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Sister Mary Montgomery
...is when people really work together. What gives me hope, too, are some of the particular ministries in our Congregation, the combination of spirituality and ecology and care of the Earth. It extends beyond White Violet Center itself. Q. Do you have a favorite vacation destination? A. St. Joe’s Lake (at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods). I do like the beach, but when you can’t have the beach, St. Joe’s lake is really good. I’ve had some great opportunities for travel through my...
Sister Mildred Anne Dudine
“Acclaim the Most High, all Earth, serve God gladly, come into God’s presence with songs of joy!” (Psalm 100) “Sister Mildred Anne Dudine, no doubt, entered God’s presence with songs of joy that represented a 77-year lifetime of dedicated service as a Sister of Providence musician. The most frequent descriptive words I heard these past several days about Mildred Anne were, ‘She loved music; she was a happy person, always smiling; she was a very affirming person,’” said Sister Ann...
Light the candles! Christmas 2012
...Peace, Emmanuel, God-with-us. Like us, he weeps over the tragedy of Sandy Hook and all the other senseless and violent actions abroad on Earth. He asks us to be his compassion, his love, his outreach to those who suffer and to those who rejoice. It’s so puzzling that both extremes of experience co-exist every day, every season. Jesus has been born in our midst over and over again. True – once again Providence incarnates God’s self in the good people...
Sister Mary Eleanor Galvin
...Because I am minister, I search for the sacredness of persons to see their wonderful expectations to touch their marvelous warmth and to taste their loving memories Since I am minister I am sacramental— for I am called to be the Presence of Christ on earth whether it be in the capacity of welcome, or growth, or affirmation. My very presence is minister patterned in such a way where I can expect to be a suffering Christ a dying Christ...
The Joy of Vatican II
...o’clock Mass, rosary in hand. Both of them had favorite novenas and of course, our family said the rosary every night, my parents and the three oldest of the seven kids taking turns leading a decade. Yet these warm and sweet family memories are tempered by other aspects of pre-Vatican II culture. Before Vatican II everything was black and white. Everyone had a place on a pyramid that spanned heaven and earth. At the top was the pope, followed by...
Sister Anne Doherty (formerly Sister Dennis)
...and aunt, the teacher and principal, the clinical psychologist and general superior, the mentor and band member, the friend … was now simply welcomed home as “God’s beloved.” Robbed of so much in her later years, Anne now knows the reality of Saint Mother Theodore’s words: “… nothing can rob you of your joy when you will be reunited to those in heaven from whom you were obliged to be separated on Earth.” ~ Written by Sister Ann Casper, SP...
Sister Beatrice Hoberg (formerly Sister Mary Canice)
Sing to God a new song! Sing to God, all the earth! Psalm 96 This song seemed appropriate for our remembrance of Sister Beatrice Hoberg, considering her connections with music and her creativity. Beatrice was a writer, a poet and a composer of music: talents which served her well in her many years of active ministry, said Sister Margaret Quinlan in her commentary for Sister Beatrice Hoberg, who died March 3, 2013. Beatrice was born in Chicago Nov. 2, 1917...
Sister Maureen Fallon
...Earth to be an underachiever. Tell me a little about your ministry at Providence Cristo Rey. Well, I’ve been there six years. We serve students of moderate means and give them an opportunity to to prepare for college and to be ready to succeed in college when perhaps they didn’t come to us that way. I’ve taught all the math and science classes that are offered. It’s fairly new. Is that an exciting opportunity? Yes. It’s the first new school...
The Practice of Homemaking and Community Shaping
...called to do this — and to understand, accept, and live with the deep differences in perceptions of home and community that exist among us. In response to our growing awareness that Earth is our home and needs our care, some special practices of homemaking are moving into the foreground today. As we engage in various practices that promote sustainability — healing our land, reducing, reusing, recycling, spinning, knitting, weaving, simplifying our lives — we participate in some of the...
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: a place of welcome
The Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (Reprinted from the Summer 2013 edition of HOPE) “It’s like experiencing a piece of happiness on Earth because of the beautiful grounds and the peaceful setting in nature. It is a wonderful place for meditation, retreat and relaxation.” ~ Theressa Bynum Terre Haute “The beauty, the church, the buildings and most of all the sisters, who always give me a sense of wellbeing: in many ways they have become my sisters...
Sister Dina Bato
...years. Two years into it, however, in 2005, she asked me if I would like to accompany her to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to witness final vows of one of the sisters, and I said yes. Coming here for the first time, I fell in love with the campus, but particularly, I was struck by the down-to-earth and loving way the sisters interacted with one another. Q. What have you found in your ministry opportunities that has appealed to you? I’m very...
Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein
...an attractive choice? As Sisters of Providence we have a very profound love and respect for one another. We pray daily, respect all human beings, collaboratively serve others including the poor, sick and underprivileged, care for the earth, challenge one another, support each other in good times and bad, accept each other despite our imperfections, celebrate each other’s successes, accompany one another in our disappointments, strive to be the persons God has called us to be, value the wisdom of...