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Practical ways to make a difference
...bag of cherries. The next day, she discovered five or six ants in her kitchen. She trapped one and took it outside her apartment. “It just made me more aware of our interconnectedness and the attitude of human beings in the past being that of superiority over all other creation. Through the years I have learned to appreciate more interconnectedness and our role in nourishing this planet and preserving this planet,” she continued. Sister Evelyn is very honest that she...
A view from behind the camera
...having so many people, especially the sisters, there to help me — and hopefully others through me — see things in the canonization I never would have seen without their insights. Was there a defining moment? The farewell dinner. It was absolute joy! There was almost a feeling of ecstasy in that room. The very well-deserved recognition of Sister Marie Kevin [Tighe, former vice postulator of Mother Theodore’s Cause], the words of gratitude of Sister Denise [Wilkinson, general superior], the...
Spreading the mission of Providence
...that she founded in 1840, just what would she think about her coming canonization, the highest honor the Roman Catholic Church can bestow on an individual? Excitement rose to a feverish pitch on the morning of Feb. 21 when the Congregation received word that the Ordinary Congregation of the Cardinals in Rome had made a positive declaration concerning a second miracle attributed to Mother Theodore’s intercession. The way is now open for her canonization. General Superior Sister Ann Margaret O’Hara...
Miracle place: it’s more than just a name
...Barbara and Rita Ann were off and running. It didn’t take long to win over the naysayers, though. In just five years, the ministry has become fully supported by their own base of donors and gets superb support from local police, the neighborhood watch and residents. The residents are a mix of elderly people who have lived there for decades and renters who may only stay a few weeks or months. Alarmingly, considering the nature of life in the neighborhood,...
The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
...Great War — World War I (1914-1918) — the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes was begun in 1918 in a ravine on the south side of the motherhouse grounds. According to the 1937 Handbook of the Sisters of Providence, Mother Mary Cleophas Foley, the general superior at the time, made a promise “to erect a new shrine in honor of our Lady of Lourdes should peace be declared between the warring nations before Dec. 8 [the Feast of the...
Four Sisters of Providence celebrate their 50th anniversary
...consultant, Harcourt Religious Publishers (2005-2006). Sister Martha Joseph Wessel is a native of Ferdinand, and she also lived in Jasper. She currently ministers as administrator of Owens Hall and supervisor of the Office of Records Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Martha Joseph entered the Congregation Sept. 17, 1962, from Holy Family Parish in Jasper. She professed perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1970. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She received a master’s degree in...
Sister Diane Ris publishes new book about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Picture this: A Sister of Providence hovered over a desk in her writing room. A candle swaying delicately through currents of air as the sister works intently on her project. Sound familiar? Saint Mother Theodore Guerin did that when she documented events in her life and those special moments that were of vital importance to the fledgling Congregation in the middle 1800s. Most recently, though, former General Superior Sister Diane Ris, who is truly devoted to Saint Mother Theodore, found...
At Providence St. Mel, we believe …
...Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence, who owned and operated the school from the 1930’s until 1978; and Sister Loretta Schafer, the 13th general superior of the Sisters of Providence, who transferred ownership of the building to Paul Adams in 1978, allowing the school to stay open as a private school after the Archdiocese of Chicago withdrew support. Last fall, the TODAY Show aired a follow-up story with Paul Adams — nearly 30 years after originally...
Women’s History Month: God chooses the humble
...to accept when she learned she would be given the title of superior general for the new group and any other houses set up in the United States ‘until such time as the bishop of Le Mans and the bishop of Vincennes shall otherwise jointly decide.’ Again her courage failed her. “This time she decided to write to the bishop of Le Mans for advice. He answered reassuringly that our Lord did not choose the powerful of earth for His...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s original log cabin church nears completion
...provided labor to build the replica. “This is a wonderful opportunity to share an important piece of our history with our friends, companions and visitors. Our sisters are really excited about it. We believe Mother Theodore would look at this project fondly for the amount of loving effort that went into it. We are truly fortunate to have this available for everyone to enjoy and we are grateful to all who made this possible,” said Sister Denise Wilkinson, general superior....
Sister Dorothy Gartland receives Guerin Outreach Ministries Leadership and Advocacy Award
...to the largely Hispanic and low-income Humboldt Park neighborhood to help students whose parents are limited by their lack of fluency in the English language. With a background in and a passion for education and justice, Sister Dorothy sees her ministry as a continuation of her lifework: from teacher to principal and religious superior to a co-founder of 8th Day Center for Justice in Chicago, Sister Dorothy chooses to carry on teaching and working for those in need. “Students and...
Treasures from Archives: Sister St. Francis Xavier’s slippers
...for years. Though somewhat above medium height, she was very slight of build. A pair of bedroom slippers, probably sent from France and hardly worn, preserved in the museum, are almost incredibly small. This frail physical constitution all but prevented her ever seeing Indiana at the very outset of her religious life. We have noted that on the ocean during her voyage to America in the summer of 1841, she overheard the superior of the religious of the Sacred Heart...