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Sister Diane Mason
...educator, it had been a great run. Q. Why would a woman today find joining the Sisters of Providence to be an attractive lifestyle opportunity? A. If you really want to make a difference in the world, I feel the journey of being a Sister of Providence is filled with a time of prayer, a time of companionship, a time of opportunities to grow spiritually and academically. Coming home to the Woods in the summer time is so refreshing. It...
Sister Barbara Sheehan ushers in new ministry
...are Catholic. And for a while, a non-Catholic minister would preach the gospel to those in the unit’s chapel. But that minister exited PHC, leaving many of the residents without a church service. Providing a Spiritual Venue “They have wanted a service for non-Catholics for quite some time,” Sister Barbara said. “We wanted to provide an additional spiritual venue for those who are not Catholic.” The Chapel inside Providence Health Care. So, Sister Barbara teamed with others and reached out...
Oral history: Sister Patricia Geis, a life of adventures and little ones
...high school her junior year: “What are you going to do after high school?” the sister asked. “I was always drawn to the Sisters. We would go help the nuns at the convent … They were always kind and wonderful. I took to them very much.” In St. Bernard School in Chicago her first four years of elementary school were with the Sisters of Loretto, and it is there she began her journey with religious. Patty replied, “I’m going to...
A remarkable woman
...Spirituality certainly flows from these relationships, but it is much more fundamental than any of them. Spirituality defines who one is at the deepest level of being. By looking at Mother Theodore in many circumstances of her life, we intuit the fundamental spirituality that gave her the ability to lead her poor and small Congregation into an expanded and fruitful future. That spirituality was based on a deep and personal relationship with Jesus; on a pragmatic acceptance of whatever came...
The charism of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...the growth of the Academy and novitiate, but she was most perceptive in noting that these visible signs were traceable to a deeper source. From a faith perspective, success isn’t attributable to human effort alone, but rather to God. God’s Spirit infuses human energy with exceptional possibility, and it is these spiritual gifts that we name as charisms. We can look to Jesus himself to understand how God bestows gifts. At the time of his baptism, Jesus was at prayer...
Being a Providence Associate has made a difference
...such a beautiful feeling to be a part of a community of like-minded women and men with the same common thread of love, mercy and justice. Developing relationships with like-minded people has greatly enhanced my life. I thank God for this and I am forever grateful.” — Providence Associate Vonda Monts, retired business owner, Terre Haute, Indiana “In 2015 while doing water aerobics at a Malden, Massachusetts, pool I was telling someone in the locker room that I needed to find spiritual...
Breaking boundaries, creating miracles
...helped the poor and cared for the sick, despite her own health issues. She pushed past her physical limitations to make the long and difficult journey to Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, from France in 1840. Once here, she and her companions had few resources and relied on the hospitality of others. She overcame many obstacles to establish pharmacies, orphanages and schools throughout Indiana and the surrounding areas. Through the schools, she educated young women at a time when very few girls received...
Love, mercy, justice: working together to welcome the stranger
...other necessities and eventually welcomed them to dinners at the Inn. Although the family was here only three short weeks, they quickly became “ours.” What follows is Providence Associate Jeanne TeKolste’s reflection on her family’s journey to welcome an asylum family with the same love with which Mother Theodore and her companions were welcomed by the Thralls family more than 180 years ago. By Jeanne TeKolste As I reflect on the past few years of my career, I realize that...
Were You Kind to Someone this Week?
...reflection about a young Jewish woman, Etty Hillesum, who died in a concentration camp, after reading her book, “Etty Hillesum: An Interrupted Life the Diaries, 1941-1943 and Letters from Westerbork.” The reflection included her admiration for Hillesum. “Be with me, Etty. Bless me with your presence in my life journey and foster in me those amazing sturdy gifts of spirit that you packed for your journey. Violence still persists and your gifts are desperately needed today. Guide me on your...
Sister Patricia Linehan
Sister Patricia Linehan passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 87-years-old and was a Sister of Providence for 32 years. Commentary By Sister Paula Damiano, SP Sister Pat Linehan, in describing her journey into religious life, wrote this: “My father leaned down to me, a toddler in the Church pew, pointed to the host in the monstrance and said, ‘That is Jesus,’ and that was the beginning. Years later, my father’s job moved us...
General Chapter 2011
...wish the US Congress could adopt the practice.) The outcomes prompt my thankfulness because the Chapter commitments themselves and the sisters elected to leadership promise an exciting and fruitful journey these next five years. Two of the Chapter outcomes will require continuing dialogue and extensive energy as we go forward as a Congregation. Here is our first commitment: “Perfect abandonment of ourselves in all things for the sake of the future requires great courage … but we ought to aspire...
Father’s Day 2011
...I saw lived into action Saint Paul’s words recorded in the letter to the Corinthians, “Love is patient, love is kind. … it is not quick-tempered. … Love never fails.” Clearly here was a father whose own journey in life and his cooperation with God’s grace allow him to put himself in the place of the other — a 2-year-old at that — and find a way for the little one to cooperate with joy. Yes it took work; yes...