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Sister Constance Kramer (formerly Sister Marita)
...George Kramer and Florence Westendorf Kramer.” She was born April 1, 1942, the youngest child in a family of six girls and four boys. When she gave me the commentary, she told me that it was very important that the twin brothers, John and Joseph, who were still-born, be mentioned as well as another brother, William, who died months before his 8th birthday when she was only 18-months-old. Thus, she grew up with one brother, George, and five sisters, Mary,...
Sister Brigid Ann Bonner
...Like Martha, Brigid was a doer; always there to help with a casserole for families in need; a baked dessert for a neighbor, a visit to a parishioner, a card for a sister’s birthday, a note of encouragement for whomever she knew needed a boost. She was a loving and compassionate teacher, a caring social worker. When her sister Eileen moved to health care, Brigid would go each night to turn down Eileen’s bed. And then, she’d proceed to turn...
A Reflection for the 2025 Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...and Mother Theodore’s birthday on Oct. 2 in the peace of a retreat day. That peace was disturbed by “the dreadful cry, ‘Fire! Fire!’ from the lips of a postulant.” An Architect of HOPE What followed could have shaken the resolve of the strongest of spirit, especially when it was highly suspected that this (and I quote) “sad event appears to be the result of malice.” Out of the rubble of this fire and the loss of their provisions, I...
What comes to mind when you think about Thanksgiving?
...She encouraged her readers to lobby their representatives and even went so far as to publish numerous recipes and various ways to observe Thanksgiving. But her work on promoting Thanksgiving as a national holiday didn’t end there. Beginning in 1840, Hale famously lobbied five U.S. presidents over 17 years to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. She reminded them that there were only two national holidays: Washington’s birthday and the Fourth of July. She wrote in her many letters that these...
An alpaca adoption: A perfect gift
Gift Giving. There are people who have a real talent for it, who treat it like an art form. For years, I have had the privilege of hearing some incredible gift-giving stories through the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, Adopt an Alpaca program at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Birthdays, anniversaries, adoptions to honor the memory of someone, and of course our most popular, holiday adoptions. Daniel Chang and his wife, Tracy Weyand, meet their adopted alpaca Andre,...