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Holy Week reflections with Saint Mother Theodore
We hope your time walking through Lent with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin has been beneficial. The week’s reflections below conclude this Lenten journey. May your Holy Week be blessed! Palm Sunday, April 9 “The disciples went as Jesus had ordered them.” – Matthew 21:6 “Let us adore the designs of this good Master and be resigned to His Holy Will.” – Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Jesus seemed to be asking the disciples to do something absurd. They were to go...
Reflecting on Easter: ‘The stone has been rolled away’
...to come with him. Here was my father, not only awake but out of bed, sitting in the easy chair in the corner of his bedroom, fully dressed. I will never forget what my brother whispered in my ear, “The stone has been rolled away.” Though my father never totally recovered and died a week later, his energy that Easter Sunday was nothing short of miraculous. And we were given precious time to celebrate and to say goodbye. Certainly our...
Newsnotes HOPE summer 2017
...area who would like to receive texts about what items are for sale in the store, text the code Whi751 or SUBSCRIBE to 812-558-5269. Hours are 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday and 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. weekdays May through October and 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. weekdays November through April. More information at WhiteViolet.org. Sister Jenny Howard appointed to National Advisory Council Sister Jenny Howard was recently appointed by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) to the United States Conference of...
Saint Mother Theodore statue dedicated in Ruillé, France
Sunday was a joyous occasion for French and U.S. Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College staff and alums, and many others, when a bronze statue of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin was dedicated at the motherhouse of the Sisters of Providence of Ruillé sur Loir, France. At the statue dedication, from left: SMWC President Dottie King, former General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson, General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Mary Ann Hellmann and Jerry Hellmann. Photo by Dee Reed, SMWC. The statue, made...
Vows ceremony for Sisters Dina Bato, Anna Fan and Tracey Horan
On Sunday, June 25, 2017, Sister Dina Bato professed perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience as a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sisters Anna Fan and Tracey Horan professed their first vows as Sisters of Providence for one year. We are so blessed! Sister Dina Bato, who is making perpetual vows, listens to Sister Dawn’s reflection. Sisters Tracey Horan and Anna Fan, who are making first vows, listen to Sister Dawn’s reflection. Sisters Tracey Horan and Anna Fan,...
Sisters profess first, perpetual vows
Sisters Anna Fan (left) and Tracey Horan (right) both professed first vows with the Sisters of Providence on June 25, while Sister Dina Bato (middle) professed final vows. Recently, one woman made a lifelong commitment to living as a Sister of Providence and two others took a step to deepen their commitment to this path. On Sunday, June 25, both Sisters Tracey Horan and Anna Fan professed first vows, and Sister Dina Bato professed perpetual vows in the Congregation of...
Visiting a ‘Saintly’ relative
...attended the canonization of Saint Mother Theodore in 2006, where they met Sister Marie Kevin Tighe (RIP), who at the time, ministered as the director of the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Sister Jan currently ministers in this position. During her weekend visit, Delphine was provided a tour by Sister Jan. She also met with many Sisters of Providence and attended Sunday Mass before heading back to Alabama. Delphine said she hoped to connect with Saint Mother Theodore during...
Reflections for Back to School Mass
...sisters when I say we share more than the space of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods with you. We want to be an integral part of this learning and loving community. So, seek us out. Know you are welcome to join us for liturgy — we pray daily in this church at 11:30 a.m. and on Sunday at 11 a.m. Visit our Blessed Sacrament Chapel when you need a quiet space to pray or just to think. We’d love to help you fall...
Sister Anita Bechert
...of Galilee. She too gave herself wholeheartedly to her Divine Master and spent her journey through life as a trustworthy and faithful servant, said Sister Janet Gilligan in her commentary for Sister Anita Bechert, who died Sunday, November 12, 2017, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 90 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 71 years. Elizabeth Jane Bechert (known as Betty) was born to Joseph and Mary Effie Smythe Bechert in Indianapolis on April 23, 1927....
Being ‘Home’ for Christmas
...all her Christmas tasks into second place – if not third or fourth. She then shared a moment of realizing Christmas is not a “to do list”; it’s a celebration much deeper than that. Our other colleague mentioned that she had gone to church on Sunday (the day before this conversation) feeling anxious and worried. Then she related how her minister’s words helped her feel calmer. He reminded the congregation that Jesus wasn’t born at home. Circumstances prevented that comfort....
Celebrate! Sister My Huong Pham transfers vows
Meet our newest official Sister of Providence! Sister My Huong Pham transferred her perpetual vows as a woman religious to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, during Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Learn more about Sister My Huong and her transfer. Read Sister Dawn’s reflection from the ceremony. Sister Dawn offers the reflection at the transfer of vows ceremony. Sister My Huong reacts while listening to Sister Dawn’s...
Sister My Huong Pham transfers perpetual vows to Sisters of Providence
Sister My Huong Pham (right) during the transferring of her perpetual vows with Sisters of Providence General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski. Sister My Huong Pham finally feels at home. “I feel bold and official,” she said, “a Sister of Providence.” For Sister My Huong, a process that began three years ago came to completion on Sunday, February 25. On that day, Sister My Huong transferred her perpetual vows to the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, during...