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So very human: Making an e-book of Mother Theodore’s words
...Did I mention there are 1,931 index entries? For those of you who like books better with pictures in them: there are 23 pictures in this e-book! The sisters in Archives helped me find the best versions of these we have, to make them color when possible too. The word “Providence” shows up in the book 138 times. “Love” is there 297 times. “Blessed,” 64. “Tree,” 67. “Tired,” 16. There are footnotes galore. Sister Mary Theodosia Mug, who painstakingly edited...
Sister Olympiade Boyer : a founding Sister of Providence
Aside from Mother Theodore, Sister Olympiade is the only founding sister of which an image exists. The undated photo above is one of two photos the Sisters of Providence archives has of her. The sister who had, by far, the most physical labors at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods was Sister Olympiade. She came on the mission at Mother Theodore’s suggestion. The two had worked together at Soulaines, where Sister Olympiade served as cook and assisted Mother Theodore on visits to the sick....
French fries with a fork: yes — crossed legs: no
Cover of the booklet, “Sisters of Providence Etiquette,” published in 1968. Recently, a Sisters of Providence communications staff member unearthed a “Sisters of Providence Etiquette” booklet in archives and proudly brought her find to my desk. Dated 1968, the booklet gives detailed instructions on how a Sister of Providence should look, sound and act in a variety of situations, from car rides to meal times to classrooms and even Superiors’ offices. (This moment was akin to the discovery of old...
Sisters who served in Civil War to be honored
...the archives about the seven sisters. Both were written about the sisters’ involvement at City Hospital,” Kennedy said. “It gave me in-depth information on the service the sisters provided there.” Kennedy then spearheaded a campaign to have Sisters St. Felix Buchanan, Mary Rose O’Donaghue, Athanasius Fogarty, Sophie Glenn, Eugenia Gorman, Mary Frances Guthneck and Matilda Swinley honored for their service as nurses during the Civil War. As a result, the organization will celebrate those sisters with a marker to be...
Seven sisters honored for Civil War service
...of Saint John’s Academy. The organization funded the marker, which was placed near the cemetery entrance gates. The marker was constructed by Wagner Signs, Indianapolis. According to information in the Sisters of Providence Archives, then Governor Oliver P. Morton sent word to Monsignor Augustine Bessonies, pastor of St. John Catholic Church in Indianapolis, to contact the Sisters of Providence to help with nursing duties at City Hospital, located in Indianapolis. Then Superior General, Mother Mary Cecelia Bailly, replied and the...
Owens Hall organ donated to area church
...the organ in anticipation of its move to Unity Presbyterian. As it turns out, Wicks Organ Company built the organ for the Sisters of Providence. According to archives, the two-manual Wicks pipe organ was installed in Saint Joseph Chapel in December 1960. Initially, it was in the gallery of the chapel. However, in 1986, the organ was disassembled and moved to the sanctuary. According to information provided by Wicks, the instrument was a stock model Forward Four Organ. It was...
An unpublished note from Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...Archives department for the Sisters of Providence has several of Saint Mother Theodore’s letters that were not included in Journals and Letters. Over the next months, we’d like to share some of these with you. This first one is more of a note than a letter. Mother Theodore wrote it on the margin of a letter that her niece was mailing to France. (Did you know that Saint Mother Theodore had a niece who entered the Sisters of Providence in...
Throwback Thursday: Remembering a Renaissance Faire and a ‘pair-o’-docs’
...for teaching, scholarship and service. The award was established in honor of Sister Mary Joseph. The second photo we have here was taken in 1989 during the college Renaissance Faire. Sister Rosemary donned the part of Queen Elizabeth and is standing next to then-General Superior Sister Nancy Nolan. According to the Archives Department, the Renaissance Faire took place for a decade and began under the leadership of Sister Jeanne Knoerle, who died in 2013 at the age of 85. Sister...
Throwback Thursday: Sister Joseph Eleanor Ryan, a cause and a Positio
...Joseph Eleanor was also known as a poet, linguist, scholar who wrote community history and plays. The Sisters of Providence Archives department has many volumes of Sister Joseph Eleanor’s poetry. The following poem, which was untitled and had no date, can give one the feel of how Sister Joseph Eleanor would write: “One thing you asked your Lord In the Years so swiftly fled, That you might share His dwelling, Might break His holy Bread With others of His choosing;...
Throwback Thursday: A Scottish nun
...she returned to The Woods in 1992, Sister Raymond cooked and helped in the Infirmary. She retired permanently at the age of 95 According to the Archives Department, Sister Raymond was one of a few Sisters of Providence to have been born in Scotland. In the commentary for Sister Raymond’s obituary, Sister Alexa Suelzer (RIP) said, “Sister Raymond became a kind of legend at Our Lady of Greenwood, where she was consulted on matters of every sort.” Sister Alexa also...
‘The Brides of Christ’
...the Assumption involved the sisters who were professing their first vows. After taking their first vows, the sisters would then receive a black veil, which is what you see in the second photo (to the left). Both of these photos came from our Archives department. The Feast of the Assumption was one of two occasions where the habit was received and the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience were pronounced. The other feast was January 23, also a feast of...
Remembering Sister Sheila O’Brien
This is an undated photo of Sister Sheila. Last week, Margaret Haburjak asked if we could find information and photos of Sister Sheila O’Brien. Thanks to the Archives Department, we have indeed. Born on May 23, 1914, in Illinois, Sister Sheila O’Brien entered the Congregation in 1933. She was a Sister of Providence for 63 years. Sister Sheila earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, and a master’s degree in music education from Indiana State University. This...