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Sister Jeanette (Margaret Therese) Flaherty
Sister Jeanette Flaherty “When Jesus saw her, he called her to him and said, ‘Woman, you are free of your infirmity.’” (Luke 13:12) “ … but one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins worth a few cents.” (Mark 12:42) “Two anonymous women — loved by God, touched by God, faithful to their God. Each has something to tell us about who Sister Jeanette was,” said Sister Marie McCarthy in her commentary for Sister Jeanette Flaherty, the...
Sister Joanna Brown (formerly Sister Louis Marie)
...sharing as on our current Anti-Racism Committee. One of her nephews remarked that “he had never met a more non-judgmental person.” Her longtime friend, Sister Martha Ann, retells the story of one of her “little” ones: He came up to Principal Sister Joanna with the question, “You are brown and Sister Rita is black. Now what color is Sister Martha Ann?” She taught with God’s merciful love as a very welcoming and forgiving woman and truly was a positive “Bridge...
Sister Agnese Boddington
...and adults — until very recent times,” continued Sister Ruth Eileen. “Sister Agnese kept alive what she had been taught, and what she taught others by her fidelity and love. Eternal life is now the present life for her,” said Sister Ruth Eileen. The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Agnese was celebrated Aug. 30, with the Rev. Daniel Hopcus presiding. She was preceded in death by all her siblings, except for a half-sister, Ethel Farkas of New York, N.Y....
In the Pope’s Presence
Senator Joe Donnelly and Sister Lawrence Ann Liston. “It was an awesome and inspiring experience; an opportunity of a lifetime.” Those were the first words Sister Lawrence Ann Liston spoke after coming home from Washington, D.C., where she saw Pope Francis speak. Sister Lawrence Ann was the special guest of Sen. Joe Donnelly, who had invited her to the speaking engagement to Congress. Sister Lawrence Ann sat in the gallery of the Capitol during the address. “The Holy Father has...
A historical look at our Greenhouses
...leave the greenhouse. As White Violet Center’s foundress, Sister Ann Sullivan, would tell, Sister Agnes would sneak over in the night to tend to her violets and geraniums. Little did she know that Sister Ann Sullivan and others were sowing the seeds that would become White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Sister Ann knew a farm had to be at the heart of this eco-justice center, and farms need plants and plants need a greenhouse. By 1994, Sister Agnes’ health had...
Guerin High School, River Grove, Illinois
...the large number of students who wished to enroll in a Catholic high school. As of 1996, the school continued to operate as a sponsored institution of the sisters. In April 1999, Sister Nancy Nolan was appointed third president of the school, and Sister Kathleen Burke the principal. Sister Kathleen resigned at the end of the 2000-01 school year. Sister Jeanne Hagleskamp, who had been principal from 1991-97, accepted the invitation to serve as interim principal during the 2001-02 school...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin: A torchbearer!
Sister Ann Casper as Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Look for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin among the 2,200-plus torchbearers who will be part of the 2016 Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay! Saint Mother Theodore (posthumously portrayed by Sister Ann Casper) will join 21 other persons who were nominated to represent Vigo County in the relay. The Torch Relay will travel up the Wabash River via hovercraft from Sullivan County to begin the Vigo County segment of the relay, which will take place...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin: bearing the light still today
...public service who excelled in their professions and showed acts of heroism or volunteer service in their area. The committee agreed that Saint Mother Theodore was all these things and selected her posthumously to be one of 21 to bear a torch along a route in Vigo County. Sister Ann Casper, SP (formerly Sister Kenneth Ann) represented Saint Mother Theodore during the relay. “Anytime I portray Mother Theodore it is almost sacred. It is a profound experience each time that...
Sandwich and service are part of a larger mission
...ministered at Sacred Heart Parish in Terre Haute many years ago.) Rosaline, a retired teacher, became a Providence Associate in 2007 after being encouraged to look into it by her friend Sister Ann Casper, SP. She has belonged to the same social justice Pax Christ group with Sister Ann for many years. Recently in her retirement, Sister Ann has joined the group of volunteers preparing lunches. She is now there on Thursday mornings putting bologna on bread. Living the mission...
Journals and Letters week 50: Mother Theodore and Summit City
...Mother Theodore. Along with Sister Ann Casper, I know of Sister Donna Butler, Sister Rita Clare Gerardot, Sister Mary Ann Fox, Sister Linda Kaliker and Sister Carol Lindly. In fact, I had the pleasure of driving Sister Donna’s brother, Steve, to visit his beloved sister at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods several times over the two years I lived in Fort Wayne. While I was at a gathering once, shortly after I moved to Fort Wayne, I mentioned where I worked. A new...
Tapping into fresh energies: Sister Joni’s vocation and teen ministries
...as possible,” says Sister Joni. She is happy that in coming months, she will be able to schedule more in-person events like a “Come and See” weekend retreat for women to get to know better the Sisters of Providence and their style of living out religious life. To learn more upcoming opportunities with the Sister of Providence, visit Events.SistersofProvidence.org. To learn more about becoming a Sister of Providence, visit Become.SistersofProvidence.org Originally published in the summer 2022 issue of HOPE magazine....
For Sister Lucy Lechner, it’s the little things
...high school in 1947, Sister Lucy has taken every opportunity to explore and enjoy the natural places here. Early in her life as a sister, she would play on north campus, a place still special to her. “I feel very close to Mother Theodore when I’m out there — I sense her presence,” Sister Lucy shares. Sister Lucy in her peaceful place, walking in nature at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Healing in nature During her nearly 50 years serving first as a...