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Sister Alma Louise Mescher
...until 2003. In the midst of her teaching ministries, Sister Alma Louise found time for “running a Sunday School program, leading RCIA and Bible study; volunteering at the U.S. Penitentiary and the Correctional Center at Carlisle, Ind.; developing a college-based program in gerontology; teaching workshops on nutrition, holistic health and the physiology of aging; and serving as president of the Indiana Allied Health Association,” said Sister Jeanne. “One thing I think many of us were happy Sister Alma Louise decided...
Sister Merry Marcotte
Sister Merry Marcotte “Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. …” (Psalm 96:11) “On Thursday before Sister Merry died, the chaplain at Marian Home came for a brief visit. He stood at the foot of the bed and said, ‘Sister, when I saw you last Sunday you thought things would progress rapidly.’ Sister Merry raised both arms and said, ‘Providence prevails. Everything is falling into place,’” shared Sister Ellen Kehoe from the commentary written by Sister Joan...
Advent 2011
...Gospel reading for the first Sunday of Advent records Jesus’ admonition to us: “Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come.” The time for what will come? The time — in fact, the times — of the in-breaking of Emmanuel into our daily lives. We know Jesus promises that the Holy One will be always with us — to strengthen, encourage, enliven, comfort, inspire. And, like my young friend, we need to wait expectantly for...
Sister Elizabeth Rose Weisenbach
...She was also a sports fan, especially when it came to Notre Dame and the Indianapolis Colts and, of course, the Pacers,” continued Sister Margaret. “Sister Elizabeth Rose loved her family. She had listed, besides her siblings, seven nieces, 18 nephews, 30 grandnieces, 19 grandnephews and one great-grandniece. A few months ago, it was lovely seeing her one Sunday at Eucharistic Liturgy when she had company, going up the aisle in the entrance procession with them, carrying a candle as...
Personal stories from bell and chimes ringers
...pushed the handles down like pump handles. I believe another novice had to push down the G#, or help you do it, because that was the swinging bell. The others were stationary. “We did it [played the chimes] on Sundays and feast days. The big day was Homecoming Day. The Chicago train used to come in to the station at the end of the avenue. We waited for a signal from the avenue that the sisters were on their way...
Sister Dorothy Karier
...and even this past week, Sister Ann Marie Boyce, as usual, brought her more tapes to listen to. According to Sister Ann Marie, Sister Dorothy had a very regular schedule, listening to spiritual tapes in the morning, rosary at 10 a.m., visiting with her sister, Sister Jean, each day from 1 to 2 p.m. (each Sunday calling their sister Rosemary during that time), then listening to lighter tapes in the afternoon or taking part in community activities. Also, Sister Dorothy...
Sister Rita (Veronica) Lechner
...early morning Mass, evening services and Sunday Vespers nourished Sister Rita’s faith and laid the groundwork for the deep and authentic spirituality that would sustain her throughout the events of her life,” said Sister Lisa. “‘I was fortunate,’ Sister Rita told me, ‘that I never had to discern with a furrowed brow and a knot in my stomach. One of God’s gifts to me was that I just knew what I was to do,’” shared Sister Lisa. Sister Rita entered...
Pope John Paul II statement – beatification
More than 40,000 people from around the world gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for a beatification ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 25,1998. During the celebration, Pope John Paul II granted the title “Blessed” to Mother Theodore Guerin and three other people. Tapestry banners with the images of the four holy people were displayed from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica. The following is a statement that was read by Pope John Paul II at the beatification ceremony, St....
Pére Michel Guthneck
...in the employ of the Sisters of Providence until his death in 1856, a fateful year that witnessed the passing of Sister St. Francis Xavier LeFer and Mother Theodore. Sister Mary Borromeo poignantly described the day Pére Michel died, Sunday, Jan. 27, 1856: “[T]he Community lost a tried and faithful servitor. Pére Michel, the father of three Sisters of Providence and grandfather of two others, was found on the morning of the twenty-seventh quietly sleeping his last long sleep. ‘He...
Sister Susanne Gallagher
...important to me that she will always experience joy in belonging. Q. What energizes you spiritually? A. Good liturgy. On the first Sunday of every month, we welcome families with persons with disabilities and catechists from throughout the Archdiocese to the SPRED Chapel. We model for others the way that persons with disabilities can participate meaningfully in liturgy. The sense of Church is magnificent. Also, when we celebrate jubilees and vows at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, the church is full of a...
Sister Mary Catherine Guiler
...school, the Academy was no longer a feasible option for me. Coincidentally (read: Providentially) when I was ready for high school, Immaculata, a college preparatory school conducted by the Sisters of Providence in Washington, D.C., was dedicating some new buildings on a Sunday afternoon. My father had seen the notice in the archdiocesan newspaper and asked me if I wanted to attend. I agreed, and as a result, I fell in love with the campus. Subsequently, I decided to apply...
Election and inauguration reflections
...serving at Holy Trinity. Every Sunday he gathered a small group of blacks in the back of church for Mass after spending time instructing them during the week. The Sisters employed a black lady, Rosie, who did their cooking and cleaning. All of us knew her, liked her, and ran in and out of the laundry she hung up on the lines. We found it fun to find our teacher’s [sic] clothes and thought the number and name sewed on...