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Danielle Sullivan
Sister Danielle was born on August 19, 1945, and is a native of Melrose, Massachusetts. Currently, she ministers as a driver in Brighton, Massachusetts. Prior to that, she ministered as a staff accountant for the Sisters of St. Joseph, in Brighton. Sister Danielle, formerly Sister Mary Lou, entered the Congregation on August 30, 1967. She professed final vows on August 15, 1973. When she was growing up, she had an aunt who was a member of the Sisters of Providence who...
Therese Guerin Sullivan
Sister Therese Guerin is a native of Malden, Massachusetts. Currently, she ministers as a Canonical Consultant in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Sister Therese Guerin entered the Congregation on July 22, 1959. She professed perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1967. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She also has a master’s degree in personalized learning from DePaul University, and a doctor of ministry from St. Mary Lake University. Sister Therese Guerin also has a Licentiate of...
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice: The beliefs have never changed
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Thirty years ago, Sister Ann Sullivan, the first Director of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and one of the key people in starting White Violet, said during the ministry’s dedication that “education for a sustainable future is a large part of White Violet...
Bittersweet news from Educational/Family Services
...child after school in 2002. Volunteer tutor Ron Horndasch, right, helps adult student Dale Howk prepare for the military’s ASVAB entrance test in 2011. A Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College student helps a student with his homework through EFS in 2012 in Hulman Hall. EFS Director Penny Sullivan prepares to be interviewed by the local news during an open house for the ministry in 2010. From left: Current EFS Director Penny Sullivan, previous EFS Director Sister Margaret Quinlan and volunteer Sister Suzanne...
Sister Ann Bernard Sullivan
Sister Ann Bernard Sullivan “Love is the strength of my life — of whom shall I be afraid?” (excerpt from Psalm 27 of “Psalms for Praying” by Nan Merrill) “These words of one of Sister Ann Bernard’s favorite Psalms give us some insight into the peace that was a hallmark of Sister Ann Bernard. Every sister with whom I have spoken since Sister Ann Bernard died on Saturday morning has said she was so beautiful and peaceful. What else could...
Oral history: Sister Barbara Ann Bluntzer
...devoted farmer; and the first woman elected to the Texas state legislature. And now, a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Social butterfly Sister Barbara Ann, pictured in front, with a teen volunteer group in 2020. Mildred Bluntzer was concerned that her daughter had no friends to play with on that remote ranch, so she appealed to the nearby Girl Scout Camp to allow Barbara Ann to attend. They agreed, even though Barbara Ann was not a Scout because there...
From farming to teaching to counseling to care of Earth: Sister Ann Sullivan’s story
Sister Ann Sullivan in 2003, at the time the founding director of the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, shows off some of the organic plants growing in the greenhouse. “We have a long way to go on the journey, and we know there’s no going back. The work of justice has transformed the consciousness of the people.” These words by Sister Marie McCarthy speak to Sister Ann Sullivan (formerly Sister John Margaret). This call to respond to the critical unmet...
Cathedral High School honors Sister Mary Ann Stewart with honorary diploma
...she also has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC). Sister Mary Ann said her fascination with history began when she was in formation with the Sisters of Providence while studying at SMWC. “Those were the tumultuous years of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War protests,” Sister Mary Ann recalled. “I remember seeing a presentation about Saint Mary-of-the-Woods students taking part in the Voting Rights Summer when we were just postulants. Sister Mary Ann...
White Violet Center: Thriving for 30 Years
Like flowers in springtime, the beginnings of the idea sprung to life in 1991 during a sit-down with Sisters Ann Sullivan, SP, and then General Superior Sister Nancy Nolan, SP. And only five years later, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, were able to dedicate White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), a ministry which continues to thrive to this day. An Organic Vision Sister Ann had a vision of the Congregation utilizing much of its land for organic...
Oral history: Sister Joann Quinkert the justice advocate
...Sister Joann Quinkert at far right. 50 years as Sisters of Providence. Sister Joann Quinkert at far left. Sister Joann worked toward equality for all. In Fayetteville, North Carolina, Sister Joann served as teacher and principal at St. Ann Parish School for eight years, arriving the second year after it opened. St. Ann Parish School was the first integrated Catholic school in North Carolina, at a time when segregation was still the standard in the South. At another point in...
Sister Margaret (Joseph Andre) Sullivan
Sister Margaret Sullivan “This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:12) “Those of us who knew Sister Margaret Sullivan will not be surprised to hear that on the last day of her earthly life she was quite aware of her surroundings and the people there. She was also more than aware of her God and spoke to God often and with great love and longing. Her prayer was simple and straightforward. She asked God...
A look back at Educational/Family Services
...Lipps tutors a girl at EFS in 2002. Sister Mary Ann Lechner volunteers helping a girl with her homework at EFS in 2012. Sister Joseph Fillenwarth still busy helping her same student with her homework a year later in 2012. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College students volunteer helping Educational/Family Services’ students after school in the College’s Hulman Hall in 2011. Sister Frances Joan Baker (RIP) tutors a young man after school at EFS in 2005. EFS Director Penny Sullivan helps student Dustin...