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A labor of love: To God Through Music
...here we were, trying to write that music at 11 o’clock. It was a wonderful series,” Sister Brendan said. Sister Mary Lourdes Mackey talks with children about the “TGTM” series, devoted to songs suitable for each primary grade level. The series debuted in the 1950s. “That’s true. We often were up late at night,” Sister Beatrice said. In obedience to the Rule, they didn’t talk. They passed notes. “Our superior, Sister Gertrude Marian Bauer, brought us a fan on very...
Young woman’s letters help explain formation
...in Indianapolis. Sister Rose Berchmans Patterson (RIP), who served as novice mistress at the time, recognized the value of Sister Mary’s messages and encouraged her to share them with others. “Sister Mary could write very well, but we didn’t know at the time that she was doing this,” Sister Mary Pat said. “She was a deeply spiritual lady. Her letters formed an outlet for her spirituality. It was something she could share. She was a very unique and intelligent person.”...
Sister Francis Eugene Bussing
...Records. “Her lighter schedule permitted time for her beloved family, for crocheting, for watching the Cubs and for prayer. Weekdays one could usually find her in ‘the big church’ — her favorite chapel — an hour before Mass,” said Sister Alexa. “With the passage of years came declining health. As she once noted, ‘I’m not sick, just less and less well.’ But it was not until a few weeks ago that she entered health care. “Throughout her 87 years she...
Sister Dorothy Karier
Sister Dorothy Karier “How happy are the poor in spirit; theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3) “This was Sister Dorothy Karier’s favorite Scripture reading. In 1984, when she was ministering in Southwest Texas, Sister Dorothy wrote, ‘In the worn faces of the poor are carved the words of the Beatitudes.’ And she wrote, ‘Before we can proclaim Christ we must first get to know and recognize him in ourselves and in others,’” said Sister Margaret Quinlan in her...
Sister Maureen Loonam
Sister Maureen Loonam “God is faithful, and it is he who called you to fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 1:9) “This scripture passage was Sister Maureen Loonam’s favorite passage, and how well it sums up the many blessings and gifts she has received as she walked the Providence journey! How does one do justice to a life of such stature as Sister Maureen’s?” asked Sister Catherine Livers in her commentary for Sister Maureen Loonam, who...
Sister Mary Jane (Patrick Ann) Newnam
...in California at St. Teresa of Avila, Los Angeles, and St. Anthony, Gardena. The majority of her teaching days were spent in Indiana at St. Michael, Greenfield; Holy Spirit and St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis; and St. Jude, St. Patrick and Sacred Heart, Fort Wayne. In 2003, she returned to the Woods and volunteered in several different ministries. “Teaching primary grades by no means narrowed Sister Mary Jane’s horizon. She read widely in literature and claimed Shakespeare as her favorite....
Sister Brendan Harvey
...of congregate living for the elderly. Sister Brendan will always be remembered for her role in helping to write and publish the “To God Through Music” series as well as “The Story of Anne Therese” children’s book and coloring book about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. After a year’s sabbatical at the Galilee Renewal Institute in Ontario, Canada, Sister Brendan ministered at St. Theresa Opportunity Center in Taiwan. From 1989 to 2000, she retired but spent her days busy with other...
Sister Marie Kevin Tighe answers questions
...mean you can’t go directly to God yourself. Saints are just people who are models. 4. How and why did the canonization process of the Catholic Church start? The process started because sainthood was kind of getting out of hand. People were throwing the word saint around loosely, so that it was going to lose its meaning. It was sort of like the Church said we have to have some method to this approach so that it doesn’t become trite....
The charism of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...her charism as indomitable trust in Providence. The world is quick to write off belief in God and the church by citing the human suffering resulting from both natural calamities and inhuman behaviors. Mother Theodore understood the divine plan differently. She believed that God wants human beings to take an active role in the work of caring for creation. She steadfastly went about making the church Jesus had begun both visible and credible. In spite of a seemingly never-ending series...
Missionary spirit of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...it as their motherhouse for the next 14 years. The mission took precedence over their need for accommodations and comfort. Many challenges faced them as they undertook the mission. None of the French sisters could read, write or speak English. The food and climate were not what they were accustomed to. The winters were harsh, and more than once they experienced the wine frozen in the chalice during Mass! As they settled in they began to comprehend the enormity of...
A faceless ghost?
...regard to the present exorcist craze, “The supernatural is a latent interest to people all the time. For example, it seems whenever a comet appears there is always speculation about the end of the world.” And rather than seek to understand these phenomena, people sensationalize them, write scary books, produce gory movies. This story, hopefully, has not sensationalized the words of a very nice woman. It was written to show, as Sister Esther showed me, that there exists a force,...
Sister Agnes Joan Li
...that year. Sister Ruth Eileen shared, “Sister Agnes Joan came to Lourdes Hall in 1991 to offer the gift of her ministry of prayer. She closed a generous and grace-filled life in Mother Theodore Hall, where her radiant smile in the midst of pain and discomfort almost always called forth a returning smile from those who greeted her. A favorite personal enjoyment was to paint roses and other flowers on note cards, thus imitating her father, who was both attorney...