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Margaret Ann Wilson
Sister Margaret Ann, formerly Sister Ann Gerard, was born on December 16, 1927. She died on December 7, 2017. She was 89 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 71 years. Sister Margaret Ann entered the Congregation on January 9, 1946. She professed first and final vows on August 15, 1948 and 1953, respectively. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education, and also earned a master’s degree from Indiana State University. For...
The joy of living out my vocation to religious life
Editor’s note: National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 4-10, begins today. We could think of no better way to share about our vocation to religious life as a Catholic sisters than to have a few of sisters share the stories of their lives and their lived vocations. So please enjoy these blog reflections over the course of the week. A joyful celebration of community. Sister Danielle Sullivan, center, greets her sisters during the sign of peace at her 50th anniversary celebration...
Ann Brendan Burget
Sister Ann Brendan was born Mary Caroline on Oct. 15, 1935. She died on May 16, 2014. She was 78 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 53 years. Sister Ann Brendan entered the Congregation in 1953. Her first vows took place in January 1956, and her final vows were in January 1961. Sister Ann Brendan ministered as a teacher in Chicago and Indianapolis, including several years at Holy Cross School, where she helped organize a kindergarten....
Saint Anne Shell Chapel
...a fundraising trip. The five were sailing on the Nashville when it crossed paths with a violent storm. The sisters prayed to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to Saint Anne for safety. After returning safely to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Saint Mother Theodore had a small log chapel built in honor of Saint Anne on a small knoll in the forest near the Motherhouse. The chapel was completed in 1844. After many years, the log structure began to give way. General Superior...
Sister Ann Sullivan celebrates golden jubilee
Sister Ann Sullivan, founding director of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, was one of 10 Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods who recently celebrated their 50th anniversary as members of the Congregation. We join in the celebration by congratulating Sister Ann on this special anniversary! You see, in 1991 there was no White Violet Center, but the seed of that possibility was alive and growing is Sister Ann. It was Sister Ann who provided the soil in which this ministry...
Walking with the people from a position of influence: Sister Therese Guerin Sullivan
Sister Therese Guerin Sullivan, Chancellor of the diocese of Cleveland, Ohio. Sister Therese Guerin Sullivan serves as the first woman chancellor of the diocese of Cleveland, Ohio. Collaborating with Bishop Richard G. Lennon in the daily administration of the diocese is one of the “great joys” in her ministry, she says. Statistics from the National Association of Church Personnel (posted at www.usccb.org in 2013) reported that: “About one-quarter of all diocesan chancellors are women. . . a position of considerable...
Ann Wagner Harper: Finding the Silver Lining
...and develop,” shared Ann. Sister Maurelia told Ann that if she could find someone to pay for one voice lesson a week, she would then provide Ann with a second lesson for free. With Ann’s large family, she knew that this wasn’t possible. However, her Uncle Joe Wagner (RIP) stepped up to the plate. “I will always be grateful to him,” said Ann. “That opened the door to my career.” So in addition to a rigorous education, Ann honed her...
Anne Scott
Sister Anne, formerly Sister Anne Loyola, was born Anne Spottswood Scott on March 2, 1929. She died on Sept. 5, 2011. She was 82 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 64 years. Sister Anne entered the Congregation on July 20, 1947. Her teaching ministry began in 1950 at St. Mary, Aurora, Illinois. She taught at other schools in Illinois, as well as classrooms in Indiana, Maryland, California and North Carolina. She also ministered at the Motherhouse...
Ann Casper
Sister Ann, formerly Sister Kenneth Ann, is a native of Huntington, Indiana. Sister Ann recently retired as the executive director for Mission Advancement for the Sisters of Providence. Currently, she is the Congregation’s Providence Community Cemetery Minister. Sister Ann entered the Congregation on January 4, 1956. 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. She also has a master’s degree in secondary education administration from Indiana State...
Celebrating our sisters 90 and over
...Ann Rifner (95), Sister Mary Patricia Cummings (95), Sister Mildred Giesler (95 in October), Sister Adele Beacham (94), Sister Florence Norton (94), Sister Rita Clare Gerardot (94), Sister Marian Brady (93), Sister Mary Lois Hennel (93), Sister Lois Ann Stoiber (93), Sister Laurette Bellamy (93), Sister Winifred Mary Sullivan (93 in October), Sister Laurine Haley (93 in November), Sister Mary Mark Dede (92), Sister Joanne Cullins (92), Sister Joan Matthews (92), Sister Regis McNulty (92), Sister James Michael Kesterson (92...
Being ‘Stickered’
...have a special message on the back of a label; my label last Saturday was the word ‘GORGEOUS,’ so I looked out at the autumn colored trees and whispered: ‘You are gorgeous; thank you for being you.’” On the opposite end of the question is Sister Janice Smith, “NO! I don’t look forward to being stickered. I am always so afraid that I will forget to go get them that it generally is another stressor to me. But it does help...
White Violet Center earns ‘Real Organic Project’ designation
...of enforcement of some vital USDA Organic standards to protect soil health and animal welfare, organic farmers rallied together to fight to protect the integrity of the organic label. This is what originally motivated WVC Farm Manager John-Michael Elmore to apply for this certification. “We (WVC) are already certified organic, so this became an extension of that. USDA organic certification is getting manipulated by large agri-businesses, and doesn’t fully represent the original intent of the organic movement,” John-Michael said. “While it’s still an important regulatory standard,...