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Providence Associate commitment ceremony 2017
...and her companion Sister Barbara Bluntzer, standing, chat with other associates. Jean Smith with Eileen and Joe Horan and their daughter Sister Tracey Horan Providence Associate Mary Bales with her companion Sister Laurette Bellamy Providence Associate Patti Burris and her companion Sister Kay Kelly Sister Paula Damiano companions Providence Associate Shawn Shamsaie Providence Associate Peggy Stewart with her companion Sister Terri Boland Companion Sister Rosemary Ward with Providence Associate Laura Dudkowski Sandra Powell with her companion Providence Associate Mary Longtine...
Sister Agnes Mary Raetz
...kept lobbying for water and hose, but never got them. Agnes thought my duty was quite hilarious and was always teasing me about it. But most of all, (she was) kind and gentle and a true woman of Providence – and always so good to me.” * “What I remember about our dear Agnes Mary is a woman whom one may think was very serious until that face would break into a smile that was so warm and welcoming and...
Sister Adelaide Ortegel
...you find love in the world today?” The question was poignant, because war was raging in Vietnam, racial tensions filled U.S. cities, and many were searching for love in their own lives. Eventually, Adelaide found herself standing in front of Santa at Marshall Fields. As she recounted the moment, Adelaide told me the Santa looked her squarely in the eye and said, “Honey, I don’t think there is love in the world!” “My heart broke,” Adelaide said, and she decided...
Breathing time on this organic farm
...take everything off because it’s warm and humid in the greenhouse. And it’s green everywhere. “You pick up the water wand and tell the plants they’ll be able to play outside soon.” Looking toward spring Due to the uncertainty of the weather, it’s all hurry up and wait in the spring. The ground is too frozen or too muddy. Then there’s the times when there is more work than people to do the work. “Spring and summer is just go,...
Sisters of Providence remember Archbishop Emeritus Daniel M. Buechlein
David Paul Hammer, center, on the day he was received into the Catholic Church in 2000, with then-Archbishop Daniel Buechlien, left, and right, Mercy Sister Camille D’ Arienzo and Sister Rita Clare. Archbishop Emeritus Daniel M. Buechlein’s passing has rekindled many warm memories for the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Beginning in 1992, he served as the fifth archbishop of Indianapolis. He grew up in Jasper, Indiana (where the SPs taught), and became a monk at St. Meinrad Archabbey....
With great gratitude for our sisters who further the mission of God’s Providence in Asia
...Ann Colette Wolf, SP, tells the founding story and experiences of Mother Marie Gratia Luking and her five companions in China, and the subsequent establishment of our SP presence and mission in Taiwan, following the end of World War II. Taiwan is an island about the size of Indiana, located about 110 miles off the eastern coast of China. The population of Taiwan is approximately 23.5 million people. Currently seven SPs live and minister in Taiwan in two different locations....
The woman behind the saint
...were homeless when they arrived in a dense Indiana forest on a dark October evening in 1840. They lived with a generous local family until a new building was completed. She … experienced tragedies in her early life. Two brothers died in fires and her father, a soldier, was murdered by thieves while returning from war. She put her own dreams on hold to care for her family when her mother could not cope emotionally with her father’s death. She...
A poem inspired by spring at the Woods
Reserves Did Trees stand tall at your arrival? Did Wind whisper a welcome in your ear? Did Chill awaken your senses? Did Presence warm your heart? Did Quiet grant you peacefulness? Did Angels sing you to sleep? Did Blossoms rouse your resilience? Did Greening promise new life? Did Bells chime with inspiration? Did Future shed light on the path? Did Her-story propel you forward? Did She enliven your soul? Did you soak it all in to the well of your...
The ‘month of our Mother’
...as we pray for all families, especially those separated by divorce, deportation, war or death. So the answer to my question is yes. This litany, long cherished and perhaps at times forgotten, can lead us today to new ways of thinking about and praying with Mary, Mary Mother of the Church, Mary, our model in faith. “O Mary, we crown you with blossoms today …” You, who are our caring mother, supportive sister, and cherished friend, pray for us, pray...
Reflections for the local Golden Jubilee celebration
...left us two years later to follow what became for you a lifetime of service as a member of the Navy Nurse Corps, including a stint during the Vietnam War on the U.S. Naval hospital ship, Repose. As Providence would have it, by the time you returned to the Sisters of Providence 25 years ago, you were able to begin a totally new path as a freelance photographer, artist and designer – honoring Divine Providence through your creative gifts. Like...
A celebration of interculturality
...by society. And it is slowly creeping into the culture of society throughout the world. The current social order needed to be disturbed. And it was. Principles of equal and just treatment of women — and of all people — we wonder why we didn’t see it sooner. The same thing can be said about racism, classism, heterosexism and all of the other shameless, nasty “isms,” whatever they may be. All of these, social warts with all of their ugly...
The Providence Climate Agreement
...the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels, is a primary cause of global warming. The Providence Climate Agreement: Mindful of the effects of climate injustice on the cosmos, Earth, and all creatures of Earth, particularly the most vulnerable, we commit to work against climate injustice. We pledge that by June 2019, we will have collectively reduced the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2 million pounds (in personal activities and in local or broader communities). We pledge, in addition, to...