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Firing up hope: SP prayer ministries
...devotion is Providence Associate Jenny Nowalk of Culver, Indiana. She is the mother of five children. “I find this image of Our Lady so incredible,” Jenny says. “Mary looks so peaceful and there is definitely a close bond between mother and child in the way their eyes connect and the baby and the mother have their fingers intertwined.” Providence Associate Jenny Nowalk prays during a retreat. Jenny says she keeps a copy of the Memorare prayer to Our Lady of...
A historical look at The Church of the Immaculate Conception
...be placed in a copper box prepared by head architect, Diedrich A. Bohlen of D.A. Bohlen and Son of Indianapolis, for insertion in the stone. The first cornerstone of the church was laid at 4 p.m., that day. A fire destroyed the Providence Motherhouse in 1889. The church, which was being built next to the Motherhouse, was damaged but not destroyed. Only months later, Mother Euphrasie died at the age of 41. In 1890, Mother Mary Cleophas Foley was elected...
A call to discernment
...we really don’t have to worry until there are fewer than six of us, since that’s how many were in Mother Theodore’s group when they first came to Indiana,” she said. “But look where we are now! At that time, Mother Theodore said, ‘all appearances are against it,’ and I’d imagine that’s how some people feel today when they look at the future of religious life.” Tracey graduated from the University of Dayton in 2010. Following that, she taught middle...
Reflection on Shrine: Father Mark Joseph Costello
...later, that invitation turned into reality as the Shrine for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin sprung to life. On Saturday, Oct. 25, Father Mark Joseph had the opportunity to witness the fruits of all of the labor as the shrine was officially opened to the public. Hundreds of pilgrims arrived on the opening day to see the shrine for the first time. “I think this place gives them an opportunity to enter into the story of a remarkable woman,” Father Mark...
Loving, listening and governance
Sisters and associates participate in the first days of General Chapter. From front left, Providence Associate Paul Salstrom, Sister Marian Brady, Providence Associate Father Dan Hopcus, Sisters Marianne Ridgell, and Lucy Nolan. One of my favorite accounts from our early history is our Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s “take” on comments offered by Father Pere Gleizal, SJ, after he had given the annual retreat for the sisters at Saint Mary’s in August of 1854. She wrote to her dear friend Bishop...
Journals and Letters week 20: Drama with the bishop continues
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” page 181 Part V: A Record of Difficulties to page 190 bottom. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore’s writings every week in the coming year.] Just when we thought things were going well for Mother Theodore “Back Home in Indiana,” things turn sour again with the bishop. I cannot imagine living with that tense and volatile relationship day after day. It must have been disheartening to say the least!...
Sister Terese Marie Havlik
...hose at them for a good watering when he realized just in time who they were.” Terese Marie had a good sense of humor. A photo in her file reveals her standing by the portrait of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin in Rome for the beatification. This note was on the back of the photo: “Proof that yours truly was in Rome and not vacationing elsewhere.” On the same questionnaire mentioned earlier, she wrote of Mother Theodore: “It was Mother Theodore’s...
Sister Delan Ma
...grew up, they said a prayer every day in both families. My grandfather was the head of the church, the leader, in Beijing. My father and mother both went to a Catholic school. They served as altar boy and in the choir. I think where they grew up, there were all Catholics. They came to Taiwan and there were no Catholics, no church. We had to travel for big feasts, like Christmas. From where we lived, it probably took three...
February 7, 2021: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...come.” So he went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee. Reflection In my younger days, I was a tad disappointed in Simon. He allowed his mother-in-law to get up from a sickbed to serve. Really! Then, I would remember Simon had asked Jesus to visit. He dearly wished his mother-in-law to be healed. That revealed the kindness and love within his heart. I would imagine what his mother-in-law might have wished feeling well...
A mother’s prayer
...her daughter was being called to religious life. As she relates this story she says she never told it to Dina. She didn’t want it to put pressure on her or influence her decisions. But several years later when Dina told her mother she was considering entering religious life, “At that moment I said ‘Dina, you have my blessing. One hundred percent.’ No qualms about it, no second thoughts, because I knew in my heart she was going,” her mother...
The ‘month of our Mother’
...might mean today to me personally, and to us as a Congregation. Here are some thoughts which occurred to me: Today … we ask the intercession of Mary, Mirror of Justice, as our Congregation strives to act justly in all our decisions regarding our staff members and business partners. This day … I can ask the prayers of Mary, Mother of Good Counsel, for patience with others when I am tempted to rash judgment or rudeness of speech. This day...
Sister St. Vincent Ferrer Gagé : a founding Sister of Providence
Born at Le Mans, France, June 15, 1800, Sister St. Vincent would have been 40 when the sisters arrived in Indiana, making her older than everyone except Mother Theodore (who was two years older). Sister St. Vincent volunteered for the mission and was appointed as assistant to Mother Theodore, to serve as her replacement if the need should arise. However, when Mother Theodore became ill within the first quarter of their arrival, it became clear Sister St. Vincent could not...