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Sister Mary Lois Hennel
...to the top row (the pictures were in order by age).” I don’t think she thought of herself as old. Three or four weeks ago, she was 98, just a few weeks shy of her 99th birthday and still passing out programs in the Mother Theodore Chapel at Mass, still leading the daily rosary at 10 each morning. Maggie, Mary Lois’s youngest sister, said that Mary Lois was always telling her that Maggie has bossed her ever since she arrived...
Sister Eileen Rose Bonner
...Providence and making contact in some way. I remember receiving a birthday card from them one year. As Eileen spent her last years in long term health care, she continued to connect by firmly holding someone’s hand and looking deeply into their eyes even as she remained silent. Sister Joseph Ellen Keitzer, who shared a room with Eileen Rose during the last weeks of her life, stated that although she was not present when Eileen Rose died, she observed how...
Sister Eileen Dede (formerly Sister Anita Therese)
...one year, she reapplied and was accepted. It was a few years later at the age of 17 when her second forgery occurred, this time with intention. She very much wanted to join her classmates in applying for a summer job at the Chesty Potato Chip factory. Being just a few months shy of her 18th birthday, she thought it wouldn’t matter if she put that down as her age. Well, it did matter and she was promptly fired. “Not...
2026 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Companion Award Winners
...the opportunity to celebrate a “Second birthday” each year she received a chance at life for a second time because of Susan’s gift. Sister Jane presented Susan with the companion award for her selfless act of donating her organ to save the life of a stranger. Until this event, the women had not met one another. They spent the evening in conversation, laughter, and a few tears of joy. Sister Jane closed her presentation of the award by saying that...
1956: a year of commemoration
The year 1956 was one of remembrance and celebration for the Sisters of Providence. This year marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Mother Theodore Guerin, who died May 14, 1856. The year also commemorated the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of Providence of Ruillé, France, in 1806. In conjunction with Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, the Congregation presented various exhibits of sisters’ original works in the areas of plays, poetry, music, art, sculpture and craftwork in the...
Sister Cecilia Ann Miller
...These had potential use for her ministry, and she was not going to let the sisters be shortchanged. Sister Cecilia Ann never lost her love of music. She was part of the tone chime choir just this past Christmas and only about 10 days before she died she enjoyed a concert in the church. When one of our sisters was approaching her 100th birthday, I asked Sister Cecilia Ann if she would like to live to be 100. I think...
Sister Frances Alma McManus
...her own patient, humble way remained clear-minded about her goals—that the students in her care would ‘make their mark in the world as fine Catholic women.’ “And if the contents of this scrapbook are any indication, she reached her goals. This scrapbook was given as a gift to her on her 100th birthday and includes cards and letters from 120 women who had been her students during her time as founding principal of Mother Theodore Guerin High School in River...
Sister Josephine Paolinelli (formerly Sister Louise Joseph)
...drastically diminished. However, she made it to her birthday on November 1. Although she was weak and not super with it, we (Terri, I and her cousin Priscilla) enjoyed every second of it. Terri and I played all her voicemails with all the birthday messages that her friends and family left for her and we read all her birthday cards to her. She was and continues to be loved. Having fun on a break are, from left, Sisters Andre Panepinto,...
Sister Rita Clare Gerardot
I have chosen to write my commentary on my mother’s birthday as she was the greatest influence in my life. Lillian Ternet was born in 1888, an only child. She lived her entire life in a small French settlement known as Besancon near Fort Wayne, Indiana, wrote Sister Rita Clare Gerardot in her commentary, which was given by Sister Ann Casper, for Sister Rita Clare Gerardot, who passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Sister Rita...
Being ‘Stickered’
...have a special message on the back of a label; my label last Saturday was the word ‘GORGEOUS,’ so I looked out at the autumn colored trees and whispered: ‘You are gorgeous; thank you for being you.’” On the opposite end of the question is Sister Janice Smith, “NO! I don’t look forward to being stickered. I am always so afraid that I will forget to go get them that it generally is another stressor to me. But it does help...
White Violet Center earns ‘Real Organic Project’ designation
...of enforcement of some vital USDA Organic standards to protect soil health and animal welfare, organic farmers rallied together to fight to protect the integrity of the organic label. This is what originally motivated WVC Farm Manager John-Michael Elmore to apply for this certification. “We (WVC) are already certified organic, so this became an extension of that. USDA organic certification is getting manipulated by large agri-businesses, and doesn’t fully represent the original intent of the organic movement,” John-Michael said. “While it’s still an important regulatory standard,...
Season of Creation 2022: Fair Trade and Climate Change
...Industry Consider buying second hand clothing, repairing and repurposing clothing, participating in a clothing swap, etc. Some stores that sell Fair Trade clothing include Athleta, Linden Leaf Gifts, Mata Traders, and MarketPlace: Handwork of India, Patagonia. Some brands such as Patagonia have a second-hand label – theirs is Worn Well. Check other stores and buy second hand through them. For tips on being fashionable inexpensively, click here. Read The Conscious Closet: A Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good...