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St. Joseph Lake history photo album
Wheelchairs on the dock! 1982 infirmary picnic. Another photo from the 1982 infirmary picnic. A more recent photo of Sister Jean Fuqua next to the sign marking the area surrounding the lake with its new name, Fuqua Park. The final shovel-fulls of dirt are removed allowing the water to move into the newly expanded area of the lake in 1981. The label on this photo on the scrapbook album: HATS OFF TO THE CREW This handsome crew spent a hot...
Warning, this album may contain photos of sunbathing nuns
...Lake in the 1980s. The label on this photo on the scrapbook album: HATS OFF TO THE CREW This handsome crew spent a hot August 15, 1981 seeding the slopes after the enlargement project. Seated on the hay: Jeanne Knoerle, Ruth Eileen Dwyer. Standing left to right: Bernice Kuper, Leona Walsh, Carol Nolan, Jean Fuqua, grandson of Taylor Ramsey, Taylor and Pete Farmer. In the truck: Mary Stella Morrisey, Agnese Boddington, Emily Walsh, Kathleen Desautels, Jean Karier, Sue Pietrus, Carol...
Imperfect mercy
“Jesus Christ is the face of the [Creator]’s mercy… Everything in him speaks of mercy. Nothing in him is devoid of compassion.” (Pope Francis, “Misericordiae Vultus”) As I sat on a sunny January morning pondering these words, I felt a resistance churning in me. This statement of truth felt almost too perfect to touch, too complete to be real. Is it possible that every piece of Christ’s existence spoke of mercy to those around him? What about the human pieces...
Celebrating Sister Joni as she professes first vows on June 26
...friend had managed to “cast a mantle” around Joni that precipitated Joni to leave one path in life for another. From that moment on, Joni continued to explore, to learn all the ways Providence has to liberate her – all of us – from the comforts and security of the safe lives we create for ourselves. Joni was willing to learn what liberation comes as one leaves the old behind and embraces following a persistent call. However, Paul cautions all...
Quotations from reflections given at General Chapter 2016
“We come home to breathe in the peace and natural beauty around us and to be reminded of our promise to live in solidarity with Earth. We come home to be nourished by the words of Saint Mother Theodore and to be inspired by her deep faith and courage. We come together as we have today to have important and courageous conversations about justice issues and to speak to what is stirring in our hearts and where our Provident God...
Sister Elizabeth Meyer (formerly Sister Joseph Aloyse)
...for Sister Elizabeth took place on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. A Wake took place at 10 a.m., followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Sister Elizabeth to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Elizabeth in the comment section below. Sister Elizabeth Meyer (formerly Sister Joseph Aloyse) Complete Ministry In Indiana: Teacher, St. Jude, Fort...
In memory of …
...from 1952-57. Sister Mary Esther taught from 1936 to 1979. In all, she taught at 15 different schools in the three states. In 1979, she began a ministry as the associate coordinator of the Marywood Center in Orange California. She continued with this type of ministry until retiring in 1995. In 1996, she committed herself totally to the ministry of prayer. In her commentary for Sister Mary Esther, Sister Margaret Quinlan described a story regarding the Sugar Creek Fire Department...
Sister Agnes Clare Buckley
...upbeat and so positive. She had such an amazing spirit about her and she was held in high regard.” A few nurses commented as well: “Sister was an angel on earth. It was an honor to care for her.” “Sister Buckley always offered emotional support to the families and their loved ones.” Some residents’ comments included: “I loved Sister Agnes Clare from the first moment I met her.” “I never thought I could play Scrabble with a nun who was...
Where Your Treasure Is
...by thick concrete walls and by a system that had labeled her as less than human. As Congress begins negotiations for the 2019 budget, we know the Trump Administration has requested more resources to remove beloved residents like Sonia from our communities. The administration’s requests include: A massive increase in immigration detention – to 51,379 people in detention across the country every day Funds to recruit and hire 1,000 additional ICE officers, and Funds to compensate more local police to...
Witness
...for the federal government. Sister Barbara Battista during a visit with Keith Dwayne Nelson. The Bishops of Indiana, along with numerous other Bishops, have spoken out against the death penalty. So have religious communities across the country, including my own, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. My faith and the teachings of our Church compel me to say “No!” to the death penalty and to work to abolish it. In 2017, Pope Francis, approved the following revision to...
Sister Mary (Mary Agatha) Carlton
Sister Mary Carlton “ … Jesus went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed, for God was with him.” (Acts 10:38) “How much like Jesus’ life was that of Sister Mary Carlton! She who was a very private person probably would be distressed to hear herself compared to her Lord. But, like him, she lived a simple, laborious life, first among God’s little ones and then with the poor, marginalized, the ‘oppressed’ of our society. She, like Jesus,...
Our trip to Ruillé sur Loir
...we completed the first stage of creating Orientations for the next six years. We then turned our efforts over to a Writing Committee (sound familiar SPs?). At the end of Mass, we presented the writers with the collection of newsprint as well as the stacks of Post-a-notes used in capturing our best efforts at articulating a vision for the future. We concluded by blessing them on their way. Besides the photo of the Writing Committee, I’ve included a few pictures so...