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Sister Donna (Laurence Therese) O’Neill
...shared Sister Luke. “Sister Donna was a cut above most; her generosity would be hard to match. Her consistent charity and kindness toward all were hallmarks we witnessed, just as scripture records in the Acts of the Apostles the people of Jesus’ time witnessing him going around doing good,” concluded Sister Luke. The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Donna was celebrated April 27, with the Rev. Daniel Hopcus presiding. She was preceded in death by both of her siblings....
Sister Dorothy Evelyn Laughlin
...was incredibly intelligent, graceful and strong,’” shared Sister Ann. “On March 17, along with the bridegroom, her parents and brother, Robert, I imagine some of her former students and colleagues were behind that heavenly door when it opened. All welcomed her home as she entered with her brightly lit lamp,” concluded Sister Ann. The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Dorothy Evelyn was celebrated March 31, with the Rev. Daniel Hopcus presiding. She was preceded in death by her brother....
Sister Mary Rosita Thewes
...indirectly to the people of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis,” continued Sister Mary Roger. “Upon the death of Archbishop O’Meara, Sister Mary Rosita was moved to a much less pressurized environment at St. Simon Convent, Indianapolis, where she reveled in the opportunity to live community life daily. Always a community woman, Sister Mary Rosita’s ministry as servant of the servants of God had often kept her more isolated than she would have preferred,” said Sister Mary Roger. Sister Mary Rosita returned...
Entrance book digitally preserved
...cases, birth name, date of birth, place of birth and parents’ names. Entries include the date of the sister’s death. Some indicate that the woman left voluntarily, while a few indicate that a woman was “sent” home. Please note: When the entrance book was scanned by the Indiana Historical Society a few pages were covered with notes adding clarifying information. These notes prevent the reading of a few pages. The information that is covered appears below. On page 2 a...
A Parent’s Prayer to Our Lady of Providence
O Lady of Providence, my mother, surround the children God entrusted to me with your loving prayer. May God keep them safe in body, soul and mind. Through their struggles and burdens, their triumphs and joys, stay with them before God as their loving mother. Pray for my children each day of their lives and in the hour of their death that they might join you in praising our loving God forever. Amen....
A remarkable woman
...hands of Providence. … Mother Theodore Guerin spent only 16 years in Indiana before her death in 1856. But the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence she founded continues to be vibrant and mission oriented these 166 years later. Hopes for the effect of the effect of the canonization on the Congregation Compiled by Sister Ann Margaret O’Hara from sisters’ responses The canonization of our foundress, Mother Theodore Guerin, calls all Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in Indiana to...
Living a fruitful vowed life
This article is reprinted from the fall 2007 issue of HOPE. Almighty and eternal God, wishing to consecrate myself to your service, under the special protection of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, of my full and deliberate will, I, Sister N.N., take the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience according to the Constitutions approved by the Holy See for this Congregation of the Sisters of Providence. Grant me, O my God, the grace to be faithful to them until death. Amen....
A Priceless Gift
...lips of the sisters — was one sentence. When I inquired, I was told that these were the only words they could attribute to their foundress, assumed to have been written by her own hand and discovered after her death on a scrap of paper in the back of her prayer book. I thought immediately of our foundress, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, and of her many journals and letters — prolific writings in her own hand and not only preserved,...
Sister Diane Ris publishes new book about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...more than a dozen years ago by Sister Joseph Eleanor Ryan (RIP), then Sister Diane took over the work after a sabbatical which followed her term in leadership. “I have deep love for Mother Theodore. I have so much respect for what she was going through, all that she experienced from birth to death. What a holy woman she was! In the words of Pope John Paul II at her beatification, ‘ … not only was she holy, but she...
Remembering Sister St. Francis Xavier
Sister St. Francis Xavier Le Fer After the arrival of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and her companions to the Woods in October of 1840, the small Congregation was beset with many losses and trials. One of the most grievous and personal losses to Saint Mother Theodore was the death of Sister St. Francis Xavier, who died Jan. 31, 1856. Irma Le Fer, as she was known before entering the Sisters of Providence in Ruillé, France, arrived at the Woods in...
Letters from the battlefield
As we rapidly approach the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, Wabash Valley Visions & Voices is putting the final touches on a special collection celebrating and remembering the War Between the States or the War of the Rebellion. Many of the items in this collection are personal letters of soldiers. These letters provide a “ground level” view of the war — the hardships, sickness, death and, yes, the simple joys of life. One such letter [a...
Treasures from Archives: Father Goossens
...sisters described his death in this way: “With his unvarying promptitude and fidelity, Father Goossens came over as usual at six o’clock to distribute Holy Communion to the sick before saying the Community Mass. When the clock struck six, he was at the altar and apparently tried to open the Tabernacle, but as he said afterwards, he was dizzy and could not see. The Sisters at the altar railing waiting to receive Holy Communion and those in the church who...