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 [...]
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 [...]
