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General Superiors
...Slattery Mother Mary Bernard Laughlin Mother Marie Helene Franey Mother Gertrude Clare Owens Mother Rose Angela Horan Mother Mary Pius Regnier Sister Loretta Schafer Sister Anne Doherty Sister Nancy Nolan Sister Diane Ris Sister Ann Margaret O’Hara Sister Denise Wilkinson Sister Dawn Tomaszewski Mission in China 1840–1856 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., has been called a visionary, a model of virtue, and a source of inspiration and...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s Story
...The vastness of the ocean compelled her to pray and contemplate God. When she was just ten years old here by the sea Anne-Therese first decided she would one day give herself totally to God as a religious sister. Tragedy at a Young Age The Guerins endured a devastating heartbreak when Anne-Therese was only two years old. Her oldest brother died in a house fire. He was just three years old. Several years later when Anne-Therese had turned 15, tragedy...
Learning from History: Taking Providence into the World
...Louis was initially settled by the French and it grew substantially with an influx of German and Irish immigrants. “My own family were pioneer settlers in Indiana. My great-great grandparents are on the 1820 census for Vigo County. Mother Theodore was an immigrant, and my Aunt Dorothy’s grandfather, Logan Hagan, an Irish immigrant, was Mother Theodore’s carriage driver,” Sister Mary Ann said. Sister Mary Ann teaches history at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis. A Catholic Viewpoint Sister Mary Ann says...
A long history of mission in Asia
...Foundation in China ** Living Sisters Sisters … Carmel Baker Marilyn Baker** Concetta Banez Editha Ben** Marcella Ann Blaney Rose Michelle Boudreau Joseph Henry Boyle Eleanor Mary Buckley Sophia Chen** Rose Chiu** Anne Therese Falkenstein** Anji Fan** Anna (Tsai Ping) Fan** Rita Faucher Donna Marie Fu** Margaret Gallagher Mary Rita Griffin Mary Margaretta Grussinger Theodata Haggerty Elizabeth Cecile Harbison Mary Ligouri Hartigan Catherine Hartman Brendan Harvey Catherine Hayes Su-Hsin Huang** Eugene Marie Howard+++ Jeanne Knoerle Doreen Lai** Agnes Miriam Leissler...
Sister Marie Ellen Sullivan
...with joy because God was truly at her side,” began Sister Joan Slobig in her commentary for Sister Marie Ellen Sullivan, who died March 29. Marjorie Joan Sullivan was one of three children born to William and Mary (McDonough) Sullivan. She was born Aug. 21, 1926, in Chicago. Educated at Our Lady Help of Christians and Providence High School, both in Chicago, she entered the Congregation Feb. 2, 1945. She professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1947, and 1952,...
Maureen Fallon
Sister Maureen grew up in a Catholic family in Chicago where the Sisters of Providence educated her for 16 years. She said she first considered becoming a woman religious in elementary school. During her years in college, she revisited the idea when Sister Margaret Sullivan, her physics teacher, declared that she would eventually be a sister. In 1977, Sister Maureen entered the Congregation. Currently, she ministers as the director of Providence Food Pantry. Prior to that, she served as the...
A look at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice and Sister Ann Sullivan
Here we have a photograph of Sister Ann Sullivan (back) and Sister Jean Fuqua weaving at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. The photo was taken in 2001. During the Sisters of Providence 1991 General Chapter, the Congregation made a commitment to eco-justice and eco-spirituality. Sister Ann Sullivan offered a proposal to the Congregation to strengthen the commitment and as a result, a task force was eventually created to develop a plan of implementation to establish Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as an eco-justice...
Sister Ann Sullivan
...Ann recalled. “I told my mother and dad and I thought it would be a big shock for them, but it wasn’t. They were very supportive.” Ann Sullivan, a deeply rooted Illinois farm girl, became a Sister of Providence, and that queasy feeling came upon her. “Being a family-oriented person, you look back and think, why in the world would I do that? It seems counter to everything that was a value to me,” she said. “It was a culture...
Sister Sharon Sullivan (formerly Sister Barbara Mary)
“Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.” Matthew 11:29-30 “What a welcome [Sister Sharon Sullivan’s entrance to eternal life] must have been for one who had been ‘gentle and humble of heart’ during her 63 years as a Sister of Providence,” said Sister Ann Casper in her commentary for Sister Sharon who died Dec. 21,...
Sister Joyce Brophy (formerly Sister Robert Ellen)
...Indiana State University prepared her for 34 years of teaching in elementary schools and serving as principal in many of those schools. An indication of Joyce’s effectiveness as an educator is evident in the words of one of Joyce’s former students, Julie Sullivan, sister of our Ann Sullivan. Both knew Joyce from her years in Galesburg at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Galesburg. “My high school class had its 55th reunion the year Joyce celebrated 75 years as a Sister....
Sister Mary Ann Lechner (formerly Sister Robert Ann)
The scripture readings just proclaimed had echoes in the life of Sister Mary Ann Lechner – a valiant, thoughtful, strong woman of dignity and wisdom, who extended her hand to assist others, and who spoke with care and kindness, said Sister Ann Casper in her commentary for Sister Mary Ann Lechner, formerly Sister Robert Ann, who passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana. She was 93 years old and had been a Sister...
Adopt an Alpaca
...to Iggy. A gentle giant. Pax Born 6/6/2023 Captain Chaos. He is adorable and he knows it. He is always up to something. Ruth Born 9/9/2018 Independent and has lots of energy, just like her daughter Bella. Sully (Sullivan) Born 5/18/2016 She stands out from the crowd, is very enthusiastic about eating and very headstrong. Tony (Raphael Anthony) Born 4/26/2020 Has a lot to say — he hums a lot. Can win over a crowd with his cute face and...