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Sister Marilú Covani
...located and she served as pastoral coordinator of Hispanic Ministry for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, San Gabriel Region, and later at the archdiocesan office of worship. During those years she obtained an master’s degree in religious studies. By the time Sister Marilú moved to work in the pastoral center in the Diocese of San Bernardino in 1998, she had obtained 18 credit hours toward a master’s degree in clinical psychology. She had planned with the community support to open...
Sister Joan Frame (formerly Sister Ann Pierre)
...authority of one of her students – I would judge maybe a fifth-grader – whose note I found in her file, along with a little drawing of their classroom, who called Joan, “the best teacher I have ever had,” as well as the world’s greatest teacher (with “greatest” underlined several times). These nearly 40 years in the classroom were followed by parish ministry in Indianapolis, for two years as pastoral associate at St. Simone, and as a pastoral minister for...
Circle of light: An Advent reflection for 2023
...change. It was almost palpable; you could just feel it. Only moments before, the room echoed the sounds of chuckling fathers and sniffling mothers, but it quickly became a room filled with dark mystery and expectation. In soft gentle tones, our pastor would begin to speak. He would read the story of the Nativity from the Gospel of Luke and share a brief reflection. Gradually, ushers would come down the aisle passing out candles to each individual. Our pastor would...
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...
Twenty-one Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Ann Matilda entered the Congregation on Jan. 5, 1955, from St. Anthony, Indianapolis. She professed perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1962. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She earned her master’s degree in elementary education from Ball State University. Her Indiana ministries include: • Indianapolis: Teacher, St. Jude (1966-71), • Indianapolis: Teacher, St. Simon (1971-77), • Fort Wayne: Associate Pastor, Church of St. Therese (1978-85), • Indianapolis: Pastoral Associate, St. Bernadette Parish...
Sister Evelyn Ovalles celebrating 25th Jubilee
...St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Chicago. Sister Evelyn entered the Congregation on Sept. 15, 1997, from St. Columban Parish, Los Angeles. She professed perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 2004. Sister Evelyn’s ministries include: Paralegal/Advocate, Diocese of Gary Pastoral Center, Merrillville (1999-2000), Advocate/Paralegal, Diocese of Gary Pastoral Center, Merrillville (2001), Defender of the Bond, Diocese of Gary, Merrillville (2003-04), Director of Tribunal and Judge, Diocese of Gary, Merrillville (2004-17), and Director of Religious Education, Our Lady of Consolation Parish, Merrillville (2018-19)....
Book review: The Other Couch
...of women tenderly enclosing the world… the web encircles intention held to help, to heal, to comfort.” I began reading this book after being on a symposium panel. The topic was “use of self.” I was with two psychotherapists and one of their clients who is also a clinical pastoral supervisee of mine moving toward certification as an ACPE supervisor. I was invited because the psychotherapist had been “converted” to pastoral supervision as “exceptionally valuable” in his client’s healing. (Our...
A Providence Associate’s look at Chapter
...having no real experience to compare it to at the time. And now, five years later, here I was — present. And what a wonderful thing to be present for! I loved the conversations that took place. The conversations about mission and identity and the future were important, but I found that the conversations in which we celebrated the past were equally formative. Something I often say about my relationship with the Sisters of Providence is that I cannot stray...
Being Providence in a world in need: Sister Dawn’s reflection to new Providence Associates
Father Dan Hopcus and General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski process in at the Providence Associate rite of commitment this past Saturday. Back in the day, each Sister of Providence was assigned a home superior—someone from the community’s council that a sister would see annually or go to for special help or advice at any time. This is not unlike our current general officer liaison relationships. But often a sister would say of that home superior that she belonged to her....
Archives: telling our story of living the Gospel
...meticulous record keeper, she established the groundwork for 182 years of storytelling. Our past is now preserved in records, photographs, oral histories, news articles and memoirs. In the Archives today you will find files documenting the lives of the 2,336 deceased Sisters of Providence. You can peruse the Entrance Book, with the handwritten names, parents’ names, hometowns and dates of entrance of everyone who has come to this Community, beginning with Mother Theodore herself. Mother Theodore’s original letters are carefully...
Oral history: Sister Joann Quinkert the justice advocate
...get things done. It was a good fit. After four years she moved on. The women of the parish wondered what they would do without her. “Well,” she told them, “you’ve got your foot in, don’t take it out.” Sister Joann spent a year studying pastoral theology in Seattle. Then she ministered at Mercy Hospital as a chaplain in Des Moines, Iowa, while studying clinical pastoral education. She met with others in a group during that internship, to challenge one...
Unity and difference: blessings of engagement for local church members and the Sisters of Providence
Providence Associate Karen Sagraves plays the piano in the Church of the Immaculate Conception Providence Associate Karen Sagraves has been integral in creating a close relationship between her church home, Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Terre Haute and the Sisters of Providence. To date, 11 members of Central Christian Church have become Providence Associates or are candidates, including the pastor! Another three church members have applied to become candidates in the fall. Karen is coordinator of liturgy and...