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Sister Brigid Mary Hurley
Sister Brigid Mary Hurley, also known as Brig or Mary, died on April 4 at Union Hospital. She was born on July 8, 1941, in Malden, Massachusetts, to Timothy and Bridget Manning Hurly and was baptized Mary Ellen, said Sister Jane Iannaccone in her commentary for Sister Brigid Mary Hurley, who passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019. She was 77 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 59 years. Sister Jane continued: Sister Brigid Mary is...
Sister Mary Maxine Teipen
...know that her death is not a stopping place but a beginning, as she enters into the eternal reward she so richly deserves. Funeral services for Sister Mary Maxine took place on Thursday, January 9, and Friday, January 10, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Mary Maxine in the comment section below. Memorial contributions in Sister Mary Maxine’s honor may be made to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Mary Maxine Teipen...
Sister Suzanne Buthod (formerly Sister Mary Judith)
Both of these readings speak of love – God’s love for us and our sharing God’s love with others. Sister Suzanne Buthod dedicated her life to bringing God’s love to others. Let us celebrate her life of love, said Sister Rosemary Schmalz in her commentary for Sister Suzanne Buthod, formerly Sister Mary Judith, who passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana. She was 92-years-old and had been a Sister of Providence for 73...
Sister Mary Jo Stewart (formerly Sister Joseph Maureen)
Isn’t it special that we gather during this Easter week to celebrate the life of Sister Mary Jo Stewart, whom God called to join her parents, Frank and Josephine Bohnert Stewart, and her brothers, Henry and Marvin, on Saturday morning of the solemn Easter Vigil, said Sister Ann Casper and Sister Mary Mark Dede in their commentary for Sister Mary Jo Stewart, who passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 91 years old and...
Scenes from our 2024 Donor Dinner
...Companion Award winners Cindy McKay (center) with General Councilor Sister Laura Parker (left) and General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski. One of this year’s Companion Award winners (fourth from left) with General Councilors (from left) Sister Laura Parker, Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein, General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Vicar/General Treasurer Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp and General Councilor Sister Carole Kimes. One of this year’s Companion Award winners, Mel Wolff (center) with General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski (left) and Vicar/General Treasurer Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp....
Sister Leslie Dao enters the novitiate
...Sister of Providence here Photos by Casey Kellum and Sister Joni Luna Sister Leslie enters the church for her entrance to the novitiate ceremony. Sister Norene Wu prays a blessing over Sister Leslie. General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski places the SP novice cross on Sister Leslie. Sister Dawn and the community gathered to bless Sister Leslie. Sister Leslie with her novice director Sister Norene Wu The new novice Sister Leslie is greeted by Sisters Ann Margaret O’Hara and Su-Hsin Huang....
Sister Marilyn Kofler: Breaking boundaries through education and gentle influence
...and I try to share what I know. I’m never done learning.” She sees Sisters of Providence breaking boundaries by advocating for and educating women. She credits early sisters in leadership for valuing higher education for the sisters themselves. “When you educate a minority, you’re going to have a revolution. And I think that breaks boundaries because education opens one up to all kinds of new experiences, new people, new geography.” Spirit-led risks Sister Editha Ben gives communion to Sister...
Ministry in the marriage tribunal
Sister Evelyn Ovalles Editor’s Note: Several Sisters of Providence minister in church diocesan marriage tribunals. Here they help people who are divorced and want to remarry within the Catholic Church to navigate the process to a marriage annulment. Currently divorced Catholics who remarry without first receiving an annulment are excluded from receiving sacraments. Here Sister Ann Casper interviews three sisters who serve in marriage tribunals: Sister Maureen Abbott (formerly Sister Maureen Francis), defender of the bond and case instructor in...
In Solidarity: Vowed Catholic Religious Honor Trans Day of Visibility
...Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Western Province Leadership Sisters of Charity, BVM Leadership Team Sisters of Loretto/Loretto Community Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, Justice Coordinating Commission Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet – Albany Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood The Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes Leadership Team and JPIC Office U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph...
Sister Adelaide Ortegel
...asked her parents to transfer her from New Trier High School to Mallincrockdt High School, staffed by the Sisters of Christian Charity. About a year later, as Adelaide was sharing with Sister Ann Collette the news that she had decided to enter the Sisters of Providence, Ann Collette told her she had received word she was being missioned to China. Another seed planted. So, Adelaide entered the Sisters of Providence on July 19, 1946, pronounced her first vows on January...
Sister Eugene Francis Keaveney
...Mary Ann Phelan in her commentary for Sister Eugene Francis, who passed away on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was 93 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 74 years. Sister Eugene Francis Keaveney Sister Mary Ann continued: Mary Elizabeth was baptized and attended elementary and high school at Saint Rose Parish in Chelsea, Mass. She graduated from Saint Rose High School in 1944 and entered the novitiate on Feb. 2, 1945. She spent...
Sister David Ellen Van Dyke
...It has been said that we are what we read. If that is true, these passages culled from her reading of Scripture as well as many of the great spiritual writers, give us a rare view of that inner self where Sister David Ellen lived her life with God,” said Sister Mary Roger Madden in her commentary for Sister David Ellen Van Dyke, who died July 9. “Sister David Ellen rarely speaks directly of herself in these notes, but when...