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Sister Barbara Sheehan
Current ministry: Executive director and CPE supervisor in Urban CPE Consortium, Inc. in Chicago Years in the Congregation: 46 years Something that I have always wanted to do: Give service in Africa September 30, 2006 I celebrated my 50th anniversary from St. Philip Neri Elementary School in Indianapolis with my 1956 classmates. The general theme expressed was of being special in the lives of our teachers who were Sisters of Providence. This was expressed as: “When we were here there...
Energetic Providence in the Desert founder focuses on education, justice while celebrating 60 years as a Sister of Providence
...anniversary as a Sister of Providence. In honor of her 60 years, Providence in the Desert has begun a campaign to raise $60,000 for the ongoing support of the ministry. “My dream for the future of Providence in the Desert is that the students can take over the teaching of English, and that friends in the Upper Valley can support them with their money and clout,” Sister Carol said. Overhead for the ministry has always been low, since teachers travel...
Mother Theodore dioramas
...the New York State Museum, made the first diorama for the Sisters of Providence. He then assigned the project to one of his workers, Gregory Kamka. The dioramas were all completed by 1940, the 100th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence in Indiana. Starting with a scene in the countryside of Ruillé-sur-Loir, France, in 1806, the dioramas follow the timeline of the Sisters of Providence. In every diorama, the buildings, trees and people have been carefully constructed to represent the...
SPs through the years
...an advanced degree and was viewed as the first “modern” superior of the Congregation. Members of her council surround Mother Marie Helene: (left to right) Sisters Rose Genevieve Flaherty, Francis Joseph Elberg, Loretta Therese O’Leary, Catherine Celine Brocksmith, Rose Dolores Thuis, and Gertrude Clare Owens. Superior General Mother Mary Pius Regnier congratulates Sister Rose Francis Schwartz on the occasion of her 75th anniversary as a Sister of Providence. Sister Rose Francis lived to age 106. Sisters of Providence participate in...
Sister Norene Golly (formerly Sister Charlotte Ann)
...time for her friends and family. But last Sunday evening — the anniversary of her entrance to Community and also the feast of Saint Magdalen, reminding us of her friendship with Sister Mary Magdalene — she slipped away from us. Surely our Providential God had gifts for her, full measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, because the amount we measure out is the amount we will be given back,” concluded Sister Margaret. The Mass of Christian Burial for...
Letters from the battlefield
As we rapidly approach the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, Wabash Valley Visions & Voices is putting the final touches on a special collection celebrating and remembering the War Between the States or the War of the Rebellion. Many of the items in this collection are personal letters of soldiers. These letters provide a “ground level” view of the war — the hardships, sickness, death and, yes, the simple joys of life. One such letter [a...
From The Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...give him strength and courage as he faces stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Please include his name at the shrine for prayers. He is a sweetheart of a guy who knows Mother Theodore only through his mom’s great love of Theodore and the SPs who taught her as a child. From the Philippines: The Our Lady of Fatima Parish in the Philippines will celebrate its 30th anniversary July 10, 2012 to July 10, 2013 in honor of Our Lady of Fatima,...
All things possible with Sister Terri Boland
Sister Terri Boland is a teacher in the Aquin Catholic School Corporation in Freeport, Illinois who recently celebrated her 25th anniversary as a Sister of Proivdence. When asked why she chose to become a Sister of Providence the following was her reply: Initially, It was not my intent to become a Sister of Providence. I came to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for a vocation weekend just to explore the possibility. It didn’t take long to fall in love with the beauty of...
Foundation Day gems from the past
...being Foundation Day, a research adventure through the Congregation early diaries uncovered some little gems on Oct. 22 in years past. Here are some examples from Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s diary: 1841 – Anniversary of our arrival at Saint Mary’s. They commence to show our wheat. 1847 – Mother Theodore falls sick. Our Father Corbe starts away. S. M. Joseph arrives at Vincennes. 1849 – Our old woman falls sick. (The “old woman” was French immigrant Grosse Marie She arrived...
The Joy of Vatican II
...was recently piqued by National Catholic Reporter, America and Commonweal which have been running articles celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Vatican II. These publications in turn led to new book releases including “Vatican II: 50 Personal Stories” and the aforementioned “What Happened at Vatican II”, as well as some older titles such as “Vatican Council II” by Francis X. Murphy, C.Ss.R., who wrote under a pseudonym in a series of reports for The New Yorker from 1961-1964. Word of Fr....
Young sisters today: Vatican II through education
...history of Vatican II and the changes that came of it, she has little recollection of it — except that Vatican II opened on her eighth birthday. She said the 50th anniversary of Vatican II and the class is, “a great opportunity to reflect on what happened then. People born since then don’t have a clue what a watershed moment this was. It was a miracle that it happened. … The whole image of God changed.” Sister Janice, who is...
Sisters enjoy the intensity and challenge in a good game of Scrabble
...game, and 50 bonus points for using all seven tiles! Eighty-eight points on the first play! Checkmate! “The key to winning is getting a good combination of letters and finding high-point places on the board to lay out a word. I have had some really good games over the years and some terrible games,” Sister Mary Beth said. Many Sisters of Providence enjoy playing Scrabble, which celebrated its 65th anniversary in January. The iconic word game is available in 121...