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Sister Louise Schroeder (formerly Sister Edward Louise)
...in her commentary for Sister Louise Schroeder, formerly Sister Edward Louise, who died Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 93 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 76 years. Sister Janet continued: Margaret Ann Schroeder was born in 1925, on November 4, to Theresa Reyling Schroeder and Edward Schroeder in Jasper, Indiana. An older brother, Joseph, died in infancy, and her sisters Calista (Sunny), Pearl, Helen, and Bernadine preceded her in death, as...
Sister John Mary Rifner
Cecilia Ann Rifner was born to Oliver and Anna Barth Rifner in New Castle, Indiana, on April 1, 1929, so her death a week ago was just days short of her 90th birthday. Perhaps God will be saying to her on April 1, “No foolin’, you are in heaven celebrating your 90th birthday,” said Sister Ann Casper in her commentary for Sister John Mary Rifner, who passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 89...
Sister Cecilia Carter (formerly Sister Mary Cecilia)
Mary June Rae Carter was born at home in Santa Ana, California, on Aug. 7, 1926. She was the first of three daughters of her father Herb and her mother Gertrude Alton Carter. Her younger sisters, Caroline and Joanne, both preceded her in death. When her parents brought her to be baptized at St. Boniface, her parish Church, the priest refused to five her the name June Rae because it was not a saint’s name. So, her parents consented to...
Sister Brigid Mary Hurley
...a car to use. He made her sign a contract that the car would be solely used by her to commute back and forth to school and not used for anything else, so she named the car SOLELY. Shortly after this, we adopted a dog which was named Tutti, which means everybody’s in Italian. She taught all her nieces and nephews how to make a cupcake sandwich. When her great-niece and nephew were told of her death, they had a...
Looking back on Good Friday
...carry their burdens alone. I also used to think about Pontius Pilate during the quiet. What if he had been courageous enough to stand up to the crowd and had released Jesus instead of sending him to such a painful death? Some life lessons were learned in the quiet of St. Monica Church. This Good Friday, the same characters will be available for my admiration and meditation. This time around, I hope I will be moved to respond to the...
Sister Michaela Galvin
...dripping umbrella. The roommate was convinced it was raining inside and kept imploring her daughter to open the umbrella. Finally, after listening to the daughter’s responses and seeing the futility of logic, Michaela sternly ordered the other visitor, “Open the umbrella.” She did, and the woman calmed down. After her mother’s death, Michaela returned to teaching high school English at Immaculata, where the sisters who lived with her noticed her kindness with little attentions to different sisters in the 40-plus...
Digitizing the letters and journals of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...penning only dry, conventional platitudes. She continued to write vibrant, entertaining letters and dramatic accounts of her travels. Her sisters recognized the extraordinary abilities and holiness of the author of these writings. They began preserving them after her death. They transcribed them into copy books, translated them, and preserved the original autographs whenever possible. In 1937, Sister Mary Theodosia Mug published 160 of the translated and edited letters as well as the three journals of travel in The Journals and...
A Reflection for a Golden Jubilee
...the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit … 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 renew and confirm 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....
Sisters of Providence Leadership Team calls for an end to gun violence
...9, marked only the 221st day of this year. Thus, the United States is averaging more than one mass shooting per day. According to Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, approximately 36,000 Americans are killed by guns every year, and more than 100,000 are shot and injured annually. In addition, the organization states that, from 2014 to 2017, gun deaths in our country increased by 16 percent. Also, the law center says that of the 36,383 Americans killed with...
Newsnotes
...inhumane conditions, particularly for children, in migrant detention centers. The plight of children and families forced from their homelands, risking death in the desert and imprisonment in horrific conditions upon entry to the United States seeking refuge, demands action, says Sister Barbara, justice promoter for the Sisters of Providence. “We can all do something to say, ‘Here’s my part,’” Sister Barbara said. “‘Here’s our part.’ We’re all doing something to build the momentum. Will you join us?” Ways to get...
Sister Marie Alexis Geiger
...up, I didn’t want to disappoint. She was an amazing human being and I wish I was able to see her one more time. Rest in heaven, Sister Marie … you made a MASSIVE impact in my life.” Because Sister Marie Alexis was my band member, her death has brought back many memories of our early days together. When we entered the novitiate in 1946, we were a band of 28 – now we are a band of four. When...
Against All Odds: The life of Mother Marie Gratia Luking
...attendance at the local high school, she did her studies through classes taught by the sisters after their regular school hours. The tragic death of her father when a gas main exploded in the basement of his store required Josie to assume even more responsibility. After attending business college in Indianapolis, she returned home and worked for the Connersville Buggy Company until her siblings had finished school. In spite of her mother’s opposition, at the age of 21, she entered...