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Visiting the birth place of Mother Marie Gratia Luking
Several Missionary Sisters of Providence in Taiwan, in addition to Sister Jenny Howard (middle) at the burial site of the parents of Mother Marie Gratia Luking, the foundress of the Missionary Sisters of Providence in Taiwan. October has been quite a busy month for the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The month featured Saint Mother Theodore’s birthday (Oct. 2), Feast Day (Oct. 3), eighth anniversary of her canonization (Oct. 15), Foundation Day (Oct. 22) and the official opening of...
Bob Farnsworth, Jacksonville, FL: “Patronesses of ordinary good people”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Bob Farnsworth, Jacksonville, FL, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. Thirteen of my twenty years of teaching were spent in two Sisters of Providence schools in Chicago–St. Mark and St. Francis Borgia. At the time, I knew I was blessed to be working with such wonderful women who truly cared for their students–and for their colleagues. I have so many happy memories of good times with...
Nancy Vandenbergh-Kremer, Chicago, IL: “Friendship and love”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Nancy Vandenbergh-Kremer, Chicago, IL, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. My story goes back to my infancy, when as a newborn my grandmother (then living in Immaculate Conception Parish in Chicago) brought Sisters Ann Michael ( IC grammar school principal), Mary Elise Angermeir, Mary Loretta Henry, Sadie Marie Burns, and Emily Marie Bryant to visit her new granddaughter! My mother was always quick to announce that...
Mike Eck, West Chester, OH: “This changed my life”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Mike Eck, West Chester, OH, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. While traveling from Cincinnati to St. Louis two or three times a month on business, I noticed a billboard on I-70 near Terre Haute, Indiana. This gentle and appealing image of a nun in habit extended an invitation to visit Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. One or two trips later – I ventured off the highway to look...
Lori Strawn, Wichita, Kansas: “Into these Woods”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Lori Strawn, Wichita, Kansas, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. Only Providence could have propelled a young girl from California who had never met a Sister of Providence, let alone set foot in Indiana, to a decision that changed her life: Accepting a scholarship to a small, Catholic school called St. Mary-of-the-Woods. This is my story. I came to The Woods knowing no one. But quickly...
Mary Ann Valentino, Chicago, IL: “Many fond memories”
Sister Agnes Rose Cook (St. Mel’s School) This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Mary Ann Valentino, Chicago, IL, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. I went to St. Mel’s Grammar School and was taught by those wonderful Sisters of Providence. At the time the girls were in one building and the boys were in another. I received my First Holy Communion there at the time when a 24-hour fast was required, not...
Susan Riley, Galesburg, IL: “They worked magic”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Susan Riley, Galesburg, IL, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. I’m convinced the Sisters of Providence who staffed Costa School in the 1970’s were the most dedicated, devout, creative and resourceful group of religious to ever assemble. They ran the school on a shoestring, looked for donations from whomever was willing and worked magic within the walls. My classmates and I gained a solid foundation in...
Kay Sisk, Linton, IN: “Sister made a great change in my life”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Kay Sisk, Linton, IN, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. Sometime around 1986, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. I had been ill for over a year and in and out of hospitals with uncontrollable vomiting and no answer to why it was happening. On one of these hospital stays I was in a semi private room and so ill I vomited most of the night....
Marybeth Rich, Homosassa, FL: “she helped me personally on many occasions.”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Marybeth Rich, Homosassa, FL, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. Having attended Guerin, there are so many memories of Sisters who made a mark on my life. The one who had the most lasting effect was my school’s principal, Sister Marie Ellen Sullivan. Not only was she a great example of a leader to the whole school. a symbol of professional success for all, but she...
Ellen Baker-Longawa, Hammond, Indiana: “Good example is the best teacher.”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Ellen Baker-Longawa, Hammond, Indiana, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. My favorite Sister of Providence was Sr. Marie Annette Doody. Sr. Marie Annette was my teacher for both fifth and sixth grade at St. Joseph Grade School in Hammond, Indiana. I was sent to first grade when I was very young, mostly because I could read and write by the time I was four. As a...
A family pilgrimage to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
...sisters. After Mass we made our first of several visits to the Shrine of Our Lady of Providence. Then Divine Providence stepped in and revealed a thread of the tapestry of God’s plan for us. Our pilgrimage to Our Lady of Providence Shrine coincided with the May 14th, death anniversary of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Coincidence? No Way! Who is Saint Mother Theodore Guerin? We didn’t know. Sister Peggy Lynch enlightened us on the story of the foundress and the...
Steeped in tradition: The Saint Anne Procession
...Sister Rosemary said. “Mother Theodore promised the sisters would do this.” Sister Marianne, who has been a member of the Congregation for 48 years, said she was looking forward to this year’s procession as it coincides with the Congregation’s 175th anniversary, and the 2015 procession was intended to be more “formal.” “I think the procession has always been informal, but it’s always planned,” Sister Marianne said. “But I think it’s nice to make it more formal in the 175th year.”...