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Celebrating the Providence Associates: 10 years in relationship
Editor’s note: General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski and General Officer Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp compiled answers from many, many Sisters of Providence on just how they feel about the Providence Associates. They presented those responses at the Providence Associates 10-year anniversary celebration at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Nov. 17-19, 2017. Their presentation is shared below. Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp and I told our sisters that we had the privilege of speaking during the 10th anniversary celebration of the Providence Associate Relationship. We told them...
Mother Theodore feast day: prayers to our faithful
Sisters of Providence Vicar Lisa Stallings during Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s Feast Day 2014 Mass. After an emotional Mass in celebration of the feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin on Friday, Oct. 3, the Woods community is still buzzing with excitement. During Mass yesterday, Sister Lisa Stallings, Sisters of Providence Vicar, shared the prayer below, written by Sister Donna Butler. The prayer highlights how easy it is to see Mother Theodore’s relevance in today’s society. We share the prayers to...
Sister Patty Wallace: Fulfilling God’s wish
For Sister Patty Wallace, SP, becoming a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, seemed, well, Providential. Sister Patty, who entered the Congregation in 2003 at age 35, had known of the Sisters of Providence for practically her entire life. “The Sisters of Providence were a part of my story from before I was born,” Sister Patty said. “They were my father’s teachers in grade school. My grandparents knew and helped the Sisters of Providence in New Castle with transportation...
Sister William Eyke
...head; my cup brims with blessing. Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life. I’m back home in the house of God for the rest of my life. Funeral services for Sister William were Wednesday and Thursday, June 25-26, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 26. We welcome you to share your comments on Sister William in the comment section below. ...
Light Amid the Darkness
...in luxury, but in a lowly stable, to bring light to the world. But what do we, in this present time, do with this light in the midst of darkness? Richard Rohr, in his little gem of a book, “Preparing for Christmas: Daily Meditations for Advent,” says it best: “We have to surrender to the fact that the darkness has always been here, and the only real question is how to receive the light and spread the light.” How and...
Nature is a powerful healing source
...relatively cool that morning, and very pleasant. A nice reprieve from the summer heat and humidity. I became immersed in the task at hand, which involved tilling the soil within a high tunnel. When I completed the task, I stood back and looked at the freshly tilled soil. It so happened at that moment the bells at St. Mary-of-the-Woods began ringing. They rang everyday when I worked during the week, but this was a new song. I listened in admiration...
News conference and celebration
...press conference. The Thralls family supported Mother Theodore and their companions upon the arrival of the missionaries in the United States. Descendents of the Thralls family, including this man, still live in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village. Sister Marie Kevin Tighe, Vice Postulator and promoter of Mother Theodore’s Cause for Sainthood, speaks to the press with Phil McCord. The restoration of Phil’s sight was deemed an official miracle attributed to Mother Theodore’s intercession by the Ordinary Congregation of the Cardinals in Rome....
Sister Connie Kramer receives Frances Murphy Rumely Award
On March 8, 2021, Sister Connie Kramer, SP, received a call from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) Director of Alumni Relations, Sarah Mahady, delivering some surprising news. During the conversation, Sarah had informed Sister Connie that she was to receive the 2021 Frances Murphy Rumely Award during the May 22 SMWC Alumni Reunion Banquet. Sister Connie Kramer The awards were handed out on Saturday, May 22, at a banquet. A total of five SMWC alumnae were honored with awards from this...
Sister Helen Vinton brings hope in an unsteady environment
...me, and different for them, too. In the first few days, though, I was plunged into ‘deep water.’ I was so busy and soon became absorbed by my work.” Still teaching science Co-founder, president and CEO of SMHA, Lorna Bourg, says Sister Helen, being a scientist, brought significant skills to SMHA. “When she was appointed by the Louisiana Secretary of Agriculture to the State Pesticide Commission (the first non-industry representative), she was able to use her science background to educate...
May 22, 2022: Sixth Sunday of Easter
...and us. How can our hearts be troubled or afraid if we live on the constant reliance of the presence of Jesus’ Holy Spirit bringing us peace and reminding us of all that Jesus has said and done? Action During these last weeks of Paschal time, can we ask for the gift or remembering the presence of the Holy Spirit within us and make the effort to rely more deeply on the power of that love for ourselves and others?...
White Violet Wednesday: The story behind our cucumbers
...the rootstock of a winter squash plant. Unfortunately, this year has been pretty hard on the varieties selected for trial. The cucumber beetles came out early and they have been passing bacterial wilt to the plants pretty rapidly. Once the plant develops wilt, it dies in a day or two. This means we won’t get to enjoy as long a harvest as we have in years’ past. Stop by the Farm Store at White Violet for cucumbers as well as...
Take a deep breath: spiritual direction during pandemic
...to do; rather, through conversation and prayer, the person seeking spiritual direction reviews life events — ordinary, sad, happy, challenging, traumatic — in order to recognize God’s presence in all of these. Sister Marsha relishes the moment in the conversation when “a shaft of God’s light,” the recognition of God’s presence in the here and now, overcomes a person. This gift of light brings comfort, sometimes challenge, sometimes insight. It always brings a sense of new life. (Take a deep...