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Sister Norene Wu: oral history
Sister Norene is pictured as a kindergarten graduate in 1963. This is part of Religious Life through the Generations, a series of features illustrating what has motivated women from different generations to enter religious life and how their concepts of the vows were similar or different. This project examined the spiritual lives of three women and how this aspect of their lives has evolved through the years. Sister Norene Wu, Boomer Generation (1945-1963) Click on the following audio clips to...
Mother Theodore dioramas
A story takes on a whole new meaning when you can see it! In Providence Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, you can take a look at history in the form of twelve dioramas telling the story of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. A diorama is a 3-D representation of a scene, usually with objects and figures in front of a painted background. The word itself means “see through.” Dioramas can be large scale, like the life-size dioramas you see in museums, or...
The pipe organ
The organ in the Church of the Immaculate Conception was installed in 1953. Did you ever wonder what the largest instrument in the world is? You might be thinking a tuba or a grand piano? No, the largest instrument in the world is a pipe organ! The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound when pressurized air or wind is driven through a series of pipes. Some of the pipes are wooden and some are made from metal....
Civil War hospital routines
Excerpts from the Indianapolis Daily Journal, dated July 22, 1864: The Sisters of Providence also provided nursing services at the emergency hospital in Vincennes, Indiana, during the Civil War. Hospital routine “The business of the day begins at five o’clock. At that hour the nurses busy themselves in cleaning the spittoons, washing the faces and arms of the patients, sweeping the wards and making everything tidy. Meanwhile the dressers are at work, cleaning and bandaging the wounds, causing intense pain...
Surgeons’ report at Indy Military Hospital
The SIsters of Providence cared for soldiers at the Indianapolis Military Hospital. A report by Dr. John M. Kitchen and Dr. Patrick H. Jameson, hospital surgeons at the Military Hospital in Indianapolis, provided the following information in a report to Inspector-General Miles Murphy. The report was published by the Indianapolis Daily Journal. The report was dated Friday, August 16, 1861. The hospital began accepting soldiers April 29, 1861, with the Sisters of Providence arriving May 17, 1861, to take over...
Sister-nurses during the Civil War (video)
https://youtu.be/P4doG5q3yXE The Sisters of Providence served as sister-nurses during the Civil War. This video sheds some light on this unique service to the nation. (with audio) Article praises Civil War video for sharing Congregation’s history....
Providence Hall: Sharing memories in video
Sometimes, a story is best heard from the storyteller. Since that’s not always possible, we are sharing some of the best stories we can find about Providence Hall on video. Here are some videos about the background of Providence Hall, sisters memories, what they are looking forward to in their renovated home and maybe even a few surprises. You can also find these and other videos on our channel on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/embed/GIOsEdKGESw http://www.youtube.com/embed/_VZCcw5tfKI http://www.youtube.com/embed/pwibkR_AcG4 http://www.youtube.com/embed/5v3NforRlUI http://www.youtube.com/embed/85Eg40L0K9Y http://www.youtube.com/embed/jtCxJ_WxLHI...
Mission to the Chinese historical photos
The first band of China missionaries receives missionary crosses in the sanctuary of the Church of the Immaculate Conception Sept. 29, 1920. The new administration building for Providence College was begun in 1962. The college remained located in Taichung until 1987. Today, Providence University is located in Shalu, Taiwan. Each year on Oct. 29, Sisters of Providence and Providence Sister-Catechists gather at Mother Marie Gratia’s grave. Mother Marie Gratia Luking entered the Sisters of Providence Sept. 5, 1906. She was...
1956: a year of commemoration
The year 1956 was one of remembrance and celebration for the Sisters of Providence. This year marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Mother Theodore Guerin, who died May 14, 1856. The year also commemorated the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of Providence of Ruillé, France, in 1806. In conjunction with Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, the Congregation presented various exhibits of sisters’ original works in the areas of plays, poetry, music, art, sculpture and craftwork in the...
The Le Fer sisters: Gifts to the Congregation
This article is reprinted from winter 2008 issue of HOPE. By Brother Barry Donaghue, cfc One of the loveliest of the early “her-stories” of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is that of the Le Fer sisters, Irma and Elvire, who, like their own Mother Theodore, gave themselves without reservation into the arms of Divine Providence. Like Abram they “went, trusting in God” (Genesis 12:4); like Mary they prayed, “May it be done to me according to your word.”...
A centennial celebration
This article is reprinted from summer 2007 issue of HOPE. A place to worship — from the moment Saint Mother Theodore Guerin stepped foot on this hallowed ground at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods there has always been a deep-seated desire for a sacred place to honor the Blessed Sacrament. Mother Theodore, however, was not prepared for the primitive log cabin that doubled as a chapel and a residence for the priest. She later wrote about the log chapel in a letter to...
Oral history videos
Sister Marceline Mattingly: Civic or G.I. Generation (1901-1931) (No audio) http://www.youtube.com/embed/gvQjSyXEe80 Sister Marilyn Herber: (formerly Sister Vincent Marie) Adaptive or Mediating Generation (1932-1944) (No audio) http://www.youtube.com/embed/Mk93AEsYCEo Sister Norene Wu: Boomer Generation (1945-1963) (No audio) http://www.youtube.com/embed/lCv1xCzFIm4...