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Sister Evelyn Ovalles reflects on Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and home
...(and, I’d like to add) rooted in Providence. What does “coming home to the Woods” mean to you? It means comfort, rest and security. When life seems pulling me in different directions or when I feel stressed or somehow stuck, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is the place to go. It’s home, it’s sanctuary, it’s a very tangible legacy of St. Mother Theodore to us. It means being imbibed by the legacy of St. Mother Theodore and those who have gone before us....
Taiwanese sister journeys home with the Sisters of Providence
Sister Su-Hsin Huang, standing, gives a back massage to Sister Rita Lerner as she and Sister Rosalie Marie Weller, right, prepare to say their daily rosary in the Chapel at Providence Health Care. (This article reprinted from the Summer 2013 edition of HOPE) Su-Hsin Huang (pronounced Soo-Sheen Wang) came to the United States from Taiwan for the first time in 2003 to explore entering the Sisters of Providence. She recalled her father asking her what she knew of the community,...
Ministry of Care: homemaking for healthcare residents
...these sisters is the daily rosary. “Some sisters may not remember events or names or what they ate for breakfast, but as soon as they hear ‘Our Father’ or ‘Hail Mary,’ the chapel fills with prayer,” said Su-Hsin. When residents end up in the emergency room of the local hospital, Su-Hsin takes her turn with other Ministry of Care team members to accompany them. “I hold their hand; I show them my SP symbol so they know I am also...
Sister Dina Bato
...St. Luke. Sinner: Dorothy Day. Least favorite food: Okra. Least favorite course in school: Taxation. Worst movie I’ve ever seen: I know this is bad, but “The Naked Truth.” Another one is “Kingdom of Heaven.” My best friend says I’m … One of the cheesiest people she knows. (And she says it with love.) If I weren’t an SP, I’d be … I don’t even want to think about that right now. Someday, I’d like to … write a memoir....
Sister Mary Patricia Peacock (formerly Sister Alice Elizabeth)
...was for 27 years in schools in St. Philip Neri and St. Joan of Arc School Indianapolis and at St. Andrew, St. Columbkille, Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Angela and St. Mel-Holy Ghost Schools in Chicago. In these schools she worked with young children from pre-school age to grade 3. Sister Mary Pat’s pastoral theology degree prepared her to serve as pastoral associate and DRE at St. Dennis in Lockport for 10 years and at Assumption parish in Coal City,...
Sister Frances Joan Baker
...Washington, Ind. She was preceded in death by all of her siblings. Sister Frances Joan taught in elementary education for 52 years. She loved teaching, especially religion and reading. She taught in Massachusetts at St. Rose in Chelsea; in Indiana at St. Mary in Richmond, St. John in Vincennes, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. James, Immaculate Heart, St. Simon and Holy Spirit all in Indianapolis, St. Simon in Washington, and St. John the Baptist in Fort Wayne; in Illinois at St....
Sister Mary Eymard Campeggio
...took final vows in 1939. Sister Mary Eymard did not want to be a teacher. When her first mission assignment was given, she asked, “What will I do?” Over the years Sister Mary Eymard ministered in a wide variety of roles: as housekeeper, cook, dietitian, Food Service Director, receptionist, in community service and as sacristan. She ministered at Immaculata in Washington, D.C., and Marywood in Anaheim, Calf. In Indiana she served at St. Philip Neri, St. John Academy and Ladywood...
Community prayer via Skype™
From left, Sisters Eileen and Brigid Ann Bonner in Louisville join Sister Mary Morley in Cincinnati, inset, for daily prayer via Skype. No bell summons to prayer and no chapel awaits. Sisters Brigid Ann and Eileen Bonner are in Louisville and Sister Mary Morley (formerly Sister David Mary) is in Cincinnati. The time to pray is marked on the computer monitor. They gather “face to face” by way of Skype. You’ll find them there weekdays at 4 p.m. and weekends...
Sister Ann Francis Hammersley
...the novitiate in 2009. She ministered as a teacher in several states and schools, including St. James, Indianapolis; Cathedral, Fort Wayne, Ind.; St. Rose, Chelsea, Mass.; St. Patrick, Stoneham, Mass.; St. Polycarp, Somerville, Mass.; St. Ann’s, Washington, D.C.; Holy Redeemer, College Park, Md.; and Lady Isle, Portsmouth, N.H. After 47 years of teaching, Sister Ann Francis came home in 1997, serving nine years on the staff at Woods Day Care/Pre-school, while living in Owens Hall. In 2006, she moved to...
Steadfast in her calling: Sister Mary Ann DeFazio
Sister Mary Ann DeFazio greets parishioners with her puppet while signing children up for CCD classes at St. Christopher’s. (Photos by Amy Miranda) St. Christopher Parish in Speedway, Ind., is preparing for a transition of pastors. Sister Mary Ann DeFazio, one of three pastoral associates there, had a special request for the job description of the new priest. “I asked the current pastor to put in, ‘must let nun play with puppets at church,’” she joked. Sister Mary Ann’s puppet...
A day in the life … Sister Rose Marita Riordan
Sister Rose Marita Riordan cleans up following a meeting at the Providence Spirituality and Conference Center. While Sister Rose Marita Riordan may be 93 years young, she still hasn’t officially “retired.” Sister Rose Marita spent more than 50 years in education, including three stints as a principal in North Carolina and Washington, D.C. She came back to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1990 after “retiring.” “The question was, what was I going to do?” Sister Rose Marita said. “There were a lot...
Counting down: 10 days to go and 10 reasons to LOVE the new shrine
...Theodore in the 19th century. Those struggles are shockingly similar to all those struggles we deal with in today’s society. The shrine brings that realization to life as you pass by the curved walls that tell the stories of her mission and its financial struggles, and her battles with her own health. 2. It belongs to us all… Mother Theodore is Indiana’s first saint, and America’s 8th saint. This is her permanent home now, where pilgrims from all over the...