSM and was featured in the Catholic Week newspaper. It tells how Sr. Nelida is the only woman religious on the faculty of Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL. “Around the Spring Hill College campus in Mobile, Sister Nelida is well-known and highly respected, though many on the outside may not be…
This is a continuation of Sr. Karin Dufault’s presentation for their International Associate Gathering this past May on the four I’s (International, Intercultural, Intergenerational, and Interdependent). Today’s topic is Part Four: Interdependent. ” We recognize that God created us to be in a relationship. The Trinity, Father, Son, and Spirit, or said another way, Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier is the perfect…