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Welcome to our features page. Here, we will share with you updates on what is currently happening within our Congregation. Feel free to take time to explore the area.

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Sister Sharon Richards

Q. Why did you choose to become a Sister of Providence? A. They were friends of my family. I was never privileged to have Sisters of Providence as teachers because we never lived in an area where they ministered. My…

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Young sisters today: Vatican II through education

For many Sisters of Providence, “before Vatican II” can refer to nearly everything in their lives. Rules regarding their clothes, acceptable forms of prayer, relationships with family, ministry opportunities, celebration of liturgy and much more changed after the Second Vatican…

Sisters of Providence
January 7, 2013
As seen in HOPE, Become a Sister, Education, Sisters in Ministry
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Theological shifts with Second Vatican Council

Vatican II has not answered all questions, but it has provided an agenda for future theological development.

Sister Alexa Suelzer
January 7, 2013
As seen in HOPE, Providence Spirituality

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A scholar’s view of Vatican II

“I think hope dominates the feeling of depression. I think hope was very high at first. But perhaps it was an unrealistic hope: a failure to recognize that the work of any council takes years and perhaps generations to accomplish,” she said.

Amy Miranda
January 7, 2013
As seen in HOPE, Sisters in Ministry, Stories from the Archives

Features, Reflections

Coming of age with Vatican II

On Sept. 12, 1963, the Sisters of Providence welcomed 58 of us as postulants. We arrived with a small black suitcase and a foot locker filled with a variety of personal supplies, regulation nightgowns, black stockings, nun shoes, men’s white…

Sister Denise Wilkinson
January 7, 2013
As seen in HOPE, Reflections from Sister Denise, Stories from the Archives
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My most challenging and most transformative years

When the Second Vatican Council opened in 1962 I had just been appointed Director of Novices for our Congregation. This meant that I had accepted the responsibility of passing on to another generation the traditions, practices, prayer forms and life…

Sister Bernice Kuper
January 7, 2013
As seen in HOPE, Providence Spirituality, Stories from the Archives

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The Joy of Vatican II

(originally published in the winter 2013 issue of HOPE magazine) By Peg Benson Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli might justifiably be accused of being impulsive. He announced his intention to convene the Second Vatican Council on Jan. 25, 1959, as he waved…

Sisters of Providence
January 7, 2013
As seen in HOPE, Providence Spirituality

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Blessing of the Christmas tree

Dear God, Two thousand years ago, you brought your son, Jesus, into this world to teach us the power of love and sacrifice. As we raise this tree, we remember his birth and the meaning of his life for us.…

Sisters of Providence
December 15, 2012

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Honoring Sister James Michael Kesterson

Sister James Michael Kesterton received one of the three Career Achievement Awards from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis last night. From The Criterion: The measure of Sister James Michael’s life can also be taken in her remarkable career of 60 years…

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Sister Mary Montgomery

Download All Things Possible – Sister Mary Montgomery Q. How did you meet the Sisters of Providence? A. It was when I was a little girl. My mom had a cousin who was a Sister of Providence, Sister Rose Angele…

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Asking questions: Feast Day 2012

A couple of years ago, two sisters provided me with something to smile over, puzzle about, and learn from. At the time, we Sisters of Providence were in the midst of making an important decision. As always, there were different…

Sister Denise Wilkinson
October 3, 2012
Reflections from Sister Denise, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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Sister Diane Mason

Q. How did you meet the Sisters of Providence? A. They were my teachers at St. Dennis School in Lockport (Ill.) for eight years and at Providence High School in Joliet for four years. I was always very intrigued by…

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