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Sister Mary Ann Lechner (formerly Sister Robert Ann)
...and that “I should try to be like her!” Her niece Jill cherishes her many emails. “She was always so interested in me and my photography. Her loss will be felt in my heart for a long time.” Niece Anne wrote: “The thing I loved most about Aunt Mary Ann was her commitment to her vocation and her approach to life. Her famous line was ‘moderation.’ It’s amazing how powerful the word ‘moderation’ can be to shape thoughts and actions....
‘Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary’
...our hearts is hidden from you. Mother of mercy, how often we have experienced your watchful care and your peaceful presence! You never cease to guide us to Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Yet we have strayed from that path of peace. We have forgotten the lesson learned from the tragedies of the last century, the sacrifice of the millions who fell in two world wars. We have disregarded the commitments we made as a community of nations. We have...
Sister Donna Marie Fu
...an article Sister Nancy Nolan prepared for the 100th anniversary celebration of the SP mission to Asia, she recounts a 1990 trip to Kaifung that led to a desire and a commitment on the part of the Congregation to strengthen the connection between ourselves and that mission to Asia. One of the recommendations coming from the Congregation Council at the time was to explore the possibility of sisters volunteering to go to China as teachers of English. Sister Anna Fan...
In Service to Life, All Life
The Sisters of Providence describe our purpose as honoring Divine Providence and furthering God’s loving plans by devoting ourselves to works of love, mercy and justice in service among God’s people. These works are undertaken in service to all life and care for all creation. Our recent proclamation, to join Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’ Action Platform, expresses the scope of life which we serve: Life of people, plants, animals and planet. It is our commitment to this integrated, or integral...
Forever yes! Final vows ceremony for Sisters Arrianne Whittaker and Tracey Horan
...Sign of the Cross during her vow ceremony. Sister Tracey receives her ring, a sign of her life-long commitment, from Sister Dawn. Sister Arrianne professes her vows. Sister Tracey during the Mass. Sister Arrianne kneeling in prayer Sisters Arrianne and Tracey pray before the altar. Sister Lisa Stallings, SP, plays the piano for the Liturgy of Vows. Sisters Arrianne and Tracey sign as Sister Dawn looks on. All those gathered for the Liturgy of Vows bless Sisters Arrianne and Tracey....
The Season of Creation 2022: Listen to the Voice of Creation
...Each Sunday and Wednesday, the Climate Change Task Force will provide opportunities to journey to care for all of creation. We invite each sister, associate and reader to respond as we move forward in our Laudato Si’ Action Platform commitment to climate justice. The logo for Season of Creation 2022, the burning bush, will appear on all Season of Creation 2022 communications. The bush contrasts the fire of so many unnatural fires that aggravate the climate crisis, with the sign...
Sisters join Catholic Climate Action Projects
...U.S. Catholic Priests. It has created an online platform that serves as a vehicle for the Providence Community and others to create a fund. This fund will allow us to green our facilities. Or, alternatively, we can use funds collected to sponsor an external project that honors our commitment to support climate justice. Where would the funds come from? The Sisters of Providence will make contributions in proportion to the impact of our use of carbon-based fuels for air and...
Sisters of Providence, Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters enter covenant relationship
...Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters at this time in your history,” said Sisters of Providence General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, SP, during the installation ceremony. “We promise to be the loving Providence needed to enable you to deepen your lives and live out the commitments you made to God and one another.” The Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters (OLVM), also known as the Victory Noll Sisters, approached three different congregations in late 2020 asking if they would be interested...
Archives: telling our story of living the Gospel
...from the Archives, such as Mother Theodore’s sabots (work shoes), her desk and her penknife, add authenticity to the shrine of Saint Mother Theodore. In the Archives itself you can find “obedience lists” of every sister assigned to every ministry from the very beginning of the work of the Congregation. Each year these local communities sent home “Chronicles,” records of their community life and ministry. These records document the Sisters of Providence commitment to living out the Gospel, much as...
Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore
...with the Our Lady of Victory Noll Sisters of Huntington, IN. Because of their small numbers that community of women religious needed someone to provide leadership for them. We agreed to provide that someone. A blessing has fallen upon them in the person of our Sister Jenny Howard. We offered and they have accepted Sister Jenny as their congregation leader. I’m grateful to Jenny and also appreciative of all the Sisters of Providence who have made a commitment to be...
The Gift of Mother Theodore’s written legacy
...her life. It is writing that is alive and active in our present lives as we move forward and approach an expansive and unknowable future. The storyteller Blog post author Alice Shelton renews her commitment as a Providence Associate as she lives the legacy of Saint Mother Theodore. We know Mother Theodore because she wrote. The storyteller in Mother Theodore shines clearly today as so many of us make use of what she left for us. We speak of Providence...
Is God calling me to religious life? Listen to the wisdom that dwells within you
...learned: No one has the answers to your journey. This is yours alone to figure out. Stop asking the “how question,” and listen to the wisdom that dwells deep within you. Begin by trusting yourself. Our whole lives many of us have been taught to look outside ourselves for answers. Practice Trusting ourselves takes practice! Like Nike says, “Just do it!” Make a commitment to trust your intuition, your gut, that still small voice that dwells within you. Listen and...