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 [...]
TITLE: Executive Director FLSA: Salaried LOCATION: TBD DATE: August 2021 I. POSITION SUMMARY: The Executive Director enables the mission of Women of Providence (WPC) in collaboration through administration of the organization and planning and preparation for its programs and projects. In conjunction with the Governing Board, she is responsible for representing the Women of Providence and leading the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
n this Fall issue are stories that speak of the sanctity of life amid the federal executions beginning again in our nation, as well as statements on racism, awards for justice work on a myriad of issues, and involvement with children in poorer areas of our country. There are joyful stories as professions of vows were made in several communities, [...]
In these more recent days I have found myself remembering a couple of lines from a Thomas Merton prayer: “Lord I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me.” It seems at times like my own days are sometimes a blur, defined by sadness and loss of dear friends since the beginning [...]
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. [...]
Sister Veronica Kim loves the La Roche College community so much that she refers to herself as the campus mom. But Kim admitted that she never would have imagined she would one day work in the education field in America. Kim was born and raised in South Korea—a place she credits for profoundly impacting her life. She said that Korean [...]
