Prayer of the Potawatomi on Hearing of the Death of Philippine
A poem by Sharon Karam, RSCJ
A poem by Sharon Karam, RSCJ
“Her prayer was a quiet looking and listening…”[1]
Philippine dreamed big and listened wide for the voice, the call, of God.
Rose Philippine Duchesne can be viewed as a teacher of prayer for today.
A poem by Janet Reberdy, RSCJ
she was waiting for me, there, in Sugar Creek
To those of us who think we are too old to do something, we have only to look to Philippine Duchesne for inspiration.
Philippine’s preference for comforting and giving service to others could be called a forerunner of the current day focus on “solidarity with the poor.”