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The ever-expanding community of Providence
Some faces of the Providence Community. From left, Providence Associate Shawn Shamsaie, Sister Paula Damiano and Providence Associate Tara Lane raise their hands in prayer. These days I find myself thinking and speaking less about the Sisters of Providence and more about the Providence Community — our sisters, associates and ministry partners, volunteers and staff members, family members and benefactors, the global community and beyond, even the cosmos. Why is this shift in thinking so important? The very nature of...
Oral history: Sister Kathleen Desautels, change maker
...a creativity and a strength to go back again and again and again. Kak and her companion Sisters of Providence have that strength, that fire. Support from the Sisters Community! Kak second row center with some of her Sisters of Providence community “I have had wonderful experiences with community. Several sisters in my lifetime have communicated with me their own experiences, particularly regarding women’s issues, the women they work with and the injustice they have seen.” Sister Kathleen was clear...
Organizations find something to believe in at Providence Family Services
...and often struggling population of the Humboldt Park region of Chicago. Recently both Popular Community Bank (PCB) and the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Ill. donated money to support the continued efforts of PFS. Recommendations for each grant came from someone who knew the ministry well and believed in it. Josephine Pacheco, Assistant Vice-President /Branch Manager of the Popular Community Bank North Ave Branch nominated PFS for the Popular Community Bank grants, of which PFS was awarded $1,000 toward its counseling...
Our Providence Community 2024-25 Laudato Si Action Platform Plan
Who Are We? Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, who founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, in 1840, knew the value of caring for all of Creation. The legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin infuses the contemporary life of the Providence Community with deep trust in the Providence of God, inclusivity of the diversity of creation, and active response to God’s call to care for all creation. The Providence Community has a strong commitment to love, mercy and justice. This is...
Is God calling you to be a Sister of Providence?
...hear several sisters’ stories about their call and their lives. They will also have the chance to experience how the Sisters of Providence live out their prayer, vows, ministries and community life. Participants will also have the opportunity to immerse in the sacred grounds of the Woods while focusing on prayer and their own discernment. They can reflect on the following questions: Where is God calling me? Is God calling me to be a Sister? Is this the community for...
Maureen Abbott
...level. She also ministered as a principal at three different Catholic Schools. Sister Maureen has also ministered in various diocesan administration positions and was the author of the Congregation’s community history fourth volume book. Currently, she ministers in the Archives Department as a community historian. Sister Maureen said she enjoys “beatifying the Providence Hall courtyard by gardening and planting flowers.” Complete list of ministries In California: teacher, St. Ambrose, Hollywood (1965-1966); teacher, St. Joseph, Hawthorne (1966-1969); principal, St. Joseph, Hawthorne...
Sister Joseph Ellen Keitzer: Blessed by the African American Catholic Community
...did Sister Joseph Ellen find in the new residents? “They were really good families.” Sister Joseph Ellen with Providence Associate Adrienne Curtis-Davis Blessed by the African American community So good, in fact, that she never left them. In the more than 40 years since she has served the African-American church community on Chicago’s west side, Sister Joseph Ellen has found great love and respect for the community. In fact, she has become a part of the community. “The biggest compliment...
Sisters of Providence ministries honored by community
...each other.” Branch Manager of the Hometown Savings Bank West Terre Haute branch Melissa Rafter, who resides in West Terre Haute and is a board member for the West Terre Haute Community Center, said both The Connecting Link and Providence Food Pantry are vital for the community. “The Connecting Link is a big part of our community,” Rafter said. “Sister Dorothy goes above and beyond. And Providence Food Pantry has had such a major impact on our community. The amount...
Oral history: Sister Joann Quinkert the justice advocate
...Mother Theodore’s counsel that you’ll be just as close or closer to God teaching the children all day long as kneeling in the chapel all day long. Sister Joann Quinkert leaves no doubt that Providence has guided her from a young age to accomplish everything she has been able to accomplish. She credits God and community, a loving and devout family, support from the Sisters of Providence. “Community has freed me and supported me in my choices. It has given...
Oral History: Sister Carol Nolan
...the Terre Haute Symphony as a student, to meet and be with people who were in the field of music. “We were made for God. The human spirit is lured by holiness.” — Christine Vladimiroff, OSB Made for God or not, with other family members in the community or committed to it, Carol remained adamant in her feelings about the community: “I had no interest.” Discerning the Future But long days of practice in a conservatory can be meditative, with...
Sister Cathy Buster called “heart and soul” of new migrant farm family community in Arcadia, Fla.
...to bring a community, a whole neighborhood into existence. Just days ago, on Jan. 23, 2013, I had the joy of participating in the blessing and official opening ceremony for the CSJB community [photo album], the largest green community for farm worker families in the state of Florida. That event culminated eight years of hard work of creating coalitions, securing funding, navigating various bureaucracies and trusting in Providence by Sister Cathy and her colleagues to assure that her dream of...
Restorative Justice
...Kendra Cherry states that Individualistic cultures stress the needs of the individual over the needs of the group. Collectivist cultures, on the other hand, stress the importance of group and social collaboration. In other words, individualistic cultures focus on completing tasks that serve the needs of the individual, whereas collectivist cultures focus on relationships and the good of the whole community. Moving from an individualistic mindset of task completion to a collectivist mindset of relationships is a radical change. Thus,...