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Oral history: Sister Patricia Geis, a life of adventures and little ones
...summer ministry in New York at a women’s prison where she supervised children’s visits with their mothers. She met and befriended the infamous Jean Harris, imprisoned for murdering Dr. Herman Tarnower. She found Ms. Harris to be quite lovely. Sister Patty also ministered at Mount St. Joseph, a home for intellectually and developmentally disabled women. After she retired, she did English as a second language tutoring in Illinois mostly with Hispanic people, whom she loved. Sister Patty’s most rewarding ministries...
Sisters of Providence profess perpetual vows
...to be. “I saw that they were in all the places where God’s healing presence is needed,” she said. “In prisons, accompanying migrant workers, on the front lines at protests. I could see that in my life.” Sister Tracey Horan Sister Tracey added that while spending time with the Sisters of Providence, she got to know more about the Congregation’s foundress, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, which cemented her decision to become a woman religious. “I got to know Mother Theodore’s...
September: a month of Marian devotions
...SP, who witnesses to the mission of Providence as she ministers to migrant families at the Southern border. And I pray, too, for other Sisters of Providence who minister to prisoners on death row. Actually, I pray for all those who need strength and courage as they confront challenges in their lives. That’s probably enough calendar marking for one day. In the days to come, we will turn the page and see how Christians honor Mary in October as well....
National Migration Week – Day 6
...or the farmer who joins the caravan of workers looking to earn their savings for the year … remember, there is the face of Christ … The face of Christ among the sacks and baskets of the farmworker; the face of Christ is among those who are tortured and mistreated in prisons; the face of Christ is dying of hunger in the children who have nothing to eat; the face of Christ is in the poor who ask the church...
Season of Creation 2022: Celebrating Saint Francis of Assisi
...was in preparation for my pilgrimage to Assisi when I was at Marian University that I really began to ponder the life of Saint Francis and get in touch with “the real Francis.” Who was Saint Francis of Assisi? Born into a family of wealth, Francis apparently lived a “worldly” and wild life until age 20. He went off to war at age 20 and was held prisoner for nearly a year. After his release, he became seriously ill. After...
A reflection for the Providence Associate Commitment Ceremony
...justice – as advocates for victims of domestic abuse and for planet Earth. You are volunteers in food pantries and soup kitchens, at cancer resource centers and your local precinct. Some of you have been tutoring prisoners and persons with disabilities. ‘You Are Enough’ You have companioned children with special needs and taken teens to Appalachia. A good many of you are supportive parents and grandparents. And most of these activities have been done in addition to your day jobs....
November 13, 2022: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
...the sky. “Before all this happens, however, they will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before rulers and governors because of my name. It will lead to your giving testimony. Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerfulness to resist or refute. You will even be handed...
December 11, 2022: Third Sunday of Advent
Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11 When John the Baptist heard in prison of the works of the Christ, he sent his disciples to Jesus with this question, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another? Jesus said to them in reply, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed...
February 12, 2023: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...your opponent will hand you over to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. Amen, I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny. “You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right...
Sister Patricia Geis (formerly Sister Anna Marie)
...remote area in South Dakota. She spent a summer in New York City driving children to see their mothers in prison. “It was challenging and refreshing although exhausting at times. The NY highway and bridge system, maze of traffic NY drivers – it made the Dan Ryan seem like a piece of cake.” She loved to go bird watching with her good friend Louise Augustine, and one summer they talked a group of sisters into driving through the night to...
Former Sisters of Providence a gift to the Church and society
...their prison ministry in Terre Haute. “As a Providence Associate my life continues to be enriched with opportunities to serve within our Providence Circle and at the Woods.” Judy, too, continued to remain in touch with the community, visiting the Woods often. Her sense of connection with the Sisters of Providence community led her to move back to Terre Haute after she retired so she could volunteer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Her experience as a social worker is especially valuable as...
Providence Associate and former Sister of Providence Donna Watzke shares about her journey
...Denise Wilkinson, I’ve served on the Sisters of Providence Mission Advisory Board for 12 years. At the invitation of Sister Nancy Nolan, I joined the Sisters in their prison ministry in Terre Haute. As a Providence Associate my life continues to be enriched with opportunities to serve within our Providence Circle and at the Woods. Now I am very fortunate to be part of a dynamic church community that has specific outreach goals related to our homeless neighbors, our immigrant...