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Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Teacher, St. Joseph (1955-57), Indianapolis: Teacher, St. Philip Neri (1957-58), Robstown, Texas: Teacher, St. John (1958-59), Chicago: Teacher, St. Angela (1959-60), Chicago: Teacher, St. Columbkille (1960-65), Joliet, Ill.: Teacher, St. Mary Carmelite (1965-67), Chicago: Teacher, St. Francis Borgia (1967-72), Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.: House of Prayer, residential services, Sisters of Providence (1972-73), Chicago: Teacher, St. Andrew (1973-75), Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.: General Business Office, Sisters of Providence (1975-76), Chicago: Teacher, St. Genevieve (1976-82), Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.: Coordinator of Transportation, Sisters of Providence...
Newsnotes
Fun at the Saint Mother Theodore Guerin FEST Approximately 200 people attended the 2015 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin FEST, which also coincided with the Sisters of Providence 175-year anniversary last October. Several activities took place during the two-day festival, including guided meditation, The Living Rosary, “To God Through Music,” and more. Several sisters and others offered historical re-enactments during a guided tour. FEST character actors, from left, Sister Rosemary Nudd as Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Sister Ann Casper as Sister...
‘She is Our Hero:’ Reflection for the 2024 Feast Day for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
I know there are many Sisters of Providence celebrating this feast today who never dreamed that in their lifetimes and within a span of 16 years Mother Theodore would be: declared venerable, step one of the canonization process; then beatified, step two; and finally canonized as a saint. Now we know there were decades of working on her cause for sainthood after it was introduced in 1909, but those last three steps happened within 16 years. Striving for Holiness Saint...
The life of Eleanor Bailly (Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly)
...the mistress of novices. So, Sister Mary Cecilia was called by Mother Theodore to handle the job until the next election. Death of Mother Theodore Saint Mother Theodore Guerin died May 14, 1856. When Mother Theodore died in her bed, Sister Mary Cecilia was right there by her side. She sent out a circular to all sisters announcing Mother Theodore’s death. This is an excerpt from the circular: “This excellent Superior, this tender Mother, we have lost. The Almighty Himself...
2017 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Feast Day reflection
...and students of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, friends and ministry partners here and elsewhere. As many of you know, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) meets each August for an annual assembly. Ever since the LCWR meeting this past August, I have been struck by a new awareness of the importance of our presence in the world as a community. Hardly had our last conference started when Liz Sweeney, a Sister of St. Joseph and the conference’s contemplative guide, shared...
A Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...of the 10th anniversary of the canonization of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. It is rather amazing to me that it already has been 10 years come October 15, since our Servant of God – Theodora Guerin – was canonized. Of course, she has been a saint in our minds and hearts for much longer than 10 years, but it has been a blessing for us that the rest of the world is finally catching up to this fact. It has...
Saint Mother Theodore’s Legacy Lives: Giving Day 2023
Become a Legacy Giving Day donor – give a gift in October! This giving day (officially Oct. 18) celebrates Mother Theodore’s milestones (birthday (10/2), Feast Day (10/3) and Foundation Day (10/22)), and how Saint Mother Theodore Guerin ministered to those needing education, medicine, prayers, spiritual hope, free schooling and more. It also highlights the way the Sisters of Providence move her legacy forward today. GIVE THE GIFT OF HOPE TODAY! Your gift honors the strong foundation that Mother Theodore built...
Sister Mary Lois Hennel
...of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Mary Lois in the comment section below. Sister Mary Lois Hennel Complete Ministry In Illinois: Teacher, Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago (1949-53); Secretary, Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove (1990-94). In Indiana: Teacher, St. Anne, New Castle (1954); Teacher, St. Andrew, Indianapolis (1954-60); Teacher, St. Joseph, Indianapolis (1963-65); Teacher, St. Joseph, Jasper (1965-69); Teacher, Sacred Heart, Evansville (1963-70); Treasury, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (19707-75); Assistant Secretary/Treasurer,...
Agnes Eugene Cordak
...Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1997-98); Resource Center Staff, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1999-2001); Coordinator of Transportation, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2001); Resource Center Staff, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2001-05); Residential Services/Volunteer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2005-2011); Prayer (2011-2021). In Illinois: Teacher, St. Joseph, Galesburg (1944-46); Teacher, St. Angela, Chicago (1956-58); Teacher, St. Leo, Chicago (1958-62); Teacher, St. Andrew, Chicago (1962-66); Teacher, St. Francis Xavier, Wilmette (1966-68); Bookstore Supervisor/Manager, Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove (1977-80); Teacher, St. Dennis, Lockport (1980-81); Teacher, Cathedral High School, Chicago (1987-90); Substitute Teacher, Cathedral...
Joan Zlogar
...Teacher, St. Columbkille High School, Chicago (1953-57); Teacher, Marywood, Evanston (1957-58); Teacher, St. Columbkille, Chicago (1958-66); Assistant Principal, Director of Student Affairs, Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove (1969-73); Teacher, Chairperson of Business Department, Josephinum High School, Chicago (1986-87); Principal, Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove (1987-91); Assistant to Province Treasurer, Cenacle Midwest Provincialate, Chicago (1992-97). In Washington, D.C.: Chairperson of Business Department, Immaculata College (1974-78). In Indiana: Teacher, St. John High School, Loogootee (1966-69); Teacher, Washington Catholic...
Sisters of Providence celebrate 2023 Senior Jubilarians
...St. John the Baptist School, Fort Wayne (1953-54), Teacher, St. Mary School, Richmond, Ind. (1954-55), Teacher, St. John School, Indianapolis (1956-59), Teacher, St. Genevieve School, Chicago (1959-60), Teacher, St. Mary School, Lafayette, Ind. (1960-65), Teacher/Principal, All Saints School, Hammond, Ind. (1965-66), Teacher, St. Joseph School, Hammond (1966-67), Teacher, St. Peter School, Linton (1967-68), Teacher, Our Lady of Sorrows School, Chicago (1968-69), Principal, Our Lady of Providence School, St. Louis (1969-75), Principal, Immaculate Conception School, Chicago (1975-89), Teacher, St. Francis Borgia...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, pray for us!
As we approach the feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin on Oct. 3, we invite each of you to join us in praying a novena to Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. A novena is nine days of prayer, usually for a special intention. Sister Jessica Vitente with a statue of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Why “pray to a saint,” you ask? In the Catholic church we believe in the communion of saints. We believe that just as we...