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Anne Krause
Sister Anne, formerly Sister Marie Robert, was born Anna Marie on April 14, 1923. She died on April 16, 2017. She was 94 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 72 years. Sister Anne entered the Congregation in 1944. She professed first and final vows on Jan. 23, 1947 and 1952, respectively. Sister Anne ministered as a teacher and principal for 22 years in schools in Indiana, Illinois and Massachusetts. She also ministered as a finance officer...
Ann Marie Boyce
Sister Ann Marie was a native of Richmond, Indiana. Sister Ann Marie entered the Congregation on January 7, 1948. She professed final vows on August 15, 1955. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She also has a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Sister Ann Marie ministered as a teacher, assistant principal and administrative assistant. She was also the Principal at St. Anne School in New Castle, Indiana, and Principal at St....
Ann Kathleen Brawley
Sister Ann Kathleen was born Mary Kathleen on June 18, 1919. She died on March 12, 2010. She was 90 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 72 years. Sister Ann Kathleen entered the Congregation on July 22, 1937. She professed first and final vows on Jan. 23, 1940 and 1946, respectively. Sister Ann Kathleen began her teaching ministry in 1940, but in 1954, she came home to the Motherhouse to minister as assistant to the general...
Lois Ann Stoiber
Sister Lois Ann was a native of Joliet, Illinois. Her final ministry was in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She graduated from Providence High School in Joliet. Sister Lois Ann entered the Congregation on February 2, 1946. She professed first and final vows on August 15, 1948 and 1953, respectively. She has a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University. Of her ministries, Sister Lois Ann said she has taught mostly primary grades in Illinois and Indiana. She added she is a...
Mary Ann Phelan
Sister Mary Ann is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. Currently, she ministers as a volunteer receptionist at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Mary Ann, formerly Sister Marie Marcella, entered the Congregation on July 22, 1955. She professed final vows on August 15, 1963. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in social studies. Sister Mary Ann spent four years promoting the cause of the beatification and canonization of Mother Theodore. In addition, she ministered at Woods Day Care and...
Sister Anne Marita Wynne
...recognized her ‘benevolence’ as well. Faculty at the college named her ‘Aunt Marita,’ as did Sister Ann Sullivan’s niece and nephews. Sister Anne Marita listened to others in a way that invited self-revelation and honesty. She remembered concerns, hopes and plans shared by another with her and never failed to ask about them in future conversations. Sister Anne Marita had the knack of being non-judgmental and candid in her responses — thus inviting the other to deeper self-acceptance and more...
Awakening and discovering at the Providence Associates retreat
Blog post author Sabrina Falls, left, gets to know some classic Sisters of Providence during a social at the Providence Associate spring retreat in March. From second to left, Sisters Barbara Doherty, Nancy Nolan and Ellen Cunningham. (See a slideshow of photos from the retreat.) In mid-March, having just been commissioned as a Providence Associate last November, I attended my first Providence Associate retreat. With the theme “Belonging as Providence, Rooted in Relationship,” our facilitator Sister Ann Sullivan ministered to...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...(2003-10), Terre Haute, Indiana: Volunteer, St. Ann Clinic (2006-11), Bloomington, Indiana: Volunteer, St. Vincent dePaul (2006-11), Bloomington: Volunteer, St. Vincent dePaul Society (2011-14), Bloomington: Nursing Home Visitor, St. Charles Borromeo (2013-14), and Indianapolis: Volunteer, St. Vincent dePaul (2015-16). Sister Ann Marie Boyce Sister Ann Marie Boyce is a native of Richmond, Indiana. Currently, she ministers as a volunteer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Ann Marie entered the Congregation on Jan. 7, 1948, from St. Mary, Richmond. She professed final vows on...
Sister Ann Denise Reger
...Ann Denise could be a ball of fire, a spitfire, and a peaceful dove, all within minutes of each other. You definitely knew when Ann Denise was unhappy or upset with you. You also knew when she loved you dearly. Ann Denise’s quick wit and her sense of humor were her trademarks. Often if you told her how nice she looked, she would say, “You need your glasses changed.” Upon greeting her and asking, “How are you?” her response usually...
I’ll meet you in the field: the spirituality of coming together
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn’t make any sense. — Rumi Sister Ann Sullivan Sister Ann Sullivan, SP, (formerly Sister John Margaret) uses this quote in workshops and in conflict resolution. Rumi, the Islamic scholar, poet and mystic, lived nearly 800 years ago in Persia. Yet...
Sister Sharon Richards
...Can you share some information about your current ministry? A. I have to thank Sister Joann Quinkert for that one. I work at the Center for Correctional Concerns in the Will County Jail in Joliet (Illinois). Sister Joann was volunteering at the jail as a librarian. One of the teachers was leaving, and Joann asked if I would be interested in that position. I went to Joliet, interviewed, and got the job. I teach GED and English as a Second...
Sister Martha Ann Rifner
...Providence, said Sister Ann Casper in her commentary for Sister Martha Ann Rifner, who passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was 94 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 67 years. Sister Ann continued: Mary Viola Rifner was born on March 1, 1925, in Muncie, Indiana, to Oliver and Anna Barth Rifner. Her brother John was the oldest child, followed by Mary Viola, Aggie and Cil, who later became Sister...