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Statue dedication at All Saints Cemetery
Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and Candidate-Associates and friends gathered at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Ill., on Sept. 29, 2009, for the dedication of a new Saint Mother Theodore Guerin statue created by Providence Associate and artist Teresa Clark. Presiding at the dedication was Cardinal Francis George, OMI, archbishop of Chicago. “I was…
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Sister Paula Damiano
Download Complete Interview with Sister Paula Damiano Q: Why did you choose to become a Sister of Providence? A: I had wanted to be a sister since I was 3 years old. My aunt worked at a Catholic hospital. She would take me there frequently. The Sisters were very, very kind. They were Franciscan sisters…
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Rhythms and Tension
Rhythms and Tension was published by the Sisters of Providence in 1981. This booklet shares the stories of several sisters of a variety of ages and ministries. The introduction of this publication explains its purpose: “Thomas Merton once wrote that choosing to live a life in a monastery is no guarantee that one will find…
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Sister Barbara Bluntzer
Sister Barbara Bluntzer knows just how to start and end her day. “Saint Mother Theodore (Guerin) said, ‘Send your heart a thousand times a day to the tabernacle.’ I try to do that, maybe not a thousand times, but very frequently. I try to keep God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit in the front of…
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Sister Catherine Alberta Kunkler
“ … the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves.” (Luke 22:26b) “Today we talk much about the nobility of service for others, but strangely enough, few want to be known as a servant. Or if we are, we expect to be a well…
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Q and A: The new cosmology: a Providence perspective
This article is reprinted from the fall 2009 issue of HOPE. Editor’s note: In the previous article, “The new cosmology: an evolving universe,” Sister Jeanne Knoerle provides an overview of the new cosmology. In the following article, Sister Jeanne explores this subject more by asking two sister-theologians some probing questions. Responding to her questions are…
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Theology: faith seeking connection
How do you picture God? Pray to God? Understand God? Throughout the centuries, theologians have tried to help us grasp the idea of God. As our knowledge of the world around us changes, so, then, does our way of thinking about God, the Creator. As part of a series of stories from the fall 2009…
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A Guide to the Trees at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
In the early 1990s, the Mission Advancement office (OCA) in conjunction with the Eco-justice Task Force published A Guide to the Trees at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. The research and drawings were completed by Sister Alma Louise Mescher and the booklet was designed by Katrina D. Thielman. The purpose of this booklet was to invite visitors…
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Foley Hall: A Portrait
Foley Hall — the name conjures up many memories for graduates of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and for countless Sisters of Providence. Foley Hall was known throughout its long history by several names including Saint Mary’s Academic Institute and the Academy. The cornerstone of this structure was laid Aug. 15, 1860, with the quote, “Wisdom hath…
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Sister Kay Manley
Sisters of Providence were known in my home at a very early age. My parents knew the Duffy, Doherty, McNulty and Patrick families all of whom had daughters who were Sisters of Providence, (SPs). Some of the SPs in those families wrote to me or had other prospective SPs write to me about the possibility…
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Installation of statue at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Installation of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin statue at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, June, 2009.
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Sister Adelaide donates handmade puppet collection to day care
Sister Adelaide Ortegel can’t help herself. Recently, she was showing a couple of teachers how to operate the marionettes that she made so they could learn the techniques. When the music started, she quietly walked to the rack where other marionettes were resting, picked up a control bar and started dancing and moving the character…
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are a congregation of Roman Catholic women religious (sisters) who minister throughout the United States and Taiwan. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence in 1840. The congregation has a mission of being God's Providence in the world by committing to performing works of love, mercy and justice in service among God's people.