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Shouldn’t all sisters wear habits?
...life in the West until the 16th century when new forms of religious life began to appear. Charismatic leaders emerged and began to attract others to join them in this new form of religious life. These men (and later, women) had the same desire as monastics to live a life totally consecrated to God, but they also felt called to express their commitment to God in a life of service to their neighbor. As a result they began to modify...
Mother, grandmother and sister?
...to raise a 9-year-old boy, she relied on the support of her parish. She began developing friendships with different sisters, including Sister Susan Dinnin, who was ministering in a church in Detroit. Marilú would help out sometimes. “We became very good friends. I ministered with her and invited her to my house,” she said. “When sisters would come to visit, I was often invited. I liked what I saw and respected their relationships, their faith and commitment to discipleship, their...
Giving others hope
...professional and support staff, the St. Ann parishioners and others — who come together to serve, to connect and to forge right relationships with others. The volunteers, she says, are the heroes. They are the ones who have chosen to make a connection and commitment to those who have less but whose needs are more. The past year of record-keeping shows volunteers logged 8,190 hours, Sister Connie said. Think about that — eight thousand, one hundred ninety hours! They are...
Making sense of the present moment
...began to feel a call to explore religious life. After a series of conversations with an SP friend who had also been a college advisor, she decided to apply. “I had always felt a resonance with the Sisters of Providence life and mission and was impressed by their visible commitment to love, mercy and justice.” She decided to “give it six months and see what happened.” The rest is history. In developing her own understanding of Providence spirituality, Sister Cathy...
The Le Fer sisters: Gifts to the Congregation
...as she tells in her letters, her career in Indiana may fittingly be termed ‘the triumph of failure.’” Sister St. Francis became anam cara or “soul friend” to Mother Theodore, a pillar of support when misunderstandings with the bishop were overwhelming. As she was not strong, this was a commitment of love far beyond the call of duty. In 1853, just as the new convent built by Mother Theodore was ready for use, Sister Saint Francis was buoyed by the...
Sister Terri Boland
...than anything we could accomplish alone. It was that spirit that moved me. I was looking for a greater commitment in my life and I felt I found it here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Q. Had you known the Sisters of Providence before you entered? A. No, actually, I did not. I actually met the Sisters of Providence through Sister Jody O’Neil, who was a campus minister at a small junior college in my hometown. We met through a mutual friend....
Movies that stay with you
...so convincingly in the scenes of the film that it’s almost overwhelming. Again, plenty to think about …who hasn’t been or isn’t in a web of relationships that evoke a myriad of feelings, require a continual commitment to do the loving action, to forgive, to make the right choice if not the popular choice? Maybe you’ve seen these films or others that have stayed with you and evoked questions or wonderings. Feel free to comment – it helps us all!...
All things possible with Sister Terri Boland
...these Woods but that alone is not the thing that drew me back. It was the story and life energy of the women I met here. It was the whole idea that as we come together the energy that each one of us brings becomes a force greater than anything we could accomplish alone. It was that spirit that moved me. I was looking for a greater commitment in my life and I felt I found it here at Saint...
Meaningful work
...Providence have in recent weeks been engaged in reflection on and conversation about their “ministry stories” as together we move forward with our 2011 Chapter commitment to “engage in a Congregation-wide assessment of all of our ministries to determine their sustainability and effectiveness as lived expressions of love, mercy and justice.“ The process has encouraged us to question ourselves about our individual and corporate ministries and to consider the impact of our past, present and future ministries on advancing the...
Sister Eileen Ann Kelley
...many ways, but now let’s take a little deeper look into the person herself,” related Sister Mary Ann. “All her ministries were characterized by dedication and hard work and many students and co-workers were influenced under her tutelage and leadership. As Sisters of Providence we experienced the professional expertise Eileen Ann brought to her work for the Congregation — a great sense of organization, attention to detail and accuracy, and a commitment to the importance of record-keeping and documentation of...
My most challenging and most transformative years
...those who had been living religious life for many years. Change is never easy and change during those years was constant and profound. Along with adaptation there was another Council challenge to each congregation: to engage its members in the interior spiritual renewal of its commitment to God and in service to God’s people within our vowed life. The final words of Vatican Council II were: “The Council is over; the Council is beginning.” The work of answering the call...
Sister Ruth Sampson (formerly Sister Constance Mary)
...Ruth taught them so much about God. That she had extraordinary trust in God, no matter what. That she saw the good in everyone and would go the extra mile to help in whatever way she could. Sister Jean Ann Daniels, who faithfully sat with Sister Ruth these last months, said that no matter how much pain she was suffering due to her cancer, she would keep her commitments. She was a true sign of bravery, of faithfulness, of love...