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A look back: Providence High School, Chicago
...its story in 1888 as Our Lady of Sorrows School. The school graduated its first two students in 1891. As the school grew, a new building was purchased for the academy. In 1921, the name was changed to Providence High School by Cardinal Mundelein. Further increasing enrollment led to a new building on Central Park Avenue in 1929. People waiting to enter the new Providence High School, Chicago, for the dedication ceremonies on May 12, 1929. For the next 48...
Struggling to speak out against injustice with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...a trip prompted by prejudice and poverty that the sisters were facing in Indiana, Mother Theodore fell ill in New Orleans. She had to rely on the charity of the Ursuline sisters there to nurse her back to health for seven weeks. Despite all the challenges that she had faced and all the challenges that she knew she would be returning to, Mother Theodore responded only in compassion when she saw the selling of slaves at a port in New...
New postulant enters Sisters of Providence
...her schedule and her ministry, as well as conduct assessments and conferences with her,” Sister Marsha said. “She will be learning everything she can learn about the Sisters of Providence, and that includes learning about community practices, traditions and ministries. “(The Sisters of Providence) are still welcoming new members on an annual basis.” Sister Marsha also said she will meet with Tracey once a week for instructions and individual conferences. In addition, she said once a month, Tracey will work...
Providence Associate spring retreat 2018
...Paweski, backset, as the new co-director for the Providence Associate relationship. Candle table decoration Chuck Neuman visits with Providence Associate Co-Director Debbie Dillow before the retreat. Providence Associate Donna Watzke laughs while visiting with sisters and associates at the retreat. Providence Associates Jennifer and Duane Drake check out the schedule and materials for the retreat. A prayer moment at the retreat. Providence Associates Sara Bennett and Kathryn Martin. Providence Associates Sandra Wickware and Regina Hartman at prayer. Blessing of the...
Prayer for the Faces of our Grief
...me you are with me on my journey. When I am faced with the reality that a deceased loved one will never come back in this life, let me experience their Presence in a new way. When I feel guilty for what I did or failed to do, let your grace of forgiveness fill my spirit. When I am angry, grant me the grace to face the fear beneath my anger. When I resist change, give me the willingness I...
Sister Jessica Vitente professes first vows
...Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, California, in 2015. After visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods later during a Come and See Retreat, Sister Jessica knew she was on the correct path. And three years of discerning allowed her to realize becoming a woman religious with the Sisters of Providence was the additional fit for her identity. Now that she has professed first vows, she begins a new path toward profession of perpetual vows. “I feel a deeper and continued peaceful joy after proclaiming...
HOPE summer 2023 — Unexpected gifts
...I’m a perfectionist, so I like to see the perfect product.” Giving new life to plastic shopping bags Retired Sisters of Providence in the Lourdes Hall Assisted Living Residence of Providence Health Care are transforming plastic grocery and shopping bags into warm sleeping mats. Growing the gift of flowers It’s always so rewarding to see and hear others’ reactions to the flowers that are grown with such love and reverence. Annual Report fiscal year 2022-23 Newsnotes Obituaries Calendar of Events...
Sister Barbara Battista featured in Newsweek
“I’m a Catholic Nun. I’m standing up for trans people.” — Sister Barbara Battista Click here to read this column written by Sister Barbara which is featured in Newsweek....
Sister Mary Ann Lechner (formerly Sister Robert Ann)
...of Providence for 75 years. Sister Ann continued: She was able to laugh at changes as they were presented to us. She knew that those who were poor, those hungry, those mourning, those suffering from the words and actions of others were in need of love and she gave love without hesitation. Her address book grew and grew as friends were added through the years. Mary Ann was born on February 8, 1929, to Silas and Theresia Hopf Lechner, in...
Election and inauguration reflections
...us. Having lived through the civil rights movement, I am so happy to be alive to see this moment. This election tells me that transformation is wrought of many individual and group efforts that in time become a groundswell for change. It takes commitment for the long haul. Sister Mary Pat Cummings I was born in the mid twenties, grew up in the thirties and forties in New Albany, Indiana, a small Hoosier town on the Ohio River directly across...
Spiritual companions in the Woods: Providence Associate candidate orientation 2019
On Saturday, 24 new Providence Associate candidates gathered at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Here they met the Sisters of Providence and Providence Associate companions who will walk with them in the coming year. The Oct. 19 orientation day began a year for them to spend time reflecting on their lives and their faith and getting to better know the spirituality and mission of the Sisters of Providence. Enjoy these photos from the day. Are you looking to deepen your relationship with...
Welcome to our new postulants Ann Duong and Maité Rodriguez-Mora
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, welcomed two new postulants, Ann Duong and Maité Rodriguez on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We are excited in our hearts that Ann and Maité have joined our community. Learn more about becoming a Sister of Providence. Sisters bless Ann and Maité before their entrance into the postulancy ritual. Blessings for Ann and Maité. Blessings for Ann and Maité. Blessings for Ann and Maité. Blessings for Ann and Maité. Sisters...