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Sister Margaret Ann Wilson (formerly Sister Ann Gerard)
...and Marguerite Busken Wilson. She has now been reunited with her three brothers: G.B. “Bud,” Charles and Edward, who preceded her in death. Her current families of nieces and nephews, as well as the Busken cousins, were very special to her. Margaret Ann attended grade school at Corpus Christi in Oklahoma City and started high school there, but graduated from Providence Juniorate here at the Woods. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence on Jan. 9, 1946, and...
‘I’ll be home for Christmas:’ A song of hope and of light in the darkness
...died in less than a week’s time; and, in each case, I have heard someone say, “I think they wanted to be home for Christmas.” We feel sadness at their passing, however, that feeling is transformed into a kind of deep peace when we think of death as “going home.” For Sisters of Providence that home, we believe, is with and in God. This might seem like a strange reflection at a time of the year when we are celebrating...
Sister Ann Jeanette Gootee
...Bernard and Burdean, and her sister Patricia Dyer, who preceded her in death. She has also been reunited with two first cousin Sisters of Providence, Sisters Mary Hilda and Mary Justin. Sister Ann Jeanette Gootee Teacher for 25 years in schools in Indiana, Illinois, Texas, California, Oklahoma and Washington, D.C. In Indiana: St. Joseph, Hammond (1950-51); St. Mary, Lafayette (1965-70); St. Thomas, Indianapolis (1970-71). In Illinois: St. Andrew, Chicago (1946-47); Immaculata Conception, Chicago (1950); St. Mel, Chicago (1952-58); St. Andrew,...
Day of Departure
...upon each of the ten recipients, he repeated the beautiful and solemn prayer: “‘Take this crucifix. May it be your companion in your apostolic labors, and your consolation in life and at the hour of death. Amen.’ During the presentation of the crosses the choir sang the motet, ‘For he shall give His angels charge over thee,’ from Mendelssohn’s ‘Elijah.’… According to the ritual of the Church, foreign missionaries must start on their journey immediately from the church hence, the...
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...
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...
Sister Elaine Doucette (formerly Sister Elaine Marie)
...Sister Elaine Doucette was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, to George and Florence Martin Doucette. She had six sisters and three brothers. Mary, Florence, Ruth, Carol and Ed survive her, and Jean, Marian, George and Bob preceded her in death. Elaine was educated at Cheverus Elementary School and Cheverus High School in Malden, Massachusetts, and she graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Elaine entered the Sisters of Providence in 1953, made first profession in 1956, and final vows in 1961. Elaine taught...
Sister Jean Anne Maher (formerly Sister Roberta Marie)
...she accepted it so beautifully. The last time I visited with her was two days before her death, and she was so grateful and the most peaceful I saw her in months. In a short time, we will hear from the Gospel of Matthew the welcome to heaven for a faithful servant. When I asked some of the sisters if they had anything they wanted to share about Sister Jean Anne, I heard some of those Gospel words said to...
Asked to move for the sake of the mission
...Ann Stoiber — are pretty much like everyone else in similar situations. A room in the new convent. Change is hard, no matter who you are, when or why it comes. One’s emotions are all over the place. The stages of death and dying sometimes come into play: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. The distinct advantages the sisters had in this situation, however, is the support of other community members, belief in God’s Providence which has never failed us...
Celebrating the Feast of Saint Francis
...the Canticle, in which he referred to the sun, wind, air, and fire as his brothers, and to the moon, stars, earth, water, and death as his sisters. I can’t help but wonder: What if every one of us who inhabit Earth had the same reverence for creation that Francis exhibited? Would the climate change issues be so critical? Would catastrophic weather events be so prevalent? Would our oceans be rife with plastic? I think Saint Francis would be right...
Foundation day: a community effort
...until her death in 1897. She outlived her sister companions and related the stories of the beginning years to newer members. And where would the sisters have been without the help and support of the Thralls family who generously offered their small home as the first dwelling of the sisters? Each sister brought unique and much needed skills and gifts to the fledgling community. The same is true today; except that our tent is much bigger. Now we have a...
O Antiphon – O Dayspring come shine on us
...Our challenge is to recognize and respond to Christmas gifts and lights as reminders of the deeper reality of salvation. As did Israel, many sit in the darkness of poverty, disease, war, injustice and the shadow of death. Even with that reality around us, Jesus says that we are to be light to the world, and to let that light shine. For this we must seek the Rising Dawn, the Sun of Justice, to do what he came to do:...