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Sister Marian Elizabeth Moriarty
...could count on her,” said Sister Ann. “In April of this year, Sister Marian Elizabeth agreed to be interviewed for an oral history project conducted by students from Indiana State University. They wanted to hear the stories of people of faith and, in particular, of women religious. Sister Marian Elizabeth was very enthusiastic about participating and sharing her faith journey. I wonder if the young interviewer caught the flavor of this 93-year-old who lived for others, who seasoned her relationships...
Sister Rose Ann Eaton
...for granted. Just because it was done before might not be a good enough answer. You had to get deeper than that. That forced me to re-examine and to look at those things myself,” Sister Rose Ann said. Because of her mother’s declining health, Sister Rose Ann chose to seek a different ministry in Southern Indiana, again. “I was the director of religious education (DRE) and pastoral associate for St. Clement Parish in Boonville. I had a good experience in...
Sister Bernice Kuper
...the novitiate. I spent the first year as an assistant to the director of novices. At the end of that year, I was assigned to be the director of postulants. It gave me an entirely different responsibility because I was working with the women who were coming into the Congregation for the first time,” Sister Bernice said. That was in the early 1960s. Those familiar with Catholic Church history know that the Second Vatican Council initiated what many would say...
Winter Storm Nemo: Anticipation, beauty, community and reflection from Sister Jane Iannacone
Photo taken by Sister Jane Iannacone in the Winthrop, Mass., area Records were set along the Northeast Coast of the United States last weekend: records for snowfall, records for winds, records for piles of snow, records for conversations about snow. For the record, there are about a dozen Sisters of Providence ministering in Massachusetts and that state was in direct line with Winter Storm Nemo. Sister Jane Iannacone ministers as a pastoral associate at St. John the Evangelist Parish in...
Sister Mary Eymard Campeggio
...Garzonia, Theresa Jalley and Martha Humble and two brothers: Peter and Joseph. All are deceased. In an oral interview I did with her, Sister Mary Eymard spoke of her family life as very, very good. Madeline attended public elementary and high school in Ladd, Ill. She told me that at age 16 or 17 she went to Chicago and began working in a factory, coming home at three in the morning. She, her sisters and brothers lived together in a...
Sister Mary Margaret Quinn (formerly Sister Charles Agnes)
...as black Catholics; she was concerned that parishioners resonate with Pope Paul’s quote, “enrich the Church with your gift of blackness.” For many years either she or the volunteers she recruited wrote the Black History Worship Service which was proclaimed at the beginning of Sunday Morning Mass. It’s as if this was always where she was meant to be; this place and these people were the love of her life. Her personality melded with their culture—their music and their spirituality...
Sister Dawn Tomaszewski installed as general superior of the Sisters of Providence
...In addition, during the General Chapter, the Congregation also sets its direction for the next five years. During the installation, Sister Dawn reiterated the sisters’ pledge during General Chapter to “Embrace our Emerging Future.” “We created a statement that listed ways that we will do this – where we as a Providence community – sisters, associates, ministry partners – should focus our energy, where the God of Providence might be sending us forth at this time in our history,” Sister...
Graduation Day!
...Arrianne Whittaker became Doctor Sister Arrianne, SP, DO. We DID NOT hoot and howl (we were instructed not to) as Arrianne received her doctoral hood from her father, Dr. Michael Whittaker, M.D. However, no one clapped louder or strained harder to capture the moment on our cell phone cameras than we did when given the opportunity. Sister Arrianne Whittaker, SP, DO, (left) with her father, Dr. Michael Whittaker, M.D. Becoming a doctor has been a life-long dream of Arrianne’s. Her...
The legacy of Providence lives on in our sisters in Taiwan
We are at such an exceptional moment in the history of the Sisters of Providence. One hundred years of ministering in Asia! Let me tell you a little about each of our sisters currently ministering in Asia and those who have recently joined us from there. Sister Donna Marie Fu Sister Donna Marie Fu, SP, our honored elder, lives and ministers in the city of Taipei, Taiwan’s northern capital city. Sister Donna Marie has served in many ministries, mostly in...
Former Sisters of Providence General Superior passes away
...Sister. I know I was influenced by the Sisters who taught me. That is important because my two sisters joined the Community before I did, but I remembered I wanted to join before they did.” Sister Nancy earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, a master’s degree in education from the University of Illinois and another master’s degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University in Chicago. Her teaching ministries took her to schools in Indianapolis, Chicago and...
Newsnotes: Sisters of Providence news update winter 2021
...desires a deeper journey of faith, now is the time to start planning your pilgrimage to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We’ll work with you to design the perfect day for your group to visit all the outdoor sacred sites. Places include the Log Cabin Chapel, Saint Anne Shell Chapel and the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto. To get the conversation started call Sister Jan Craven at 812-535-2925 or email tours@spsmw.org. Sister Jane Iannaccone continues SP pastoral tradition in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village Calling...
Chicago street renamed in honor of the late Sister Patty Fillenwarth
...1991, she brought her dream to the Sisters. It took little discussion before the Sisters unanimously endorsed her to begin this new project. Sister Patty resigned her position as principal and enrolled at Northeastern Illinois University which offered a master’s program that prepared her to become a Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor – LCPC. She already had two master’s degree in education. Sister Patty spoke fluent Spanish having ministered in Peru, South America, for six years earlier in her ministerial life....