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Sister Bernadetta Ryan
...Dunblane and Immaculata. Bernadetta was the kind of person who had developed her great talent: The skill of taking the time to look and see the beauty of all things. Could this love of life stem from the fact that as a child, she almost died? As a newborn, she was so small and sickly that her parents would warm the oven and place her in this make-shift incubator to sustain her. Her father would say about her that when...
Providence Food Pantry 25th anniversary
...the pantry (center) and Rose sell tickets. Marylu (center) and Greg Thralls have supported the pantry for many years. A good crowd assists the pantry in celebrating 25 years! Pat Etling catches up with Sister Ann Casper. Sister Joseph is more than happy about the fun run/walk gift check. A beautiful quilt is part of the raffle treasure. Sister Joan Slobig (left) presents Sister Joseph Fillenwarth proceeds from the Saint Mary’s Village fun run/walk. From left, Pat Etling, Bob Warn...
Against All Odds: The life of Mother Marie Gratia Luking
...women, the Catechist Sisters of Providence. Her leadership was further tested when the Japanese occupied China during the Second World War and the sisters were interned in a concentration camp. When the communist takeover became imminent, Sister Marie Gratia faced the reality that after almost 30 years, the mission in China would need to be abandoned. With no time to consult with St. Mary’s, she arranged a hasty evacuation in December 1948, to the nearby island of Taiwan. She seemed...
Advent 2019: All are welcome or How do we make room in the inn?
...turned to the many Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates gathered in support and said thank you over and over again for “welcoming Heather home,” Every time I open Facebook, I see yet another picture provided by Sister Joni Luna showing the happy faces of those who have been welcomed into the warmth of Miracle Place in Indianapolis where Joni now ministers with Sisters Barbara McClelland and Rita Wade. And those faces not only include kids from the neighborhood but...
From fear to tranquility: Sister Dorothy Rasche and prison ministry
...“I spoke to the warden after one woman said no one was there for a Thanksgiving service,” she said. “So I got permission for a 9 p.m. Christmas Eve service.” As the other two sisters were out of town, Sister Dorothy traveled to the prison by herself for that service. Five decades of prison ministry As the decade came to a close, Sister Dorothy began a ministry closer to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as a pastoral associate in Seelyville, Indiana. She also...
February Black History Month prayer service
...2: Grant us the desire, and the humility, to listen with special care to those whose experiences and attitudes are different from our own. Side 1: Deliver us from the violence of greed and privilege. Side 2: Grant us the desire, and the will, to live simply so others may have their just share of Earth’s resources. Side 1: Deliver us from the silence that gives consent to abuse, war and evil. Side 2: Grant us the desire, and the...
Sister Ellen Cunningham (formerly Sister Michael Aquinas)
...– when she perceived an injustice had been done. In Ellen’s file were various letters to the editor spanning the years from 1989 to 2016. Each is written clearly, forcefully, logically while never denigrating the original writer. The topics are these: Disputing the view that racism had no role in the burnings of local African American churches; US military aid to El Salvador; lack of justification for the war in Iraq; a response to a series entitled “Understanding the Muslim...
Rising to the Occasion
...over supervising the farm. Against All Odds, the history of our mission in China and Taiwan cites how Mother Marie Gratia Luking and our sister missionaries endured wartime crisis after crisis. In each case, they rose to the occasion. They did not give up. They did what they could at that time. They worked together with others, especially in the concentration camp, in order for the mission to survive. When they were forced to move to Taiwan, they faced many...
Sister Regina Norris (formerly Sister Regina Clare)
...sparkle in her eye as she announces, ‘I’m really reading!'” Regina notes that one of her former students, Father Eric Augustine, asked her to read at his first Mass at St. Jude Church since it was she who taught him to read. Sister Regina Norris helps a little boy with his reading in 2014 from the parlor in her home, Providence Hall. Sister Regina continued, “Teaching is a warm hug and a sticky kiss at the end of the day....
Providence Raphael Anthony “Tony”
...Infectious Disease at the National Institutes of Health. Tony is a beautiful boy and looks just like his mamma! Dora and Jubilee make a great team and are proud as punch. Providence Raphael Anthony Tony keeping warm in the barn The other alpacas act like “aunties” when a new cria or baby alpaca is born. A few days old and Tony already knows how to pose. This isn’t Tony but rather his mother Dora when she was just a cria....
Sister Ann Casper: holding nothing back in her service
...mornings a week in her office. She was part of a team directing the building of the columbarium and the Good Shepherd Chapel, completed in May 2020. She oversees marketing and communication for the cemetery and responds to all inquiries. This being a part-time position, what does Sister Ann do with extra time? Each Thursday, she helps pack and distribute over 80 sack lunches to residents of Garfield Towers and Warren Village, government housing facilities for low-income residents on Terre...
Sister Emily TeKolste’s renewal of Vows
Sister Emily Tekolste renewed her vows of poverty, chastity and obedience with the Sisters of Providence Sunday, June 28, in the Good Shepherd Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. You can read a copy of her reflection here. During this time of Covid-19, sisters took the necessary precautions like wearing face masks and physical distancing. These protocols couldn’t dampen the spirit of thoughtful music, readings, the warm presence of family and friends and celebration for Sister Emily, who took first vows last...