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Sister Mary Maxine Teipen
...as treasurer, she organized a state-wide association of religious treasurers, saying that it was obvious that, because older members were living longer, the lowness of the salaries the sisters received was heading them toward bankruptcy. She wrote that during this time, she “helped sell off some of our schools to ward off bankruptcy – got white hair in the process.” In 1970, she was elected provincial of St. Gabriel Province. She is remembered for her sound insight and her ability...
Earth Day Every Day: What smoking and climate change have in common
I survived the smoking wars. How does this relate to the existential threat of global climate change? Let me explain. Once upon a time, you could light up and enjoy a smoke just about anywhere. On an airplane, in the office, in hospital waiting rooms and in the classroom. Yes! I had college courses where the students and profs puffed away while discussing the merits of Homer’s “Illiad.” But as we learned more about the dangers of breathing secondhand smoke...
Lest We Forget
“Lest We Forget,” a short history of the service provided by the Sisters of Providence during the Civil War, was published in 1931 by Providence Press. It was written by Sister Mary Theodosia Mug. This book may be small, but it is filled with excellent information about the service of the sisters at Military Hospital in Indianapolis. View this publication on Calaméo Publish at Calaméo or browse the library....
Three Sisters of Providence to stand trial Jan. 27 for crossing government line during non-violent protest
...and the survivors.” Sister Adele also drew from her late father’s strength. “I remember my Dad was a conscientious objector in World War I. But he loved his country! So he volunteered to join the Medical Corps because he refused to carry a gun. Armed with only a stretcher, he would crawl on his belly to the front lines to drag back the injured and the dying. He saved lives! How could I claim to be his daughter if I...
Hope and healing for Earth: Earth Day 2012
...the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1995) — the highest honor given to civilians in the United States — for his role as Earth Day founder. As the millennium approached, Dennis Hayes agreed to spearhead another campaign, this time focused on global warming and a push for clean energy. With 5,000 environmental groups in a record 184 countries reaching out to hundreds of millions of people, Earth Day 2000 combined the big-picture feistiness of the first Earth Day with the international...
Sister Susan Paweski
...countries in Africa during a civil war!) I returned to the United States and worked for an insurance company. Though I was the supervisor of the underwriting department, I could not envision staying one more minute than I had to, so I enrolled in Mundelein College’s new Weekend College program. I leapt at the chance of earning bachelor’s degree in English/Communications while working. I was hungry to learn, and the adult learning model was more than I could have expected....
Archives: Keeper of the Stories
...The Congregation’s long and well-documented history offers many opportunities for outreach in areas that SPs might never be invited — such as the Civil War, women’s history, art and coal mining. Archives-as-ministry has even led to the official portrait of Mother Theodore hanging in the office of Indiana’s Governor Mitch Daniels — at his request. “A number of people who contact Archives have not had previous contact with the community,” Sister Donna said. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is often described as a...
‘The little Indian of the northern Lakes’
...Mary Cecilia had held a variety of leadership positions in the Congregation prior to Mother Theodore’s death. She served as general superior until 1868, leading the Congregation through the difficult years of the Civil War. Providence Associate Paul Beel (who is also a systems analyst for the Congregation’s IT Department) is an admirer of Mother Mary Cecilia and has spent numerous hours in Archives researching this early leader of the Congregation. The Sisters of Providence web editorial board is pleased...
Sisters of Providence Serving Our Country
...weekend flags are placed at the graves of Sisters of Providence who have served our country in some capacity during armed conflict or in some branch of the military. It all began in 1864 when teenager Emma Hunter and a Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer met in a cemetery in Boalsburg, PA., while visiting the graves of a father and son, respectively, who died in the Civil War. They agreed to return on the same day the following year to honor Dr....
Treasures from Archives: Providence Press
Sister Cecile Morse ministered as a printer from 1938 to 1979. The Sisters of Providence have a long history of printing and publishing. Take, for example, “Lest We Forget: The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods in Civil War Service,” by the late Sister Mary Theodosia Mug. It was printed in 1931 by Providence Press of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Yes, indeed, having a print shop to help not only share information about the Congregation and its many schools, but also to...
New Log Cabin Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to be dedicated and blessed on Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s feast day, Oct. 3
...structure helps all people find hope, peace and love from God.” Miller also has unique experience in building cabins. “I’ve always been interested in historical stories about Indiana, especially in Terre Haute and Vigo County. I’ve been involved in the pioneer village at Fowler Park since its beginning,” he said. “I like the period of the 1840s through the Civil War. That’s why I have enjoyed reading about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. I really enjoyed working on this project.” About...
Statement: Sisters of Providence leadership makes statement on gun control issues, sends letters to editors
...one else in this Congregation has the in-your-face, up-front-and-personal, first-hand experience as I, of the results of assault rifle violence. I, personally, have removed shrapnel and tissue and sown up and dressed the wounds of hundreds of young men, and assisted in pre-op and operating rooms to put them back together, piece by piece. Nothing justifies these types of weapons, short of war or imminent invasion and then it’s a forced bad choice.” So where is the humanity in all...