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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
...courageous man’s legacy with a federal holiday, a date on the calendar first observed in the United States on January 20, 1986, three years after President Ronald Reagan signed a bill establishing the federal holiday in King’s honor. In 1992, President George H.W. Bush proclaimed the holiday to be observed on the third Monday of January to be close to his birthday of January 15. And on January 17, 2000, the holiday was officially observed in all 50 states nationwide...
Sister Joan Matthews (formerly Sister Ignatius)
...Early life Sister Mary Beth continued: Sister Joan Matthews was born on July 4, 1928, to James and Anna Marie Yeager Matthews in Columbus, Ohio. She was baptized Joan Marie. Being the youngest of four surviving children (two of her siblings had died in infancy and early childhood), Joan was convinced by her three older brothers that the fireworks on the Fourth of July were a celebration of her birthday. Growing up in a family that appreciated music, she used...
September: a month of Marian devotions
...those that linked Mary to how she was part of events in the life of Jesus, although the exact origins of many of the specific feasts are only vaguely known. So here are a few dates to mark on your calendar and a special way for remembering Mary on that day as part of your Providence journey: September 8: The Birthday of Mary Sources say that celebration of this feast dates back to the fifth century. The opening prayer for...
Border Stories: Opening the Door to the Kingdom God Wants
...alternative. They had every right to wallow in disappointment or resentment. Yet they chose instead to celebrate the fact that their companions had reached safety. Families in migration have shown me the Kingdom that God wants over and over: Through surprise birthday parties, the way moms care for each other’s children, their joy in sharing foods and traditions from their hometowns and their willingness to speak vulnerably about why they are here. I believe deeply that our decisions not to...
Saint Mother Theodore’s Legacy Lives: Giving Day 2022
...give a gift honoring the strong foundation that she built. October is a celebratory month for the Sisters of Providence and Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and many already mark its milestones. October 2 is Mother Theodore’s birthday (she’d be a whopping 224 years old this year). October 3 is her official Feast Day (she was declared a saint Oct. 15, 2006). Lastly, the day that the Sisters of Providence Congregation was founded at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, is Oct. 22, 1840...
Donors, you bless us beyond words!
“We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers.” 1 Thessalonians 1:2. This verse has never been truer. The Sisters of Providence can’t do our work without you! You are the reason we can share Good News. Giving Day As you know, October is an exceptional month of celebration for the Sisters of Providence. Mother Theodore’s birthday (10/2), Feast Day (10/3) and Foundation Day (10/22) for the Congregation mark important milestones. We launched...
Sister Rosemary Borntrager (formerly Sister Rose Cecile)
...were relegated to a separate room so they could be noisy and run around while the adults conversed in another room. On one such occasion, the adults forgot they hid the celebrant’s birthday cake in the children’s room, so when they went to retrieve it, all of the iced piping and rosettes had been eaten. Rosemary was chased twice around the barn by her mother for that! Sister Martha Wessel shared that “Rosemary and I came together to the Woods...
Sister Adele Beacham (formerly Sister Joseph Therese)
...for pulling out all the stops and celebrating holidays and Adele’s significant birthdays and jubilees, so it is not surprising that they are here to celebrate her long life. Adele knew tragedy early, experiencing the sudden and unexpected death of her mother when she was 7-years-old. The father moved the young family to Dayton, Ohio, his birthplace, where they lived in a double, with her aunt and uncle and two young cousins on the other side, who helped to raise...
Sister Linda Kaliker (formerly Sister Marie Theodore)
...Becky. Christ recalls how happy he was when he watched “my aunt with a big heart” welcome his fiancé, the person who had his heart, into the family. “She was a genuine person. Her smile could light up a room. I hope she knew how much fun she was, and how little things she did will be remembered with joy in our hearts.” Greg writes that her gift of a harmonica on his 8th birthday was the beginning of a...
We are supported with so much love
...child, working with the sisters to help pay for college after her mother died. Successful in the fiber optics industry, Sun now supports students from her alma mater, Providence University in Taiwan, in learning about the field. She continues to support the Sisters of Providence in Taiwan and their ministries. She has been a faithful friend and a confidant during difficult times, has celebrated birthdays, holy days and holidays with us, and has accompanied us when a sister has been...
Who is Anna Murray?
...life is definitely worth reading. The more I read, however, I said to myself, “His wife also deserves a lot of credit! Knowing that March is Women’s History Month, I decided to write this blog to honor her. And guess what? I discovered her birthday is March 8, Women’s History Day! I later learned this was an assigned date as her daughter said the exact date is unknown. 44 Loving Years Anna Murray’s parents, Bambarra and Mary, were former slaves....
Sister Andre Panepinto
...around. She prioritized our achievements and as I keep hearing from the Sisters, bragged about us a lot. Loving long distance takes a lot of work, but she made it seem so effortless. “She never missed a birthday phone call, even once we started adding spouses to the crew. There were cards for every occasion, right on schedule. “Calling her my Aunt feels so inadequate because she was so much more. ‘Did you know my Aunt’s a nun?’ She never...