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Life changing bonds that unite us
Blog post author Sister Paula Damiano, front right, joins Providence Associates and Sisters of Providence in an active prayer. Several months ago I was invited to give a retreat day for women at Our Lady of the Wayside Parish in Arlington Heights, Illinois. I made my way up to the Chicago area, spending the night with our sisters at Guerin Convent in River Grove, Illinois. After a few card games and lots of laughs, I settled in a bit early...
Can I Stay Here Forever? The Answer is YES.
...in preparation for perpetual profession, or final vows. We Sisters of Providence enjoy the pleasure and challenge of undertaking a 30-day retreat as part of our tertianship, the year before we take final vows. I entered into this time with lots of hopes and expectations and could probably fill a book with what I learned about myself and God’s love. But for the purposes of this blog, I want to zero in on an experience I had early in my...
Journals and Letters week 30: No one will ever love you as your old Mother Theodore does
...Wilkinson, SP, wrote extensively about Sister Basilide in last week’s post and how “Basilide must have led with her heart more than her head — a blessing and a burden.” With just eight days until we celebrate Mother’s Day in the United States it really struck me while reading Sister Denise’s blog and this latest letter, how Mother Theodore was truly a mother to all of these women. As many of us know, parenthood is one of the most beautiful...
Week 2: daily Lenten reflections with Saint Mother Theodore
Join us this second week of Lent in daily spiritual reflections with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Check the blog each Sunday during Lent for short reflections created by Postulant Emily TeKolste for each day of the coming week. Sunday, March 5 “Then the devil took Jesus up to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence, and he said to him, ‘All these I shall give to you, if you will prostrate...
New Providence Associates share their journey, part 2
In today’s blog post, several of our newest Providence Associates share about their journey of the past year. Learn more about becoming a Providence Associate here. Sister Mary Beth Klingel with Providence Associate Bettie Anne Long of West Terre Haute, Indiana Betty Anne Long The Providence Associate experience over the past year has been a gift from our Provident God, the Sisters of Providence and the Providence Associates. Along with my companion, Sister Mary Beth Klingel, and many loving, caring,...
O Antiphon – O Key of David come free us
...the blog by Sister Ann Casper) by Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer (RIP). Artwork by Sister Rosemary Borntrager, 2002. Among the favorite prayers of the Advent season are the O Antiphons prayed on the closing days of Advent, Dec. 17 to Dec. 23. Many of the most significant titles of the One who is to come weave together in the O Antiphons to form a biblical account of how Israel awaited the promised Messiah. Their hope-filled longing came to realization in...
Faithfulness and God’s mission: a Foundation Day reflection
Blog post author Dr. Dottie King, left, with the former and current SP general superiors and the friends who funded the Saint Mother Theodore statue in Ruillé, France. My journey with the Sisters of Providence and with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin began with my tenure at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. I was hired as a faculty member in 2002 and it didn’t take very long for me to know that I was working at a very special place with a deep...
O Antiphon – O King of nations come save us
...of clay. To get your own expanded copy of the Sisters of Providence O Antiphons booklet, visit Linden Leaf Gifts here. About these O Antiphons Text (adapted for the blog by Sister Ann Casper) by Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer (RIP). Artwork by Sister Rosemary Borntrager, 2002. Among the favorite prayers of the Advent season are the O Antiphons prayed on the closing days of Advent, Dec. 17 to Dec. 23. Many of the most significant titles of the One who...
A Christmas memory
Sister Carolyn Kessler Note: This blog was written by Sister Carolyn Kessler In 1967-68, I was a Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Rome, Italy, and our former Sister of Providence, Sister Mary Rosalie Moore (RIP), was a Fulbright Scholar in France the same year. So, we arranged to spend Christmas together. We met in the Rome airport and flew to Istanbul where the pilot made three attempts to land in a snowstorm before giving up and landing eventually in...
An experience of volunteering in Kenya
...semi-arid climate, I was thankful to be there during the winter months when the temperature was usually in the mid-70s. Blog post author and SP volunteer coordinator Sarah Knoblock with members of the Salesian Sisters of Siakago, including (from left) Sister Margaret, Sister Irene and Sister Eusebia. I was relieved to hear there was no malaria in their region, especially after the Salesian Sisters told me their homestead farm was a breeding ground for mosquitoes. The sisters run a dispensary...
Remembering Sister Barbara Doherty
“Be a lamp or a lifeboat or a ladder. Help someone’s soul to heal.” Rumi Blog post author and Providence Associate Ezra Kyle Meadors with his friend Sister Barbara Doherty I arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in the fall of 2016 for a nine-month internship at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. That first evening at supper, I sat down next to my friend Sister Barbara Doherty. Despite her living with dementia, she called me by name. She asked how long I...
Leaving a Legacy: John and Sue Heck
Note: It is with great sadness that we share that John passed away on May 8, 2025, shortly after this blog was completed. This story is now a testament to his life well lived! We are grateful for the connection the Heck family has with the Sisters of Providence and the difference they make in the lives of others. Please keep Sue and the rest of the family in your prayers. Here is a link to John’s obituary. John and...