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...to the Indianapolis Sentinel, which appeared on the editorial page in the issue of February 25, 1862: “‘Editor Sentinel: I consider it a fact worthy of notice that the Sisters of Providence, who have charge of the Military Hospital, are not furnished with a conveyance to and from the city, but are obliged to wade through mud and mire on foot. A carriage is furnished them on Sundays, it is true, but the religious duties of the Sisters make it...

...that of prayer, and she was again able to visit the Blessed Sacrament Chapel daily. Her last days were spent in Mother Theodore Hall East under the watchful eye of Sister Betty Donoghue and those who ministered there where she was so deeply loved and cared for. Her health became critical, and she was anointed on Saturday afternoon. Early Sunday, Feb. 27, she died peacefully and quietly as was her way,” shared Sister Catherine. The Mass of Christian Burial for...
...Elizabeth “Betty” Smigla and Therese Whitsett. Additional assistance was provided by Sister Florence Norton. The Heritage Museum is open to the public during the Providence Center’s normal hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EDT), and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EDT). There is no charge to visit the museum. 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...

...drive 30 to 40 minutes to worship on Sunday. They are an “intentional community, not necessarily a neighborhood community” because the cathedral is situated in a downtown business district. Sister Lisa has been a Sister of Providence for 33 years. She was taught by the sisters in high school and at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) where she was impressed by the sisters’ “leadership and groundedness.” Young Lisa enjoyed singing in the SMWC Chorale and Madrigals under the direction of Sister...

...time for her friends and family. But last Sunday evening — the anniversary of her entrance to Community and also the feast of Saint Magdalen, reminding us of her friendship with Sister Mary Magdalene — she slipped away from us. Surely our Providential God had gifts for her, full measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, because the amount we measure out is the amount we will be given back,” concluded Sister Margaret. The Mass of Christian Burial for...

...explore the process of becoming a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and will tell the story of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. It is scheduled to be televised Sunday, March 4, at 8 p.m., 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. (EST). In addition to visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, her crew traveled to Rome to meet with the postulator who worked with the Congregation, and to Florida to meet with the recipient of a miracle healing. Here is some of what Jen had...

Sister Anne Doherty’s official portrait as general superior Sister Anne Doherty, who served as the 14th general superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., from 1981 to 1986, died Sunday, Feb.3, 2013, in Mother Theodore Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. During her years of leadership, she began the renovation of the Church of the Immaculate Conception; and coordinated the building of Karcher Hall, now known as Mother Theodore Hall, a health care facility for sisters and for the...

...Catholic presence to a place that is fundamentalist in its religious heritage,” she said in a 1985 interview about why she chose to go to Morehead State. She taught graduate and undergraduate students in readying, discipline and classroom management. She also served on two committees that were part of the Kentucky Education Reform project. Highly respected for her work in Kentucky, Sister Diane also taught Sunday School to Methodists and she hosted an interdenominational prayer group in her home. She...

...a part of the Sisters of Providence? Well I think there is a respect for the Eucharist that we have as a Congregation that goes beyond the Sunday Mass and the holy day Masses that we had when I was growing up. And there is an appreciation for good liturgy that we are blessed with here. And being able to, for example, say the prayer of reunion knowing that every other Sister of Providence and now Providence Associates says the...

...of running away, I’ve found a place I feel at home: by their side in the Catholic Church. Sundays at Mass as I struggle to pay attention while juggling an active 3-year-old, I at times become conscious that I am not saying the words to the responses exactly as those around me are. I am using inclusive language, just as my mentors, the Sisters of Providence, have been doing for years. And I am thankful. Thankful for having been educated...

...every day. Only do it for his love…’ That is exactly how Sister Jeanne did it! It was just her nature to do everything out of love. Sisters Jean Fuqua, left, and Jeanne Knoerle participate in knitting socks at Fiber Frolic 2006. “Here are just a few stories of how she lived each day out of love. To honor what I think Jeanne would expect of me is to keep it simple. “On Sunday, June 9, the day before she...

For the Congregation’s first 120 years in Indiana, Sisters of Providence learned of their assignments for the year by hearing the Obedience List read aloud on August 15, the day before sisters began to leave for the assigned missions. In 1961, Mother Rose Angela Horan began a new system where each sister received her appointment by way of a note opened after Morning Prayers on the first Sunday in May. Sister Rosemary Borntrager (then Sister Rose Cecile) kept the original...