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HOPE winter 2018 — The bonds that unite us
...I were friends. Now we are family members of the Sisters of Providence, with a multi-year friendship base to help me live more freely in this family,” Teresa said. Providence Associates, Sisters of Providence: 10 years in relationship “The common vision that we share is love for Providence, for each other, and for life — all life.” Providence Associate 10 year celebration photos Photos from the 10 year celebration Photos from the rite of commitment ceremony that was part of...
For Sister Suzanne, prayer is life
Sister Suzanne Buthod prays alone in her room. Sister Suzanne Buthod sits in a recliner in front of her third floor window. Blanket tucked around her and walker nearby, this is one of her favorite places to communicate with God. She watches the sun rise over rooftops and the golden-touched autumn trees. She prays her morning offering and the Liturgy of the Hours. After, she contemplates her day and spends time just listening, in companionable silence with her God. At...
Firing up hope: SP prayer ministries
...Providence on the dashboard of her car to remind her to pray it as she travels to her work as a speech pathologist in the Plymouth, Indiana, Community School Corporation. “I feel such a strong connection to Our Lady and God as I arrive at school each day.” Many visitors to the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin write prayer requests in the book of intercessions there. The sisters pray for these intentions daily, Sister Jan Craven, director of the...
A more colorful existence as a fiber arts intern
...fiber arts program, each intern gets to participate in a series of workshops that builds on our fiber skill set. White Violet Center interns dyed yarn naturally with goldenrod, brazilwood and cochineal at a one-day workshop last September. My absolute favorite workshop day was when we learned how to dye yarn using natural dyes. I remember piling into the van with the other fiber interns to drive to our workshop that late September morning and I was so excited. We...
Breathing time on this organic farm
...carousel,” Ann said. “The view is always different every few feet. Things change with the seasons.” Winter This time of year, Ann spends more time with the alpacas and chickens, fiber program and garden office work. “It’s time to breathe,” she said about this season. “I’m going at a normal pace.” Starting seedlings in the greenhouse is her favorite winter activity. “That is the best!” she said. “When you’re all bundled up to get to the greenhouse and then you...
Bonded with the Sisters of Providence as a Providence Associate
Bill Hughes shares his experience living out the Providence Associate relationship with the Sisters of Providence during their annual meeting. I do lots of reading. And I always read with a pencil or pen in hand to underline and to write in the margins — questions, my opinions, other resources, or just some humorous or “snarky” reactions I might wish to get off my chest. I was equipped like that when I read the Winter 2018 issue of HOPE magazine,...
Mother Theodore moment
...church, the shrines, the horse and alpaca pastures and even the garages where all kinds of tractors, work trucks, back hoes and snow plows are kept. His favorite place is St. Joe’s Lake. He and his family stay in the hermitages there. Jack can walk right out the door and do one of the things he loves best — fish, fish, fish. Knowing Mother Theodore After all these years of visiting, Jack has come to know Saint Mother Theodore very...
Sister Maureen Ann McCarthy
...Notre Dame and Bears football. But without a doubt, her all-time favorite was the CUBS baseball games. Sister Maureen Ann lived her life fully as a faithful Sister of Providence. She did not wear her spirituality on her sleeve, but we saw it in not only her living out the commandment of love for others in action, but also in her fidelity to prayer. Until the last couple of weeks of her life, when we all could see her failing...
A celebration of interculturality
...conversion, as I pray each day in our Prayer for Non-Violence. I need to believe that I can change and that I can bring about changes for all my brothers and sisters. And I need to write letters and make phone calls, take part in protests when I can, and rub elbows and learn from my brothers and sisters in need. In getting to know people who are different from me, I grow and I become more complete as a...
Sister Terese Marie Havlik
...to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, not too willingly, in 2013. I had requested to see Terese Marie’s file from the Office of Records and said to Rosemary, “Given Terese’s quiet and unassuming persona, there probably will not be much.” I was wrong! I learned a great deal about her from the many papers in her file. Her students greatly admired her and she must have been an excellent teacher. One student listed her as his favorite teacher at Divine Savior School. “She...
Sister Pauline Brockelsby
...supply extra cards if the sister wanted to send them to those who had requested prayers. When her health required her to move to health care, maintaining a spirit of adaptability was her challenge. To give her day a boost one only needed to offer her a coke, but going out to eat was a favorite activity for Pauline. At times, she would call up her band member, Sister Rose Ann Eaton, to suggest that may it was time to...
Reflecting on our Annual Meeting
When I was a young(er) sister, I really enjoyed the stories told by those ahead of me in community about coming home every summer to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. At the end of the school year (and remember most Sisters of Providence were teachers), the sisters packed all their personal belongings and headed to Indiana. An undated photo showing Sisters of Providence arriving home for the Annual Meeting. My favorite stories were from those who arrived by train and were let off...