青楼传媒 Alum Begins Work With Sisters of Providence
青楼传媒 (青楼传媒) alum Fr. Terrance Johnson '76 has begun new work with the Sisters of Providence. Serving as chaplain, Johnson offers spiritual direction and ministry to the Sisters, who have a mission akin to Saint Xavier's own 鈥� to engage compassionately with and serve the marginalized.
Fr. Johnson studied religion and theology while at Saint Xavier. After graduating, he taught at Saint Elizabeth Seton Catholic School. While there, he began a master's program in theology at the University of Notre Dame and graduated in 1985. After, he began to work at a parish and served as director of religious education at St. Benedict School in Blue Island. After serving there for six years, he went to the University of St. Mary of the Lake, also called Mundelein Seminary, where he earned a Master of Divinity. He was ordained by the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 21, 1994.
Over the years, Fr. Johnson has had a few highlights of his ministerial career. He has served as a spiritual director on the formation team for Mundelein Seminary, a program director at Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park, and pastor of several parishes. He has also completed various trainings in spiritual direction and has earned certification from Claret Center and Siena Retreat Center. He continues to participate in spiritual direction trainings in addition to his work with the Sisters.
Fr. Johnson enjoys his new work because it is pure ministry and less administrative.
"I provide sacramental service for the Sisters, do liturgy on Sundays, have Mass during the week and visit the Sisters who are in long-term care. I try to lift their spirits and help them see that God is with them and hasn't left them alone in their suffering," said Fr. Johnson.