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Congregation shares LCWR statement on action to prevent gun violence
Note: We wanted to share this statement with you, which was created by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). The Killing Must End: LCWR Calls for Action to Prevent Gun Violence Our hearts and prayers go out to those parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, and uncles who lost their precious children and to all who have been touched by the massacre at Robb Elementary School. Unfortunately, their heartbreak has become all too familiar to students, teachers, and parents across the...
An unforgettable moment
Sister Jan Craven (right) with Delphine Le Brun at the entrance to the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. It is hard to describe how I felt. You don’t get to meet your ancestor who is a saint every day. First, what is complicated, in my opinion, is trying to understand what it means to be a saint. I’m not religious, and part of it is formality or ritual that belongs to the Catholic Church. The Sisters of Providence appealed...
Sister Joyce Brophy (formerly Sister Robert Ellen)
...in the history of the church, religious life and the country. Chaos and turmoil marked the late 60s and early 70s. She seemed to be able to navigate it with grace and kindness. She showed such patience with pressures that were put upon her — some from us, some from congregational leadership, some from members of the Congregation itself … Admiration is what I always felt for her.” Sister Joyce Brophy, (center) with General Councilor Sister Laura Parker (left) and...
Letter to Cardinal Elect Joseph Tobin
...you an advocate for Catholic higher education, as well as religious life. We have been touched by your pastoral care for the men of the Terre Haute Federal Prison and for the personal commitment you have made to pray with and for them. We are especially grateful for the stance you took to support the entry of Syrian refugees into the archdiocese, and we have made a donation to Catholic Relief Services to honor both your elevation as cardinal and...
A Reflection for the 2024 Senior Jubilarians
...their grief, spent some time under house arrest, guided those seeking their own vocations to religious life, and used your hands to soothe souls whether by playing music or providing healing massage. Dare I say it again, “You have been astonishing!” The 2024 Sisters of Providence Senior Jubilarians included (front, from left) Sister Mildred Giesler, Sister Dorothy Larson, Sister Connie Kramer, Sister Ann Sullivan, Sister Kathleen Dede, (second row) Sister Marilyn Trobaugh, Sister Maria Smith, Sister Carole Ann Fedders, (third...
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Beth Kelso
...in Chicago, and another master’s degree in Spanish from Indiana University. Sister Beth taught in high schools and academies in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, California and Washington, D.C. During her ministry time in Indiana, she taught at St. Agnes Academy, located in Indianapolis, from 1959-1968, teaching Latin and Spanish. In 1955, she was featured as a representative of the Sisters of Providence in a photo in the Boston Pilot learning camera production for weekly features, including educational segments, skits and religious...
Sister Mary Concetta Banez
...informed her father that she wanted to try religious life in the United States. Thus, she came to enter the Benedictines of Saint Gertrude Priory in Ridgeley, Maryland, in September 1960. She professed first vows in 1962 and perpetual vows in 1967. As a Benedictine for 16 years, she ministered in education in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Arizona. In Arizona, she met Sister Virginia Marie Cashion, provincial in the west, who invited her to consider the Sisters...
Reaching out to others
...the statement to myself that lay people are just as holy as sisters and priests. Reaching out to others has been an important place in my life. It’s where I feel at home. I’ve been a lifelong learner, starting as a student at St. Andrew School in Chicago. I then moved on to learner as a sister – as a teacher, principal, religious education consultant, associate pastor, director of the Sisters of Providence mission development and a number of administrative...
The Irish Connection
This undated photo depicts Sister Gemma Malone (second from left in back row) and her sister, Sister Francis Catherine (back row, far right) along with Sister Mercedes McAllister (back row, left), Reverend Michael Malone (front, center), Margaret Ann Doriot (front, left) and Jule Doriot. Margaret Ann Doriot later entered the Congregation and was given the religious name Sister Thomas Jeanne. From time to time, people get on Facebook and send us requests for the weekly Throwback Thursday blog. We love...
Teaching, healing and loving as a Sister of Providence
Sister Eileen Rose Bonner, center, visits with Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates at a gathering in 2014 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. (In the week leading up to World Day for Consecrated Life on Feb. 2, several Sisters of Providence will be sharing their stories. Stay tuned to the blog to hear their tales of living as women religious.) I sit here at 6:30 a.m. staring at a blank screen. “Would you please write about your life as a Sister of...
Meet a sister. Be inspired. National Catholic Sisters Week invite
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are gearing up to celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14, and you are invited to join us! National Catholic Sisters Week was first celebrated in 2014 in conjunction with women’s history month and is now celebrated every March 8-14. It is an opportunity to highlight and share with others about what life as a woman religious is all about. We invite you to take the opportunity to learn more about women religious...
Week 5: Daily reflections with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...river [that flows from the sanctuary], fruit trees of every kind shall grow; their leaves shall not fade, nor their fruit fail. Every month they shall bear fresh fruit, for they shall be watered by the flow from the sanctuary. Their fruit shall serve for food, and their leaves for medicine.” – Ezekiel 47:12 “In the midst of all our storms, however, we have the consolation of seeing the religious spirit become solid amongst the Sisters, and that is not...