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Smile for the camera!
...Special Religious Education From Oak Brook we ventured into the Windy City’s Bridgeport/Hyde Park area where we visited with Sister Susanne Gallagher, SP, on mission with SPRED (Special Religious Education). Hers was officially the last picture Casey snapped before putting her project to rest. We received an unexpected bonus, too, when we crossed paths with Sister Terri Grasso, SP, who volunteers for SPRED one day a week. Sister Susanne Gallagher in the SPRED Chapel and Center. Sister Susanne can be...
Sister Rosemary Borntrager (formerly Sister Rose Cecile)
...and had been a Sister of Providence for 72 years. Sister Ann continued: Rosemary was born in Chicago, on Nov. 23, 1932, to William and Esther Michaelis Borntrager. Her only sibling is William, now known as Servite Father Conrad Borntrager, OSM. Six weeks after graduation from Providence High School in Chicago, she entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence on July 22, 1950, known by her religious name of Sister Rose Cecile, until she returned to her baptismal name...
Oral history: Sister Marian Brady the scholar
...and worked very hard there. But she went home on weekends because she said of her friends at college: “All they did was get up for Mass at 7 a.m. on Sundays, eat breakfast, and study most of the day … at home we did fun things.” “Reflect seriously on what you desire to do. Above all pray much that our dear Lord may make known to you what He wishes you to do.” Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Called “After...
Sister Constance Kramer (formerly Sister Marita)
...“One of the qualities that drew Kramer (to St. Ann Parish) was the participation level of its members.” Sister Connie is quoted as saying, “I rely heavily on them. It’s their parish, not mine.” I know from living with Sister Connie for six years that the parish ran on the volunteer services of the members. She had volunteer cleaners, secretaries, maintenance people, musicians, on and on. A 2010 article in the Criterion reports that she expressed her appreciation every week...
Revisiting a Spooky Legend
...below, which they knew had fallen several weeks prior to that day. After class, Sister Esther did some investigating and discovered that the ceiling had been mended some two weeks before. Haunted? Still another time, Sister Esther was witness to a strange occurrence in the big art room. One night she had a visitor from Chicago, and she took her to the art department to see some of her work. At one point, Sister Esther moved behind a large painting...
Journals and Letters week 7: Hardship on the Ohio
...in His goodness during this long and perilous voyage.” Share your thoughts! Why do you think sleeping on straw on the floor was humiliating to Mother Theodore? How did that make you feel? Are there other parts on this section that you especially liked? Why? As you get to know her better what traits do you admire? What surprises you? Next week > Nov. 28 week 8: page 53 In Indiana to page 60 The Journey’s End View the complete book series....
Journals and Letters week 26: Overcoming great loss
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” page 236 to page 244. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore’s writings every week in the coming year.] The writing desk where Saint Mother Theodore wrote many of her letters We are used to reading history in chronological order, but with Journals and Letters, sometimes the next chapter contains letters that were written before the last chapter’s events. In this chapter we’ve regressed to some months before the striking crisis at the...
Celebrating Pastoral Care Week: Meet Sister My Huong Pham
Note: This week is Pastoral Care Week, October 23-29, and the 2022 theme is “Relevant and Responsive in Times of Crises.” During this week, we will highlight through our blog some of our sisters who minister in pastoral care. Sister My Huong Pham, SP, has ministered as the Director of Spiritual Care at Holy Cross Hospital, located in Chicago, since February of this year. The hospital is located in the Archdiocese of Chicago and is a member of the Sinai...
2022 prayer for National Migration Week
Note: The following is the 2022 prayer for National Migration Week from Justice for Immigrants. Begin National Migration Week (September 19-25) with this prayer and join us as we pray the prayer each day this week. The exercise was adapted from the Catholic Charities – Social Concerns Parish Guidebook. Loving Father, We thank you for the gift of children And for the joy and love that they bring into our lives. Protect with your fatherly care all children who face...
Celebrating National Catholic Schools Week with pen pals!
Each year, National Catholic Schools Week starts on the last Sunday in January. This year, it begins on Sunday, Jan. 29, and concludes on Saturday, Feb. 4. National Catholic Schools Week is celebrated on an annual basis to promote the education that comes from attending a Catholic school. The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have a rich history in education. And while many sisters no longer teach in the classroom, their love of education has never waned. Recently,...
Sister Mary Tomlinson: life changing experience from a Sisters of Providence Come and See weekend
Watch the video below. In this video clip, Sister of Providence Mary Tomlinson shares her very real experiences during a Come and See weekend with the Sisters of Providence that she attended soon after she began considering religious life. The weekend had a profound impact on her future. Today, Sister Mary, who entered the Congregation in 1990, ministers as development director for Guerin Outreach Ministries. Watch for more from Sister Mary in coming months, including a video clip on her...
Journals and Letters week 10: First letters, bishop issues
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters“: page 71 Early Letters to page 77. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin‘s writings every week in the coming year.] This section starts the first of the letters sent from Mother Theodore from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She recorded in her diary having written 5,000 letters. Wow! A letter written by Mother Theodore with her signature. One of 5,000 letters written in her lifetime. I am so thankful that the Sisters of Providence...