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Time capsule spawns memories of former Catholic High School in Terre Haute
...side, remains intact. During demolition, contractors found a time capsule in the cornerstone. The capsule had numerous well-preserved items pertaining to the school and to the Sisters of Providence. Among those were photographs of Rev. Mother Gertrude Clare Owens, who was the general superior at the time; the Rev. Joseph Beechem, the school’s principal; a Saint Mother Theodore Guerin relic prayer card; a biographical pamphlet about Saint Mother Theodore, a list of the school faculty and council members, and newspaper...
2010 Rite of Commitment
...… mine understood its language.’ “This is the gift we celebrate today — the union of our hearts in God’s Providence — a union given so that the works of Providence will continue.” So expressed General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson in her reflection during the Rite of Commitment and Renewal of Providence Associates in the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. Indeed, the entire afternoon was an awesome and sacred day for everyone. (Click here for...
Celebrating Thanksgiving as Sisters of Providence
A Sister of Providence bastes a turkey at Holy Spirit Convent, Indianpolis, ca. 1960. Posing for a photo in 1987 are sisters serving in Taiwan (seated, left to right): Sisters Catherine Hartman (RIP), Eleanor Buckley (RIP) and Agnes Joan Li (RIP); (standing): Sisters Celeste Tsai, Norene Wu, Rosa Pan, Edith Pfau (RIP), Dorothy Souligny (RIP) and Regina Mary Wallace. Retired sisters at St. Joseph Convent in Quincy, Mass., get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving in 1992 with former General Superior Sister...
Foley Hall: A Portrait
...Originally a three-winged, gabled-roof structure, Foley Hall (eventually named after Mother Mary Cleophas Foley, general superior from 1890 to 1926) was completed in 1868. A four-story façade of Indiana limestone was completed in 1898 at a cost of $200,000. Foley Hall was owned by the Sisters of Providence and portions of the building were leased to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. This building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The structure was closed in 1988 and razed...
2009 Rite of Commitment
...the church with energy and excitement. The only missing pieces were Providence Associate Director Sister Mary Alice Zander and Providence Candidate-Associate Sharon Medicis Michaud. Both women were unable to attend because of health challenges. Sister Diane Mason, Providence Associate assistant director, admirably filled the leadership role and welcomed the new associates as well as the 37 Providence Associates who renewed their commitments. General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson presented the reflection. Providence Associate Father Daniel Hopcus presided over the Eucharistic Liturgy....
Civil War service
...on Fort Sumter, Gov. Morton requested that the Sisters of Providence provide assistance in the administration of City Hospital in Indianapolis which had been turned over to the federal government for the care of soldiers. Superior General Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly made arrangements to assist the hospital, and on May 17, 1861, the sisters were in charge of all “domestic arrangements” like washing, cooking and cleaning. Their services were not limited to these duties, as Sisters of Providence also served...
A zest for swimming
...that June day in 1953 when word was received that swimming was permitted. “Mother Marie Helene [Franey, general superior from 1948 to 1953] came in and told the postulants and novices that they would be permitted to swim,” said Sister John Mary. Soon the sisters received their new seersucker suits that looked like a short dress. Panties and bras were necessary undergarments to wear with the suit. “As soon as you got into the water it clung to you,” said...
Sister Rita Clare Gerardot
...she was to go, the chaplain called and said, “Don’t come, he’s been moved to Terre Haute (federal death row). That was in July of 1999. So, she met Sister Diane Ris (former general superior), and Sister Camille said, “I visited a prisoner once and he’s going to be in your area. If I ever came, could I stay at your motherhouse? Sister Diane said certainly. At breakfast with Sister Dorothy Hucksoll she mentioned why she and her friend were...
Hardy harbingers of spring: Spring 2012
...aware of the gift of life that surges through us and prompts us to sing the song composed by Providence for each of us. May we sing in praise, in hope, in love. May we too know that we are “light and spirit.” I hope that, somewhere on your part of Earth, a yellow flower blooms! Know that you and all you love are held in the friendship and prayer of the Sisters of Providence. Sister Denise Wilkinson General Superior...
Sister Lawrence Ann Liston
...bulletin boards and things for many of them, but she was probably the person who stole my heart. Sister Gertrude Helene Black was the principal and superior and seventh- and eighth-grade teacher. The office we are sitting in was our eighth grade classroom. I came back here 50 years after I left. Q: What is it like to be ministering in the same building where you attended school? And your office is in one of your former classrooms? A: This...
2011 General Chapter
General Chapter, June 27 – July 7, 2011. Visible from left: Sisters Rosemary Ward, Barbara Doherty, Martha Joseph Wessel and Dina Bato. Sisters Rita Clare Gerardot and Laura Ann McLaughlin chat at their table. Sister Jean Fuqua takes the mic while Sister Pat Mahoney looks on. The General Chapter of Elections of the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., concluded Wed., July 6 in early afternoon. Elected as General Superior for a second term was Sister Denise Wilkinson. Elected...
Sister Kay Manley
...Illinois. In May of 1967, I was assigned to Van Nuys, California. How could I go that far away? The answer came in the comfort of Sisters of Providence on the train as the distance from Indiana grew greater. I taught primary students using the skills I had learned. This was the time when SPs did not travel to the Woods every summer. The Provincial Superior found a summer job for me at Providence Speech and Hearing Center teaching readiness...