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Sister Barbara Reder
...out in her mind. Her dad asked her, “Have you ever thought of becoming a sister?” “I practically jumped down his throat with my answer. NO!!” she remembers. But the moment was eye-opening. She realized that the fact that she answered so strongly meant that it was in her mind. She spent some time struggling with nudges she kept feeling from God. It was several years later, as she was sitting outside at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in her senior year of...
Grace
St. Joseph’s Lake winter scene. Most people who have spent much time at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods have a favorite season here. Mine is winter. Actually, in January, it’s winter. In April, spring will be my favorite. In July … well, you get the point. Recently, I had the opportunity to spend some time at Luking Hermitage at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. As I looked at the trees that circle St. Joe’s Lake, I wondered if Mother Theodore had seen and admired those very...
HOPE fall 2017 — Together in mission
...Foley Legacy Fund will continue to financially support ministries that provide direct service to the economically poor and underserved. Prayer: Creating hope together Provident God, dispelling darkness with the gift of a new dawn, fuel me with sensitivity and wisdom to break boundaries and create hope … Faithful donors make mission possible In Marion Rapp’s 1987 Christmas letter to the sisters, she wrote “I met the sisters, for the first time, when I entered the first grade class at Our...
HOPE winter 2018 — The bonds that unite us
As seen in HOPE With so much division in our world, it can be easy to lose sight of that which unites us. In this issue of HOPE, we would like to focus on what brings us together. Our shared world. Our roots and history, perhaps. Prayer, spirituality, communing with one God. Friendship. Community. Let us take some time now to focus on these bonds that unite us. The bond of friendship leads to lives as sisters “Before Anna and...
HOPE summer 2018 — Growing into our future
Download HOPE Download HOPE summer 2018 As seen in HOPE Our core values Trust in God, love, mercy, justice, care for creation, community. Do you share in some of our core values? Creating hope for the elderly and their family members in Taiwan The Sisters of Providence Miracle Home ministry in Taiwan provides in-home care, respite care, meals on wheels, adult day care and more for elderly and people with disabilities. School children’s cards, donation brighten sisters’ day St. Paul...
HOPE fall 2018 — Growing into our future where I am
Download HOPE Download HOPE fall 2018 As seen in HOPE Sister Tracey Horan and Faith in Indiana: working for justice “I believe people of faith are being called to take the lead and imagine how we can be together — how we can offer alternatives to hate and division.” Photos: Sisters excursions from HOME Our elder sisters are right at HOME (helping ourselves meaningfully engage) on these fun field trips away from the Woods. Enjoy the photos at the park,...
HOPE winter 2019 — small blessings, BIG impact
...everyday care giving: Don’t take any behaviors personally.** Build trust by spending time with each person.** Learn to read the cues of a person. A non-verbal person may ordinarily smile as a greeting; but if there’s no smile, she’s having a bad time of it. Sister Marilu Covani, passing on the spirit of Encuentro As Sister Marilú reached official retirement, she was invited to coordinate the V Encuentro effort for the Diocese of San Bernardino. “What a gift! I really...
HOPE summer 2019 — A community of hope
...a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the Indiana State Library, digital representations of the personal letters of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, along with transcriptions and translations, will be available sometime after July. Sisters preserving memories through memory books Memory books detail and preserve aspects of a person’s life history with photographs, artifacts and narratives. They facilitate life-affirming interaction, encourage deep reflection and celebrate life events through story-telling and reminiscing. And they are effective in stimulating memories, especially...
HOPE fall 2019 — A matter of hope: the future of religious life
Download HOPE: Download HOPE fall 2019 As seen in HOPE: A matter of hope: the future of religious life I trust that there will be courageous women and men who will continue to answer the call of Providence to respond with integrity and passion to the most urgent needs in society. Wisdom and the future of religious life We Sisters of Providence don’t believe religious life is dead. That we cannot see how religious life will be lived in the...
HOPE summer 2020 — The circle of giving
Download HOPE HOPE summer 2020 As seen in HOPE “Without each of you and other benefactors like you throughout all of history, nothing of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and the living mission of the Sisters of Providence would be possible.” Side by side: our time of need is now No matter the challenge, you help us solve it. No matter the project, you respond with love and generosity. Sister Ann Casper: holding nothing back in her service But when people point out...
HOPE fall 2020 — The path of Providence
...clear that offering “Come and See” weekends as retreats at Saint Mary-of-the Woods would not work for the time being. So Vocations Director Sister Joni Luna, SP, created “virtual” discernment opportunities. The indelible mark of Providence: Interview with Barbara Ringenberger Barbara supports the mission and ministries of the Sisters of Providence because they had such a wonderful impact on her life. “The sisters worked diligently to provide my brother and me with an education, both spiritual and academic, that throughout...
HOPE winter 2021 — Living the Gospel of Hope
Download HOPE HOPE winter 2021 Stories: Living the Gospel of HOPE What does it mean to actually live a Gospel of Hope? Not just think about it, but live it, in this time and in this place? Quietly breaking boundaries, creating hope Few would probably imagine Sister Suzanne running for public office, supervising an adult education program or traveling through South America on her last dollar. Bearing witness to an execution At his request she continued, out loud, to pray...