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Providence in the Desert opens new doors for student
...packing plant and in housekeeping. She also continues to take a class with Providence in the Desert to continue learning English. “I like learning so that I can teach more. In class I have no problem, but when I go out I have trouble speaking in a free situation,” she said. A second teacher hired by Providence in the Desert this year was Gretchen Alvarado. A 33-year veteran English-as-a-second-language teacher with the Coachella Valley High School, Alvarado joined Providence in...
For Sister Suzanne, prayer is life
...teaching middle grades. At one point in Greenfield, Indiana, she taught grades 6, 7 and 8 all in one room. At another time she was school principal, had her own classroom and was house superior all at the same time. Those were busy years, she said, but it was common at that time in the 1960s. After getting her master’s degree in religion, she spent some time as director of novices, as a high school religion teacher, in parish ministry,...
December 20, 2020: Fourth Sunday of Advent
...Mary, for you have found favor with God. “Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be,...
Letter to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York
...land. We do not presume to know what was in your heart as you publicly shared such high praise for this president. We do not know what message you may have intended. What was received was an implicit, dare we say explicit, endorsement of this president at a time when he is running for re-election. To have him publicly supported by high-ranking and influential church leaders gives the impression that Catholics should support him. We cannot have the United States...
Remembering Sisters Regina Therese Shaughnessy and Marilyn Rose Ginder
...Dolores Shaughnessy on Dec. 16, 1921, in Indianapolis, to Edward and Kathleen Walsh Shaughnessy. Sister Regina Therese entered the Congregation on July 22, 1949. In her 66 years as a Sister of Providence, she ministered for 33 years as an English teacher in high schools in Indiana, Illinois and California. Sister Regina Therese also ministered in the Congregation’s Archives and Office of Records department, in addition to administrative staff secretary. She also ministered as the Our Lady of Providence Shrine...
Saint Mother Theodore’s Legacy Lives: Giving Day 2022
...Theodore Guerin. Measuring 7 1/8” high, your personal Saint Mother Theodore Guerin will be an ongoing reminder of your special relationship with her, and the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Remember, your financial gifts help us to be the hands and feet of Jesus to a hurting world through: Care for our elderly sisters – Provide safe, healthy, accessible housing for our sisters now in prayer ministry at the motherhouse. Education – We sponsor Providence Cristo Rey High School,...
Newsnotes from summer 2022 HOPE magazine
...tuned. … Final resting place in the Woods To date, 110 individuals have reserved niches for cremains burial in Providence Community Cemetery at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Small plaques reserved were recently placed on the reserved niches. Learn more about availability and pricing at CommunityCemetery.SistersofProvidence.org Cook County Board of Commissioners honors Congregation, Guerin College Prep High School The Cook County, Illinois, Board of Commissioners recently approved a resolution honoring the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and Guerin College Prep High...
Providence Associate Stephen Modde on finding a safe and welcoming community
...all kinds of associates and invited me to give it a try. I grew up in Belgique, Missouri, a small town 70 miles south of St. Louis. The youngest of five children, I was one of three girls and two boys. I interacted well with my three sisters. Perhaps that’s a reason why I’m an associate with a women’s religious order. From my 4th grade to high school senior years, my father was sick with tuberculosis. Two of my sisters...
On healing touch and the wall at the border
...she felt like singing. … All expressed gratitude, many experienced peace and felt more relaxed, some shed a tear, or tears. I felt each session with every person a privilege, a blessing and even, sacramental. The Wall Sister Tracey Horan, SP, teaches a group of high school students about the U.S./Mexico border as part of her ministry at Kino Border Initiative. Artwork of José Antonio Elena Rodriguez at the border I have mixed emotions about the wall at the U.S./Mexico...
Sister Alma Marie Earus
...her commentary for Sister Alma Marie Earus, or Little Almy as she was affectionately known, who died Jan. 26. Jennie Earus and her twin, John Yarus, were born July 31, 1923, in Northampton, Mass., to Walter and Mary Subocz Earus, immigrants from Lithuania. She had two other brothers and one sister, all of whom preceded her in death. She attended public grade schools and started at a public high school. “Jennie’s family was not Catholic,” shared Sister Mary Ann. “Some...
Reflections for the local Golden Jubilee celebration
...for seven weeks in New Orleans following her return from her begging trip to France. We can be doubly grateful to the Ursuline family for giving us you as well as taking care of her. Sister Jody O’Neil Mary Joanne O’Neil – Jody – after attending Providence Aspirancy for high school, your sights were set on entering the community right after graduation. As Providence would have it, you were asked to delay your entrance because of health concerns, concerns that...
Sister Rita Ann Wade (formerly Sister Rose Annette)
...a Sister and encouraged her desire to attend high school at our Juniorate here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Although she was sad to leave her family, she loved her high school days! Her classmates became very close to one another and maintained their “aspirancy bond,” throughout their lives. Rita’s parents, her dear brother Jim, his wife Margaret, and Rita’s very special friend, Joan Newell, all preceded her in death. I’m certain they had a grand Irish celebration on May 13 when...