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Kathy Newport: truly called
Published on March 5, 2009
Kathy Newport is a Providence Candidate-Associate who resides in Beech Grove, Ind. Her companion is Sister Marsha Speth. 1.) Tell us about yourself. I am the youngest of nine children…
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Marilyn Webb: my own spirituality has been enriched
Published on March 4, 2009
Marilyn Webb resides in Brownsburg, which is just west of Indianapolis. She works part-time for her parish, St. Malachy Church in Brownsburg. Marilyn’s ministry includes working with adult faith formation,…
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Alice Shelton: getting to know the Congregation in a new way
Published on March 4, 2009
Alice and her husband, John, reside in Indianapolis. She has four grown stepchildren. A graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC), Alice has worked at Marian College in Indianapolis since 1990.…
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Beverly Adams: Providence doesn’t fail!
Published on March 2, 2009
Beverly Adams, a Providence Candidate-Associate, resides on the West side of Chicago. She and her husband have two daughters and a very lovable pit bull. Beverly’s companions are Sisters Joseph…
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Maureen Baca: deepening her spirituality
Published on March 2, 2009
Maureen Baca, a Providence Candidate-Associate, lives in Albuquerque, N.M., with her husband, Steve. Steve’s father also lives with them. The couple has been married for 39 years. Maureen’s companion is…
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Sister Barbara Battista
Published on March 1, 2009
Barbara Battista was working as a pharmacist and leading a good life. “I was an independent woman. I was sure of myself. I was pretty much a wild child. I…
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Sister-nurses during the Civil War (video)
Published on February 27, 2009
The Sisters of Providence served as sister-nurses during the Civil War. This video sheds some light on this unique service to the nation. (with audio) Article praises Civil War video…
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Surgeons’ report at Indy Military Hospital
Published on February 27, 2009
A report by Dr. John M. Kitchen and Dr. Patrick H. Jameson, hospital surgeons at the Military Hospital in Indianapolis, provided the following information in a report to Inspector-General Miles…
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Civil War hospital routines
Published on February 27, 2009
Excerpts from the Indianapolis Daily Journal, dated July 22, 1864: Hospital routine “The business of the day begins at five o’clock. At that hour the nurses busy themselves in cleaning…
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A Civil War widow joins the Sisters of Providence
Published on February 27, 2009
With the death of her husband, Major John Patrick Dufficy, on June 20, 1864, Minerva Dufficy became a widow. By an act approved by Congress on July 14, 1862, she…
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Sister Mary Rosita Thewes
Published on February 25, 2009
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.” (Philippians 2:3) “In searching the Scriptures for this occasion, I found the words…
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