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Annmarie Portela: ‘With this decision, I am truly content’
...Ellen Cunningham prior to entering your candidacy? Yes. I attended Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and Sister Ellen was my academic advisor. During college, I believe a special relationship developed. Throughout the years, she continues to be a mentor, an inspiration and a good friend. 3.) What was it like going through the Spiritual Integration Units with Sister Ellen? How did you complete the units? It was a refreshing renewal of spiritual conversation with Sister Ellen. Each unit brought out a level...
New Year’s 2012
...renewal and new energy that’s part and parcel of the holiday. May Earth and all people know peace — that gift of Emmanuel that has proven so elusive over the centuries since the birth of Jesus. Let us be partners in the pursuit of peace for all people; let us be partners in ringing in the kin-dom of God. Happy New Year! Happy 2012! Know you are in the prayer of the Sisters of Providence and especially in the prayer...
You can help bring a happy ending to restore St. Joseph’s Lake
...recreation, prayer and playing. True to our commitment to care for Earth, the restoration will continue to preserve and allow animals, wildlife, plants, trees birds and fish native to the area to flourish. (Yes — even the beavers, moles, snakes and poison ivy). As for practicality, the lake will again provide a quiet, beautiful place for visitors renting the hermitages near the lake for retreats, days of personal refreshment and renewal. The sisters’ families and friends also rent the hermitages,...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...(1969-72), Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana: Corporate Renewal Team, Sisters of Providence (1972-76), Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Assistant Administrator, Providence Infirmary (1976), Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Administrator of the Infirmary (1976-81), Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Health Care Services, Sisters of Providence (1983-84), Hyattsville, Maryland: Staff Nurse and Charge Nurse, Carroll Manor (1984-86), Evanston, Illinois: Registered Nurse and Staff/Charge Nurse, St. Francis Hospital (1986-2005), and Evanston/Chicago: Area Assistant, Holistic Health Care and coordinator of volunteers, St. Francis Hospital (2005-16). Sister Joan Mary Schaefer Sister Joan Mary Schaefer is a...
Sister Margaret Ann (Marie Nicholas) McNamara
...other educational ministries as either a teacher or principal included St. Jude, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Sacred Heart, Whiting, Ind.; St. Joseph, Lockport, Ill.; and St. Agnes, Chicago. She also served as superior in Whiting and Lockport (St. Dennis). “One of the questions of renewal of religious life in the early 1970s was to examine how a religious might live the charism of a congregation in the midst of the secular world. Sister Margaret Ann was one of the first sisters...
A ‘Golden Jubilee’ Reflection
...turmoil –Vatican Council had ended in 1965 – but the changed called for had just begun – sweeping liturgical reforms, ecumenical efforts towards dialogue with other religions, and the universal call to holiness that turned everything upside down. And within the Congregation, the total renewal of consecrated life, of religious life as we had known it, was under way. At the time when people began wondering about the relevance of religious life, 36 of you came. Nine of you have...
Holy Week reflections with Saint Mother Theodore
...• How do I cultivate attitudes of hope, perseverance, and renewal in myself and spread them to others? Holy Thursday, April 13 “What I am doing, you do not understand now, but you will understand later.” – John 13:7 “If ever this poor little Community becomes settled, it will be established on the cross; and that is what gives me confidence and makes me hope, sometimes even against hope.” – Saint Mother Theodore Guerin • What is God asking me...
Sister Dawn Tomaszewski installed as general superior of the Sisters of Providence
...from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She received a master’s degree in liturgical studies from the University of Notre Dame. Sister Mary Beth ministered as a teacher at Saint Margaret Mary School in Terre Haute (1968-1970), and at Tenth Street School in Jasper (1970-72). From 1972-76, she was a member of the Congregation’s renewal team. She then returned to Saint Margaret Mary Parish in Terre Haute, where she ministered as a pastoral associate (1976-2004), and as...
What can these Woods offer you?
...sustainable living and being merciful to all of creation by visiting White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence. Visit the gentle alpacas and learn about fiber arts. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is beautiful in all seasons. Schedule a pilgrimage today by calling 812-535-2945. No matter your faith tradition, let the Sisters of Providence offer you a spiritual gift of renewal for the Year of Mercy and beyond. (Originally published in the Winter 2016 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
First Providence Associate Rite of Commitment: 2007
On Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, the first-ever group of Providence Candidate-Associates made their commitments to be associates during a Eucharistic Liturgy in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. This first Rite of Commitment took place on the Feast of Our Lady of Providence....
Sister Denise reflection: 2008 Rite of Commitment
General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson receives the commitments of the new Providence Associates. On Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008, 32 candidate-associates made their first commitment as Providence Associates during the Rite of Commitment in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. During the Eucharistic Liturgy, 43 Providence Associates renewed their commitments. The following reflection was given by General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson. I remember when Sister Mary Alice Zander and the Providence Associate Advisory Group were in the beginning stages of planning...
A Sister Edith Pfau Evangelist
This article is reprinted from the summer 2012 issue of HOPE. Christina Blust is photographed in front of one of her favorite Sister Edith Pfau’s paintings. When I first took a job with the Sisters of Providence several years ago, one of my favorite pastimes was wandering around looking at everything on the walls. The juxtapositions are splendid: oil paintings from the 1880s next to sequin/yarn plastic canvas creations from 1980s, a printout of the Notre Dame football schedule next...