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Sister Kathleen Kelly (formerly Sister Edward Marie)
...before professing perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1958. After three years as a middle grade teacher at tiny St. John’s in Evansville, she was surprised to be called for St. Ambrose in Hollywood, traveling across the country and enjoying four years in southern California. When the Congregation established provincial government in 1964, she returned in Chicago’s trend-setting St. Joseph Province. First she joined Sister Gerry Cavenaugh (RIP) and her energetic faculty at St. Andrew’s, and then moved to Mother Theodore...
Sisters of Providence welcome new postulant
...was welcomed as the Congregation’s newest postulant, or member. Sister Dawn begins the blessing ritual, blessing Leslie’s head “I now feel at peace. I’m happy because I’m in God’s home,” Leslie said. “I now feel complete and fulfilled.” Leslie, 44, was born in Saigon, Vietnam. Her family immigrated to the United States in 1990, settling in Kansas City, Missouri. She is the youngest of 15 children. Leslie’s family eventually moved to California, where she attended California State University and earned...
Oral history: Sister Joyce Brophy, inspiring confidence in others
...She never taught below fifth grade classes, always teaching junior high classes. Sister Joyce Brophy’s (formerly Sister Robert Ellen) ministries through the years: Sister Joyce Entered Congregation July 22, 1947 Final vows Jan. 23, 1955 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Bachelor in Education Indiana State University, Master’s in Education St. Sylvester, Chicago, Illinois, 1950-54, Teacher Grade 5 Our Lady of Mercy, Chicago, Illinois, 1955, Teacher Grade 8 St. Elisabeth, Van Nuys, California, 1955-59, Teacher Grade 8 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Galesburg, Illinois,...
Reunion updates – fall 2021
Mother Theodore Guerin High School Class of 1981 alumnae from Mother Theodore Guerin High School in River Grove, Illinois, celebrated their 40th Reunion Oct. 23. Classmates gathered for “Eat, Drink & Reunite,” hosted by fellow classmates at Draft Bar on Irving Park Road in Chicago. Thank you to all who hosted, planned and attended! We hope you made the most of your time reconnecting and reminiscing. Marywood High School, California Alumni of Servite High School in Anaheim, California, invited local...
Sister Jessica Vitente: Leading and being led to God
...Catholic Campus Minister. These gifts have enabled Sister Jessica’s movement from one experience of self-awareness to another. What else but trust in Providence can explain these movements in her adult life: Managing the customer service department of a California-based distribution center. Volunteering in a young adult program at her home parish in California. Uprooting herself and moving across the country to become a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in Indiana. Choosing, as her first full-time ministry as a Sister...
Reflections for the Silver Jubilee of Sister Evelyn Ovalles
...trajectory to orient your life to Christ and in Christ. What coming to the Sisters of Providence and entering through the narrow gate have in common is the challenging task of change, of opening ourselves to God’s calls, of allowing God’s voice and grace to guide us through that gate and transform our lives. Your listening these past 25 years has led you to move from the safety of a familiar home and career in California, your landing place after...
Sister Thomas Jeanne Doriot
...Pennington. Sister Thomas Jeanne Doriot at prayer TJ’s initial ministries were in education, teaching in two high schools in Indiana and Illinois and later teaching English as a second language in California for one year. In 1969, she turned to her first love, journalism, ministering at a publication in Evanston called Pioneer Press, and later working for the News Sentinel in Fort Wayne as education editor, and then in public relations at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College for three years and associate...
Sister Maureen Abbott
...be too much like the forbidden “laundry list.” To follow her directions, I won’t mention Maureen’s two master’s degrees — one in Education Administration from the University of Washington and the other in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. Again following her wishes, I won’t call attention to that fact that her Sisters of Providence in California called her to elected leadership twice in the roles of Provincial Counselor and then as Provincial of St. Michael province. God knows...
Sister Patricia Geis (formerly Sister Anna Marie)
...a year off for a sabbatical at Boston College. Most of her years of teaching were in Illinois, with short stints in Indiana, South Dakota and California. She served in administration at Saint Mary Carmelite in Joliet and Saint Columbkille Day Nursery in Chicago, but her great passion was teaching young children. She loved the children and they loved her. She tells how every morning, she would give the children a chance to say something, one at a time. “They...
Celebrating National Catholic Schools Week
...Rose in 1995. Here is a photo of the late Sister Kathleen Mary Gay teaching a student at St. Rose in 1995. Here are two photos from St. Anthony of Padua, which is located in Gardena, California. The first photo is of Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein. The second photo features Sisters Mildred Ann Dudine, Jeanne Moore, Ann Francine Cook, Carole Ann Bellucci, Martha Rojo, Ann Stephen Stouffer, Gerard Theuer and Katherine Manley. Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein, who currently ministers as...
Sister Leslie Dao professes first vows
...in 1990 and settled in Kansas City, Missouri. She is the youngest of 15 children. After her family moved to California, she earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from California State University. She also has a bachelor of science degree in social work from the University of Missouri in St. Louis. Prior to meeting the Sisters of Providence, Sister Leslie was a woman religious in another Congregation and ministered in Texas with Catholic Charities. Eventually, she moved back to Missouri...
Sister Theresa Clare Carr
...sings the lovely song “Getting to Know You” to the many children in her care. In particular, these two verses reminded and remind me of our Sister Theresa Clare: It is a very ancient saying, But a true and honest thought That if you become a teacher By your pupils you’ll be taught. No doubt, over her 65 years of teaching in elementary schools in Chicago; Van Nuys, California and Indiana, Theresa Clare must have learned about life from countless...