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General Superiors
...Mary Cecilia (Eleanor) Bailly was born June 2, 1815. She entered the Congregation in November 1841, and became the second General Superior of the Congregation after the death of Mother Theodore. Prior to being General Superior of the Congregation, Mother Mary Cecilia ministered as a teacher of English and music at the Academy. During her 12 years as General Superior, Mother Mary Cecilia laid the foundation for a new Academy in 1860. She was also largely responsible for opening many...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s Story
...establish an order of brothers and it was compromising the sisters’ congregation. Sister St. Theodore expressed sympathy to Father Dujarie. Another sister misconstrued this as her speaking out against the actions of her superior and trying to thwart her efforts. In 1834, likely as retribution for this misunderstanding, Sister St. Theodore she was removed from her position as superior at Rennes and sent to an out-of-the-way country ministry at Soulaines (pronounced Sue-lan). Schooled in medicine The mission at Soulaines was...
Jean Kenny
...Dean of Students at St. Benedict High School. She also ministered as a pastoral associate in a handful of parishes and a guidance counselor. She taught Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski’s niece at Mother Theodore Guerin High School in the 1970s and her favorite movie is “The Shawshank Redemption.” Sister Jean is known as the Super Bowl Sister, sporting a 21-7 overall record of predicting the game’s annual winner. She also enjoys her two cats Cali and Coco....
Reflection from Burundi, Africa
...served all together in what I’ll call a large cereal bowl. The bowls are pre-made when they arrive. The employees stir up the ingredients and create a sort of casserole or stew. Yesterday, in place of the potatoes we had boiled bananas. I’m told that the basic ingredients don’t vary much. The rice, beans and cassava are always present. Bananas, potatoes, and french fries are rotated. Yes, I did say french fries!! Perspective and attitude are certainly important here. I...
Sisters honor past, present White Violet Center directors
...along with General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski. General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, SP, said the award was created to “acknowledge and honor those who live this calling of care for creation with extraordinary faithfulness, who embody this vision through action, leadership and hope. “It is not just an award we will give today. It is a recognition of a lived commitment to ecological stewardship, solidarity and integral human development,” Sister Dawn continued. Moving forward, the award will be given annually...
COVID-19: ‘Lessons’ Learned
...so I’ve selected telling you about sisters’ choices related to oatmeal and beverages. Little did I know the variations of eating oatmeal! “Do you wish a large bowl or small? So, you want the oatmeal on top of the applesauce? But before that, you want raisins in the bowl too, correct? OK, sister, you want three prunes and then the oatmeal on top? Got it! Yes, I have the cinnamon shaker right here. You want three shakes, right? Oops, that...
Ask Sister Dina: Why is the general superior no longer called “Mother”?
...of Providence general superiors: from left, Sister Denise Wilkinson, Sister Ann Margaret O’Hara, Sister Dawn Tomaszewski and Sister Nancy Nolan. When the shift occurred from “superior general” to “general superior” cannot be verified in our Archives. Because our Congregation had grown so large, the Vatican advised we form provinces. Each province elected a provincial superior with all the authority of a superior general, but only within her own province. It may have been at this time that the parallel term of...
Human Trafficking: Words from Sister Denise
Sister Denise Wilkinson, general superior, addressed the Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and others who attended a Communications Night in Providence Hall on Dec. 7, regarding the human trafficking issue. Here are the highlights. Human Trafficking is an on-going issue. Why are the Sisters of Providence giving it the attention and focus here and now? Four reasons: The upcoming Super Bowl in Indianapolis gives the Sisters of Providence the opportunity to work together to speak out and take action against...
Sister Linda Kaliker (formerly Sister Marie Theodore)
...in joy/ and be led forth in peace;/ the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing.” The first volume of the history of the Sisters of Providence recounts that on August 24, 1840, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, seeing in her superior’s wish the will of God, yielded and agreed to lead a little troupe of missionaries to America. August 24 was an anniversary of such moment in her life that she kept it in faithful remembrance...
Fair Food Campaign: The Super Bowl of Workers’ Rights
While sports heroes like Peyton Manning draw enormous media attention, there’s other more hidden, but extraordinary significant human victories in our world to celebrate. Often, we encounter more tragic happenings in the daily news than our hearts can bear. We wonder if it is really possible to make a difference in this world. Should we even try? Human trafficking is one of those issues that proves so difficult to change, but the Coalition of Immokalee Workers Campaign for Fair Food...
Happy Chinese New Year – the Year of the Dog
...family reunion dinner. Before dinner, the family gathers together in front of the family shrine to thank God and their ancestors for the blessings and protection from harm during the past year. After the ceremony, the dinner begins. If someone is unable to come home in time for dinner, a place (a seat at the table and one set of bowl and chopsticks) will be reserved for that person. After the dinner, family continues gathering and sharing until midnight. It...
Shared roots: bonds that unite beyond culture, time and place
...Imagine my astonishment the first morning I came to breakfast. A very large bowl sat on a very small plate. I quickly learned to drink my coffee from the bowl and to use the small plate for the best French bread I’ve ever tasted. The fresh butter didn’t hurt either! My capstone experience occurred in May. An American (as the French refer to anyone from the United States) had donated a bronze statue of Saint Mother Theodore to the Ruillé...