“I put my trust in you; in God, whose word I praise. …” (Psalm 56:3-4) “Sister Mary Aileen was born a Christmas child, on Dec. 25, 1919, in Indianapolis,” began Sister Margaret Quinlan in her commentary for Sister Mary Aileen…
I announced to my family that I wanted to be a Sister of Providence after my second day in first grade. The year was 1956. August 14, 2005, I professed Perpetual Vows as a Sister of Providence before our Congregation…
Sister Ann Margaret O’Hara’s five-year term as general superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is moving toward its end. She has been in a leadership position for most of her 51 years as a Sister of Providence,…
At one point in her life she answered to Sister Melanie. Today, she answers to Kathleen or to Kathy when called that by close friends. During the 1970s, when the Catholic Church was going through monumental changes, she, too, was…
Remember when you actually received something you sought and that queasy feeling of “what do I do now” came over you? Sister Ann Sullivan, director of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint…
This article is reprinted from the summer 2006 issue of HOPE. Editor’s note: Dr. Andrea Ambrosi, postulator for the Cause for Sainthood of Blessed Mother Theodore Guerin, requested four articles about Blessed Mother Theodore for publication in the official newspaper…
“Then Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.’” (Matthew 11:28) “The invitation to ‘come to me’ happened very uniquely in Sister Pat’s early religious life. She…
“My delight increases each time I sense your presence within me!” (Psalm 16:3) “In Psalm 16, one of Sister Michael Therese’s favorites, we find the line, ‘My delight increases each time I sense your presence.’ The truth of this was…
This article is reprinted from summer 2006 issue of HOPE. WWMTGT? Ah, yes, another acronym to clutter the collection of letter-laced configurations. But just What Would Mother Theodore Guerin Think about all this attention shining upon her life and accomplishments?…
This article is reprinted from summer 2006 issue of HOPE. A project that once seemed like a dream and posed an incredible challenge is heading toward reality. Providence Cristo Rey High School, sponsored by the Sisters of Providence, will open…