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No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters
Dreamcatcher Foundation co-founder Brenda Myers Powell was the guest speaker at “Slavery Still Exists,” an awareness program sponsored by the Illinois Women Religious Against Human Trafficking on Jan. 10-11. On Jan. 10-11, Illinois Women Religious Against Human Trafficking sponsored the awareness program, “Slavery Still Exists.” The “Slavery Still Exists” gathering enabled the participants to become more aware of the evil and extent of human trafficking, to hear the tragic, horrific and deeply moving story of Brenda Myers Powell, who...
Monthly prayer with the Sisters of Providence on Dec. 7
All single women ages 18-42 are invited to pray with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, via Zoom. Join the Sisters of Providence from wherever you are on the seventh day of each month at 7 p.m., EDT. The prayer sessions last approximately 45 minutes. Sister Paula Modaff at prayer Sisters of Providence Vocation Director Sister Joni Luna, SP, said she hopes the monthly prayer sessions will engage those who participate. “These prayer groups will offer women in...
I unite with all my sisters and all who share the charism of Providence …
...my most important communities. And my life as a Providence Associate of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is one of the most important parts of my identity. My relationship with my sisters has been formative. They have changed me. From the younger sisters to our retired sisters (some of whom are almost centennials and still emailing me regularly), these women challenge me to be my best self and guide me to find God in new and beautiful ways....
Oral history: Sister Patricia Geis, a life of adventures and little ones
...summer ministry in New York at a women’s prison where she supervised children’s visits with their mothers. She met and befriended the infamous Jean Harris, imprisoned for murdering Dr. Herman Tarnower. She found Ms. Harris to be quite lovely. Sister Patty also ministered at Mount St. Joseph, a home for intellectually and developmentally disabled women. After she retired, she did English as a second language tutoring in Illinois mostly with Hispanic people, whom she loved. Sister Patty’s most rewarding ministries...
7/7 Women’s Monthly Prayer Group: Overwhelmed
Virtual Event December 7, 2025 at 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm EST Virtual Sisters of Providence Sister Joni Luna, SP 361-500-9505 jluna@spsmw.org Free Single women from ages 18-42 are invited to join together in this special virtual event that takes place monthly on the 7th day of every month at 7 p.m. EDT. Each month will focus on a universal topic led by a Sister of Providence where attendees are welcomed and encouraged to bring prayer intentions and share their...
Justice on the margins: Providence Associate Maria Price
...delegation and again, my commitment to the people deepened,” Maria said. “These projects are the church community’s faithful response to malnutrition and the many attendant health issues that accompany a childhood of malnutrition, to the exodus of young men to Costa Rica for work, and to the lack of economic opportunity, especially for women. “Their approach embraces environmental justice and recognizes the equality of women. It fosters economic empowerment and collective action. They are the Body of Christ. I am...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Hospice Volunteer (2009), * Melrose Park, Ill.: Chaplain/Bereavement Coordinator/Volunteer Coordinator, Gottlieb Hospice Services (2010-15), and * Melrose Park, Ill.: Chaplain/Bereavement Coordinator/Volunteer Coordinator, Loyola Medicine Home Care (2015-16). Sister Marie McCarthy is a native of Chicago Heights. Currently, she ministers as the Associate Director of Programs for the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Silver Spring, Md. Sister Marie McCarthy Sister Marie entered the Congregation on Sept. 12, 1960, from St. Liborius Parish, Steger, Ill. She professed perpetual vows on Aug. 15,...
Reflections for Reception into the Novitiate
...education and special education — working with adults, children and even babies; in higher education in the enrollment process; as well as accompanying others on their spiritual journey. It seems your inner work has sought as its outcome the service of others, a dedication to the common good. Having just come from a week of Leadership Conference for Women Religious (LCWR) meetings with its theme: “Our time is holy: Who then shall we be?” I was taken with the following...
Volunteers find friendship, inspiration, joy
...Indiana, had volunteered at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods several times a year since 2007. She asked if Deanna would like to join them. The three women come for a week at a time. They’ve volunteered in a variety of ways, from cleaning statues to planting flowers, to volunteering at the former St. Ann’s Clinic or Woods Day Care. They visit and help the sisters in health care and sort clothes at Helping Hands thrift store. They’ve worked the phone switchboard, driven sisters...
Foundation day through a young sister’s eyes
“Mother Theodore brought all of who she was into this mission. That’s what we’re called to do.” Sister Dina Bato at left, with and Siser Regina Gallo, is all smiles as she process out of church on the day she made her first vows as a Sister of Providence. Foundation Day in an intercultural context As a woman proud of her Filipino roots, Sister Dina Bato sees the call of foundation day as a call to authenticity. Today, the women...
Monthly prayer with the Sisters of Providence on Feb. 7
Single women ages 18-42 are invited to pray with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, via Zoom. Join the Sisters of Providence from wherever you are on the seventh day of each month at 7 p.m., EDT. The prayer sessions last approximately 45 minutes. Postulant Leslie Dao at prayer Sisters of Providence Vocation Director Sister Joni Luna, SP, said she hopes the monthly prayer sessions will engage those who participate. “These prayer groups will offer women in the...
Reflecting on Juneteenth
...In a hospital?” At the time, I did not know that Black women of all classes have a disproportionately high rate of maternal mortality. I had not formally learned about the socioeconomic factors that lead to poorer health outcomes for women of color and their children. I had not studied statistics of Black poverty rates and environmental injustice. Yet, since conception, I have carried Jessie’s burden and that of many generations before her. What would Jessie say if she were...