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Sister Rosemary (Mary Gilbert) Powers
...She returned to the Woods in 1984 and ministered as an administrative assistant and volunteered many years in Archives. “Sister Rosemary was described as a most respected teacher, who was never heard to raise her voice, and yet she had perfect control. She challenged her students to do well. One former student said that she taught them more than they needed to know when they got to high school,” said Sister Margaret. “Her students loved her. One once wrote: ‘Mine...
A Priceless Gift
This is the digitized image of Mother Theodore’s original journal. (Images courtesy of SP Archives) This article is reprinted from the summer 2012 issue of HOPE. Two years ago when I visited another congregation of women religious, I was struck by a quote of their foundress which seemed to appear every place I turned. The same quote — in the chapel on a wall plaque, on a banner hanging in the dining room, in flyers and brochures, frequently on the...
Sister Joan Frame (formerly Sister Ann Pierre)
...of mine, you did for me.’” — A reading from Matthew 25:34-40 After reading Sister Joan Frame’s file from archives with some newspaper clippings and ministry forms, a choice of scripture reading for her commentary was no longer in doubt. Sister Joan lived the word you just heard – as a teacher, pastoral minister and after retirement, serving as a volunteer, said Sister Ann Casper in her commentary for Sister Joan Frame, who died Tuesday, Aug. 25. She was 86...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...(1967-93). Sister Janet Gilligan is a native of Chicago. Currently, she ministers as an archives assistant and grant writer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Janet, formerly Sister Janet Marie, entered the Congregation on Jan. 7, 1957, from St. Leo, Chicago. She professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1964. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She also earned a master’s degree and doctorate in English from Northern Illinois University. Her ministries include: Indianapolis: Teacher, St. Andrew...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Director, St. Charles Convent (1989-1992), Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana: Director, Providence Volunteer Ministry (1992-97), Meinrad, Indiana: Executive Director, Cooperative Action for Community Development, Inc. (1998-99), Peru, Indiana: Pastoral Assistant, St. Charles Borromeo Convent (1999-2002), Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Administrative Liturgy Assistant/Archives Assistant (2002-08), and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Archives Assistant (2008-2010). Sister Patty Fillenwarth Sister Patricia Fillenwarth is a native of Indianapolis. Currently, she ministers as a counselor for Providence Family Services, Chicago. Sister Patricia, formerly Sister Joseph Monica, entered the Congregation on Jan. 6,...
Ask Sister Dina: Two requests for online database of sisters
...capability on our website here. Here you can search by name or key word to find information on our living sisters and our sisters who have died within the past several years. If you don’t find what you are looking for there, you can also submit a request to the Sisters of Providence Archives Department by filling out the Archives Research Request Form or you can contact them by phone at 812-535-2881 or by email at archives@spsmw.org. I hope this...
Newsnotes from HOPE winter 2024
...Archives. “Woods Core 100 made it real … Sister Jan was giving a tour and I thought, ‘She is so cool.’ I thought the same of the sisters in Archives,” Josie said. Student Quinlan Teague said the class, “leaves the students wanting to know more, which encourages them to reach out to the sisters on their own.” Katelynn said, “I loved learning the history of the school. I think it makes me stop and appreciate the school more than what...
My Third Great-Aunt
...of Providence, page 453) Sister Rose had the privilege of being received into the community in 1849 by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, and living 11 years under her kind influences. Sister Rose was one of the witnesses summoned to give testimony in the process of the Beatification of Mother Theodore Guerin. (The Archives at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods) In 1848, the winter was severe, but there were some mild days. Bishop Bazin desired some of the sisters to help move into the...
A grand structure: Providence Hall
This Archives photo shows Providence Hall in 1904. Providence Hall, like the phoenix rising from the ashes, rose from the ashes of the convent built by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin after a horrific fire on Feb. 7, 1889. The annals of the Sisters of Providence describe the start of this inferno: “The bell rings in its clear tones the hour of nine which notifies the sisters that it is the time for the Reunion Prayer to which all respond. Ten...
Tribute to Sister Athanasius
The Sisters of Providence help direct supplies that just arrived at the Military Hospital, Indianapolis. The sketch was completed by Sister Esther Newport (1901-1986). Sister Athanasius Fogarty, directress of the Military Hospital in Indianapolis during the Civil War, was greatly respected as a sister-nurse. She served at the hospital from May 17, 1861, to August 1865. The necrology (obituary) in the Sisters of Providence Archives for Sister Athanasius reads in part: “Sister Athanasius (Margaret Fogarty) born in County Roscommon, Ireland,...
A place for prayer
This Archives photo shows sisters in prayer in the chapel in Providence Hall. This article is reprinted from the winter 2011 issue of HOPE. The sisters who will be returning “home” to Providence Hall once the renovation is complete will also return home to a small, renovated chapel located on the second floor. Although months of effort to rethink, rewire and rehabilitate Providence Hall will one day come to an end, the sisters know well what occurs within the Providence...
Registry records every woman who has entered the Congregation
Since Nov. 9, 1840, every woman who has entered the Sisters of Providence has had her name recorded in one of two entrance books that are kept in the Congregation’s Archives. Now, thanks to our partnership with the Indiana Historical Society, the first entrance book has been digitized and is now available online in an easy-to-read format. Working with the IHS’s Historic Document Preservation Program and the Preservation Imaging Lab, the 300 pages of this unique registry provide a wealth...