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Sister Sharon Sullivan (formerly Sister Barbara Mary)
“Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.” Matthew 11:29-30 “What a welcome [Sister Sharon Sullivan’s entrance to eternal life] must have been for one who had been ‘gentle and humble of heart’ during her 63 years as a Sister of Providence,” said Sister Ann Casper in her commentary for Sister Sharon who died Dec. 21,...
Spotlight on Bethany Church
The paper goods are piling up at Bethany Church, where decorative barrels at the back of church are positioned to receive various donations for the many missions the church supports. Rita Edwardson, who serves on the Providence Pantry Board, makes sure the paper products reach the pantry and those in need. Among the many partners that Providence Pantry counts on for help is Bethany United Church of Christ, located at 201 West Miller in West Terre Haute. Through their regular...
String pulled on the Ginkgo tree this week
...Its lime green leaves stay green until early November. In the course of a day or two, all the lime green leaves turn the most amazing and brilliant yellow. Such a visual display alone would evoke wonder, but the tree has one more delight to offer us! On one and the same day, this mighty and majestic tree loses every leaf! As if someone pulled a string and released each leaf simultaneously, the yellow leaves tumble down to form a...
Authors to sign books during shrine opening
Those who attend the official opening of the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin on Saturday, Oct. 25, will also have the chance to have some books signed. Mary K. Doyle, author of “Saint Theodora and her Promise to God,” along with the illustrator of the children’s book, Phil Velikan, will be signing copies of the book in the café area of Linden Leaf Gifts from 1 to 3 p.m. In addition, Sister Maureen Abbott, author of “New Lights from...
Sister Dorothy Marie Ahern
...even to pouring coffee and passing the trays. WE had a hard time convincing her that the staff did that,” the nurse said. Another said, “She was my darling; she just made everybody happy with her joyful spirit.” And another said, “She found delight in every little thing – a cup of coffee, a cookie – would get an animated response and always, no matter the giver, a repeated, ‘Thank you, sister. Thank you, sister.'” And another said, “If she...
Poetry: A tree in winter
In the wintertime of my soul barren branches stand stark clothed in heaviness of ice bestowed by winter night storm. But then comes morning lavishing warm, bright sun on my hard-stiff self revealing resplendent prisms glistening grace-fullness untold beauty hidden in the night. I bask long in this Light holding on so tenaciously, to this moment of Transfiguration. Reluctant, resistant am I to let go to allow myself to become liquid in this Light. So unaware in the releasing Life-giving...
Sister Nancy Nolan named ‘Volunteer of the Year’
...coming back to the motherhouse, Sister Nancy had lived in Chicago. But when she came home, Sister Barbara Doherty encouraged her to begin the volunteer ministry. She began scheduling volunteers for the penitentiary after Sister Mary Pat Peacock died suddenly. During a recent volunteer dinner, officials awarded Sister Nancy with the annual “Volunteer of the Year” award. I was pleased to receive the award as it was an opportunity to put the spotlight on the work the Sisters of Providence...
A Tree in Winter
In the wintertime of my soul barren branches stand stark clothed in heaviness of ice bestowed by winter night storm. But then comes morning lavishing warm, bright sun on my hard-stiff self revealing resplendent prisms glistening grace-fullness untold beauty hidden in the night. I bask long in this Light holding on so tenaciously, to this moment of Transfiguration. Reluctant, resistant am I to let go to allow myself to become liquid in this Light. So unaware in the releasing life-giving...
10 years a saint! Now what?
...knowing Saint Mother Theodore better at SaintMotherTheodore.org. A new quote from Saint Mother Theodore Guerin is featured each day. While you are there take a moment to read about her life and her inspiring journey. Plan a visit to Saint Mary-of-the- Woods. Light a candle in her shrine with your prayer intention. If you cannot make it here, let a sister pray with you and light a candle in her shrine for you. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, pray for us....
Miracle Place: a beacon for the neighborhood
The bright blue facade of the Miracle Place house and its adjacent Community Center in the 900 block of North Temple Street radiate both light and hope to residents of this Indianapolis neighborhood. For the people here, most who daily face the darkness and challenges of poverty, that hope can be hard to find. In this East 10th/North Rural street neighborhood “per capita income of residents is lower here than that found in 99.2 percent of neighborhoods in America. 68.1...
Walking through Lent with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...private viewing and available for free for public screenings without a Netflix subscription. Saturday, March 4 “If you hold back your foot on the Sabbath from following your own pursuits on my holy day; if you call the Sabbath a delight and God’s holy day honorable … then you shall delight in your God.” – Isaiah 58:13-14 “We had agreed among ourselves that our first visit would be made to the Blessed Sacrament, and that we would not speak to...
Volunteer Spotlight – Karen Hoffman
Sisters of Providence volunteer and SMWC student, Karen Hoffman, answers four questions about why she volunteers. What made you decide to volunteer with Providence Health Care? I enjoy helping people, particularly at nursing homes. Whenever I visited my grandma and great-aunt Bernie at the Saint Anne Nursing Home, I saw lots of lonely individuals so I volunteered there to help them out. Karen visits with Sister Jane Bodine What are some of the things you have done as a volunteer?...