Sister Eileen Rose Bonner

Sister Eileen Rose Bonner

Sister Eileen Rose Bonner has been a Sister of Providence since 1950. During that time she taught in schools in Illinois and Indiana. She has a master's degree in education and a principal's license in elementary education. Sister Eileen Rose has also ministered as a hospital chaplain and is certified in healing touch. She currently lives and volunteers in Louisville, Kentucky.

Teaching, healing and loving as a Sister of Providence

My teaching experience took me to different schools in different cities and towns where I met and fell in love with more children. Teaching double grades and constantly working on meeting the individual needs continued to challenge me.

Then it came time for me to dust the chalk off my hands, put myself confidently in the hands of Providence and change the focus of my “mission.” I became a hospital chaplain. Like teaching, I loved this work

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