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Sister Mary Lee Mettler (formerly Sister Irma)
...2020, at Signature Health Care in Terre Haute, Indiana. She was 88 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 69 years. Sister Ann continued: Mary Lee Mettler was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Omer and Leone Jordan Mettler on Aug. 7, 1932. Even though her birth name was Mary Lee, she was baptized Mary Leone. She grew up with her two sisters Connie and Irene. Irene preceded her in death last year. She was educated by...
Sister Nancy Nolan (formerly Sister Jean Paula)
...friendships with Sisters Francis Maureen McGrory, the principal there, and Ellen Kehoe. In this week since her death, we have heard from numerous former students of both schools citing her influence, her wisdom and her knack for instilling in them a sense of self-worth. Then, along came Sister Rosemarie Ruffle who changed Nancy’s life forever by inviting her to become the principal at Corpus Christi School in Oklahoma City. In spite of her own misgivings about her administrative abilities, Nancy...
Sister Madeline Therese McCann
...at Corpus Christi Convent in Evansville. Sister Madeline Therese was always a quiet, timid person. Her mother died suddenly in her presence when she was very young and the childhood shock made her timid and fearful all her life. She was at east, however, in her school room and won the affection of her children. She taught all the day preceding her death, but complained of feeling ill. She was prevailed upon to stay in bed for the day, and...
Sister Stella Marie Langdale
...Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, and also at St. Ann’s in Washington, D.C., Holy Redeemer in College Park, St. Clement in Lansdowne, and Ascension School in Halethorpe, Md. For the past 15 years, she has been retired to the Motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Sister Stella Marie is survived by one sister, Miss Elizabeth Langdale, who resides at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods; and by a cousin, Mrs. John J. Reynolds of Arlington, Va. The death certificate signed by Dr. K.G. Wakim, who had attended...
Against gray February skies
Note: The following poem was written by Sister Mary Catherine Keene in 1975 Bare trees rise Pushing up from somewhere Deep within the earth Witnesses to death and life To dormancy and birth How bound we are to them! Yes, do we know How woven in one cloth we stand— Those trees and we Forming some life-bond Mysteriously Some voice from Genesis describes The Knowledge Tree Psalmist lean upon the cedar trees of Lebanon Christ found Zacchaeus sitting in a...
Journals and Letters week 26: Overcoming great loss
...residence of Bishop de la Hailandière when Mother Theodore was released from her vows, sent away from the diocese and forbidden contact with her Sisters – that all happened in May of 1847. Difficult months This week’s letters, announcing the deaths of Sister Mary Liguori and Sister Seraphine, were written four months before the crisis. So, Mother Theodore suffered these losses during the difficult months when she and her council were almost certain they would have to leave the holy ground...
Sister Lawrence: a courageous caregiver in an epidemic past
...17. The next morning, while cleaning the house, she became very ill with cholera. At 5 o’clock that same day, Sister Lawrence died. “I regret nothing,” she said, “in leaving the world. I have worked hard, very hard, with my body, perhaps my mind has not worked hard enough; our sisters will pray for me.” Pray for us Father Benoit sent the news of Sister Lawrence’s death to Mother Theodore with these words: “A victim of zeal and charity, Sister...
June 27, 2021: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel Reading Mark 5:21-24, 35b-43 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea. One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. Seeing him he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, saying, “My daughters is at the point of death. Please, come lay your hands on her that she may get well and live. He went off with him, and...
Sister Annette Schipp
...Indiana, on July 9, 1922, to Albert and Anna Wilmes Schipp. She was the second of seven children, all of whom have preceded her in death. She had a somewhat rocky childhood. While she was still in elementary school, her sister Mary died of typhoid, her brother Bobbie died of polio, and her mother, who had had typhoid as well, had to be absent from the home for an extended recovery. The family moved to Jasper sometime before Edna entered...
Journals and Letters week 41: Oh, Maria and other friends
...a temporary affair that will suffer from the caprices of men.” Helen Reddy – I Am Woman I’ll be there for you. Mother Theodore’s letter to Madame Le Fer de la Motte – a letter from one dear friend to another. Knowing her friend grieves the death of a loved one, Mother Theodore offers these words of comfort. “Does it not seem to you, Madame, that you are only separated from these dear friends by a curtain, the corner of...
Journals and Letters week 44: Full as an egg and a tribute to a friend
...Sister St. Francis. Sound advice about how to handle Sister Maria. And the description of the Church being “as full as an egg.” Mother Theodore describes the Church as being “as full as an egg.” Photo by pics_pd on Pixnio The reader can choose any paragraph and have plenty to reflect on or investigate more fully it seems to me! That’s our Mother Theodore! Death of a dear one Not only did the year 1855 bring the announcement at Saint...
The call of Providence
...and now coming back in an official way to the community. One said the charism of love, mercy and justice and its inclusivity and care for creation was important to her. Another said she was introduced to the Providence Community seven years ago when she came to the area to visit a loved one on death row. She is excited to join the sisters in their work against the death penalty. A place to belong Still another said she has...