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A reflection on the 2021 Providence Associate Commitment and Renewal
...Providence Associate Co-Director Debbie Dillow We were and are amazed by the depth of your connections to us – some of you have known us all your lives. We were and are touched by the sincerity of your desire to develop your own spiritual lives – you seem eager to enter more deeply into the mystery we call Providence. And we were and are inspired by the earnestness of your commitment to the mission of Providence – you do hope...
Sister Evelyn Ovalles celebrating 25th Jubilee
...St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Chicago. Sister Evelyn entered the Congregation on Sept. 15, 1997, from St. Columban Parish, Los Angeles. She professed perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 2004. Sister Evelyn’s ministries include: Paralegal/Advocate, Diocese of Gary Pastoral Center, Merrillville (1999-2000), Advocate/Paralegal, Diocese of Gary Pastoral Center, Merrillville (2001), Defender of the Bond, Diocese of Gary, Merrillville (2003-04), Director of Tribunal and Judge, Diocese of Gary, Merrillville (2004-17), and Director of Religious Education, Our Lady of Consolation Parish, Merrillville (2018-19)....
Providence Family Services: support and welcome for the neighbor
Sister Patty Fillenwarth has welcomed her neighbors and helped serve their needs for the past 20 years as a counselor at and director of the Providence Family Services ministry in Chicago. “Is it OK if we don’t use my real name? There are some people who still think I have it all together,” she says with a laugh. “Delores” was in her early 30s when she first sought help from Sister Patty Fillenwarth, a counselor at Providence Family Services (PFS)...
From farming to teaching to counseling to care of Earth: Sister Ann Sullivan’s story
Sister Ann Sullivan in 2003, at the time the founding director of the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, shows off some of the organic plants growing in the greenhouse. “We have a long way to go on the journey, and we know there’s no going back. The work of justice has transformed the consciousness of the people.” These words by Sister Marie McCarthy speak to Sister Ann Sullivan (formerly Sister John Margaret). This call to respond to the critical unmet...
Postulant Jessica Vitente shares of her journey to the Sisters of Providence
After almost 3½ years of building a relationship with the Sisters of Providence — with the guidance of a discernment guide and the vocation director, by attending a few “Come and See” weekends and after finalizing the application packet, I had been approved to enter. It was 3 o’clock in the afternoon on June 8. I was sitting at work and Sister Editha Ben, the vocation director, called. After I picked up the call, the first word she said was...
Providence Associate Stephen Modde on finding a safe and welcoming community
...personal catharsis. Hopefully my sharing here enables others to affirm their own stories and realize the ways of Divine Providence. Give it a try About five years ago, Sister Carol Meyers called me saying, “Why don’t you become a Providence Associate?” My immediate response was, “Oh no. I’m a man, I’m gay, and old!” A few weeks later, Debbie Dillow, one of the co-directors of the Providence Associate relationship with the Sisters of Providence called me. She said there are...
A “sampling” of everyday miracles
As director of the shrine, I become the trustee of a wealth of stories of healing, requests for relics, prayer intentions, and auditor of personal miracles all having occurred in the name of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. In future months, we will be sending out a revamped e-newsletter to those who love Mother Theodore. There will be various and perhaps unpredictable things in each e-newsletter, including some “miracle stories”. In this first edition, I wish to share with you a...
Justice on the margins: Providence Associate Maria Price
This mural by artist Mary Cobb hangs over the welcome desk at the men’s homeless shelter in Louisville, Kentucky, where Providence Associate Maria Price serves as executive director. Did you know that Providence Associate and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College alum Maria Price helps run a homeless shelter in Louisville, Kentucky? Currently, Maria serves as executive director of the St. John Center for Homeless Men. She began volunteering at the shelter in 1995 and joined the staff in 2006. “It is truly...
A place to belong: Providence Associate Tara Lane
What drew you into the Providence Associate relationship, and what continues to call you forward as an associate? The practice of prayer was what drew me to the Sisters of Providence. Some years back I was working in Terre Haute’s City Hall for redevelopment. Working for government will drive you to prayer. I knew Linda Edwards. She was a past director of Providence Center. I asked her how I could connect with the sisters for prayer requests. She brought me...
Good Shepherd Chapel formally blessed
...nourishment for their journey. Father Bernie truly knew Christ and the power of his resurrection.” Sister Dawn also recognized Earl Rodgers and Associates (the contractor for the chapel), Michael Shaw (project manager), Brad Bowen (director of the Congregation’s Facilities Management Department), and Hank Metzger (president of Hank Metzger Landscape), all of whom collaborated on the project. Oversight was provided by a small committee including Traci Tucker, the SP CFO, and Sister Ann Casper, who now ministers as the director of...
Yay for community! Providence Associate Annual Meeting 2022
...candles to an associate representing one Providence Circle. Providence Associates Joanna Dailey and Kathy Shickles visit at the informal social on Friday night. Providence Associate Maria Smith shares about her experience as part of a Providence Circle community. Providence Associate Co-Director Sister Sue Paweski adresses all those gathered. Lovely table decorations Providence Associate Ezra Meadors waves to those at home joining by LiveStream Providence Associate Monica Hayden shares her story Providence Associate Barbara Linton reflects Providence Associate Sandra Hartlieb has...
Is God calling me to religious life? Listen to the wisdom that dwells within you
This week is “National Vocation Awareness Week,” I thought it might be a good idea to share some of my experiences as a vocation director and a newer member of religious life. During a phone call a woman considering religious life asked, “How do I know God is calling me to religious life? How did you know?” Sister Joni Luna, vocation director for the Sisters of Providence In my response, I can only speak from my own experience. I have...