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Linden Leaf Gifts: Not just a store!
...you answered “yes” to all of the questions. But if you answered “no” to any of these questions, or even if you answered “yes,” there are probably a few things you should learn, particularly as Mother’s day approaches. The Sisters of Providence DO have a gift store which is located in Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. The name, Linden Leaf Gifts, was chosen because the Linden Tree was a favorite of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. It is a beautiful space...
An unpublished note from Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...how to write since you have not written me a word in fifteen years. That is very naughty of you and you ought to be ashamed. In spite of that I have not forgotten you at all. I remember your “tricks” when I used to see you nearly forty years ago playing and running the roads like a little street urchin. I recall, too, the pleasure you gave me while we were so happy in our old house on High...
A Reflection for Memorial Day
I write this blog with some feelings of timidity, some fears that it will be ill-received, and with some hesitation. When I started thinking about Memorial Day, I tried thinking of it as a national holiday, which it is. I was also taunted by the idea that remembering those who have died in war has become a global need – not only a national one. So many parents, wives, husbands and children mourn and remember loved ones who have died...
Let your surroundings inspire change
This is my view as I write. I’m near the water tower at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, not far from SMWC’s Hulman Hall, along a short path full of nature’s beauty. I know the Sisters of Providence concluded daily Mass moments ago because I heard the noon bells chiming at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. I used my phone to capture this video and these photos for you. Enjoy a 28 second video of the bells here.At this time of day...
Throwback Thursday: Sister Joseph Eleanor Ryan, a cause and a Positio
...Joseph Eleanor was also known as a poet, linguist, scholar who wrote community history and plays. The Sisters of Providence Archives department has many volumes of Sister Joseph Eleanor’s poetry. The following poem, which was untitled and had no date, can give one the feel of how Sister Joseph Eleanor would write: “One thing you asked your Lord In the Years so swiftly fled, That you might share His dwelling, Might break His holy Bread With others of His choosing;...
Do you ever really know?
We really have no idea what effect our actions have on people when we enact them … until years later when they write you and tell you what a profound experience they had because of the power of a saint. Allow me to share this story with you of an actual letter I received this past month. Dear Sister Jan, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin You and I corresponded some years ago when I contacted you in response to a tragic...
Throwback Thursday: A Scottish nun
Sister Raymond Hunter The June 23, Throwback Thursday blog focused on Sister Joseph Eleanor Ryan. For this week, we decided to take a request via Facebook. After the blog posted on Facebook, Roxanne Lake asked if we would write something about Sister Raymond Hunter. Well, Roxanne, your request has been granted! In 1907, Margaret Veronica Hunter was born in Tannochside Lanarkshire, Scotland. Her family moved to the United States early in her life, but returned to Scotland. After Margaret completed...
A note in distress: unpublished Saint Mother Theodore
...for the approbation of this act; he pretends that it can be of no use before that; he also will have the act of apology signed by all the other Sisters who signed the other letters — this will give me time to receive a copy of the promises made by his Lordship; if they are still ambiguous, we will not give this writing. Do not fail to send me all that on Monday. I will try to write to...
Remembering Sister Loretta Schafer
...took place, as well as work on Mother Theodore Guerin’s Cause. Sister Loretta also assigned Sister Joseph Eleanor Ryan to write the Positio, which was necessary for the canonization process. Following this ministry, Indianapolis Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara appointed Sister Loretta as assistant chancellor of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, and in 1989, she became the first woman chancellor of the Archdiocese. From 1992-96, Sister Loretta ministered as the promoter of Mother Theodore’s Cause. She died February 19, 1998. #throwbackthursday #tbt...
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...
Fall in love with these Mother Theodore quotes
...she purchased a copy of her journals and letters, and we learned about her together. I instantly loved the steadfast woman who reached out to me from the pages, for she spoke of her love of nature and mankind with such earnestness. As we transition into the first days of autumn, I thought it would be fun to share my favorite nature related quotes from Mother Theodore’s journals. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods...
Thoughts on Hydraulic Fracking
This graphic offers a description of the Hydraulic Fracking process. As I write this, I just learned that the Supreme Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia has denied to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe the right to halt the North Dakota Access Pipeline. The tribe and their supporters are continuing to protest this decision because of their cultural respect for the land and the many harmful ecological effects of fracking. In many ways, fracking is the environmental issue...