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Blessed Covid-19 and a VIRTUAL Come and See weekend
...Blessed Covid-19 has opened the door of virtual communication wider than we could have imagined. And I believe we are only scratching the surface of this outreach. Next month, we will be hosting our first ever virtual Come and See weekend retreat. Discerning women, along with our sisters in initial transformation and our new membership team, will gather on Zoom. We will come together for prayer. Together we will share an in-depth look at our lives as women religious and...
February 12, 2023: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Matthew 5:17-37 Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do swill...
Reflections for one of our Asian Sisters perpetual vows
...the ceremony is held – in the U.S. or Taiwan. These are your very words written to me in your request to begin preparation for perpetual vows. Little did we know that you would be professing your vow in none of those places – Not in the U.S. where the whole community of Providence could have embraced you, and Not in Taiwan, where the whole community that currently seeks to support your life and mission and helped to nurture that...
Newsnotes: winter 2019 updates from the Sisters of Providence
...us today at 812-535-2800 or ma@spsmw.org to share a new number to ensure you get a call from the sisters. Thank you for partnering with us in our mission. Growing the Providence community We are so excited that 23 new Providence Associates made first commitments on Nov. 10, 2018 to walk more closely with the Providence community. From bottom row, left: Richard Kennel, Kathryn Martin, Stephanie Downing, Ursula Penrose, Mary Ellen Wieland, Mary Lou Petrisko, Diane Gardner. Second row from...
Newsnotes: Sisters of Providence news update winter 2021
...loving greetings in the Church of the Immaculate Conception as the Providence community gathered. Only vital ministers were present in the church. Everyone else attended virtually. We look forward to the time that we can all be present in person as community again. Join us in welcoming our new associates, pictured above. A commissioned artwork What is a great way to celebrate 50 years of marriage? For Kathy and Steve Delmarter of Texas it was commissioning an artwork created by...
My journey with Providence
...and this excitement and enthusiasm about her community and its mission. The Family of Providence Providence Associate Cathy Dearing and her companion Sister Theresa Clare Carr on Cathy’s first commitment day as a Providence Associate in November 2017 So, after two years of visiting the Woods, I submitted my Providence Associate relationship application in April 2016. Once accepted, I connected with my companion, Sister Theresa Clare Carr. Together we walked the journey of my formation year using the integration units....
2025 Reflection for Foundation Day
...book of financial accounts. “Yes, my dear daughters, hope in God, and you will not be confounded. See what he has already done for you. Fifteen years ago, today, October 22, 1840, six sisters arrived in this forest, at that time so savage; they were strangers to the country, to the manners and the customs, to the ways of Americans; they did not know one word of English. Now we are a community composed of 60; here at Saint Mary’s,...
Oral history: Sister Patricia Geis, a life of adventures and little ones
...which Patty replied, “I’m not entering your community. I’m entering Sisters of Providence.” Sister Patty works with a child in 1984. “Put yourself gently into the hands of Providence.” Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Entering religious life “It’s something, to know what you want to do when you’re 17.” It was time. In her heart Patricia Jane Geis knew it was time to enter a religious community. Patty’s beloved Uncle Stanley drove her to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on July 21, 1952. Her...
Moving forward, exuding happiness: Sister Grace Marie Meehan
...people’ of the Community,” someone “who exudes happiness.” United and moving forward “Cor Unum,” which means “One heart” in Latin, was a response to the call for renewal from Vatican II. It embodied the theme of this issue of HOPE, moving forward together. Sister Grace Marie, who is not ordinarily described as “little,” is a perfect example of that spirit of a united community always on the move. Both of Grace Marie’s parents came from Donegal, Ireland. She loved to...
A Reflection for the 2025 Senior Jubilee
...to the community from out east (as we like to say)! Nonetheless, they all arrived at a place where they were immediately assigned a guardian angel, aka, a sister novice, and the rest is history. Most importantly, what I think they all share in common with Mary of Nazareth is that they have been lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ. Today, we thank you for your faithful discipleship to our Provident God, to our extended Providence community, and to the many...
Saying yes to poverty, chastity and obedience
...I also entered with my metaphorical baggage of fears, anxieties, ignorance, blind spots and unhealed wounds. Within a loving community I was held, supported and challenged by my community and equipped with the tools of self-reflection, a thirst for knowledge and a desire to grow. Thus I began the deep exploration of religious life, communal living, and my inner life in God — the Source of All Being. Within a loving, supportive community — that also provided me with many...
Get to know Providence Associate Cathy Allen
...the Providence Community into the future? I hope the Providence Community will continue to grow with new Providence Associates as well as new women becoming Sisters of Providence. Coming to work at PHC all those years ago was one of the best things I’ve done, and I am so thankful I was blessed to spend most of my career working in Providence Health Care. The Sisters of Providence community does so much to help those in need and to make...