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‘Old Gym’ being torn down
...estimated that the demolition will take approximately three weeks. The gymnasium officially opened in 1910, according to the brochure, “Historic Architecture of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: A self-guided walking tour,” which was provided by the Sisters of Providence archives department. In addition, the natatorium was added to the building in 1923. The pool was officially closed in 2003. In 2007, asbestos was removed from the building and the Sisters of Providence considered tearing it down at that time. However, Providence Hall was...
Sister Alexa Suelzer
...Margaret and the other sisters there. Alexa was a great sounding board for all of us. I think that probably every one of us has a memory of a very “sacred” or “special” time spent with Alexa. She valued each person she encountered and treated all with love and respect. Throughout her time in the Congregation, Alexa was called upon often to write something about topics important to all of us: The theology of the Eucharist and other topics. Archives...
Sisters honor elders with ‘90s Party!’
...Besides the guests of honor, many packed the dining hall, including staff members, Providence Associates, relatives and sisters, some of whom served as companions for their elders. The party began with a parody of the song, “Alouette,” followed by a greeting from Vicar Sister Lisa Stallings. Father Daniel Hopcus then offered a prayer before everyone broke into a parody of “Alice Blue Gown.” Then, representatives from the Sisters of Providence archives department offered blessings for all the recognized sisters and...
Sister Marie Victoria Podesta
...in papers Marie Victoria had kept in her file in archives, her father is listed as a “laborer,” and in another place, as a bartender. She had one sibling, her sister Rose, who died two years ago. Rose’s death was a great loss to her. Indeed, her friends knew she was still grieving over that loss. She had nieces and nephews, who have children and grandchildren, all of whom she was very proud, exhibiting their pictures on the door to...
Our Lady of Providence Shrine celebrates 90 years
...the archives at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods states, “Reverend Monsignor A.J. Rawlinson, Chaplain of the Sisters of Providence [was asked by Mother Mary Cleophas] to go to Rome to promote the cause of Mother Theodore Guérin… Enroute to Rome, Monsignor Rawlinson stopped at Washington, D.C., where he was the guest of the Catholic University of America. In the Chapel of Caldwell Hall, he noticed an exquisite painting of the Madonna. After learning that the picture was a reproduction of Gaetano’s famous “Mater...
Twenty-one Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Indiana ministries include: • Hammond: Teacher, St. Joseph (1945-48), • Indianapolis: Teacher, Holy Cross (1949), • Peru: Teacher: St. Charles (1949-50), • Richmond: Teacher, St. Mary (1952-54), • Fort Wayne: Teacher, St. John the Baptist (1955-58), • Clarksville: Teacher, Our Lady of Providence High School (1964-65), • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: English Comp. Methods of Teaching English, English as a Second Language (1968-69), • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: House of Prayer (1969-71), • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Congregation Historian, Archives (1986-96), and • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Pilgrimage...
Sister Regina Therese Shaughnessy
...Mary-of-the-Woods College and her master’s from the University of Notre Dame. Regina was a high school teacher throughout her teaching career, which spanned 32 years. Her first assignment was teaching high school sophomores in Chicago. After that, she was mostly in an English-teaching groove, at secondary schools, in Indiana or California. Besides her teaching career, Regina spent many years in supportive roles here at the motherhouse – in the Office of Records and Archives, as administrative staff secretary, as Our...
Meet Emily: Sister of Providence postulant introduces herself
...opportunity as a job because she couldn’t find another to help provide for her two sons. Through our relationship, I connected my family’s abundance – an old computer – with her family’s need – a computer with programs that could assist her special-needs son in his academic work. It wasn’t charity; it was simply a friend sharing with a friend. Emily signing in on the official Sisters of Providence register in the archives department. The book contains information on every...
Sister Jane Bodine (formerly Sister Janet)
...harvest has come.’” — Mark 4:26-32 Many of us who write commentaries check with our Archives department to see if they have any information about the deceased sister. When I did that for Sister Jane, I was told she had a Hollinger box. It seems sisters who have a Hollinger box have more material than will fit in the traditional manila file folders. I was led to the storage area for these boxes, some of which were about 2-and-a-half inches...
A ‘Golden Jubilee’ Reflection
...and directors – directors of religious education, of hostels, of formation and vocations, of archives, of places where miracles happen. Each of you and all of you sharing in the common journey to honor Divine Providence, to be God’s loving care through your works of love, mercy and justice and through the eloquence of your lives. You done good! But as the local jubilarians may have told you about my message to them – God isn’t finished with you yet,...
2017 reflection for Foundation Day
...story to speak to us. With help from our sisters in Archives, I have put a few words in their mouths in an effort to cast new light. However, I have tried to lift up some old truths. I ask you to give the Holy Spirit free access to your minds and heart. *** The gardens at the motherhouse of the Sisters of Providence congregation in France. First, we will hear from Mother Mary LeCour, the second general superior of...
Sisters and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College: planting seeds of hope in a new generation
...Shell Chapel, the Grotto and arrival rock and the Log Cabin Chapel. They also visit the Sisters of Providence archives and see the original daguerreotype of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. To learn more about Providence spirituality, students read and discuss a variety of texts including sections from Love Mercy and Justice: A Book of Practices of the Sisters of Providence. They also read and explore the Sisters of Providence website (SistersofProvidence.org) about Saint Mother Theodore, how the sisters serve and...