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A glimpse at past Christmases and winter days
Students in grades five through eight sing Christmas songs at Dunblane School, Washington, D.C., circa 1965. Students at Ladywood School, Indianapolis, enjoy a festive meal in this 1945 photo. Students at Ladywood School, Indianapolis, participate in a cantata in 1945. Ladywood, Indianapolis, students share some fun with Santa Claus in this 1945 photo. Angelic voices are uplifted in this 1944 photo at Ladywood School, Indianapolis. Ladywood, Indianapolis, students celebrate Christmas in this 1946 photo. Students pull sleds up a hill...
Rhythms and Tension
Rhythms and Tension was published by the Sisters of Providence in 1981. This booklet shares the stories of several sisters of a variety of ages and ministries. The introduction of this publication explains its purpose: “Thomas Merton once wrote that choosing to live a life in a monastery is no guarantee that one will find immediate peace. That comes only after one is able to envision oneself as ‘not even possible’ without the Divine. Even then, such insight is a...
Sister Marie McCarthy awarded first-ever Guerin Outreach Ministries Leadership and Advocacy Award
...of Providence, a congregation of 214 women religious, with 300 Providence Associates, collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. The Sisters of Providence have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located just northwest of downtown Terre Haute, Ind., which is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence minister in 13 states,...
Historical marker honors Saint Mother Theodore
...help communities throughout the state promote, preserve and present their history for the education and enjoyment of residents and tourists of all ages. For more than 90 years, the Indiana Historical Bureau, an agency of the state of Indiana, has been marking Indiana history. Since 1947, the marker format has been the large roadside marker, which has the familiar dark blue background with gold lettering and the outline of the state of Indiana at the top. There are approximately 500...
Sister Ellen Marie Stafford
...building that had Christ Jesus as its cornerstone,” said Sister Alexa Suelzer in her commentary for Sister Ellen Marie Stafford, who died Nov. 3 Helen Mary Stafford was one of two children born to Edward and Anna (Shea) Stafford. She entered this world April 12, 1916, in Galesburg, Ill. Sister Ellen Marie attended St. Joseph Grade School and St. Joseph Academy, both in Galesburg. “She graduated from St. Joseph Academy in June 1934 and just a month later [July 15,...
Sister Mary Rosita Thewes
...within but cannot otherwise express,” said Sister Mary Roger Madden in her commentary for Sister Mary Rosita Thewes, who died Feb. 25. The daughter of John and Mary (Heichelbech) Thewes, Marie Anna (baptismal name Mary Anne) was born May 5, 1922, in Celestine, Ind. She was one of eight children. Marie Anna attended St. Celestine Grade School in Celestine. She entered the Congregation Feb. 1, 1943, and professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1945, and 1950, respectively. Sister Mary...
Sister Betty Smigla joins Guerin Outreach Ministries board
...of Directors include: Elizabeth Ramirez; Annette Maggio; Sister Mary Beth Klingel, SP; Sue B. Heck; Penny Sullivan; Sister Carol Nolan, SP; and Sister Patty Fillenwarth, SP. About the Sisters of Providence The Sisters of Providence, a congregation of 214 women religious, with 300 Providence Associates, collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. The Sisters of Providence have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located just northwest of downtown Terre Haute, Ind.,...
A remarkable woman
...where selfishness and cruelty seem more prevalent than love, mercy and justice. When we examine the life of this remarkable woman, Mother Theodore Guerin, we can identify her charism as indomitable trust in Providence. … The Congregation continues to sponsor ministries whose roots can be traced to those she began and which challenge her daughters to adapt to contemporary needs by “lean(ing) with all their weight on Providence.” While it would be impossible to list and identify all the ways...
Spirituality of Acceptance: Accepting Diminishment, Illness and Loss
This article is reprinted from the fall 2011 issue of HOPE. “You just get up and go and keep living. … It’s the best thing to do!” “There’s only one way: take each day as it comes!” One might think I just finished walking through the corporate headquarters of Nike, but no, I was sauntering through Lourdes Hall, our assisted living area at the motherhouse of the Sisters of Providence. After visiting four sisters and asking them how they cope...
A Sister Edith Pfau Evangelist
...a list and my life would lack the joy I’ve found from learning about her. What a blessing we have here! I hope in 50, 60, 70 years someone stumbles upon a folder in Archives and falls in love with Sister Sophia Chen’s paintings, or Sister Jody O’Neil’s liturgical art, or Sister Marianne McGriffin’s (RIP) iconography, or the work of another recent SP artist. The stories we keep become part of us — we are all richer for their telling....
Opening new doors
...receive the benefit of a full-time employee with five students filling one job, while students receive a substantial tuition benefit that provides a private school education. The program offers students the opportunity to build essential job skills while completing their college preparatory program. Last year, 100 percent of the students in the Cristo Rey Network were accepted to college. Some of these students were at risk of not completing high school and in a few short years have been transformed...
Providential Connections
...them successful later in life. The school manages these opportunities through partnerships with community businesses, which offer paid work experiences. The school, meanwhile, ensures that the students are “office-ready” from the first day of work — with phone skills, appropriate attire and professional manners. According to Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp, president, just getting the doors open last year was an achievement of community effort. “This school would not be open today if it had not been for all of the individuals...