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Providence Associates photo highlights 2011
...Chao, left, are joined by Sister Editha Ben after the Rite of Commitment ceremony on June 12, 2011. Orientation: Sister Rosemary Nudd (left) and Lori Strawn of Wichita, Kan., are elated to be with one another again as candidate and companion during the second orientation for 2011-2012 Providence Candidate-Associates on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, at the Woods. Lori was one of Sister Rosemary’s students at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Mary Kay Powell (left) made her first commitment during the Eucharistic Liturgy...
Beautifying the Woods
From Sister Mary Morley’s point of view, her latest ministry was about two things. One, she desired to have something to do after moving back to the Woods. Two, she wanted to help spruce up the grounds. So, she and some other Sisters of Providence, along with a Providence Associate, sprang forth to beautify the area. The Sacred Heart Shrine near the Congregation Cemetery. “The whole plan was to refurbish the areas around the Sacred Heart Shrine, the cross area...
Sister Mary Jo Stewart (formerly Sister Joseph Maureen)
Isn’t it special that we gather during this Easter week to celebrate the life of Sister Mary Jo Stewart, whom God called to join her parents, Frank and Josephine Bohnert Stewart, and her brothers, Henry and Marvin, on Saturday morning of the solemn Easter Vigil, said Sister Ann Casper and Sister Mary Mark Dede in their commentary for Sister Mary Jo Stewart, who passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 91 years old and...
Sister Ann Michele Kiefer
...“When you call me, when you go to pray to me, I will listen to you. When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you seek me with all your heart, you will find me with you, says the Lord.” In 1989 Sister Ann Michele moved back to the Woods to become registrar at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College for a period of two years. Then she joined the Damian Center staff in Indianapolis for the next seven years....
Foundation day: a community effort
“Step down, sisters. We have arrived!” Many of us who are familiar with those words cherish the image of our Mother Theodore and her companions, Sisters Basilide, Olympiade, St. Liguori, Mary Xavier, and St. Vincent Ferrer, arriving at Saint Mary’s Woods (later named Saint Mary-of-the-Woods) exhausted but exhilarated on Oct. 22, 1840. Women of courage and determination who were on the threshold of building schools, clinics, orphanages and the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence in the United States. I’ve...
Gifts to Foley Legacy Fund support the underserved, SP mission
...Fund went to the Sisters of Providence sponsored ministry Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College to help refurbish and make more easily handicap accessible the Cecilian Auditorium in the Conservatory of Music. Closer to home, a junior at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College remarked: “I love the transformation of the Cecilian Auditorium. It feels good to see the College taking care of this important space with this much-needed refresh. I remember a guest needing special assistance because we did not have ADA accommodations as she...
Write for Rights – YOU made a difference!
...that the state of Louisiana inflicted upon him. But the belated measure of justice that came on Woodfox’s 69th birthday was something he had been seeking for more than half his life … Amnesty International USA joins his supporters around the world in celebrating Woodfox and his legal team’s tireless pursuit of justice.” (When clicking on the above link, scroll down to see photo and more information on Albert Woodfox). Thanks to Sister Rosemary and to each person who took...
My Indiana! Meet our new director of Mission Advancement
...just south of my family home into Galesburg if you drive west about 220 miles. The route continues along the beautiful winding Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Memorial Highway, before arriving at the very special place known as Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. When my husband Phil, our daughter Maggie and I arrived at the Woods, we stopped outside the Farm Store at the White Violet Center, taking in the beauty of familiar farm views and smells. We all said we could feel the...
Sister Agnes Joan Li
...Marywood, Anaheim, Calif.; Our Lady of Providence High School, Clarksville, Ind.; Washington Catholic High School, Washington, Ind.; and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. From 1972 to 1980, Sister Agnes Joan returned to Taiwan to Providence College, Taichung, where she taught calculus and was head of the math department and a councilor. After a year-long mission furlough at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, she returned to Providence University, now in Shalu, and served in a variety of capacities until 1991. She returned to the Woods in...
Sister Luke Crawford
...to teach at Immaculata Junior College, which began her career in the college ranks. She was Dean of Students and later Director of Admissions at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She also taught at Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove, Ill. There was a deeply contemplative side to Sister Luke, and she spent two years at the House of Prayer started by the congregation in the former rectory of St. Mary-of-the-Woods Village Church. She spent the next two years working at...
Shared roots: bonds that unite beyond culture, time and place
...had formed so much of Mother Theodore’s spirit and spirituality. I hoped to walk where she walked, to pray where she prayed, to just be — no agenda, no plans, no desired outcomes. All these hopes materialized in the usual ways of Providence — surprises, observations, celebrations and new relationships. Driving up the gravel driveway to the motherhouse for the first time, I felt as if I had stepped into one of our dioramas back at the Woods! Immediately ahead...
Sister Eleanor Bussing
...six children, Eleanor Frances was born Oct. 3, 1923, in Brazil, Ind., to Sylvester and Agnes Klein Bussing. She attended Annunciation Grade School, Brazil, and graduated from Providence Aspirancy, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She entered the Congregation Jan. 5, 1941, and professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1943, and Jan. 23, 1949, respectively. Sister Eleanor, formerly Sister Marie Eugene, earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. In 1943, Sister Eleanor commenced teaching at St. Therese, Wilson, N.C. Her...