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...peer-dynamics. Catholicism has shifted this periodic dream into something more calming, slower and ultimately, more enduring. The deeper calling has come from getting to know Jesus. Understanding the idea of finding one’s ministry also feels central to me. One of my favorite aspects of vocation discernment is the idea that most spiritual principles and callings are actually mirrored throughout all vocation paths within the church; that we are called to different forms of parenthood (physical or spiritual), and that we...
Donna Marie Fu
Sister Donna Marie was born in Asia. Her final ministry was as vocations promoter in Asia. Sister Donna Marie attended the Sisters of Providence Girls Catholic High School in Taiwan and became a Catholic. She came to the United States in 1953 and entered the Congregation, taking first vows in 1956 and final vows in 1961. Of her teaching ministries, Sister Donna Marie taught first at Sacred Heart School in Terre Haute, Indiana, before receiving her bachelor’s degree in mathematics...
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...comfortable. Get details about internships at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Invite a sister Would you like to have a Sister of Providence come talk with your group about the vocation to religious life and life as a Sister of Providence? Contact Sister Joni Luna at 361-500-9505 or jluna@spsmw.org. Get in touch Use the form here to contact our vocation minister Sister Joni. Or contact her directly at 361-500-9505 or book a virtual meeting here. Fill out my online form....
General Superiors
...as a Vocation.” In the summer of 1953 she was appointed by the Sacred Congregation of Religious in Rome as one of three Superiors General in the United States to serve on an International Commission of 40 Superiors General. Unfortunately her untimely death on November 23, 1953 prevented her from taking part. 1954–1960 Mother Gertrude Clare Owens About her life and term Mother Gertrude Clare (Margaret Genevieve) Owens was born March 16, 1887, in Chicago, Illinois. She entered the Congregation...
Discerning your call
...a Sister of Providence. Sign up for a Come and See weekend retreat. You’ll meet some of the newest Sisters of Providence. Ask them any questions you may have about discerning with or entering the Sisters of Providence. See how the sisters live. Learn about Saint Mother Theodore and more! Schedule some time to speak with Sister Joni Luna, SP, our vocation minister. Ask questions, share about your journey, learn more about the Sisters of Providence and what it takes...
Meet some newer members
...water, or doing a meditation about food before we eat a meal. Not only is the authenticity present in their lives, but it happens daily in our conversations about mental health, work, social justice issues, how we take care of the earth and spirituality. What stood out for me about humor was during our Come and See retreat, one of the Sisters mentioned about laughing in community which I hadn’t heard before on other vocation retreats. Also, when I visited we...
Called by God to life as a doctor and a Sister of Providence
...affirming to my journey. Most notably I was reminded of many examples of how Providence guided my choices, even when, in the moment, I had no recognition of this divine energy playing a role in guiding me to where I am called to be. My journey is really two-fold, a dual vocation in medicine and religious life. And while I discerned both these vocations, simultaneously, my journey really does start with my parents. Both chose life-long careers in medicine. My...
Sister Anna Fan shares her story as a fully professed Sister of Providence
Editor’s note: Sister of Providence Anna (Tsai Ping) Fan made her final vows as a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on May 1, 2023 at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. She shared the following reflection about her journey with the Sisters of Providence. I am 58 years old, a very late vocation. Let me share my vocation story with you. I worked at Chang-An Nursing Home for the Elderly in 2010. My original plan was...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Jubilees
...Linda, Calif.: Associate Pastor, St. Martin de Porres Parish (1992), Orange, Calif.: Catechetical Faculty Member, Diocese of Orange (1993-94), Orange, Calif.: Vocation Ministry Coordinator Team/Catechetical Teacher, Sisters of Providence (1994-96), Yorba Linda, Calif.: Vocation Ministry Coordinator, Sisters of Providence (1996-97), Yorba Linda, Calif.: Vocation Director, Sisters of Providence (1997-2001), Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.: General Councilor, Sisters of Providence (2001-2011), Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.: Coordinator of Programming, Sisters of Providence (2012-13), and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.: Director of Retreats and Programs, Providence Spirituality &...
Finding my vocation in a long line of religious
Editor’s note: In this final blog for National Vocation Awareness week, Sister Kathleen Dede shares the story of her vocation. Her family may be one of the most unique we know in terms of vocations to religious life. Every one of her parents’ children — five daughters and three sons — chose a religious vocation to become either a sister or a priest! First grade is the first time I remember thinking about joining the convent. I was sitting in...
Oral history: Sister Patricia Geis, a life of adventures and little ones
...view and be a danger to the sister driving and to others. “Although our lives have changed for the better, I never would have imagined that we’d be down from 1,500 religious when I entered the community to a little over 200 now. But people can choose other ways to serve God, other ways to fulfill their vocation and their hopes and dreams for their lives.” For anyone considering a vocation as a Sister of Providence, she has these words...