Uh-Oh Moments
“Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a rather large amount of gratitude.” [...]
Enter the Chaos
Sr. Nancy Sylvester, IHM was the presenter at our last year's February Providence Event. Many people enjoyed her presentations and were very interested in her topics. She is presenting a much more in depth program of what she did at the Providence Event, with processes that help participants to integrate what is being presented into their very lives. She thinks [...]
Associates Plan for Autonomous Future
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
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 [...]
Genesis Spirituality Center Open Position
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 [...]
Finally a Nurses Flower Garden
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 [...]
Providence Has No Border
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 [...]
A Wheelbarrow Question?
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 [...]
Make a Little Noise!
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 [...]
WPC Fall 2021 Newsletter
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 [...]