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Celebrate with us! Sister Emily’s first vows
...Sister Emily Smiles while listening to Sister Dawn’s reflection Sister Emily professes her vows for one year Father Daniel Hopcus and Sisters Jenny Howard, Dawn Tomaszewski and Emily during the blessing of Sister Emily’s new SP cross Sister Emily receives her SP cross from Sister Dawn Sister Emily smiles at Sister Dawn after she receives her cross Sister Emily signs her profession papers All those in attendance applaud Sister Emily The Congregation blesses Sister Emily Sisters and friends gathered to...
Sister Connie Kramer
...all six Kramer girls graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Sister Connie was the youngest of the children in her family, in which there were six girls and four boys. Only one brother lived to adulthood. Three additional “Providential moments” in the fall of 1962 changed the course of Sister Connie’s life. Her sister, Julie, entered the Sisters of Providence, the Sisters of Providence sent sisters to Arequipa, Peru, and Sister Marie William Hoerner (RIP) gave Sister Connie a copy of...
A Reflection for the 2024 Senior Jubilarians
...row) Sister Mary Beth Klingel, Sister Barbara Ann Bluntzer, (fourth row) Sister Regina Marie McIntyre, Sister Rosemary Nudd, Sister Marsha Speth, Sister Joann Quinkert, (fifth row) Sister Barbara Reder, General Councilor Sister Laura Parker, Sister Mary Mundy, Sister Joseph Fillenwarth, (last row) with Vicar Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp, General Councilor Sister Carole Kimes, General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski and General Councilor Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein. A ‘Leap of Faith’ Jubilarians, however and whenever you recognized your call to consecrated religious life,...
Sister Rita Clare Gerardot
I have chosen to write my commentary on my mother’s birthday as she was the greatest influence in my life. Lillian Ternet was born in 1888, an only child. She lived her entire life in a small French settlement known as Besancon near Fort Wayne, Indiana, wrote Sister Rita Clare Gerardot in her commentary, which was given by Sister Ann Casper, for Sister Rita Clare Gerardot, who passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Sister Rita...
Sister Ruth Ellen Doane
...of Sister Ruth Ellen in the comment section below. Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Sister Ruth Ellen to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Ruth Ellen Doane Complete Ministry In Illinois: Teacher, St. Athanasius, Evanston (1956-61); Mathematics Curriculum Director, Providence-St. Mel, Chicago (1980-85); Adult Education Coordinator/Adjunct Faculty, Our Lady of the Westside, Chicago/Triton College, River Grove (1985-88). In Indiana: Teacher, St Patrick, Indianapolis (1961-68); Teacher, Our Lady of Providence High School, Clarksville (1970-77); Teacher, Marian Heights...
Sister Patricia Fillenwarth (formerly Sister Joseph Monica)
...at the women’s prison.” Perhaps this meeting place subtly began to create in Patty an awareness of the least and the lost. Sister Patty Fillenwarth (left) with her sister, Sister Joseph Fillenwarth. Patty entered the Sisters of Providence as a postulant on Jan. 6, 1958, and later received her religious name, Sister Joseph Monica. She professed first vows in 1960, and made her perpetual profession of vows in 1965. Prior to her perpetual vows, she earned a bachelor’s degree in...
Sister Mary Adrian Jaroch
...themselves with love into the bosom of God, the center of felicity!” Both readings seem appropriate with which to begin this commentary on the life of Sister Mary Adrian Jaroch, which seemed to fluctuate between calm and agitation; who seemed to carry burdens whose origins were unknown to many of us, her sisters, said Sister Ann Casper in her commentary for Sister Mary Adrian Jaroch, who passed away on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at Winfield, Illinois. She was 85 years...
Sister Cecile Morse
...when recounting the life of Sister Cecile!” said Sister Adele Beacham in her commentary for Sister Cecile Morse, who died Sept. 2. The commentary was written by Sister Ann Casper. “Sister Cecile was already a licensed union printer, following in her father and brother’s footsteps, when she entered the Congregation. Many sisters recall her beautiful singing voice, her moving solos of the Tota Pulchra Es and her strong, resonant alto voice in the choir. She also loved baseball, ice-skating and...
Sister Cecilia Ann Miller
Be still and know that I am God – Psalm 46:10 Sister Cecilia Ann Miller claimed that the foundation of her spiritual life was formed early on by beloved council member of yore, Sister Rose Dolores. According to Sister Cecilia Ann, Sister Rose Dolores emphasized, even to her youngest charges, that God dwelt in their midst, within them and within all creation, that God was not an entity removed from them and from life, but a force, an energy within...
Against All Odds: Focus on Sister Eugene Marie Howard, SP
...of the mission in China. Thanks to the assistance of Sister Marie Grace Molloy, I am able to share some of the information found in our Archives about Sister Eugene Marie Howard. Sister Eugene Marie Howard. We learn from the book on pages 3 and 4 that Sister Eugene Marie was from Cresco, Iowa, earned her bachelor’s degree from Iowa Teachers College before entering the novitiate in 1898, had taught in several high schools, and she was 46 when she...
Celebrating National Catholic Schools Week
...row, first across); and Sister Martha Rojo (bottom row, third across); the late Sister Ann Stephen Stouffer (bottom row, fourth across); the late Sister Gerard Theuer (bottom row, fifth across); and Sister Katherine Manley (bottom row, sixth across). Here are two photos of St. John School, which is located in Robstown, Texas. The first photo features Sister Patricia Clare and Sister Helen Dolores. The second photo features a Sister of Providence who was not identified in the photo. Can you...
Sister Diane Ris (formerly Sister Martin Therese)
...delighted she was to get acquainted with her dad and her new family. Sister Diane was preceded in death by four sisters. Her sisters Linda Vandenberg and Peggy Joneas survive. Sister Mary continued, “I had the great joy and privilege of student teaching with Diane at St. Patrick, Indianapolis in 1971 where she had initiated the open classroom/non-graded method of education. What an amazing, creative, learning environment. I don’t know how she kept up with all the activity, but she...