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...the former from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, and the latter from Ball State University. Sister Amata spent 28 years in elementary education as teacher and served seven of those as a principal, too. She was assigned a different mission every two years, always teaching first-grade, in Chicago, Fort Wayne, and Hollywood, Calif. Then she settled in, I mean really settled in, at St. Malachy in Brownsburg, where she served as teacher a principal (at the same time, sometimes with two grades)...

...researching various aspects of how to become a saint. CNN intends to produce a documentary sometime in January in anticipation of the canonization of Pope John Paul II. Mother Theodore’s journey to sainthood is expected to be shared in a portion of the documentary. The CNN crew plans to return to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods soon to continue their research and to conduct interviews to support their documentary. “She’s a classic, All-American story,” Jen in an interview with the Terre Haute Tribune-Star....
...us to give ourselves with all our hearts to the God who loves us. She would ask others to support our mission of Providence in the same way that she did in approaching the Queen of France for her Indiana mission,” said Sister Ann Margaret O’Hara. Spreading the word has not been a problem. Dozens of media companies have reported about Mother Theodore and the canonization, potentially scheduled for the fall of this year. Some of those are The Chicago...

...account shares the tale of a lost airline ticket, Typhoon Emma and the trials of getting a passport. [CLICK HERE] “Tri-color Ribbons” newspaper photo and caption from The New World: St. Columbkille Day nursery, Chicago, welcomes two Sisters of Providence from Ruillé, France. [CLICK HERE] “French Nuns Coming for Visit of Order’s Branch at St. Mary’s” news article from the Terre Haute Tribune (June 26, 1956): Article announces the arrival of Sisters Gabriel Marie and Maria Joseph. It also notes...
...clippings. Sister Estelle Scully, a native of Evanston, Illinois, is the only sister still alive who was assigned to Schulte High School when the convent was built. “I lived in a little house across the street from Schulte when we first went there. We all lived in a little bungalow there and three of us slept in the garage,” Sister Estelle told the Terre Haute Tribune-Star in an interview. When it was built, “We were thrilled to death. When we...

...exemplified in a story deemed a classic by Sister Maureen Sheahan, who lived with Sister Marie Paul for many years. “At one of Chicago’s downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parades, Marie Paul was upset about her baton twirlers’ behavior. They were far too silly, so Marie Paul stopped them and told them they needed to act and perform in the manner she had taught them. As she was speaking to her group, a Chicago policeman asked Marie Paul to have her...

Sister Kathleen Bernadette Smith, center, serves as godmother at the baptism of this infant several years ago at St. Felicitas Parish in Chicago. Sister Kathleen has served as pastoral associate there for nearly 20 years. Sister Kathleen Bernadette Smith has ministered almost 20 years as a pastoral associate at St. Felicitas Parish in Chicago. She collaborates with parish staff, parishioners, local community leaders, archdiocesan and SP-led teams and committees to proclaim the Gospel in a joyful, prophetic way richly textured...

...Patricia Fillenwarth (formerly Sister Joseph Monica) Complete Ministry In Indiana: Teacher, St. Peter, Linton (1962-67); Teacher, Holy Family, New Albany (1976); Residential Service/Driver, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2019). In Washington, D.C.: Teacher, St. Ann (1967-70). In Country of Peru: Teacher, Colegio San Jose, Arequipa, Peru (1971-76). In Illinois: Teacher, Maternity BVM School, Chicago (1976-77); Principal, Maternity BVM School, Chicago (1977-92); Providence Councilor, St. Joseph Province, Chicago (1987-92); Counselor, Maternity BVM Center, Chicago (1993-94); Counselor, Providence Family Services, Chicago (1994-2018); Counselor, Chicago (2018-19)....

...Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2001-05); Residential Services/Volunteer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2005-2011); Prayer (2011-2021). In Illinois: Teacher, St. Joseph, Galesburg (1944-46); Teacher, St. Angela, Chicago (1956-58); Teacher, St. Leo, Chicago (1958-62); Teacher, St. Andrew, Chicago (1962-66); Teacher, St. Francis Xavier, Wilmette (1966-68); Bookstore Supervisor/Manager, Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove (1977-80); Teacher, St. Dennis, Lockport (1980-81); Teacher, Cathedral High School, Chicago (1987-90); Substitute Teacher, Cathedral High School, Chicago (1990-91). In Washington, D.C.: Teacher, St. Ann (1948-50). In Massachusetts: Teacher, St. Rose, Chelsea (1952-54)....
...challenge facing the world” with poverty and economic justice following at 44 percent. However, with fair trade, everyone benefits. If you regularly shop at grocery stores, check out the produce aisles by looking for the fair trade label on items such as avocados, bananas, chocolate/cocoa, coffee, and tea. Fair trade is not limited to agricultural products. You should think about fair trade every time you shop. “Visibility of Fairtrade products has increased since 2021 for nearly all major product categories...

...the righteous cannot rise beyond the highest which is in each of you, so the wicked and the weak cannot fall lower than the lowest which is in you also.” A ‘Teachable’ Moment I believe Will LeCroy can teach us an essential truth: Who among us deserves to be labeled, judged, discarded even, according to the worst thing we ever did? Rather are we not called to honor human dignity and extend God’s loving design to all creation, to all...

...protect the integrity of the organic label. Organic farming has always been based on “feed the soil, not the plant.” Young plants inside the greenhouse. Real organic farming relies on the microbial activity of the soil to slowly release nutrients to the plant. In recent years, many organic farmers have grown distraught over USDA decisions that have negated this fundamental truth, even though growing in soil is original to the USDA Organic standards. Further, rules have been overlooked regarding the...