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November 20, 2022: Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
...Reflection I know I am not alone when I say I have trouble celebrating the feast of Christ the King. No doubt this is because of the images kingship usually presents: Being in a position of power, lording it over others, showing one’s might, being in control, waging war on the weak and helpless. However, in celebrating the feast, it helps me to realize that Jesus’ kingship was just the opposite of what we humans tend to think about rulers....
Thanksgiving reflection 2022: Grateful in Uncertain Times
...privileged to share. This is a season to be grateful, to say thank you, even as illness, war, racism, scarcity and greed, climate disasters, political unrest, and so many more uncertainties surround us. It is a time to appreciate what we have, to focus on what is good in our lives, and to pause to notice what we often take for granted. Breathe in Gratitude. Breathe out thank you. Saint Mother Theodore inspires us to be grateful “With hearts full...
December 4, 2022: Second Sunday of Advent
...time Jerusalem, all Judea, and the whole region around the Jordan were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they acknowledged their sins. When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance. And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham...
Sister Thomas Jeanne Doriot
...back Through time … almost to eternity. Move closer to the queenly woman in a worn cloak of blue. See? She offers you the Babe to hold … gently now. In your arms rests the Boundless One, wrapped in warm humanity, shivering a little as he wakens to a stranger’s gaze. Eyes that before had looked down through space to earth below now look up at you in...
Vincennes emergency hospital
Two Sisters of Providence took charge of the emergency hospital in Vincennes, Ind. In addition to their work at the Military Hospital in Indianapolis, the Sisters of Providence also had charge of the emergency hospital in Vincennes, Ind., that was opened in July and August of 1861 and then again on May 29, 1862, for a short period. Sisters St. Felix Buchanan and Sophie Glenn were given the duty to manage this hospital. Vincennes Bishop Maurice de Saint-Palais offered to...
Tribute to sisters in Vincennes
Two Sisters of Providence took charge of the emergency hospital in Vincennes, Ind. From time to time, The Vincennes Weekly Sun ran articles on the emergency hospital in that city. Much of the praise for this medical facility was directed toward Sisters St. Felix Buchanan and Sophie Glenn and Dr. Baty, who was head of the hospital. From the July 4, 1862, issue: Article headline: Vincennes Military Hospital “This institution, under the superintendence of Dr. Baty, is a model of...
Surgeons’ report at Indy Military Hospital
The SIsters of Providence cared for soldiers at the Indianapolis Military Hospital. A report by Dr. John M. Kitchen and Dr. Patrick H. Jameson, hospital surgeons at the Military Hospital in Indianapolis, provided the following information in a report to Inspector-General Miles Murphy. The report was published by the Indianapolis Daily Journal. The report was dated Friday, August 16, 1861. The hospital began accepting soldiers April 29, 1861, with the Sisters of Providence arriving May 17, 1861, to take over...