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The new cosmology: an evolving universe
...not only to recognize evolution but make it continue in ourselves.”4 And to continue that evolution within ourselves calls us to examine our image of God, not in the light of what we believed to be true in the past, but in the light of new, unfolding knowledge about an evolving universe. If we understand that creation continues to evolve, our way of thinking about and relating to the Creator must continue to evolve also. That requires openness on our...
Journals and Letters week 41: Oh, Maria and other friends
...know well over these past months: Sister Maria of Madison, Bishop Augustine [Auguste] Martin of Natchitoches, Father Kundek of Jasper and Madame Le Fer de la Motte of St. Servan. Mother Theodore felt great affection, appreciation and friendship for each of them. That same affection, appreciation and friendship let her be firm (today we’d say assertive) when she had to be. How do you solve a problem like Maria? Oh, our Sister Maria! Will she ever learn? Mother Theodore repeats...
Sister Jeanette Marie Lucinio
...She became a pastoral associate and director of religious education for St. Zachary Church in Des Plaines, Ill. She was recruited away from that ministry to join the staff of the Department of Word and Worship at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, where she spent 25 years. Today, she retains the title of professor emerita at CTU, but she also serves as director of catechumenate for Sacred Heart Parish in Palos Hills, Ill. Sister Jeanette enjoys working at the local...
Honor Divine Providence
This article is reprinted from the winter 2009 issue of HOPE. Of the many gifts membership in the Congregation bestows on us, a commitment to life-long learning is among the most valuable. This commitment extends not only to professional education aiding us in our ministerial lives but also to on-going education in theology and spirituality. During the past several years, the Sisters of Providence have come to study and embrace the writings of theologian Thomas Berry, CP; astrophysicist Brian Swimme...
Professing first vows: Sister Su-Hsin Huang: an advertisement changed her life
...first lines: “God is love, mercy and justice. He likes people. He invites you to create the miracle of love.” Working in her native Taiwan in a children’s center, Sister Su-Hsin helped take care of children who, in some cases, had been abused. Helping people is something Sister Su-Hsin’s parents instilled in her and her two sisters. “My parents are the model for me,” she said, “especially my father.” Her parents’ influence, along with her pastor’s guidance, set the tone...
June 8, 2025: Pentecost Sunday
...and being peace and forgiveness. We have often repeated the message of John Paul II, “No Peace Without Justice, No Justice Without Forgiveness.” Martin Luther King, Jr., reminded us that “Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.” Pentecost is not just about the past. The Spirit of Pentecost, peace and forgiveness, comes today, in flesh and blood, not through Jesus but through us. We are confronted with the Word of Christ Risen and the gift of...
Reflecting on our Annual Meeting
...event during the past year. This year, our time together — sisters and associates — opened on Saturday, June 30, with the celebration of our Jubilarians. No matter the year, before the jubilee liturgy begins, the church is always filled with the noise of people happy to be seeing each other and joyful to be celebrating women who have spent 50 and 25 years in faithful service as instruments of God’s Providence. Our Providence Associates and Candidate Associates actually began...
‘We Are Still In’
...which will take place in September, CCC will “gather commitments from signers to the declaration and share those during the event.” During the sisters’ General Chapter meeting in 2016, they established the Justice Coordinating Commission (JCC). From that group, the Climate Change Task Force (CCTF) was birthed, and for the past year, both groups have addressed the issue of climate change for the Sisters of Providence. This summer, the task force intends to present to the public its Providence Climate...
Letter from a saint: to Rev. J. Bouvier
...Catholics of this locality have for the past thirty years seen a priest only once a month, in passing, and some even only once a year. They are Christians, yet for the most part, very ignorant, scarcely knowing what is absolutely indispensable. Their daughters, brought up in our school where there is, I may say, a good spirit, return home like little apostles. They are listened to so much the more willingly because they are greatly loved. You would be...
Women’s History Month: Such speed!
...past fields and villages with white houses and green blinds, along a canal where they saw boats pulled jerkily by a horse that walked along one bank. They were glad they did not have to travel so slowly. The train, they were told, went twenty miles in a single hour. The sisters were not at all alarmed by going so fast and greatly enjoyed the new experience.” (page 65) To learn more about the transportation of the mid-1800s, click here....
Treasures from Archives: Father Goossens
...hesitant step he left the sanctuary and did not return. In the sacristy he suffered an acute coronary attack. The nurses hastened to give every attention while awaiting the ambulance. …” Father Goossens died early in the morning of Sept. 22, 1959, at St. Anthony Hospital in Terre Haute, Ind. The celebrant for his funeral Mass was his brother, the Very Rev. Msgr. Victor L. Goossens., pastor at St. Mary’s Church, Indianapolis. Father Goossens is buried in the convent cemetery....
Archdiocese Corrections Ministry honors Sister Dorothy Rasche
...Catholic Church, and he had requested the assistance of the Sisters of Providence with the ministry. For the most part, since 1997, Sister Dorothy has been a mainstay for those incarcerated at the all-women facility, visiting them on Friday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions, Sister Dorothy’s visits to the facility stopped in 2020 and half of 2021, but she was able to visit the inmates again beginning this past summer. “The purpose is to bring Christ...