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Quaran-Teen: prayer and sharing bring hope
...of things. It is easy, most of all, to feel alone. Providence Teen Volunteer and blog post author Amanda Lakstins I write this today with a whirlwind of emotions. Other than the ones I have named, I write this with hope. Even raised Christian Catholic as I was, it is very easy to forget exactly what that means, especially when things get hard as they are now. It is easy to forget that there is a God who loves and...
Letter to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York
The following is a letter the Congregation’s General Council and Justice Coordinating Commission created for Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan: Dear Cardinal Dolan, We write to you as the Congregational Leadership Team and the Justice Coordinating Commission of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. We want you to know that we remember you in our Eucharistic liturgies when we seek God’s guidance for all Church leaders. Yours is a special responsibility considering your role in leading...
Sister Josephine Paolinelli (formerly Sister Louise Joseph)
...fun no matter what she was doing and we were never without laughs whether it be leaving Mass each Saturday night and somehow finding out the whole life story of the people who were sitting near her, some crazy thing she did at dinner after church, or on our many road trips. Some included three cross-country trips to the Grand Canyon and other parts of Arizona and to Michigan, which was by far her most favorite place to go. Any...
Sister Betty Donoghue (formerly Sister Clare Patrice)
...the least of these, my sisters and brothers, you did it to me.’” (Matthew 25:31, 34-45) Sister Betty Donoghue Directly related to this Gospel passage is the favorite memory of Ann Casper, SP, about a story Betty told on herself: When Betty was a nurse’s aide working primarily with sisters with varying degrees of cognitive issues, Sister Clara, who had a rather severe cognitive loss and who said very little, was crying out “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.” When Betty entered the...
Journals and Letters week 11: Early letters part deux
Items that belonged to Saint Mother Theodore adorn her writing desk in the shrine. [Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters“: page 78 to page 89 . Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin‘s writings every week in the coming year.] Here’s my big confession: I am having a lot of trouble concentrating on this week’s reading assignment. I’ve read it, but I ‘m not really absorbing it enough to write something spectacular — not that my past writings...
Sister Emily Walsh (formerly Sister Mary Francine)
...and entertain and make Emily laugh. They also enjoyed spending time at the family cabin, appropriately named “The Leona,” after their great-aunt. One of Emily’s favorite pastimes was sitting on the porch to watch for eagles and the many birds of the area. Settling in on the big comfortable couch to watch the summer Olympics was another fun memory. Her friend Libby comments, “It sounded like a lot of time was spent at the card table on those trips.” Providence...
Sister Suzanne Smith (formerly Sister Louis)
...those that served blueberry pie, her favorite! Her prior planning and calculations made for wonderful journeys!” Suzanne Elizabeth Smith was born in Washington, D.C., to George and Christine Mitchell Smith on February 26, 1934, their only child. When I was looking through her file in the Office of Records, I found an envelope with an old newspaper clipping in it from the Chevy Chase Herald. Suzanne had written on the outside of the envelope, “Every time I see this picture,...
Oral History: Sister Gloria Memering looks back on more than 60 years as a Sister of Providence
...I asked what she thought are the challenges of the time in which we live. Sister Gloria expressed optimism for the future, a hope that people would begin to accept and respect different opinions, a recognition that the struggle of racism is real, that we might once again be able to trust news sources in search of the truth. She hopes that truth might become more valued and that the sense of entitlement often on display will lessen. Favorite ministry...
Sister Laurine Haley
...by Reception on Jan. 23, 1946. She then arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in June 1946, to complete her novitiate and professed first and final vows on Jan. 23, 1948, and 1953, respectively. Sister Laurine Haley with Sister Emily TeKolste. One of Sister Laurine’s favorite psalms was Psalm 63. She said she tried to in her life. She lifted her hands to the Lord by reaching out to those in need. Sister Laurine’s ministry of more than 50 years in education,...
Journals and Letters week 49: The death of an angel
...very difficult. Void in the Community Last week, we saw Mother Theodore as the disciplinarian. This week, she is the messenger of some sorrowful news as she writes about the death of her dear friend and confidante, Sister St. Francis Xavier Le Fer. “You do not expect me, my dear daughters, to write a eulogy of her whom we have so many reasons to regret, of her whose absence leaves such a void in the Community.” Mother Theodore bares her...
Journals and Letters week 50: Mother Theodore and Summit City
(Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” page 429 to page 432 starting with Monsignor Benoit. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore’s writings every week.) The finish line We are fast approaching the end of our year of reading “Journals and Letters” and I offered to write one more time. Truth be told it was only a few pages of reading, so I knew it would be one of the easier assignments. I was delighted when...
Sister Ann Stephen Stouffer
...life spilled over into the many sister friendships she formed and fostered over the years. She shared her interests in camping and exploring the great outdoors with her local community. I can testify from personal experience that when Ann joined us at St. Anthony’s, her adventurous spirit prompted camping trips with Sister Kay Manley and me to all the state parks in the area. A favorite campsite for us was on a bluff overlooking the ocean near Santa Barbara, with...