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Bridging transition and loss
Sister Joseph Ellen Keitzer, left, is currently companioning Adrienne Curtis, right, as Adrienne journeys as a candidate toward becoming a Providence Associate with the Sisters of Providence this fall. Sister Joseph Ellen Keitzer serves in pastoral ministry for St. Angela Parish in Chicago — a Catholic Church that was closed 10 years ago. No, Sister Joseph Ellen hasn’t taken leave of her senses! Her role, as she describes it, is “gathering the lost sheep.” The closing of St. Angela’s was...
Reinventing ourselves as Sisters of Providence
...as circumstances require. When I entered the Sisters of Providence, I was a trained journalist and newspaper editor. Within a year, with God’s grace and the support of many SPs, I soon reinvented myself into a secondary school teacher ready to prepare a new generation of writers and editors. After earning a Master’s degree in communications, the path of Providence led me to produce programs for a Catholic Television Network affiliate in Chicago and to serve as a consultant for...
Providence Family Services’ Annual Rummage Sale Breaks Records
Last year, Sister Patty Fillenwarth was quite pleased that the Providence Family Services annual rummage sale cracked $6,000 in proceeds. However, she couldn’t be happier with the results of this year’s sale, which took place at Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Chicago, Oct. 3 and 4: $7,654.13 was raised to help fund the services provided to those living in Humboldt Park and the surrounding areas of Chicago. “I don’t know if we’ll get to $8,000 next...
Sister Mary Maxine Teipen
...from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in 1962. Knowing the Congregation needed business teachers, she pursued a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1969, describing her six marvelous summers there as “an exciting, grace-filled and ‘swinging’ time.” During her early years as a Sister of Providence, Mary Maxine served as a teacher at St. Mel in Chicago and St. Patrick in Fort Wayne. She was then called upon to use her remarkable administrative skills as principal...
Guerin property demolition moving forward
Representatives of the Archdiocese of Chicago recently informed the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, that the developer who purchased the Guerin College Prep High School property will begin demolition as early as this week. The Congregation wanted to share this unfortunate news with those who hold Guerin dear. Although the request was made and solutions were explored, it does not appear the mural within the school can be preserved. The sisters have asked for the cornerstone, if possible....
Sister Ann Kevin O’Connor
...who were both born in Ireland and proud of it! Her brother Maurice survives, while two brothers, Donal and Ed, and three sisters, Mary, Sister of Providence Margaret Ellen, and Betty have been reunited with her in heaven. Theresa Ann was close to her siblings and to their children, her nieces and nephews. Theresa Ann attended elementary school at St. Francis Xavier in LaGrange and Resurrection in Chicago. Her high school years were spent at Providence in Chicago, and after...
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Mary Clare Fritsch
This is a photo of Sister Mary Clare Fritsch from the 1940s. From time to time, we get requests from many people on social media inquiring about various Sisters of Providence. This Throwback Thursday is an example of that. So, with that in mind, today, we take a look at the life of Sister Mary Clare Fritsch. Sister Mary Clare was born in 1906, in Chicago, as Lucille Kathryn. She entered the Congregation in 1930, receiving the name Sister Mary...
Remembering Sister Anne Berchmans Taylor
...Anne Taylor in Fort Wayne in 1904. She entered the Congregation in 1922. Sister Anne Berchmans graduated in 1930 from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in Latin. In 1945, she received a master’s degree in zoology. Upon graduating, Sister Anne Berchmans began ministering as a teacher. For 10 years, she taught in schools in Chicago before teaching in Indianapolis. Sister Anne Berchmans returned to Chicago for one year before heading back to Indianapolis for another eight years. An...
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Therese Berry
...For this week, we will take a look at the life of Sister Therese Berry, formerly Sister David Jean Berry. Therese Ann Berry was born on February 1, 1930, in Indianapolis. She entered the Congregation in 1948 from St. John Academy, located in Indianapolis. She received a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Her teaching ministry began in 1950 at St. Andrew, Chicago. She also taught at St....
Deep love and healing
...point in his story, he interjected, “Now I don’t know if you’re yet seeing the thread of Providence in the story. From my father’s horrific death, through all of this, there has been Providence.” While working with Sister Kathleen, Ezra made his first visit to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and joined the Providence Associates. Since that first visit, Ezra has been a frequent visitor to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and an integral part of the Providence community in Chicago. But, he said, “I’ve never...
Sister Margaret Kelly (formerly Sister Bernard Maureen)
...Providence in St. Louis, Mo., and Saint Angela, Immaculate Conception and Maternity BVM Schools in Chicago. I was privileged to serve as principal in her last teaching assignment at BVM. I would walk into her classroom at any time and I might be treated to their latest Advent project, to a celebration of a new reader, or my favorite – some child explaining how he or she showed how they were kind for just today. Margaret was able to bring...
Sister Rose Marita Riordan
...go and then race it to the bottom. And she always won! Margaret Mary Riordan was born May 2, 1921, in Chicago, to Patrick Valentine and Kathryn Mary Ryan Riordan. Margaret Mary was one of eight siblings, four girls and four boys. Alice, Eileen and Bill survive her, while Rosaleen, Bernadette, John and James preceded her in death. When asked about her siblings in recent years, Rose Marita would say, “I have four up and four down.” The Sisters of...