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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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Structure of the Church of the Immaculate Conception
Published on February 20, 2009
Can you believe it has been more than 100 hundred years since the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods was completed? One hundred years is a long time!…
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Jean Lynch: her own spirituality has been deepened
Published on February 14, 2009
Jean Lynch is a Providence Associate from Sarasota, Fla. She attended Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., where she earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She now ministers as the…
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Sisters’ habits
Published on February 13, 2009
An engineering degree was practically required in order to understand the 1960 instructions for the new caps and collars worn by the Sisters of Providence. The instructions read in part:…
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Election and inauguration reflections
Published on February 7, 2009
After the 2008 election and the inauguration of President Barack Obama on Jan. 20, 2009, the Sisters of Providence were asked by the staff members of Archives to reflect on…
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A niece remembers Saint Mother Theodore
Published on February 7, 2009
The only surviving sibling of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin was her sister, Marie Guerin-Le Touzé. Three of her daughters entered the Sisters of Providence of Ruillé-sur-Loir, France, and came to…
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General Superiors
Nineteen Sisters of Providence have served as General Superior of the Congregation since its foundation in 1840. Each of these Sisters brought a unique skill-set to the position. Below, you…
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Giving others hope
Published on January 26, 2009
This article is reprinted from the winter 2009 issue of HOPE. On this day, it’s raining. You fumble with an umbrella and hustle inside the back door of St. Ann…
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