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Celebrating Puzzles!
...by Sherry (Dailey) Morgan, Sister Suzanne Dailey’s sister, took two months to complete. It was a challenge some of us just could not resist, however daunting it was somedays. (From left) Sister Lawrence Ann Liston, Sister Suzanne Dailey, Sister Mary Ann Phelan, Sister Donna Butler and Sister Editha Ben display a 5,000-piece puzzle in Providence Hall. John Spilsbury created the first jigsaw puzzle, a wooden map to teach geography skills and it was the primary use of jigsaw puzzles until...
Seeking for God: A poem for Advent
Note: During this season of Advent, we wanted to share with you a poem written by Sister Donna Butler, SP. You can also find the poem in the prayer section of our website here. journey down through the centuries of people seeking God to become flesh in their lives journey of people in high places journey of the lowly and the simple journey of Mary and Joseph journey of the wise ones journey of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin journey of...
Who is Anna Murray?
On February 14, Sister Paula Damiano, SP, and I had the privilege of attending the unveiling of the Frederick Douglass monument at the Hilton Garden Inn in Terre Haute. I had just taken out the library book, “Facing Frederick,” by Tony Bolden. Sister Donna Butler (left) and Sister Paula Damiano next to the monument for Frederick Douglass in Terre Haute. This extraordinary man, born a slave, did such passionate work for desegregation and accomplished so much for human rights. His...
History of devotion to Our Lady of Providence
...the devotion of Our Lady of Providence in students’ homes. “The Bugle Call,” the newsletter for Sisters of Providence students, urged young people in its April-May 1926 issue to give their mothers a copy of the Madonna that appeared on the newsletter’s frontispiece instead of a Mother’s Day card. Thus, the veneration of Our Lady of Providence came to the United States. Although the Shrine has been moved several times until its present location, it has always stirred deep emotions...
Sister Mary Pius Regnier: General Superior from 1966 to 1976
...here. Helen Marie Regnier was born in Aurora, Ill., on April 28, 1914. She was the eldest of six siblings, four boys and two girls, born to Fred and Anna McDonnell Regnier. In this traditionally Catholic family she learned early to consider Jesus as both model and friend. She graduated from Madonna High School in Aurora in 1931 and just six months later entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Providence, Jan. 23, 1932, receiving the name Sister Mary Pius....
2010 Rite of Commitment
...Betty Hopf process with a cloth for the altar during the Eucharistic Liturgy on Nov. 13, 2010. Mary Carroll is a new Providence Associate from Greenville, Ohio, and Amy hails from Terre Haute, Ind. Twenty women and men made their first commitment as Providence Associates on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, during a ceremony in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. They are: (front row, left to right): Sister Diane Mason, Donna Kehoe, Charlotte Norris, Bev McGuire and Joan Frisz; (second...
Election and inauguration reflections
...Africa. Sister Donna Butler I sensed that Obama could inspire people to reclaim their citizenship not only by voting, but by really participating in the ongoing decision-making process of government. Not only America, but the state of the world and the planet were compelling us to make a radical change in how our government operates. His being elected president is a watershed moment, certainly a profound moment of healing and pride for African-Americans, but a quantum leap for all of...
Sister Anji Fan
...call to life as a woman religious prevailed, and Sister Anji began a two-year effort to come to the United States. She used her friendship with Sister of Providence Donna Marie Fu as the link to the Congregation. She entered the Sisters of Providence Sept. 17, 1998, and professed first vows Aug. 10, 2002. It is a call that I really cannot explain. It is a very mysterious call. It is a desire inside of me even though it may...
CNN shares Mother Theodore’s journey to sainthood
...possible. The precise detail of Saint Mother Theodore’s life was a key factor in her canonization, and that material was of keen interest to CNN. They visited Archives twice where Sisters Mary Ryan, Marianne Mader, Marie Grace Molloy, Marie Esther Sivertsen and Donna Butler had documents, pictures and memorabilia at the ready. “I felt very energized by Jen and Drew because of their enthusiasm for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods,” said Sister Mary, archivist. “They were interested in...
Sister Sharon Sullivan (formerly Sister Barbara Mary)
...Lake Barkley in Kentucky and at West Baden. She particularly enjoyed the week-long family celebration of her Golden Jubilee in 1999. Her other ‘love’ was of reading and she could easily become devoured by a good book. From 1994 to 1999 she ministered at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Peru, Ind., as pastoral associate, a position she greatly loved. Sister Donna Butler recalls that Sharon seemed most comfortable ministering to those who were elderly and who had some physical limitations....
Sister Ruth Sampson (formerly Sister Constance Mary)
...always full of curiosity, interest and freshness.” Sister Donna Marie Fu notes that Sister Ruth was extremely creative and could make beautiful and useful things out of practically nothing. She put so much energy into her teaching — everything was for the students. Sister Suzanne Smith remembers a time when a group of sisters were driving back to the convent from Cape Cod and Sister Ruth insisted that they stop the car so she could collect butterflies for her classroom....
Thirteen Sisters of Providence celebrate 60 years with SPs
...special prayer ministry at the motherhouse. Sister Mary Catherine (formerly Marie Michele) Duffy, a native of Indianapolis, has spent more than 25 years serving the Hispanic community in Indianapolis and currently ministers at Marian Center in immigration assistance. She was in Provincial Administration (1978-1986) and taught at St. Matthew School (1986-1987). Sister Donna Marie Fu ministered in Terre Haute at Sacred Heart School (1956-1957) and at St. Ann School (1972). Sister currently is a vocation promoter for Asia. Sister Jane...