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...this commentary with Sister Gloria’s wish for her good friend: “Ann Marie, may you enjoy God’s goodness and the perpetual vacation that is heaven. We thank God for your precious presence among us.” Funeral services for Sister Ann Marie took place on Friday, Jan. 11, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Memorial contributions in Sister Ann Marie’s honor may be made to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories...

...she has given witness to joy, goodness, generosity, and courage, and to the unconditional love of the God who now calls her to her eternal reward. Funeral services for Sister Louise took place on Thursday, January 24, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Memorial contributions in Sister Louise’s honor may be made to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Louise in the comment section below. Sister Louise Schroeder, formerly...

...services for Sister Mary Cecile took place on Monday, February 18, 2019, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Memorial contributions in Sister Mary Cecile’s honor may be made to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Mary Cecile in the comment section below. Sister Mary Cecile Grojean  Teacher for 39 years in schools in Indiana, Illinois, California and Maryland. In Indiana: St. Paul, Sellersburg (1952-54); Sacred Heart, Terre...

Cecilia Ann Rifner was born to Oliver and Anna Barth Rifner in New Castle, Indiana, on April 1, 1929, so her death a week ago was just days short of her 90th birthday. Perhaps God will be saying to her on April 1, “No foolin’, you are in heaven celebrating your 90th birthday,” said Sister Ann Casper in her commentary for Sister John Mary Rifner, who passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 89...

...on Tuesday, April 2, at St. Francis Borgia Church, Chicago, from 5 to 7 p.m. (central time), followed by Mass. Funeral arrangements for Sister Marie Paul at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods took place on Tuesday, April 9, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. A Wake took place at 9 a.m., followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Memorial contributions in Sister Marie Paul’s honor may be made to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to...

...add the name Mary. Her family moved every year from the time Celia was in the first grade until she finished the eighth grade. Celia attended several grammar schools. When she was in the eighth grade, her father finally built a new home that satisfied him. Celia’s close affiliation with her family is reflected in the fact that she died on her sister Caroline’s birthday and is being buried on her mother’s birthday, today, said Sister Paula Modaff in her...

...cupcake sandwich party in her honor and sent the picture to Tim and Ann Marie. She was well known for sending cards for all occasions at least two weeks ahead of time. Last week, she gave her brother Tim his birthday card. His birthday is today. Her brother Neil always hosted the annual Christmas Eve party. If a sister in the convent had no place to go, she would automatically become part of the Hurley family gathering. Sister Brigid endured...

...growing up. There were seven children and every Sunday, their mother would make 12-dinner-plate size pizzas, dress everyone in their Sunday best and the family would go to the Woods. They met Mary Jo, who took them all over the place and played games with them. They were even allowed, Sunday-best clothes and all, to catch tadpoles in the fountain. Mary Jo was also very close to her brother Marvin and his family. The morning of my father’s funeral, we...

When asked one day what advice she would give to those seeking life as a woman religious, Sister Mary Leahy said, “A great journey can unfold before you; prepare to be stretched – in prayer life, community life, in social action, in your potential – stretch all to the limit.” Mary was indeed a living example of someone willing and eager to be stretched, in her pursuit of learning, in her ministry, in her personal life, and as her great...

...close to her brother Neil and nephews Joe (here today) and Michael. She was grateful for the 1960’s and the changes in community practices that allowed her to care for her mother for several years. A story from this time affords another glimpse of her approach of life’s realities. During a time when her mother had to be in a health care facility, Michaela visited her mom one rainy day. In came the daughter of her mother’s roommate with a...

...Spring St., New Albany, Ind., on Sunday, Aug. 4, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial took place on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Visitation began at 9 a.m., in the church. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Barbara Ann in the comment section below. Memorial contributions in Sister Barbara’s honor may be made to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Barbara Ann Zeller, formerly...

...faithfulness … for your generous giving. We miss you so much. Whatever you learned or received or heard from God, or have seen in Christ – you put it into practice. And now, the God of peace will be with you forever and ever. Amen. Services for Sister Camille took place on Monday, Aug. 19, and Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Camille in the comment section below. Memorial contributions in...