As I was listening to my priest friend’s homily for Ascension this past Sunday, he was speaking about the two feasts of Ascension and Pentecost—a week apart in our Catholic liturgy. In our human reality we are so bound by time and space. Perhaps that is a good thing because it gives us time to reflect and ponder how these [...]
Ruth McGoldrick, SP, a Sister of Providence from Holyoke, MA and also co-founder of the Women of Providence in Collaboration, has generously shared with me a presentation she did for their Associates. I intend to share that with all of you in parts or sections in this blog. So here is Part One. Introduction Though [...]
Recently I read a passage in Gaudete et Exsultate by Pope Francis. It says: "Each saint is a mission, planned by the Father to reflect and embody, at a specific moment in history, a certain aspect of the Gospel." It struck me at the time because I had just finished a zoom meeting with the 55 and Under gathering of [...]
Sr. Rezebeth Noceja, a Sister of Providence from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada shares with us how she describes Providence in her life, her ministry, and her commitment as a religious. A conversation among our volunteers at one of our ministries in inner city Edmonton was around the definition of Providence. They asked, “what is Providence?”. Some explained it is like divine [...]
During Eastertide we often hear about the importance of Mary Magdalene as being the first disciple to witness the resurrection. My friend, Fr. Terry Moran, had this perspective to share on the gospel account so familiar to us. I just wanted to share it with all of you. The gospel sounds like Jesus adopted social distancing before its time. The [...]
Sisters of Providence live our mission in new ways during the pandemic This article appears in the Coronavirus: One Year Later [1] feature series from Global Sisters Report. Our very own Sr. Karin Dufault wrote the article and I wanted to share it with all of you. Sisters of Providence held a banner to let other sisters in the community who were [...]
Many years ago I read the book, Anam Cara, by John O'Donohue. I was so delighted to actually meet him at a conference that my then employer, the Catholic Association, was holding. What a beautiful soul and so easy to have a conversation with over dinner. He died much too young, at 52 but many of his writings are enjoyed [...]
I share with Providence women all over the world this excerpt that came from the Sisters of Providence Generalate, written by Sr. Hortense Demia-Mbaïlaou, SP. I thank her for sharing it. We gather in communion of heart, prayer and thanksgiving on this International Women’s Day, where women from around the world unite their thoughts, prayers, hopes, dreams and struggles. Today, [...]
Have you ever made a really stupid mistake? The kind where you look back and to yourself say: “how could I have done that” or “why didn’t that dawn on me?” Making mistakes is how we humans learn though. Case in point: The salt and pepper shakers in the kitchen I use for cooking had a slight flaw. My former [...]
Lent begins early this year. It seems we have just put away the tree, the ornaments, and the wrapping paper and already it’s time to receive ashes on our foreheads! We come once again to this sacred, earthy season of Lent, where we remember that it is from dust and earth from which we emerge and one day we shall [...]
