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Sister Jessica Vitente professes first vows
...my public commitment in front of my Sisters, family and friends,” she said. “The feelings are indescribable. After a couple of weeks, I feel a continued wholesomeness and completion. Sister Dawn, left, joins those gathered in applauding Sister Jessica after her vows. “I have said, ‘Yes, I want to live a life of poverty, chastity and obedience.’ I am called to a prophetic life to live and share love, mercy and justice with the people I encounter. I want to...
HOPE fall 2021 — Living the legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...have written to encourage others to persevere. Kate Childs Graham seems to have that same hope — that her writing will encourage others to persevere in living lives of faith, commitment, candor and compassion. Leaning and leading like Saint Mother Theodore “To serve as an elected leader at this time in the community’s history with a particular responsibility on behalf of our mission has so challenged me to ‘lean on Providence,’ that I know I will never be the same....
Love, mercy, justice: working together to welcome the stranger
Mother Theodore and her companions knew all too well the life of an immigrant. The challenges of leaving everything behind to start a new life; of speaking a language different from the natives; of adjusting to different customs in a foreign land. Recently Sister Tracey Horan, SP, who ministers at the U.S./Mexico border, asked the Sisters of Providence Leadership Team to consider sponsoring a family seeking asylum. The team knew that before we made such a commitment, we a) needed...
Newsnotes from the Sisters of Providence fall 2021
...Joni shows off her new ring and Sister Jessica her new cross, both symbols of the vows they have taken, after the ceremony. Sisters Joni, Jessica say YES to the Sisters of Providence God continues to bless the Sisters of Providence with wonderful sisters. On Saturday, Aug. 14, Sister Joni Luna professed perpetual vows and Sister Jessica Vitente professed first vows at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We are so grateful for their heartfelt commitments for a life of love, mercy and justice....
Reflections for Oct. 3, 2021
...an obvious choice to share reflections. Jan hears almost daily from people around the world about Mother Theodore, and her own work and reflection have led many people to a deeper understanding of “our” saint. I also wanted us to experience the perspective of one of our associates. So, I invited Brad Crites to offer his thoughts. Brad, a life-time educator, made his first commitment about a year ago. And, of course, I wanted us to hear from someone at...
Redecorating our Guest Room
...is a mess right now as we fulfill our mid-contract management commitment on that land. To ensure its health for the long-term, we mowed the fields and prepared them for a replanting of seed this winter. It’s looking pretty drab right now. This process, however, will reinvigorate the existing growth and fill in spaces and species that perhaps didn’t establish well at initial planting. I guess I should just think of this as redecorating the guest room. Come Spring, it...
Celebrations, decisions, being community and the future: SP General Chapter 2021
...commitment as a Providence Associate. From left Sisters Mary Moloney, Marianne Ridgell, Dina Bato, Corbin Hannah, Pat Mahoney, Ezra and Sister Kathleen Desautels From left, Sisters Mary Montgomery, Betty Smigla, Martha Wessel and Therese Whitsett Providence Associates chat at their table on Thursday Sister Martha Rojo at prayer Sister and associate musicians during the Foundation Day Mass. General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski speaks at the Foundation Day Mass Sisters play guitar at Mass Carrying up the altar cloth at the...
HOPE winter 2022 — Creating space for new light
...help provide income needed to sustain the building and ministries of the Woods? Woods Core Class brings students, sisters together I shared with them information about our spirituality, our current ministries, justice efforts and values. I answered their questions about religious life and shared my personal experience of this life. Providence Community commits to develop Laudato Si’ Action Platform The commitment that Sister Dawn signed on behalf of the Providence Community states, among other points, that the Sisters of Providence...
And now, a brief word from O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall
...of a college with an equine program, she held the rank of Lady Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Joining the Order of the Holy Sepulcher represented a lifetime commitment to the Christian life and to charitable works. I was honored by my new name. O’Shaughnessy Hall decorated for an event in modern times. Time went on and customs changed. Eventually meal service in my hall became buffet style. Then Foley Hall was demolished in...
The Woods continues to call: Woods Community Cemetery
...he was “overcome by the spirituality of the Church and Saint Mother Theodore Guerin.” Recently deceased Heather Santiago said, “Mother Theodore has been my beloved patroness since I was 14 years old. Two years ago I finally got to visit her resting place and it was just like coming home.” Deceased Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) alumna and Providence Associate Heather Tetzlaff Smith described herself as “an avid lover of Mother Theodore.” Gloria Urrea, who recently made her commitment as a...
Newsnotes from the Sisters of Providence winter 2022
...Ly. Second row from left: Tanya Pongracz, Michael Rausch, Jonnee Western, Gloria Urrea, Mary Lou Kiesle. Back row from left: Providence Associate Co-Director Sister Susan Paweski, Robb Farris, Marci Alvis-Slinski, Mary Beth Tribble, Marcia (Skitz) Everard and Providence Associate Co- Director Debbie Dillow. (Not pictured: Karen Chuan-Chaun Hung, Lou Carbonaro, Ashley Poff and Daniel Torrence.) Oct. 9, 2021, we joyfully welcomed 18 new Providence Associates. Most were able to gather in person to profess their commitments to the mission of...
Cook County Board of Commissioners honors Congregation, Guerin Prep High School
...its extensive academic curriculum, its excellent staff, its wide-range of extracurricular programs, and its commitment to Catholic faith and service; “and WHEREAS, as years progressed, rising educational expenses, declining enrollment, and increased need for financial aid contributed to the closure of Guerin College Prep at the end of the 2020 school year; “and WHEREAS, the close to 20,000 accomplished alumni of three schools in one – Mother Guerin, Holy Cross, and Guerin Prep – know that while the physical buildings...