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A New Advent Symbol
The Woodland Inn community was using the prayer service provided by Women of Providence in Collaboration to begin the first week of Advent. Sister Rosemary Nudd had prepared a beautiful Advent wreath...
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Sister Helen Vinton brings hope in an unsteady environment
Sister Helen Vinton, second from left, continues to mentor staff members such as Gabe Schwartzman, left, and welcome visitors such as Julia Sampson and Keith Richards, right, to Southern Mutual Help...
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Butterflies for immigrant children in detention centers
On this National Immigrants Day, I ask myself what if Mother Theodore Guerin and her companions, unable to speak English, had been deported back to France in 1840 when they arrived in New York. What...
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Rising to the Occasion
Throughout the Bible and throughout human history, there have always been persons who in a time of crisis or critical need rise to the occasion. Some are famous people and some are people whose names...
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What to pack for the journey
Several years ago, I made a retreat with Jan Richardson, Methodist minister, author, and artist. One writing prompt I received was about Etty Hillesum, a young Jewish woman as she prepared to go to a...
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A Providence moment with Sister Camille Neubauer
On Saturday, Aug. 8, I was walking through the cemetery. Recalling that Aug. 14, will be the first anniversary of Sister Camille’s death, the tears started to run down my face. I told her how very...
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Woman at the Well
Jesus, I am coming to the well. I didn’t invite you to my home because I’d be busy like Martha tidying up thinking everything had to be just so and I just want to be Mary, taking in the fullness of...
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Permissive attitude toward racism inspires book club
Providence Associate Lorrie Scheidler Deeply moved by George Floyd’s death, Sue Ellen Pabst suggested to her sister, Lorrie Scheidler, that they start a virtual book club on racism. Lorrie, a...
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An unexpected blessing
As February drew near, I dreaded the annual request for volunteers to make calls to our donors asking for donations. How did I know how this year of COVID-19 had affected them? How many had lost jobs,...
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The loving care of a Sister of Providence lay sister
The story about Sister Lawrence Cheminant, a Sister of Providence lay sister who served cholera victims in 1854, prompted an inquiry about lay sisters in the Congregation. Lay sisters were those...
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