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Noticing human trafficking
...folding laundry), and my failure to fold my laundry promptly costs me some time ironing. See me Blog post author JoAnne Pounds A couple of weeks ago I had the meaningful opportunity to witness a performance of the play “True Cost” presented via Zoom by the Stillpoint Actors from Chicago. I decided to attend primarily because I was fascinated and inspired by my budding relationships with a few Sisters of Providence and had been invited by at least one of...
A legacy of humor, trust, patience and kindness
...wonder the phrase “all appearances are against it” was an initial observation on their arrival. 50 years of living the legacy of Saint Mother Theodore: from left, Sister Marianne Ridgell (blog post author) and Sisters Jan Craven and Jody O’Neil Another quality Mother Theodore expressed so well is kindness. She shows kindness in trying to accept not only her own difficult situation but also some personality conflicts which tried her patience. Some qualities seemed to just flow from her person: humor,...
The Total Eclipse of the Sun: A Celebration of Darkness
As I sat reflecting in a comfy chair, I found myself trying to rationalize my behavior prior to and during Monday’s total eclipse of the sun. Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein (right) with Sisters of Providence employee Starla Murphy. In preparation for the event, I purchased inexpensive items from the internet: A planetary bracelet, astronaut earrings, and a T-shirt depicting the solar system. I also attended a planning session and learned about the path of the eclipse, the time that it...
A reflection for the Season of Creation
Note: The following reflection was delivered by Sisters of Providence Vicar General Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp during Mass on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. I must confess that when I began to look at the readings of the day in preparation for these reflections and came across the first reading from Isaiah, I thought Sister Lisa had sent me the wrong readings. Is that not a passage that we equate with Lent? “I gave my back to those who beat me, my...
Sister Rose Louise Schafer
...Washington, D.C. Sister Rose Louise started teaching at St. Leo, Chicago, in 1936. She also ministered at St. Athanasius, Evanston, Ill. In Indiana, her classrooms were at Cathedral, Vincennes; St. Catherine, Indianapolis; St. Joseph, Hammond; and Annunciation, Brazil. She spent six years at St. Patrick, Fayetteville, N.C. “In 1964, Sister Rose Louise was called by the Congregation to be on the first Regional and then Provincial team for the St. Gabriel Province. She served as the first assistant while both...
Sister Joan (Ruth Cecile) Klega
...to 1984. She then returned to Illinois to serve as a pastoral associate/musician/liturgist for St. Gerard Majella Parish, Markham, and St. Anne Parish, Hazel Crest. Her last ministry was as a substitute receptionist at Sacred Heart Parish, Palos Hills, Ill. Sister Jan, who lived with Sister Joan for the last year in Palos Heights, Ill., continued, “I conceived an admiration for Sister Joan over the years, but especially this year. I felt the utmost confidence in her upright, inspiring character...
The bells of Saint Mary’s
...told us when to wake, when to turn out the lights and even when to pray. They also tolled to tell us when someone died. And on Sundays, holidays and feast days, the sounds of hymns played on the chimes in the big church tower filled the air. This is exactly what it was like at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for many years. And part of this scenario is still played out today. The church bells According to the Handbook published in...
Personal stories from bell and chimes ringers
...Berchmans [Patterson, RIP, novice mistress] sent for me and told me I was to be the newest bell ringer, and I was still a postulant. “We had a very large brass [hand] bell similar to those used in most schools at recess which the bell ringer rang five minutes before prayers. She began in the East Hall at the Statue of Our Lady of Victory and circled all of Providence [Hall] first hall, returning the bell to the statue when...
Sister Marijo Lynch
...of caring for others and great generosity started,” said Sister Mary Ann. Sister Marijo entered the Congregation July 22, 1955, and professed first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1958, and Aug. 15, 1963, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education administration from DePaul University. Sister Marijo commenced teaching at St. Sylvester, Chicago, in 1958. Her other pedagogical missions in Illinois included St. Joseph, Downers Grove; St. Mel and Providence-St....
Sister Brendan Harvey
...Harvey, who died Jan. 14. Margaret Harvey was born Aug. 27, 1919, in Ayrshire, Scotland, to John and Margaret (Bresnahan) Harvey. “John, born in Scotland, and Margaret, born in Ireland, passed on to their four children the strong faith of their Celtic heritage,” said Sister Mary Roger. Sister Brendan attended elementary school at St. Angela, Chicago. For her secondary education, she attended Providence Juniorate at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She entered the Congregation Jan. 9, 1937, and professed first and perpetual vows...
Sister Jean Ernstes
...bachelor’s degree in nursing from St. Louis University and a master’s degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University. As a Sister of Mary Reparatrix, Sister Jean ministered in the archdioceses of Detroit, Cincinnati and New York as well as the Diocese of Amarillo, Texas. In 1983, she ministered as a social worker at the Center of Concern, Park Ridge, Ill., followed by a year as a pastoral associate at St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago, Ind. She spent one year as...
The Other Five: A brief look at the lives of the sisters who came from France in 1840 with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...born Oct. 11, 1818, to Jean Tiercin and Marie Jaille. Her parents were “well-to-do.” Her parents wanted her to have the best in education. Her father said she had an inclination for study. She received her First Communion a year early. At age 16, she wanted to enter the Daughters of Wisdom Convent at St. Laurent, but her parents declined to grant permission. Through her parish priest, she heard of the call of the new mission to the Diocese of...