Sister Denise Wilkinson
Formerly Sister Jessica
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Sister Denise, formerly Sister Jessica, entered the Congregation on September 12, 1963. Currently, she ministers in health care and congregational department. Her previous ministry was as a Donor Relations volunteer in the Mission Advancement Office at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
Sister Denise grew up in a Catholic household in Chicago and attended Marywood. She said she felt attracted to religious life “as a means to do something important with my life.”
While ministering as a teacher at many locations, Sister Denise also ministered as the General Superior of the Congregation from 2006 to 20016.
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- January 29, 2023: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
- January 22, 2023: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Sisters of Providence presence expanding at the border
- January 15, 2023: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
- January 8, 2023: The Epiphany of the Lord
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Sister Denise is featured in the following content on the Sisters of Providence website:
- Providence Associate Stephen Modde on finding a safe and welcoming community
- Get to know Providence Associate Julia Lopez-Kaley
- Journals and Letters week 30: No one will ever love you as your old Mother Theodore does
- Sister educators reminisce about Sisters of Providence Schools
- Reflecting on Crises with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
- A tribute to the leadership of Sister Denise Wilkinson
- Sister Denise Wilkinson: A Reflection
- Mercy to Earth
- Sister Denise Wilkinson recognized as a ‘Woman of Influence’
- Life-changing technology
- The future of religious life
- Sister Denise Wilkinson re-elected Sisters of Providence general superior
- General Superiors
- Sister Denise Wilkinson
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