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Foundation Day – Oct. 22, 2010
...Sister Olympiade makes us soup of bacon and salt beef, except on fast days… Reader # 3 The day after our arrival we went to look at our new house, now building. Like the castles of the knights of old, it is so deeply hidden in the woods that you cannot see it until you come up to it. As to our garden and yard, we have all the woods. It is astonishing that this remote solitude has been chosen...
‘Be unafraid to follow in her footsteps’: a reflection on the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Note: The following is the reflection our General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, SP, offered during the 2023 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Feast Day Mass, which took place on Tuesday, Oct. 3. When the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin was being created, our Architect Jack Kelly and Liturgical Designer Father Mark Joseph Costello told us it needed to be filled with symbols of Mother Theodore’s spirituality. So, yes, you’ll find crucifixes and statues of Mary and Joseph in her shrine,...
A shared Reflection for Foundation Day
(Note: The following is a four-part reflection offered on Foundation Day, which took place on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016): Part 1 – General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski Happy Foundation Day! General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski How good it is for all of us to gather wherever we are to remember what happened here 176 years ago today. Robert Bellah, in his book “Habits of the Heart,” reminds us that any real community is a community that does not forget its...
Newsnotes from winter 2023 HOPE magazine
...for the many who joined us. Then on Dec. 10, guests young and old joined us for Christmas Fun at the Woods with sing-alongs, cookie decorating, nativity dress up and more. Join us for the fun at our next event, our Earth Day Festival and Craft Fair on Saturday, April 22, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp, center, and other volunteers help with games during Fall Farm Day. It’s a girl! Welcome to our new alpaca addition at the Woods,...
Sister Petra Daschbach
Sister Petra Daschbach “One thing alone can possess me — You, Lord, in Your white Eucharist.” (A prayer by Father Fitzgerald that was discovered in Sister Petra’s belongings) “After her teaching days were over, Sister Petra continued her ministry of presence in every parish where she happened to assist at Mass. The Sacrifice of the Mass was the center of her life and even when traveling, her first question was always: ‘Where are the nearest churches and what time are...
Sister Mary Ann McCauley
...Christmas cactus. Movie: Sherlock Holmes. TV show: NCIS. They have a good team. Vacation spot: The beach. I love the ocean waves. Recreation: Sudoku, walking. Hobby: Crocheting, knitting, cooking, recycling. Music/song: Classical; Chopin. Animal: Dogs. I have a dog named Guerin and a cat named Providence. Pizza topping: Sausage, red onion, green pepper. Holiday: Easter. I love Spring, the newness of life, resurrection. Author: Joyce Rupp, spiritual. Dessert: Lemon meringue pie. Time of day: Morning, for its peace and quiet....
Jean Lynch: her own spirituality has been deepened
...and director of education. In 1978, we moved to Sarasota, Fla., after my Dad was diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas. I worked for 12½ years at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, retiring as associate director of nursing. I then went to Doctors’ Hospital of Sarasota as director of Quality Improvement and Education. Then began my “corporate phase,” as I like to call it. I worked with two National Home Health companies for the next five years as director of Regulatory Compliance...
Donna Stites: wanting to be seen as somebody
Donna Stites made her commitment as a Providence Associate in January 2009. A drug dealer, a prostitute, a murderer — that’s how many people view 46-year-old Donna Stites. Donna has been in prison for murder since 1984. Today, her world is inside the Indiana Women’s Prison in Indianapolis. However, there are people like Providence Associate Companion Priscilla Hutton who see beyond these negative descriptions. She sees a person who has made giant strides to overcome a great many bad decisions...
Sister Margaret (Joseph Andre) Sullivan
Sister Margaret Sullivan “This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:12) “Those of us who knew Sister Margaret Sullivan will not be surprised to hear that on the last day of her earthly life she was quite aware of her surroundings and the people there. She was also more than aware of her God and spoke to God often and with great love and longing. Her prayer was simple and straightforward. She asked God...
Sister Merry Marcotte
Sister Merry Marcotte “Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. …” (Psalm 96:11) “On Thursday before Sister Merry died, the chaplain at Marian Home came for a brief visit. He stood at the foot of the bed and said, ‘Sister, when I saw you last Sunday you thought things would progress rapidly.’ Sister Merry raised both arms and said, ‘Providence prevails. Everything is falling into place,’” shared Sister Ellen Kehoe from the commentary written by Sister Joan...
Sister Rose Marie (Anthony Marie) Thole
...said Sister Nancy. “And so today, I hope and pray that as Sister Rose Marie enters into eternal glory, she sees clearly the worth she has always held in the eyes of God and in so many of us. May she, at last, rejoice and be glad in it,” concluded Sister Nancy. The Memorial Mass for Sister Rose Marie was celebrated April 26, with the Rev. Daniel Hopcus presiding. She is survived by her sister, Sally Kroener, of Los Angeles....
Sister Mary Joanita Walsh
...a community woman? She was always trying to do something that would make the sisters happy. Sister Eileen Clare Goetzen told me that she would make wonderful pecan rolls. One day, Sister Theresa Eleanor Blessinger (RIP) asked her why she didn’t use the potato mixer to make her bread, saying that it would be faster. She forgot to tell Sister Mary Joanita about the speed, so she put it on high. No pecan rolls that day — the dough was...