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Thirty Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...honored on Dec. 8, during the annual Senior Jubilee Celebration. They were joined by the General Council, including Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Sister Lisa Stallings, Sister Mary Beth Klingel, Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp and Sister Jenny Howard. Not pictured: 60-year Jubilarians Sister Agnes Clare Buckley and Sister Mary Adrian Jaroch. 60-year Jubilarians Sister Mary Louise O’Connor is a native of Fall River, Mass. Currently, she ministers in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Mary Louise, formerly Sister James Margaret, entered the Congregation on...
Blessed and encouraged to act justly, love tenderly
...immediately arrested and handcuffed. This led to our spending a night in the local jail. That was an unforgettable experience! Later when I brought pictures to show to a group, some individuals turned away, not wanting to look at the pictures. This was a clear indication to me that they did not approve of our actions. One of our sisters spent six months in prison for her protesting in Georgia. She has not been deterred but continues to work for justice and peace. We have...
With great gratitude for our sisters who further the mission of God’s Providence in Asia
As we continue our celebration of Chinese New Year, during these two weeks of February, it feels like a very appropriate time to lift up our gratitude for our Sisters of Providence (SP) living and ministering in Asia. As a Congregation, our history in Asia began in 1920, when Bishop Joseph Tacconi asked the SPs to open a school for women in Kaifeng, China. The book, “Against All Odds: Sisters of Providence Mission to the Chinese, 1920-1990” written by Sister...
Remembering two Providence High School sisters
...hope that our Providence alumnae will always know how beloved you are to us. You have shared your stories; walked our journeys with us; cared for us and given back in monumental ways. May you always know Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as your “home” as well! Sisters of Providence pictured second from left: Sister Louise Beverly, sisters pictured from fourth left to right: Ann Denise Reger, Ann Maureen Loaney and Edwardine McNulty. (Originally published in the Summer 2019 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
2020 Sisters of Providence Annual Meeting Adventure
...meeting in the Woodland Inn small group pose for a picture: from left Sisters Betty Koressel, Cynthia Lynge, Mary Maloney, Carol Lindly and Jeanette Marie Lucinio Our sisters in Taiwan participated at 9 p.m. their time, through Zoom, and joined our sisters in the U.S. at 9 a.m. It felt like they were in the same room. In an Indianapolis-area small group Sister Marilyn Herber and Providence Associate Kathleen Shickles A virtual small meeting group from top left: Sister Grace...
100+ year old sisters survive COVID-19
...her 80 years as a Sister of Providence. Sister Mary Roger said where she and Sister Marceline find themselves at in life reminds her of a picture she loves. It is of a little girl walking down a country road and holding hands with a person, probably her father. They are on a path heading toward a great light. “It’s like a picture of where I am right now. I’m walking toward that light and God is walking with me....
Seeing Saint Mother Theodore’s writings in new lights: A feast day reflection
...I read them, I felt as though I was reading a letter addressed to me. In that moment of prayer, I experienced God’s Providence through Mother Theodore. Since that morning, I have pictured Mother Theodore still living among us as we endure this unrelenting pandemic. Conversation with Mother Theodore Many years ago, Sisters Paula Damiano, SP, and Jan Craven, SP, facilitated a spring retreat for the Providence Associates. We were given a random quote from Mother Theodore’s writings, and were...
Sister Joan Matthews (formerly Sister Ignatius)
...as Cor Unum. That ministry, as well as serving in a high school for girls, most of whom were African American, from 1984-89 significantly impacted Sister Joan’s life. Of the teaching experience she said: “It showed me how much I needed to grow to begin to understand the African American picture. This became more real as I shared in the efforts to keep the hierarchy from demolishing our school and merging us with a distant high school. Sadly, we lost...
Foundation Day and our French connection
...and to see the pictures of our own Sisters Ann Margaret O’Hara, Denise Wilkinson and Diane Ris hanging on the walls in Mother Theodore’s home in Étables mirrored for me the indisputable relationship we have with Ruillé. There is no denial that we share a common bond, a common heritage and a common call. Going to the Breton shores and putting my feet in the waters where Mother Theodore would go to reflect and pray while she was young led...
Being a Providence Associate has made a difference
...direction in my life. Sister Shawn McDermott overheard me and told me about the Provident Associates. Today my husband of 59 years and I are both associates. Two years ago we moved to an independent 62+ building in New Hampshire. Our ministry has come alive helping our neighbors and spreading Jesus’ love through our actions.” — Providence Associate Josephine Carbonaro (pictured at left with the late Sister Shawn Marie McDermott), spiritual seeker, Bedford, New Hampshire “I served as a court appointed...
Sisters of Providence celebrate 2023 Senior Jubilarians
...Vincent de Paul Parish, Fort Wayne (1990-95), Pastoral Associate, Precious Blood Parish, Jasper (1997-2016), and Administrator, Ministry of Care, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2016-18). The 2023 60-year Jubilarians included (front, from left) Sister Elizabeth Koressel, Sister Janice Ostrowski, Sister Jeremy Gallet and Sister Denise Wilkinson. They are pictured with General Councilors (back, from left) Sister Carole Kimes, Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein, General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski and Vicar Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp. Not pictured: Sister Patricia McGlynn and General Councilor Sister Laura Parker....
Together, let’s send out ‘Joy to the World’
...walkways and bridges. Lights were dancing in images on sidewalks and sides of buildings. Snowmen and reindeer, candy canes and wreaths were all lit up. Lights not only decorated Christmas trees, lights actually formed Christmas trees. Everywhere I looked in this wonderland of lights, I say joy. People were running from one creative display to another, trying to capture the beauty of the moment with their camera phones or handing over phones to others to “please take a picture of...