When Hope Is Hard to Find | Providence Podcast
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Come for an honest reflection on Christian hope, perseverance, and trusting God's presence when life gets hard.
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Welcome to the Providence Podcast from the Sisters of Divine Providence! Each week, women bring their voices and perspectives to scripture, exploring how ancient stories speak to the questions, joys, struggles, relationships, and hopes of our lives today. Through scripture reflection, contemplative practices, and honest conversations, we explore Catholic faith and spirituality, justice, belonging, and the places where God meets us in ordinary life.
Rooted in the Catholic tradition and open to seekers of all kinds, Providence Podcast is for people who love their faith, wrestle with their faith, are finding their way back to faith, or simply have questions.
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Many Are Called, All Are Chosen | Providence Podcast
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God’s banquet is open to all. The garments of grace are waiting. We only have to raise our arms and let God put them on us. What garment might God be inviting you to wear today?
Read MoreSurrendering the Vineyard | Providence Podcast
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Maybe peace doesn't come from thinking positive thoughts. Maybe it comes from surrendering all that's within to God.
Read MoreDoes Your Yes Mean Yes? | Providence Podcast 6.6
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Sometimes saying yes is the easiest thing to do—even when we don’t really mean it. But what happens when that yes leads to resentment, burnout, or feeling trapped by commitments we never truly wanted?
Read MoreWhy Does God's Generosity Bother Us? Providence Podcast 6.5
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God is generous. But sometimes God’s generosity bothers us. What might that tell us about ourselves?
Read MoreWhat Kind of Anger Are You Nourishing? | Providence Podcast 6.4
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In this episode of the Providence Podcast, we explore the many flavors of anger and consider what might be underneath it: hurt, anxiety, sadness, fear, wounded pride, or even a call from God to act. When we can name what is stirring in us, we may be better able to discern whether God is calling us toward action, mercy, healing, forgiveness—or letting go.
Read MoreDo We Owe Each Other Love? | Providence Podcast Episode 6.3
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Do we really owe each other love, especially when relationships get messy? Love is more than warm feelings; it’s a gritty, faithful choice to will the good of another, even when it’s hard.
Read MoreWhat If More Isn’t Better? | Renewal, Resistance & Real Life | Providence Podcast 6.2
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Following Christ means resisting some of the values our culture tells us to embrace, but it also means discovering a different kind of life—one rooted in love, compassion, community, service, and the common good.
Read MoreWho Do You Say That I Am? | Know God, Know Yourself, Providence Podcast Season 6, Episode 1
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“Who do you say that I am?” Jesus asks this vulnerable question of his friends, and we’re going to sit with it together. Who is Christ for you? Who is God for you? And what happens when the answer isn't clear?
Read MoreIn God, There is Room, Summer Sabbath Series, Providence Podcast
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Feeling like you don’t belong? Jesus says there is room for you. This reflection on John 14 explores belonging—to God, to ourselves, and to each other.
Read MoreSummer Sabbath Series: There's Plenty of Room on the Lampstand, Providence Podcast Episode
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Christ calls us the salt of the earth and the light of the world — words meant to affirm our goodness and invite us to shine. But what if shining doesn’t come easily, or doesn’t feel safe for everyone? In this episode, we reflect on salt and light as a shared, communal There’s plenty of room on the lampstand for all of us.
Read MoreIt Is Too Little: When God Invites Us Into More, Summer Sabbath Series, Providence Podcast
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Summer gives us a chance to slow down and listen again. In this Summer Sabbath Series episode, we revisit a reflection on Isaiah's surprising claim that being God's servant is "too little." Together, we'll explore what it means to move beyond simply doing God's work and into a deeper relationship with God. As you listen, consider where God might be inviting you into more—not more activity, but more connection, more trust, and more light.
Read MoreNot to Condemn the World: A God Who Accompanies, Providence Podcast
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God came into the world to accompany us so deeply that God became one of us to move among us and love us and show us the way.
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Read MoreIn God, There is Room
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Feeling like you don’t belong? Jesus says there is room for you. This reflection on John 14 explores belonging—to God, to ourselves, and to each other.
Read MoreBeyond Appearances: How God Sees the Heart (and How We Can Too), Providence Podcast Episode
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We’re called to see as God does, to look beyond appearances into the heart of things, including our own hearts. As we go within, we recognize God working in our lives, and we discern how to respond to God with our whole hearts.
Read MoreFrom Complaining to Contemplation: Finding Living Water When Faith Feels Dry, Providence Podcast
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What if our thirst, our questions, and even our frustration are invitations to deeper faith? What if hope is still possible — even now?
Read MoreA Star for Everyone: Epiphany, the Magi, and Our Call to Belong to Each Other, Providence Podcast
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This Epiphany, the magi remind us that Christ is for all people—and all belong to Christ. Enter into a gentle Gospel reflection on Matthew 2, exploring belonging, unity, and the call to welcome one another. 🌟
Read MoreJoy That Finds You, A Gaudete Sunday Guided Prayer with Isaiah, Advent Week 3
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Gaudete Sunday: Let Joy Find You: This week on the Providence Podcast, we pause in the middle of Advent to rediscover the quiet joy God offers — even when life feels rushed or heavy. Join Sister Leslie for a gentle guided Lectio Divina on Isaiah 35, a reading full of promise, healing, and strength.
Read MoreWaiting in Joyful Hope, Providence Podcast
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We can be filled with hope and wonder at Advent again because the Christ, God-with-us. Is. Still. With. Us. And has never left us. We long for this presence, and maybe that longing is the root of all our longings, and each year as Advent brings us to Christmas, we can remember that God does bring fulfillment to our longing.
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