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A 2021 Reflection for our Senior Jubilee
...prophecy.” (front, from left) Sister Mary Lois Hennel, Sister Ruth Johnson, Sister Ann Casper and Sister Dorothy Gartland during the 2021 Jubilee Luncheon. And Johnson says, it is because of Mary’s discipleship following Jesus’ death and resurrection that Luke casts her as “an exemplary disciple from the Annunciation on. … She is someone who heard the word of God and kept it.” Someone who heard the word of God and kept it. Johnson characterizes Mary’s life as a walk with...
Ash Wednesday: The ‘Black Friday’ of the Church year
...an uncomplicated way. Not only do I get to renew and reinvigorate my relationship with Creator but also with creation, but I find it is so much easier to do when you don’t have to do it alone. And undeniably, Providence makes the path clearer as we go. Providence Associate and blog post author Brad Crites walks at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods with his Providence Associate companion Sister Ann Casper, SP. My prayer routine (I strongly recommend a prayer routine) used to...
November: A month for remembering
...saints It is a refrain that I especially enjoy singing during the month of November. During this month the Church invites us to explicitly pause and reflect on how we are part of the Communion of Saints, the mystical union of the faithful to which we are joined by our baptism and our sharing of the Eucharist. (From left) Sister Jessica Vitente, Sister Ann Casper and Sister Denise Wilkinson during an All Souls Day ceremony in 2018 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods....
Welcome to the family of Providence! Providence Associates candidate orientation
...Lane Fredericks Candidate Merrilinda Nichols sings during the blessing Blessing of the companions during orientation Candidates and companions gathered during the blessing Sister Rosemary Nudd greets candidate Sandra Chappell and her companion Providence Associate Mickie Lane Fredericks Blessing of companions and candidates in the Church Sister Ann Casper visits with an associate. Sister Mary Ann DeFazio visits with the candidate she will companion. Sister Marie McCarthy with her candidate companion Sara Jesse Companion Sister Paula Damiano chats with two candidates....
Sister Thomas Jeanne Doriot
I chose for our reading this evening one of Sister Thomas Jeanne’s Christmas poems, said Sister Ann Casper in her commentary for Sister Thomas Jeanne Doriot, who passed away on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 85-years-old and had been a Sister of Providence for 62 years. Sister Ann continued: It’s certainly timely and will also provide a link to her Mass of Christian burial. Christmas Consecration A sound of tinkling, golden bells, Tiptoe softly back,...
January 15, 2023: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
...Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and remain upon him. I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain, he is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.” Reflection In her November 2022 reflection on the season of Advent, Sister Ann Casper shared that one...
We are supported with so much love
...blessing and brings our sisters in Taiwan closer to us. Sister Ann Casper with awardee Noreen Jasinski Noreen Dennehy Jasinski – Sarah and Joseph Thralls Award Noreen is described as “the #1 cheerleader for the Sisters of Providence and for Saint Mother Theodore.” Noreen has spent countless hours of her life working on her alma mater Providence High School’s Alumnae Board. She organized reunions, homecoming luncheons and raffles that helped to bring in, over many years, more than one million...
Risen Christ art unique to the Woods
...Immaculate Conception today Designed for the space Sister Ann Casper, SP, general secretary and councilor at the time, remembers it well. “The figure was designed with the total space of the sanctuary and Church in mind. The piece was meant to add to the total environment of prayer.” She remembers Harry as a gentle man who presented his ideas humbly. “His suggestions were so wonderful. We wanted to respect his opinion and ideas although they were very different at the...
Our Special Christmas Message for You
The video below features General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski delivering our special Christmas Message during this holy season for all of you. It also includes a special prayer from Sister Ann Casper. Merry Christmas to all of you from the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yf6nxUI25s...
Remembering Frank Bussing Jr.
...and Agnes; his beloved wife, Dusty; their daughter, Hilary; his older brother, Fred; and his three devoted sisters, Marcella (Sister Francis Eugene), Dorothy (Sister Richard), and Eleanor (Sister Marie Eugene), of the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. He is survived by his younger brother, Jerome Eugene (Gene); Gene’s five children — Anita, Barbara, Michael, David, and Janice, all from California; Sister-in-law Rose Reichman of Kansas City; five other nephew and nieces — Greg, Jane (Drake), and Marlene, of Indiana;...
Walk Together in this Life
...be attentive of the nudging of the Holy Spirit and walk together in this life. No one has to walk alone. Providence Associate Brad Crites with his SP companion Sister Ann Casper walk together and walk at the Woods. Listening, synodality, community are central themes. Learning from one another and discerning with one another, we move forward on a path toward unity. That’s a path we in the Providence Community have been working toward for a while now: The path...
Sister Margaret Norris (formerly Sister Marie Angeline)
Sister Margaret Norris, formerly Sister Marie Angeline, passed away on Monday, November 3, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was 94-years-old and had been a Sister of Providence for 76 years. Commentary By Sister Ann Casper, SP 1 Corinthians 9:24-26 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They...