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Sister Grace Stewart
Sister Grace Stewart “O Come let us sing to the Most High, Creator of the cosmos.” (Psalm 95:1 translation by Nan Merrill) “I am happy to read this commentary for Sister Grace, written by her good friend, Sister Bernice Kuper, especially because I share, with so many sisters, a great love and respect for a great friend, Sister Grace,” said Sister Jeanne Knoerle during the commentary for Sister Grace Stewart, who died Sept. 1. “Several years ago when Sister Grace...
Sister Barbara Doherty: A Sister of Providence icon living with dementia
...learn best practices for dementia care. Sisters and staff members live out dementia care differently than in traditional nursing homes, changing vocabulary and supporting sisters to remain who they are while living with dementia. Sister Barbara welcomes new Sister of Providence postulant Jessica Vitente in 2018. Angela Hetterscheidt, one of Sister Barbara’s care partners, has worked full-time with Sister Barbara for more than a year. She says she heard that at first Sister Barbara did not like having an aide....
Remembering sisters’ loving response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic
...the important part.” She loved them, and they loved her. Sister Ann Michele Sister Ann Michele Kiefer in 2004 With the encouragement of Sister Marilyn Therese and Sister Carolyn Bouchard, Sister Ann Michele Kiefer applied for a position at The Damien Center upon the retirement of Sister Marilyn Therese. As Providence would have it, she was hired and spent seven years ministering to the men, women and children living with AIDS and those who were dying from AIDS. She mobilized...
‘What will happen to us if that comet falls out of the sky?’
...slaves. You are God’s children.” Thurman tells a poignant story about the night his mother took him out in the yard to experience Halley’s Comet flaming across the sky. Howard asked her, “What will happen to us if that comet falls out of the sky?” Did Jesus’ followers utter a similar question? “What will happen to us now that they have crucified our Lord?” After a bit of silence, Thurman’s mother said, “Nothing will happen to us, Howard; God will...
Faces of our future: a new generation of Sisters of Providence
...organizer at NETWORK — a Catholic social justice lobby in Washington, D.C. Emily is living in a local community with two other Sisters of Providence in the D.C. area. Sister Jessica Vitente Sister Jessica Vitente was received into the novitiate of the Sisters of Providence on Saturday, Aug. 3. Sister Jessica is from California and first “discovered” the Sisters of Providence at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress where she visited our information booth and met Sister Editha Ben, our...
Sisters of Providence struggles and wisdom amidst pandemic
...hours already and who have just been asked to stay on for another shift. Sister Josephine herself has ministered to staff by baking cookies and sending them to the various units of the hospital. she has also assembled pamphlets about coping and stress. History and education Sister Maureen Abbott commented that she and Sister Mary Ryan had been discussing plans to pilot a community history module. The lockdown motivated Sister Maureen to finish writing the narrative piece, “Changing Course: Sisters...
Sister Jeanne Knoerle (formerly Sister Mary Gregory)
...gift of love you have given to SO many of us,” concluded Sister Jean Fuqua. A funeral Mass for Sister Jeanne Knoerle was held June 18, 2013 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was 85 years old and had lived as a Sister of Providence for nearly 64 years at the time of her death. Please join us in remembering Sister Jeanne by sharing your memories on her abundant life here. Read Sister Denise Wilkinson’s Gospel reflection from Sister Jeanne’s funeral here....
Sister Andre Panepinto
...St. Dennis School. Sister Kathleen Leonard shared, “Peter, Bill and Tony, Andre’s nephews, spent a lot of time with Andre and the Sisters in Lockport. One day, I don’t know what Peter was doing but Sister Patty Geis said to him, ‘Do you think you’re the boss of the world?’ Peter’s response was very serious: “NO, AUNT GEN IS.” After seven years at St. Dennis, Sister Andre felt a need for renewal within herself. She then went to the University...
Sister Mary Alice (Joseph Gertrude) Zander
...Pat. “Our Providence Associates! Sister Mary Alice gave her all to building this relationship. She loved this ministry. It was her ‘baby,’ and she continued as she was able after her surgeries and chemotherapies. Again, an hour or so before she died, Sister Mary Alice was talking with Sister Diane Mason, assistant director of associates. Actually, I think Sister Mary Alice was telling Sister Diane what still needed to be done. Ask Sister Diane about Sister Mary Alice’s cell phone...
Sister Annette Schipp
I did not meet Sister Annette Schipp until sometime in the early 80s when I was visiting Sister Cecilia Ann at Precious Blood in Jasper (Indiana). We were introduced and after she had left the room, Cecilia Ann said to me, “You don’t know Sister Annette? She is one of God’s holy people.” Indeed, I think everyone here would agree with that statement, said Sister Rosemary Schmalz in her commentary for Sister Annette Schipp, who passed away on Wednesday, July...
Sister Rosemary (Mary Gilbert) Powers
...her fondest memory was, ‘My many years relating to teenagers as Christians, students and athletes,’” shared Sister Margaret. “Sister Rosemary enjoyed sports. Early on, before such things were allowed, one evening Sister Rosemary and another sister went to a football game when their eighth graders were in a playoff game. As the two sisters stood on the sidelines, one of the players got tackled and rammed into the other sister and broke her leg. The next day, Sister Rosemary had...
Sister Marie Alexis Geiger
...said of her, her heart was greater than she was, said Sister Janet Gilligan and Sister Mary Mark Dede in their commentary for Sister Marie Alexis Geiger, who passed away on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was 91 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 73 years. Sister Janet and Sister Mary Mark continued: Elizabeth Clarissa Geiger was born on June 22, 1928, to Mary Elizabeth Drew and William Geiger in Loogootee, Indiana. She...