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Eleven Sisters of Providence celebrate Jubilees
...of arts in theology from the Washington Theological Union. Sister Joan has ministered in Indiana, Washington, D.C., and Illinois. Sister Marsha is a native of Vincennes. She currently ministers as the director of postulants in the United States/spiritual director at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Marsha, the former Sister Marcia Ann, entered the Congregation Sept. 12, 1964, from St. John the Baptist, Vincennes. She professed perpetual vows Nov. 9, 1974. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education....
Smile for the camera!
...their spiritual walks from the prior week, listen to scriptural passages and reflect on the messages that Providence wants to share. Not surprisingly, as Sister Susanne explains, growing in faith is a two-way street. Through the sharing, catechists learn from friends just as friends learn from catechists. This exchange is what makes the SPRED model a compelling and beautiful spiritual experience. Families travel from great distances throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago to bring their loved ones to SPRED. Sister Susanne...
Sister Leslie Dao professes first vows
...growth as a person and as a Sister of Providence,” Sister Norene said. “She is a beautiful person gifted in many ways, especially in her spiritual relationship with God. “I am very proud of her growth and happy to witness her to vow herself as a Sister of Providence.” Would you like to learn more about life as a Sister of Providence? Visit our website or contact Sister Joni Luna, Sisters of Providence Vocations Director at 361-500-9505 or at jluna@spsmw.org....
Sister Editha Ben
...adjusting to a different culture, but with God’s grace I was OK,” she said. After ministering for 10 years in the United States, mostly in parish religious education, Sister Editha took a sabbatical in 1996. It was in that space that the idea of transferring congregations came to her again. “About 10 years after my perpetual vows, the idea of transferring first came to me,” she said. She discussed it with her spiritual director who encouraged her to stay. “In...
Oral history: Sister Patricia Geis, a life of adventures and little ones
...have been teaching the youngest students in school. She enjoyed being Director at St. Columbkille Day Care in Chicago. One of her most enjoyable years was her sabbatical year, when she audited classes at Boston College and Harvard University, and was able to mingle with priests and religious from many countries. She loved the east coast, the cultural and historical wonders of that region, frequently walking Walden Pond where she could spend time in prayer and meditation. Spirituality and retirement...
“You are worth everything” Sister Barbara Sheehan and Urban CPE Consortium
...care. Sister Barbara Sheehan, in red sweater, meets people at Bonaventure House, one of her ministry sites as executive director of Urban Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Consortium in Chicago. There she helps train students to listen with head and heart and put faith into action. One organization that assists in spiritual care at Bonaventure House is the Urban Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Consortium, a ministry under the direction of Executive Director Sister Barbara Sheehan, SP (formerly Sister Marie Barbara). One-on-one...
A Jumping off point
...woulds. I had to be a student in the school of hard knocks more than a few times before there was a bit of a shift. My spiritual leaping and jumping needed training and practice. My spiritual muscles had to be stretched and strengthened just as “dancing” muscles had to be trained. And those spiritual muscles must stay in training all the time to remain flexible and open to learn new dance steps. When I was nursing a wound from...
A Reflection for Reception into the Novitiate
Not too long ago, Sister Rose Ann Eaton, who was my postulant director when I entered this community 50 years ago, reminded me of an exchange she and I had during one of our director-postulant sessions that year. As Rose Ann recounts it, she was talking about the “we” of religious life, and I, at some point in that conversation, said to her, “What’s with this we, Rose?” (that’s my tone, not Rose’s). General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski (left) during...
Sister Joni Luna makes perpetual profession of vows
...and vice-principal position and was close to becoming an athletic director or principal. But Sister Joni admitted getting that close to her life goals “scared her.” “I realized that this pursuit included very little practice of what my parents had instilled in me about family, community and faith,” Sister Joni commented. “I was serving myself and it was not feeling good anymore. I found myself lost, spiritually bankrupt if you will. There was a hole that had eroded within me...
Sisters Ann Duong, Maité Rodriguez-Mora enter novitiate
...of the Canonical Novitiate Program is to “foster the internalization of Gospel values.” During the year-long program, both Sister Ann and Sister Maité will have extended time for prayer, and have spiritual direction monthly, give service to the Congregation and receive instructions in religious life, scripture, theology and the history and traditions of the Congregation on regular basis. They will be under the guidance of Novice Director Sister Norene Wu. Sister Marilu Covani (left) smiling with Sister Maité Rodriguez-Mora. Novitiate...
Our Providence Community 2025-26 Laudato Si Action Platform Plan
...formal and informal education. We have offered programs on climate awareness and impacts of eating lower on the food chain. Members of the Providence Community have given homilies in churches and done presentations at parish gatherings re: integral ecology. Our Earth Day each year is a massive educational endeavor. A substantial library on ecological subjects is available in the Providence Hall Resource Room. Ecological Spirituality Current and Past Actions: We continually offer eco-spirituality programs through Providence Spirituality & Conference Center;...
Devotion at a global level: Sister Mary Rita Griffin
Sister Mary Rita Griffin offers spiritual support far and wide in her role as coordinator of the shrine of Our lady of Providence Queen of the Home. “My ministry is sharing spirituality with people.” This is how Sister Mary Rita Griffin (formerly Sister Mary Paula), who recently celebrated 61 years as a Sister of Providence, describes her current role as coordinator of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Mary is a person who radiates...