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...teaching at Immaculate Conception School in Tulsa, OK. She had a wonderful principal, Sister Jean Michael, and a challenging pastor whose erratic and threatening behavior made life difficult for the community of sisters. Spring retreat: Sister Ann Sullivan, founding director of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, speaks during her Saturday evening presentation. Sister Ann, was then ministering as an assistant professor of psychology and theology at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, was the retreat speaker. Luckily the Benedictine Sisters nearby took care...

...Sister Lawrence Ann Liston Sister Charles Ellen Turk and Sister Mary Maxine Teipen Sister Marilyn Trobaugh and Sister Mary Loyola Bender Sister Mary Ann McCauley and Sister Rose Marita Riordan Sister Marilyn Therese Lipps and Sister Martha Wessel Sister Mary Roger Madden and Sister Alice Ann Rhinesmith Sister Joan Zlogar and Sister Michaela Galvin Sister Margaret Quinlan and Sister Ann Kevin O’Connor Sister Martha Steidl and Sister Joanne Golding Sister John Mary Rifner and Sister Martha Ann Rifner Sister Frances...

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...

...Lorraine Kirker General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski addresses the sisters and associates at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Sister Dawn on the screen in Chicago as well Providence Hall sister observers discuss, from left: Sisters Dorothy Ellen Wolsiffer, Joan Mary Schaefer, Donna Butler, Loretta Picucci, Elizabeth Meyer Some of the sisters in Taiwan, from left: Sisters Norene Wu, Anna Fan, Rose Chiu, Celeste Tsai, Donna Marie Fu and Delan Ma Small meeting group in Providence Hall Conference Room, from left back: Sisters Barbara...

...Quinkert (formerly Sister Joan Margaret), Suzanne Buthod (formerly Sister Mary Judith), Rosemary Eyler (formerly Sister Mary Luke), Charles Van Hoy, Marian Brady, Barbara Ann Bluntzer (formerly Sister Mary Martha), Marie Denise Lucey and Margaret Norris (formerly Sister Marie Angeline). Celebrating 60 years as Sisters of Providence:Sisters Clelia Cecchetti (formerly Sister Rosina), Ellen Cunningham (formerly Sister Michael Aquinas), Paula Modaff (formerly Sister Marie Pauline), Dorothy Rasche (formerly Sister Rose Martin) and Therese Guerin Sullivan. Sister Joann Quinkert offers the welcome Sister...

Sister Maureen Fallon, at left, in her ministry as assistant principal at Bishop McNamara Catholic School in Kankakee, Illinois. Donors to the Sisters of Providence are making Catholic education more accessible in Kankakee, Illinois. Because a grant from the donor-funded Ministry Fund of the Sisters of Providence covers a portion of Sister Maureen Fallon’s salary as assistant principal at Bishop McNamara Catholic School in Kankakee, this financial savings to the school allows some 15 students who otherwise would not be...

...McGlynn, Sister Barbara Ann Zeller, Sister Janet Ostrowski Sister Joanne Golding and Sister Ellen Kehoe Sister Anji Fan and Sister Marilyn Kofler Sister Celeste Tsai and Sister Anna Fan Sister Editha Ben, Sister Carol Nolan, Sister Loretta Picucci Sister Mary Jo Piccione, Sister Joan Slobig, Sister Grace Marie Meehan, Sister Carole Kimes, SIster Linda Thompson Sister Nancy Nolan Sister Rosemary Nudd and Sister Barbara Battista Sister Irma Meuse and Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein Sister Mary Ryan and Sister Patty Wallace...

...Army Base Fort Benning while protesting the U.S. Army’s School of the Americas (SOA). It was the 13th annual protest, with nearly 6,500 protesters. Around 90 protesters were arrested that day. Of the six religious community members arrested, three were Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. I asked Sister Joann what led her to this: The sisters who crossed the line at the 2002 SOA protest, including Sisters of Providence Sister Rita Clare Gerardot, left, Sister Joann Quinkert, center and...

...and Providence Food Pantry Director Sister Maureen Fallon chat before the start. Sister Elizabeth Koressel and Sister Constance Kramer (front, from left) listen to Sister Maureen Fallon. Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp (in red shirt) and Sister Editha Ben. Sister Editha Ben shows off the list of sponsors for the event. Sister Barbara Sheehan (left) chats with Sister Mary Morley and her dog, Mickie. Sister Maureen Fallon (left) addresses the crowd. Sister Mary Montgomery listens to Sister Maureen Fallon. Sister Barbara Reder...

...families together at the Vigo County courthouse. Here Sisters Joni Luna and Barbara Battista speak in front of the crowd. Say cheese (and crackers)! From left, Sisters Jane Iannaccone, Beth Wright and Laura Parker. Sisters Doreen Lai and Jeanne Hagelskamp discuss a point. Sister Ellen Cunningham in discussion with other sisters. Sister Mary Morley discusses the climate agreement with another sister. Sister Cynthia Lynge shows off her toilet tank bank, a prize from winning environmental bingo. Sister Barbara Sheehan holds...

...Sister Mary Maxine Teipen Sister Ann Casper and Sister Mary Roger Madden Sister Mary Imelda Coulup and Sister Mildred Giesler Sister Suzanne Smith and Sister Francis Edwards Sister Alexa Suelzer and Sister Suzanne Smith Sister Su-Hsin Huang and Sister Rosalie Marie Weller Sister Mary Moloney and Sister Marceline Mattingly Sister Mary Esther Lane and Sister Joyce Brophy Sister Marilyn Trobaugh and Sister Mary Loyola Bender Sister Mary Terrence Haag and Sister Susan Dinnin Sister Joan Kirkpatrick and Sister Rita Lerner...

...Mary Jo’s honor may be made to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Mary Jo in the comment section below. Sister Mary Jo Stewart (formerly Sister Joseph Maureen) Teacher for 25 years in schools in Indiana, Illinois and California. In Indiana: St. John the Baptist, Whiting (1954-57); St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne (1957-67); St. Patrick, Indianapolis (1967-68); St. Mary, Richmond (1968-70). In Illinois: Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago (1947-48);...