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Sisters continue care for neighbors in need
...be leaving the food pantry at the end of this year. Sister Maureen Fallon, SP, will take over as director. For the past nine years, Sister Maureen has ministered as the assistant principal at Bishop McNamara High School in Kankakee, Illinois. She has ministered in Catholic education for 43 years. Sister Maureen said the routine of transitioning to the food pantry is very different from education. “This job is a lot more physical. But I get to interact with different...
Sister Conrad Monrad
...in her commentary on the life of Sister Conrad Monrad who died June 28, 2013. Practically everyone I have spoken with the past few days about her has said the same thing: Conrad was peaceful, kind, gentle and gracious, an easy person to be with. Sister Cathy Buster recalled her making wonderful dish cloths as gifts for birthdays or Christmas, along with a bit of sweets. And, of course, she is remembered as a fine, helpful teacher; as Sister Ellen...
Honoring the Past, Supporting the Future: Our Educational Mission Today
So often, the Sisters of Providence receive notes from alumnae/i, thanking us for the excellent education and values formation that we provided them at the various schools and colleges where we taught and/or administered. Some of those schools were sponsored by the Sisters of Providence. We owned them (and eventually most were separately incorporated) and we had a presence in them for many, many years. Currently, we still sponsor two educational institutions: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, our first mission which was...
Clothed in simplicity
This used clothing rack at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods represents simplicity and sharing, two things that never go out of fashion. My name is Amy, and I sometimes wear hand-me-down clothes from nuns. There I’ve said it. Yesterday I walked past the free clothing rack at work, and I took a look. This metal rack of clothing is now tucked along my daily path in the basement of Owens Hall where I work in the communications office for the Sisters of Providence....
Transformed and transferred: reflection for the transfer of vows of Sister My Huong Pham
...herself in writing to me about today said, “I have felt I have encountered an incomprehensible experience of the divine Providence, who transformed me, renewed me, and then transferred me into the place that I must belong.” Changing Providentially, the process in which My Huong has been participating these past three years in preparation for today is called the transfer process. Transfer shares the same prefix as transfiguration—the event depicted in today’s Gospel. That prefix, “Trans,” means, among other things,...
Alpaca Yoga
...pasture. Alpaca Farm and Yoga Join Shannon Hamilton, Athletic Trainer for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and certified Yoga instructor at Common Ground in Terre Haute, and the alpacas, during this unique experience. Participants must be 18-years-old or older. All who participate are asked to arrive at 10:45 a.m., at the White Violet Farm Store. From there, you’ll walk to the female alpaca pasture for yoga. Cost is $15 per person for those who attend. The registration deadline is Friday, September 5....
He is risen! He is you! Alleluia!
I believe I encountered such a risen Christ this past weekend. No, it was not an appearance like on the road to Emmaus or by the seashore; perhaps more like when Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene disguised as the gardener. Two instances come to mind. The first was during our Easter Vigil Liturgy here at the Woods which began with the blessing of fire outdoors in front of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. In previous years, the fire died...
Moving Ahead: Providence Food Pantry
...The number of clients the ministry sees every Thursday between 8-10:30 a.m. has only grown since. Sister Lawrence Ann Liston volunteering at Providence Food Pantry. In 2020, the pantry served 8,082 clients and that number increased to 8,697 in 2021. The numbers continued to grow as in 2022. The pantry served 14,101 and saw an increase in 2023 to more than 19,000 individuals. This past year, Sister Maureen said the pantry has served more than 22,000 individuals. An Increase in...
A companion in the dying and rising of daily life: Sister Jane Iannaccone
After serving many years as a primary grade teacher, Sister Jane Iannaccone finished a master’s degree and transitioned to parish ministry in 1995. She has ministered as pastoral associate at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Winthrop, Mass., since then. Below she reflects on her ministry and answers questions about it here. Sister Jane greets a parishioner after Mass at St. John the Evangelist Parish. I find that I minister with parishioners from the womb to the tomb. My duties...
Question and answer with Sister Jane Iannaccone
After serving many years as a primary grade teacher, Sister Jane Iannaccone finished a master’s degree and transitioned to parish ministry in 1995. She has ministered as pastoral associate at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Winthrop, Mass., since. She answers some questions about her ministry below. Read Sister Jane’s reflection on her ministry here. Sister Jane Iannacone What among your beliefs led you to this work? My love for the church and its rich history of tradition and its...
Sister Catherine White
...Dame Academy in Los Angeles; Gardena, California; Cherry Valley, California; San Bernardino Diocese in San Bernardino, California; and finally making the rounds back to our beloved Woods. And what did she spend her life being and doing? Of course, teacher, pastoral associate, principal, Executive Director of LAMP, whose mission is to end homelessness and build self-sufficiency among individuals living with severe mental illness, drug and alcohol addiction. LAMP truly was a pioneer of permanent supportive housing in the United States,...
Steadfast in her calling: Sister Mary Ann DeFazio
Sister Mary Ann DeFazio greets parishioners with her puppet while signing children up for CCD classes at St. Christopher’s. (Photos by Amy Miranda) St. Christopher Parish in Speedway, Ind., is preparing for a transition of pastors. Sister Mary Ann DeFazio, one of three pastoral associates there, had a special request for the job description of the new priest. “I asked the current pastor to put in, ‘must let nun play with puppets at church,’” she joked. Sister Mary Ann’s puppet...