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Providence Associate and former Sister of Providence Donna Watzke shares about her journey
I was a Sister of Providence for 33 years. And I was schooled by the Sisters of Providence since the first grade at St. Leo School in Chicago. These two realities encompass all that I am today in ways I never could have imagined. It was my eighth grade teacher, Sister Jane Bodine, SP, who invited me to consider going to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for high school. The rest is history! I always say we live our lives going forward but...
Being a Providence Associate has made a difference
...history professor at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana “My desire to be a Providence Associate was rooted in my longing to live an authentic life that is consistent with my values and true to the calling from my God. Through this relationship, I have come to learn more about the Congregation and its ministries, and to find ways that I can help to further the mission of Providence. It has challenged and called me to trust in God and the direction...
Golden jubilees celebrated throughout SP history
These golden jubilee celebrants of 1941 entered the Congregation in 1891. For days before the big celebration, young sisters were washing habits and pressing them and making sure everything was ready for the special day, recalls Sister Suzanne Brezette, who entered the Congregation in 1938. The golden jubilee celebrations of old were observed every year on the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, July 16. “We always looked forward to that occasion in the summer. That was always a...
Our special practices
...edited by Dorothy Bass, who describes Christian practices as “…things Christian people do together over time to address fundamental human needs in response to and in the light of God’s presence in the world.” Love, Mercy and Justice opens with an introductory chapter about its purpose: to illustrate how the fundamental SP charism of belief in and dependence upon Providence has been expressed differently at different times in its history and continues unabated even today. Though the essays primarily describe...
History of devotion to Our Lady of Providence
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence is located in the vestibule of the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. For more than 75 years, Sisters of Providence and lay people from throughout the world have prayed at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence, which is located today in the vestibule of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Countless other intentions have been sent to the shrine via letters and e-mail, seeking the assistance and...
The remarkable life of Mother Marie Gratia Luking
...in her history of the Chinese mission, “Against All Odds.” The sisters did not know when they would see one another again. Nevertheless, Sister Marie Gratia proved once more to be the daughter of Providence, evincing a joyful acceptance of God’s will as expressed in this terrifying situation. In order to guarantee the continuation of the mission, she appointed Chinese sisters to assume for the time being the roles of superior and novice mistress. On March 22, 1943, the sisters...
Jeremy Hackerd’s comments
...GUERIN” state historical marker. State markers are installed to commemorate people, places, events, and organizations that had a significant impact on Indiana history. Certainly this marker for Saint Theodora Guerin is not an exception. The state marker program is based on the collaboration between the Indiana Historical Bureau and local people and organizations who apply for markers in an effort to preserve Indiana history. Permit me to give thanks to several people who made this marker possible. First, I want...
Sister Grace Stewart
...to the chapel whenever I wish. Why wouldn’t you want to be in a beautiful place like this?” Favorites web site: www.SistersofProvidence.org TV show: spy movies and the history channel recreation: playing cards with a group that meets each Sunday hobby: recycling greeting cards music/song: gregorian chant animal: dog sinner: all of us pizza topping: sausage holiday: Easter dessert: ice cream time of day: mass time and evening season: autumn childhood activity: playing jacks and hopscotch course in school: history...
Sister Virginia (Mary Virginia) Petty
...earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in history from Loyola University, Los Angeles. Sister Virginia began teaching at St. Elisabeth, Van Nuys, Calif., in 1938. Her other California classrooms included St. Anthony, Gardena; St. Therese, Alhambra; and El Segundo High School, El Segundo. She also spent several years in Illinois at St. Andrew, St. Mel, Our Lady of Mercy and St. Genevieve, Chicago; St. Joseph, Downers Grove; and Immaculate Conception, Norwood Park....
Shouldn’t all sisters wear habits?
...the long history of religious life. Religious life as a vocation choice has been part of the spiritual tradition of every culture and predates Christianity (e.g. Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, etc.). The oldest and best known form of religious life is monasticism, a way of life commonly recognized by characteristics such as: the wearing of a culturally conspicuous form of dress (habit); a permanent dwelling place with restricted access (monastery/enclosure/cloister); a fixed schedule (horarium) dictating times when members rise, retire, come...
Opening new doors
...learn about the foundress, the SP history and traditions and learn about White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Portraits of Saint Mother Theodore hang in every classroom at Providence Cristo Rey and the students seem to grasp her importance and influence on their history. Sister Maureen went with the volleyball team to a game at St. Theodore Guerin High School in Noblesville, Ind., and the students were surprised to see a large portrait of their saint at the school. “They said,...
Making sense of the present moment
...began to feel a call to explore religious life. After a series of conversations with an SP friend who had also been a college advisor, she decided to apply. “I had always felt a resonance with the Sisters of Providence life and mission and was impressed by their visible commitment to love, mercy and justice.” She decided to “give it six months and see what happened.” The rest is history. In developing her own understanding of Providence spirituality, Sister Cathy...