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Journals and Letters week 41: Oh, Maria and other friends
...Mary Riley. After reading Sister Denise’s article I had the song, “Maria” from “The Sound of Music” stuck in my head. This inspired me to use other songs to define each section. I hope Sister Denise, Amy and all of our faithful readers enjoy.) Saint Mother Theodore’s writing desk now located in the shrine in Providence Spirituality & Conference Center Dear Faithful Readers of Mother Theodore’s “Journals and Letters,” Once again, we read letters addressed to people we’ve come to...
Quest for God leads to fullness of life as a Sister of Providence
...gaze in the mirror. As Saint Mother Theodore Guerin said, “If you lean with all your weight on Providence, you will find yourself well supported.” Sister Jessica praying in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods A treasure I strive to create space for people I meet along the journey. People who are searching for companionship as they struggle. Perhaps they are stuck due to fear of the unknown or lack of opportunity. Perhaps they find themselves in deep need...
Sister Kathleen Kelly (formerly Sister Edward Marie)
...eat all this time, Kay proposed that they find a restaurant. It was not to be because several taxis were at the station to take them on to the Woods, where they were served some soup before being ushered to the dormitory. Providence Associate Patti Burris and her companion Sister Kay Kelly After professing first vows on Aug. 15, 1953, she began her teaching ministry as a primary teacher in Terre Haute and Fort Wayne, then returning briefly to Chicago...
Sister Mary Ryan
...Sisters Mary Ryan and Marianne Mader (RIP), both of the Sisters of Providence Archives Department, are pictured with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s journal, in which the saint wrote her first entry on Oct. 22, 1840, the first day of arriving with five companions sisters at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Mary returned to the Woods in September 2005 to become the Congregation archivist, a position she had for 10 years. She was very gracious, professional, and creative in this role. She especially loved...
Mother Theodore, Providence Associate Kate Childs Graham: writers encouraging goodness
...her Providence Associate Companion Diann Neu at Saint Mary-ofthe-Woods for Kate’s Rite of First Commitment as a Providence Associate in 2018 “Working in politics, I mostly write to persuade. Both candor and compassion are incredibly important when trying to reach hearts and minds. Take COVID-19, for instance. It has been critical for our political leaders to be candid about the situation at hand so that people who live and work in our nation have the information they need to make...
Reflections for Foundation Day 2021
...what would Theodore and Basilide, Vincent Ferrer, St. Liguori, Mary Xavier and Olympiade say? Would they find resonance in the plans we are making, in the directions we just set? Would they be proud of how we are honoring our imperishable inheritance from them? Thanks to the Journals and Letters of Mother Theodore and the monumental work of Sister Mary Borromeo Brown in Vol. 1 of the History of the Sisters of Providence, I would like to share a few...
Sister Winifred Mary Sullivan
...she was 94 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 76 years, said Sister Janet Gilligan in her commentary for Sister Winifred Mary Sullivan, who passed away at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, on Friday, December 3, 2021. Sister Winifred Mary Sullivan Sister Janet continued: Winifred Sullivan was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on October 15, 1927, to Mary Mann Sullivan and John Sullivan. She had seven older brothers and four younger sisters. Her father was a foreman on...
A 2021 Reflection for our Senior Jubilee
...of God and the gift of the Spirit moving within you 80, 75, 70 and 60 years ago? I doubt if Sister Mary Roger (Madden) knew back in 1940 when she entered, that she would live to be 100, let alone 101. (Amazingly, that doesn’t even make her the oldest disciple in this community!) And that included in the 81 years of her life devoted to the mission of Providence, would be the writing of the “Path Marked Out,” chronicling...
Prayer: a Sisters of Providence ministry dear to the heart
Sister Kay Manley lights candles in the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and prays for the intentions of people who have requested the sisters’ prayers online via LightaCandle.SistersofProvidence.org What does it mean to ask for prayer for someone? What does it mean to ask for prayer for oneself? I asked some Sisters of Providence and some friends of the Sisters of Providence those questions. After all they are both pray-ers and requestors. The responses flowed in. They conveyed an...
Sunday, March 13, 2022: Second Sunday of Lent
Gospel – Luke 9:28B-36 Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem. Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but becoming fully awake, they saw his glory and the two...
What does it mean to love my neighbor as myself? A visit to the border
...with this gift of abundance. May I live out my life’s journey in love, generosity, truth, respect, courage, honesty, wisdom, humility and forgiveness. May I continue this journey opened to the wisdom of love, mercy and justice that has called me to the Mission and Legacy of our Foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. May you too be open and enlightened. Amen Learn more or donate to Kino Border Initiative For more information about becoming a Sister of Providence visit Become.SistersofProvidence.org...
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...