“My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God.” (1 John 4:7) “Anyone who knew Sister Gerry Cavanaugh was aware that she loved God, loved life and the people in her life,” said Sister…
This article is reprinted from fall 2007 issue of HOPE. A six-figure salary, a fulfilling job, good friends, a serious relationship, a condo in California and a great extended family — Sister Janice Smith thought she had it all. Motivated…
This article is reprinted from fall 2007 issue of HOPE. In 2002, the United States was just as foreign to Sister Su-Hsin Huang as the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Then, an ad caught her eye and changed her…
“I say to you, my dear sisters, that Jesus in the Sacrament of the Eucharist is as tender and as vigilant for us as he was for his apostles.” (Saint Mother Theodore Guerin) “Send your hearts a thousand times a…
“But Jesus called the children to him and said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.’” (Luke 18:16) “I did not notice…
“But let me run loose and free, celebrating God’s great work, every bone in my body laughing, singing, ‘God, there’s no one like you.’” (Based on Psalm 40 from “The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language”) “‘We gather in this…
“Rejoice always, never cease praying, render constant thanks; such is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16) “Anyone who has been around Sister Venard much during the past several years in particular would think that she had…
“Whatever you do, do with all your heart. …” (Colossians 3:23) “The words of Isaiah, ‘You are precious in my sight, and I love you,’ and the words of St. Paul, ‘Whatever you do, do with all your heart,’ are…
“Consider, I entreat you, that death sports with human calculations. … Let us always have in hand our lamps burning, that we may not be surprised.” (Saint Mother Theodore Guerin) “I can imagine Sister Frances hearing these words with great…
The evolution of Sister Denise Wilkinson’s life led her quite naturally to joining the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She grew up in Chicago, part of a close-knit, God-worshipping Catholic family. She attended Catholic schools, and by the time…