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Sister Francis Edwards receives ‘Friend of Nursing’ award
...to medical magazines and journals. Over the course of the past year, she has donated those journals and magazines to the department in addition to helping find books for the program. “The department is new to the college,” Sister Francis said. The college nursing program welcomed its first students this year. “I knew our college library didn’t have too many medical books,” Sister Francis added. “They had some, of course, but not enough.” So, Sister Francis sprang to action, delivering...
Sister Ann Casper featured in SOAR Magazine
“My greatest challenge has come as I age to my 85th year and experience declining health, limiting what I am able to do in ministry and in life. I am trying to shift gears to a ministry of presence, where being with others is more important than doing for/with others.” — Sister Ann Casper Our very own Sister Ann Casper was recently featured in an article in SOAR (Support Our Aging Sisters) Magazine. Read the entire article here....
Volunteers find friendship, inspiration, joy
...quick to admit they are introverts. When they first met, they barely spoke to one another. Now they spend their evenings during their volunteer time talking and reflecting together. They help each other process the day. They have formed community. “But mostly we just laugh. There is a lot of laughing,” says Connie of their time together. “If you got us all three together you would have a wonderful time. I think we have been given a very deep blessing....
Renewing spiritually at the Woods
...the food she bakes will help people feel the love of Christ. When the world gets crazy, she reflects back on her time at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and her own personal journey. “The retreat armed me with everything I need.” She refers to her experience as a never ending gift. With all that happened during her time at the Woods, it is fitting that the name of her business is Epiphany. (Originally published in the Winter 2016 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
Remembering Sister Barbara Doherty
...White Violet and the Woods, I received a letter from Barbara in the mail thanking me for the time we spent together. Since leaving White Violet in 2017, I’ve continued to return to the Woods to visit Barbara a few times a year. Anytime a sister passed me in the halls she would say, “Have you seen Barbara yet?” That’s a question that I will no longer be asked. I cannot imagine being at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods without seeing Sister Barbara Doherty....
Sister Patty Wallace
...me. I like to spend time in church when no one else is there, especially in times of struggle. I sense God’s presence in the good times, challenging times, times of stress and in illness. “As I look back, I can see more signs of God’s presence in my life. I have always been interested in the church and the presence of God. I am grateful that I was able to choose a way of life to live that out....
The Helping Hands thrift store: making a difference a quarter at a time
Faithful volunteers at The Helping Hands, from left, Milly Barbour, Bonnie Monaghan and Carol Robinson, have fun together while sorting and hanging clothes. Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the spring 2014 issue of HOPE magazine. Who would have guessed so much good could be done with a quarter? But plenty has in West Terre Haute, Ind. One quarter at a time. A group of dedicated volunteers working together seem to make those quarters rain down from heaven...
The call of Providence
...what brought them to the Providence Community. Here is some of what they shared. One candidate’s friend, a younger Sister of Providence, had assured her that this is a place where it is safe to be vulnerable. She saw how her friend had grown and blossomed as a sister. She sees in the Providence Community a reason to hope. More than one said she was coming full circle, having entered the Sisters of Providence for a time in her youth...
Sister Cordelia Moran (formerly Sister Ann de Sales)
...for school newspapers and news magazines – including The Marywood Life of Marywood High School, Evanston, Ill.; the Twin Towers of Providence High School, Chicago; the Woods Magazine of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College; and the Pioneer Press of Our Lady of Providence High School, Clarksville, Ind. Many of those young authors were inspired to careers of their own as journalists, wordsmiths and communications specialists. But in the beginning, they learned to love words. As teacher as well as advisor to all...
Sister Pauline Brockelsby
...are not raised too high, I do not occupy myself with things Too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with its mother, (33) Sing to God a new song! Yes, Pauline loved to sing. Like the psalmist, she sang to God both in times of trouble and times of peace. This evening, as we sing our Vesper psalms, we might even hear her singing along in the midst...
Sister Josephine Paolinelli (formerly Sister Louise Joseph)
...experiencing our loss during this time, it gives me an even deeper empathy for all of those who have lost loved ones during this time. Thank you to Jo’s housemates (Betty, Carol, Maureen and Editha) who did so much to care for her on so many levels. To her General Officer, Jeanne Hagelskamp, who provided great care, love, comfort and support to Jo and to both Terri and me, we thank you so much. Sister Josephine Paolinelli, an only child,...
For Sister Suzanne, prayer is life
...teaching middle grades. At one point in Greenfield, Indiana, she taught grades 6, 7 and 8 all in one room. At another time she was school principal, had her own classroom and was house superior all at the same time. Those were busy years, she said, but it was common at that time in the 1960s. After getting her master’s degree in religion, she spent some time as director of novices, as a high school religion teacher, in parish ministry,...