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Sister Marilú Covani
...to understand and learn to fully participate in worship . We can reach many people through the Sunday Eucharistic Liturgy,” said Sister Marilú. A worship director’s day Sister Marilú attends 8 a.m. mass and then goes to her office. She opens her computer and reads and responds to her emails. “As the director of worship, I respond to all types of needs – calls about liturgical transitions, deacon ordination, or the need for and preparation of worship aids.” She works...
Spring anthems of Alleluia: Easter 2015
During Easter Sunday liturgy, most of us probably won’t hear that day’s Entrance Antiphon proclaimed because we’ll be singing an entrance hymn. Too bad – because the entrance antiphon is a lovely dialogue between Jesus and an anonymous follower. Jesus: “I have risen, and I am with you still, alleluia!” Follower: “You have laid your hand upon me, alleluia! Too wonderful for me, this knowledge, alleluia, alleluia.” I love this short exchange between Jesus and a believer because it is...
The Easter season of our everyday lives
...start on Ash Wednesday, followed by Palm Sunday as Jesus is welcomed, hailed as King, only to be followed up with the pain and suffering Holy Week and then finally the Alleluias and “Christ is Risen!” of Easter. This season is our everyday lives. It is our every breath. It is not just the letting go of someone we love, but the letting go of what we know. It is embracing change, and oh, that is not easy. It is...
Sister Loretta Maureen Gansemer
...hold in benediction. Her life was a single canticle of praise in gratitude in her provident God for the gift of her life, her baptism, and her vocation as a Sister of Providence, said Sister Barbara Ann Zeller in her commentary for Sister Loretta Maureen Gansemer, who died on Sunday, May 17. She was 85 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 66 years. Loretta was born in Missouri Valley, Iowa, in 1930, and was the daughter...
Sister Alexa Suelzer
...she took it easy for the next couple of days until she got some strength back. I came home last Tuesday and saw her briefly Tuesday evening and then spent all day Wednesday with her. We had a great visit. She commented that it was a relaxed visit because I was not there for a meeting with a visit to her on the side. I was there just to visit her until we started our meetings on Sunday. When I...
From troubled teen to sister in medicine: Sister Barbara Battista
...Today, Sister Barbara has a successful career in the medical field in addition to being an SP. Growing up as number six of seven kids in an average family in Indianapolis, young Barbara never imagined she would become part of a Catholic congregation of women. “We were Catholic, but not overly devout,” she says. “You know, we went to church every Sunday, but that was pretty much it.” As a teenager, Sister Barbara didn’t have a clear vision for her...
Sister Margaret Louise Bernard
...is mirrored in Sister Margaret Louise’s life. Throughout her 72 years as a Sister of Providence, Maggie was sustained by her faith in God’s providential plan for her life, said Sister Ann Paula Pohlman in her commentary for Sister Margaret Louise Bernard, who died Sunday, Aug. 2. She was 91 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 72 years. Maggie was born Dec. 31, 1923, in Evanston, Illinois, the youngest of three children. As a young mother,...
Sister Nancy Nolan named ‘Volunteer of the Year’
...and schedules for the volunteers at the penitentiary which take place on Sundays. She said the volunteers conduct a communion service with the inmates. All volunteers are required to attend a training session each year. Sister Nancy said the first session is approximately four hours long, but the remaining sessions are about two hours in length. “You are told what to do, what not to do, what to be careful of and there is a dress code,” Sister Nancy said....
Sister Marie Victoria Podesta
...teacher, her forte was math. In 1994, she received a Heart of the School Award from the Archdiocese of Chicago Office of Catholic Education. Twice, she was named in the “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers,” having been named by former students who were listed in “Who’s Who Among American Students.” She was also involved with the parish as lector and Eucharistic minister, served on the school board, counted the collection on Sunday, and knew and worked with the parishioners. I...
Swope to display art by Sisters of Providence
...Nov. 14, the museum will offer “Community Conversations: Spirituality,” in which those taking part will delve into a conversation about the connection between creativity and spirituality, which inspired the exhibit. The exhibit is sponsored by the HSC Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m., on Saturdays. The museum is closed on Sundays and Mondays. About the Sisters of Providence The Sisters of Providence, a congregation...
Hope through education in the desert
...classes in the English language to people who need the help. Sister Carol has many duties as director of Providence in the Desert, from organizing to fundraising. Here she fills in teaching a class for a teacher with an ill family member. The students live in remote rural areas. The sisters, like Sister Carol here, travel to their students. The sisters join the people they serve at Mass in a local community center used to house Sunday services for the...
Providence Family Services’ Annual Rummage Sale Breaks Records
...treasures with nary a frown. The sorters arrived with a spring in their step And finished their job quickly with cheer and with pep. On Saturday morning, in spite of the mist, The shoppers arrived early and they came with their list. Friday and Saturday all enjoyed the great food Prepared lovingly by Sisters Lucy and Mary Fran—it was so good! On Sunday the whole Carcanaquez clan Cooked and served “comida”– all according to plan. The clean-up crew was efficient...