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Sister Virginia Broderick
...some years now, she has not been able to communicate with speech. What a trial this must have been for one who was always known as a people person. She had a warm and welcoming way about her whenever visitors came, always showing she was happy to have visitors,” said Sister Mary Ann. The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Virginia was celebrated April 13, with the Rev. Daniel Hopcus presiding. She was preceded in death by all her siblings....
Sisters of Providence bestow honors on benefactors during annual Saint Mother Theodore Guerin gathering
...superior. “Beyond financial support, however, I truly think Peg would do just about anything for the Sisters of Providence. She has a warm and special place for us in her heart, and we do for her as well.” The Sarah and Joseph Thralls Award honors an individual, family or group that has made significant contributions of time, talent and treasure to the Congregation. It is named in honor of the pioneer family that offered hospitality by way of a primitive...
Sister Ann Casper
...in one’s life. As long as I strive to do that, things seem to turn out all right. Favorites Flower/plant: Pansy. Recreation: Walking. Hobby: Walking, watching sports on TV. Sport: Football, basketball and baseball. Quote: God is in reality. Holiday: Thanksgiving. Scripture passage: Is. 42: 1-4 Dessert: Warm bread pudding. Time of day: Early morning. Season: Spring. Comic strip: Zits. Childhood activity: Playing board games/cards. Hero/heroine: Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Saint: Mother Theodore Guerin. Least favorite course in school: Math....
Jeremy Hackerd’s comments
...improve education and her religious significance warrant commemoration with a state marker. To understand her contributions to education in Indiana, you need to know a bit about the condition of education in the state before she arrived. From its inception, Indiana struggled with its goal to provide quality education to its citizens. In the 1830s, Gov. Noah Noble complained about the lack of qualified teachers in the state. Despite the Indiana General Assembly’s best efforts, numerous state laws passed during...
The legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...her life that is truly the mark of saintliness. More than that, she endured these trials with a joyful spirit and, as she herself once said, “a spirit of natural gaiety.” Finally, in addition to her life of faith, or rather, supportive of that life, she nurtured a deep devotional life. Her Eucharistic life was revealed in her eager desire to celebrate this unique presence of God. Her warm and loving devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, can be...
PFS volunteer brings love for justice, education to her work
...which she worked for twelve years dealing with issues from poverty and the nuclear arms race, to equal rights for women and apartheid in Africa to US support of wars in Central America. When asked about the time she was arrested for peaceful protesting, she responds, “Which time? I’ve been arrested lots of times.” Sister Dorothy is a woman willing to put her own comfort and security on the line to bring goodness, equality and fairness to others. She’s still...
2011 General Chapter
General Chapter, June 27 – July 7, 2011. Visible from left: Sisters Rosemary Ward, Barbara Doherty, Martha Joseph Wessel and Dina Bato. Sisters Rita Clare Gerardot and Laura Ann McLaughlin chat at their table. Sister Jean Fuqua takes the mic while Sister Pat Mahoney looks on. The General Chapter of Elections of the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., concluded Wed., July 6 in early afternoon. Elected as General Superior for a second term was Sister Denise Wilkinson. Elected...
Sister Denise reflection: 2008 Rite of Commitment
...more fully to the transforming action of Providence in our lives and our relationships; and to live as citizens of Earth community with a common future.” Know, as you commit and re-commit yourself to living the associate relationship, that we welcome you warmly and sincerely. We recognize that living out our mutual relationship will change all of us. I believe you will continue to reveal the ever-new and yet always recognizable face of Providence to us, your sisters in Providence....
Sister Grace Stewart
...and putting on a play. Put on a play with 60 some little boys! What was I going to do? We had a kitchen band. They all wore chef hats and played pots and pans,” Sister Grace said, chuckled warmly at the memory of that experience. Her deep, sincere love for children continues today. “I try to love them today, the children of the people who work here, as well as my own cousins and my own family. They’re our...
Sister Bernice Kuper
...culture, especially in the United States, where a generation of young people was protesting the Vietnam War, questioning authorities, and searching for a new way to live with more freedom. “Women who were in formation at the time were women of the 1960s. They were women who were on college campuses who were wanting to change things. The women in the novitiate were no different. They wanted to know why we couldn’t do it all right now. Of course, having...
Sister Jeanette Marie Lucinio
...during summer months in all the major cities in Russia and Lithuania and some of the country towns as well. “It is part of the world I never expected to be involved with. I used to think people of Eastern Europe as being so different from me. I was so astonished to see how they were so warm and welcoming. They were on fire to restore the church after coming out of 50 years of Communist occupation,” Sister Jeanette said....
Sister Marie Kevin Tighe
...noon to buy candy for their girl friends. When the afternoon session began there was much hub-bub and chattering. I thought, “Sister isn’t going to like this!” When she appeared on the scene, she assessed the situation and then said simply, “Isn’t love grand?” Somehow by osmosis, and not even realizing it at the time, the charism of the Sisters of Providence revealed itself to me. Sister had responded with love, mercy, and justice. There was warmth and humor in...