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Sister Maureen Cecile Palmer
Sister Maureen Cecile Palmer “Love is patient; love is kind. Love is not jealous, it does not put on airs, it is not snobbish.” (1 Corinthians 13:4) “This Scripture reading was chosen because Sister Maureen Cecile portrayed so many of the characteristics of love spoken there. She has always been known as quietly going about helping anyone who needed her, loving the vocation that she had chosen and filling Earth with good music,” said Sister Catherine Livers in her commentary...
Sister Jeanette (Margaret Therese) Flaherty
...care for those who are without the resources they need. She was always mindful of the poor, working to do what she could to create more just economic structures. “She had a passion for the care of Earth, manifested both in her love of outdoor activities … and in her efforts to recycle materials … . “Like the woman in the Gospel who threw in her two coins, Sister Jeanette threw her lot in fully; she gave all she had...
Spirituality of Acceptance: Accepting Diminishment, Illness and Loss
...the reality of loss to be in a way that holds its complexity and challenges, not just the sadness, not just the pain, not just the suffering, but also the glory and the radiance, the love and the beauty of our lives? We do it with the invitation of the Providence of God. The Rev. Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, says “it is no easy task to walk this earth and find peace.” All the more do I admire these women who...
CNN shares Mother Theodore’s journey to sainthood
...she said. “This is Heaven on Earth. I’ve never been to such a beautiful place, not just the land, but the spirit here. It’s unlike any place I’ve ever been. I’ve been very fortunate to travel the world and to see the best and the worst of humanity. This is singular. The sisters here are amazing. It makes me emotional. That’s how much I really love it here. It’s clear to me that this woman was a saint without the...
A pleasant sounding instrument
...Haiti and most recently tsunami and earthquake victims in Japan. “I hope to be an instrument — a pleasant sounding one — to lead [my students] to love God as a friend. And I hope to be one who has taught them respect for who they are and whose they are and to spread this respect in all of their daily encounters at home, in school and with their friends,” said Sister Kay. Yes, Sister Kay has been and continues...
Three Sisters of Providence celebrate their 25th anniversary
...perpetual vows Aug. 12, 1995. She graduated from Highland Community College with an associates’ degree, then from Illinois State University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She received a master’s degree in education administration from Rosary College and a master’s degree in Earth literacy from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Indiana ministries: Terre Haute: principal, St. Patrick School (1996-2001); Sacred Heart School (2005-2007); substitute teacher, Vigo County School Corporation (2007). Indianapolis: principal, Holy Angels School (2001-2003). Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: assistant professor, Saint...
Grace
...trees. I watched the snow fall one morning and wondered what her vantage point had been when she wrote, during the last winter before her death: “The weather is a little milder, and yet a thick mist has frozen on the trees, which are all white as snow this morning and give our Forest an air of purity and innocence which it is a pleasure to see. What will Heaven be like if our earth is sometimes so beautiful!” Whether...
Women’s History Month: God chooses the humble
...to accept when she learned she would be given the title of superior general for the new group and any other houses set up in the United States ‘until such time as the bishop of Le Mans and the bishop of Vincennes shall otherwise jointly decide.’ Again her courage failed her. “This time she decided to write to the bishop of Le Mans for advice. He answered reassuringly that our Lord did not choose the powerful of earth for His...
Father Dan raises a village
...streets and homes are aglow. By golly, there’s even a full moon. “Who pays the light bill?” one sister joked at the open house. Father Dan said there is a little something new added to the village each year. This year’s additions included a flower shop and a Main Street pharmacy. He still receives some village items as gifts; others he buys. For many of us this year, our gift was seeing Father Dan’s Christmas village representing Peace on Earth....
CNN to show documentary on Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...to say about her research and work at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: “This is Heaven on Earth. I’ve never been to such a beautiful place, not just the land, but the spirit here is unlike any place I’ve ever been. I’ve been very fortunate to travel the world and to see the best and the worst of humanity. But, this is singular. It makes me emotional. That’s how much I really love it here. “I am struck by the determination that had...
Experiencing a deep and authentic unity
...our lifestyle holds promise for the “good of the whole:” deep gospel living; mystical presencing; faithfulness and responsiveness to unmet needs; solidarity with Earth; building of community; risk-taking for the sake of mission; social entrepreneurship; practice of dialogue and discernment; ability to speak truth to power; commitment to seeking “the more.” We left the meeting hopeful and justifiably proud to be part of this gathering of women religious. Each of us sensed the tangible presence of God throughout the meeting...
A rest for weary bones
...this side of earth on May 14, 1856, she was laid to rest in the first cemetery of the Congregation that was located near today’s St. Anne Shell Chapel. In death as in life, Mother Theodore’s weary bones have never really received much rest. A new shrine will allow those bones to find a final resting place, just like the bones of Joseph found their rest in the Promised Land. Because the land near the chapel wasn’t the ideal location...