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My most challenging and most transformative years
...in the world would initiate a plan to study all aspects of their way of life, their founding myth, their customs and their distinctive garb and then make changes in keeping with the times. The Sisters of Providence responded to the request of the church and within a year a plan for adapting our life style to the needs of the times was ready to be implemented. These were stressful times for many — those just entering religious life and...
Winter Storm Nemo: Anticipation, beauty, community and reflection from Sister Jane Iannacone
...Winthrop, a peninsula on the Massachusetts coast east of Boston. She started making some notes about the snowfall as it came rapidly and excessively on Friday. One of the first things she mentioned was that her pastor was on retreat, ahem, in Florida. He must have had some divine intervention for scheduling! Another priest who had planned to fill in for the pastor couldn’t make it, so Sister Jane was trying to find another replacement to cover he weekend Masses....
Sister Diane Ris (formerly Sister Martin Therese)
...did. Diane went to a class reunion with that particular class in recent years. While there she pulled ‘The Giving Tree’ book out of her bag and asked if anyone remembered it. Of course they did and wanted her to read it to them again and to their children. Diane was like a ‘giving tree.’” Sister Diane loved teaching primary grades but Providence had another plan for her. Through very painful circumstances, she moved on from that ministry, taught a...
‘Everything is Connected’ — Our Climate
...Human Development and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) has produced an excellent guide for caring for our living planet. This guide aims to inform, inspire hope, and stimulate debate and action as it sets out essential facts and solutions on key topics, along with advice on how communities can respond. It is inspired by Pope Francis’ second encyclical, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, which explores our ecological crisis and its roots in over-consumption and current models of...
Former student rescues sister from Florida accident; saves her life
Bradenton, Fla., EMT Andrew Powers visits with Sister Margaret Louise Bernard on Aug. 19. Sister Ann Paula Pohlman and Sister Margaret Louise Bernard were planning a day of adventure at the Port of Tampa (Fla.) to see some tour ships that were open at the aquarium. Shortly after noon on March 15, 2013, they left their apartment complex in Bradenton. Sister Ann Paula attempted to make a turn into a gasoline station and the sisters’ car was struck by an...
Reunion updates – fall 2021
Mother Theodore Guerin High School Class of 1981 alumnae from Mother Theodore Guerin High School in River Grove, Illinois, celebrated their 40th Reunion Oct. 23. Classmates gathered for “Eat, Drink & Reunite,” hosted by fellow classmates at Draft Bar on Irving Park Road in Chicago. Thank you to all who hosted, planned and attended! We hope you made the most of your time reconnecting and reminiscing. Marywood High School, California Alumni of Servite High School in Anaheim, California, invited local...
Care of Earth in everyday life: Sisters Ellen Cunningham and Rosemary Nudd
...Eco-Justice at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence. There are options to participate in weekly whole shares and bi-weekly half shares. Sister Rosemary Nudd “We take a whole share for the two of us and happily scramble to stay ahead of it,” Sister Ellen said. “We have dinner together three weekday evenings when schedules permit. We take turns planning, shopping, and cooking by the week. Ordinarily our meals are vegetarian.” Recycling “We are demon recyclers, often picking...
Sister Catherine Livers (formerly Sister Agatha)
...continued. Sister Catherine in 2004 One time we were both flying to California and the plane had a layover in Dallas. This was pre-cellphone days, so Catherine hopped off the plane to call a friend in Dallas. She used her creative talents in original greeting cards to stay in touch. She sent more cards to my mother than I did. She was creative in her candy making and would pursue anyone or event who might be in need of truffles....
Plan to join us for our Volunteer Open House!
...be available to answer any questions and help folks apply right there and then. The application process is quick and easy! Volunteer opportunities range from administration support, I.T. programming, store assistance in the White Violet Farm Store and Linden Leaf Gifts, visiting healthcare residents, working in the gardens at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, researching and writing, or many one-time events like Fall Farm Days or the bi-annual book sales. Here are a few opportunities: White Violet Plant Sale Help...
Season of Creation 2022: Celebrating the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
...with the power of God as we consciously become immersed in the healing of Earth and intentionally enter into our vocation to be co-creators. During our 2022 Annual Meeting, the Sisters of Providence and our wider Providence Community publicly committed to join the worldwide Catholic community in responding to Pope Francis’ appeal to participate in a seven-year journey toward sustainability and integral ecology by developing a Laudato Si’ Action Platform Plan. Through participation in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, we...
Learn more about Edith Stein and Richard of St. Victor!
...Edith Stein? Several books are available, including her own writings. Or plan on joining us online or in-person from 1:30-3 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 21, to learn more about this remarkable woman who left the earth in 1942. Christian mystics have an elaborate system for classifying contemplative experience. The 12th century’s Richard of St. Victor proposed a classification of contemplative experience. Richard’s classification is not simply derived from experience, but also relies on hypothetical ideas. Specifically, he sees the human...
Special Retreat ‘treats’
...in the East. Mother Marie Gratia Luking led the Sisters of Providence mission to Kaifeng, China, in 1920. When outlining this year’s home retreat theme, the planning committee – Sisters of Providence Paula Damiano, Janice Smith and Dr. Norene Wu, and Providence Associate Jane Fischer – designed programming around the book “Against All Odds,” the historical account of the missionaries’ ministries in Asia, written by Sister Ann Colette Wolf, SP. They incorporated Sister Dawn’s and Bishop Su’s letters, the sisters’...