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The charism of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...of the Sisters of Providence collaborates with local agencies and organizations to provide need-based services. The establishment of Providence Cristo Rey High School in Indianapolis writes yet another chapter in overcoming adversity to provide educational institutions in the traditions of Saint. Mary-of-the-Woods College, Guerin College Preparatory High School in River Grove, Ill and Woods Day Care/Pre-School at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The many Sisters who serve in parishes and diocesan offices enrich the wider church with their Providence perspective. While it would...
History of devotion to Our Lady of Providence
...intercession of Mary in various trials of life. Devotion to Our Lady of Providence began long before this in Europe. The original work “Mater Divinae Providentiae,” was painted by Scipione Pulzone around 1580. In 1664, the painting became the possession of the Barnabite Fathers who placed the art piece in a corridor of the church of San Carlo ai Catinari in Rome where it drew many faithful visitors. Sister Gertrude Smith, RIP, made the following observation in a 1978 account...
Sister Mary Pius Regnier: General Superior from 1966 to 1976
...genuine dialogue and corporate decision-making that we desire. When Sister Mary Pius finished her second term in 1976, she took up residence in St. Dennis Convent in Lockport, Ill., where she graciously and unobtrusively melded into life once again as a private sister. After a year of theological update at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago she became secretary of the Joliet Diocesan Tribunal, where she was greatly respected and appreciated by the bishop and clergy — and indeed by people...
Sister Elizabeth Clare Vrabely
...for the physically challenged at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She spent the next two years as a secretary or office clerk at Union Hospital and St. Margaret Mary Parish, both in Terre Haute. Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, Sister Elizabeth Clare put her business acumen to use as a secretary, receptionist, treasurer or business teacher in the Chicago area. From 1984 to 1987, she ministered as the secretary of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council for the Archdiocese of Chicago. From 1991 to...
Sister Rose Michele Boudreau
...Illinois University and a master’s degree in spirituality from the University of San Francisco. Sister Rose Michele’s first teaching ministry was at St. Mary, Richmond, Ind., in 1950. She spent two years at St. John, Whiting, Ind. Many of her teaching years were spent in Illinois, either in the classroom or as an administrator. Those classrooms included St. Mary, Aurora; and St. Andrew, St. Mel, St. David, St. Angela and St. Genevieve, Chicago. Sister Rose Michele also ministered as a...
Sister Ann Michael O’Donnell
...the parish, broadening the scope to bring home the thought that to be Christian is to be a missionary,” continued Sister Alexa. The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Ann Michael was celebrated Dec. 24 with the Rev. Daniel Hopcus presiding. She is survived by four sisters, Jeanne McMahon, Chicago; Rita D’Onofrio, La Grange Park, Ill.; Margaret Cooley, San Diego, Calif.; and Kay Martin, Allentown, Pa. She is also survived by two brothers, William, Pampano Beach, Fla., and Michael, Chicago....
Sisters of Providence bestow honors on benefactors during annual Saint Mother Theodore Guerin gathering
...cabin in a dense forest to Mother Theodore and her companions on their arrival at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. The 2011 Sarah and Joseph Thralls Award was presented to Susan Weber of Bluffton, S.C. Weber has been connected with the Sisters of Providence for more than 34 years, having graduated in 1977 from the Woods External Degree program at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Her husband, Greg, has an even longer connection, having had sisters as teachers for one year in grade...
A glimpse at past Christmases and winter days
Students in grades five through eight sing Christmas songs at Dunblane School, Washington, D.C., circa 1965. Students at Ladywood School, Indianapolis, enjoy a festive meal in this 1945 photo. Students at Ladywood School, Indianapolis, participate in a cantata in 1945. Ladywood, Indianapolis, students share some fun with Santa Claus in this 1945 photo. Angelic voices are uplifted in this 1944 photo at Ladywood School, Indianapolis. Ladywood, Indianapolis, students celebrate Christmas in this 1946 photo. Students pull sleds up a hill...
Pianos and Dina
...she says. “It seems like there’s always access to a piano, and nothing beats playing the real thing.” Through Sister Carolyn, Dina met more Sisters of Providence. Attending Sister Susan Paweski’s final vows in 2005, Dina remembers thinking to herself, “These Masses totally rock!” A few years later, after attending Come & See and Fall Discernment weekends and being drawn by the “diversity in thought, but oneness in heart” of the community, Dina made the decision to apply for entrance...
Sister Ann Casper
Download Complete Interview with Sister Ann Casper (PDF) Current ministry: Executive director, Mission Advancement office Years in the Congregation: 55 Contact Sister Ann at: acasper@spsmw.org or 812-535-2801 Q. What do you like best about Saint Mary-of-the- Woods? A. The natural beauty. Q. When I’m not officially at work or involved in ministry, you are mostly likely to see me … A. Reading, watching TV sports, walking. Q. On weekends, I like to… A. Keep my sanity by going to the...
Sister Mary Catherine Guiler
...school, the Academy was no longer a feasible option for me. Coincidentally (read: Providentially) when I was ready for high school, Immaculata, a college preparatory school conducted by the Sisters of Providence in Washington, D.C., was dedicating some new buildings on a Sunday afternoon. My father had seen the notice in the archdiocesan newspaper and asked me if I wanted to attend. I agreed, and as a result, I fell in love with the campus. Subsequently, I decided to apply...
Sister Marie McCarthy
...stand, you don’t do it just to do it. It was because it was right. It was never about her. Q. What is the most important thing in your life right now? A. Living with integrity. Being where I am, doing what I am doing with a kind of fullness and authenticity; not running ahead, not running behind. Favorites Food: Pasta Flower/plant: Black-eyed Susan Book: Almost all Movie: To Kill a Mockingbird Vacation spot: Any place by water Recreation: Walking,...