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2026 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Companion Award Winners
...the opportunity to celebrate a “Second birthday” each year she received a chance at life for a second time because of Susan’s gift. Sister Jane presented Susan with the companion award for her selfless act of donating her organ to save the life of a stranger. Until this event, the women had not met one another. They spent the evening in conversation, laughter, and a few tears of joy. Sister Jane closed her presentation of the award by saying that...
Sister Rosalie Marie Weller celebrates her 100th birthday
Sister Rosalie Marie Weller Sister Rosalie Marie Weller, a native of Earl Park, Ind,. a community south of Kentland in Benton County, celebrated her 100th birthday on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Rosalie Marie entered the Sisters of Providence July 15, 1934, from St. Peter Parish in Fort Wayne. She professed perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1942. She was born Rose Henrietta, a daughter William Weller and Matilda Gick Weller. She began her years in ministry as an Infirmary...
Sister Josephine Paolinelli (formerly Sister Louise Joseph)
...drastically diminished. However, she made it to her birthday on November 1. Although she was weak and not super with it, we (Terri, I and her cousin Priscilla) enjoyed every second of it. Terri and I played all her voicemails with all the birthday messages that her friends and family left for her and we read all her birthday cards to her. She was and continues to be loved. Having fun on a break are, from left, Sisters Andre Panepinto,...
Sister Rita Clare Gerardot
I have chosen to write my commentary on my mother’s birthday as she was the greatest influence in my life. Lillian Ternet was born in 1888, an only child. She lived her entire life in a small French settlement known as Besancon near Fort Wayne, Indiana, wrote Sister Rita Clare Gerardot in her commentary, which was given by Sister Ann Casper, for Sister Rita Clare Gerardot, who passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Sister Rita...
Being ‘Stickered’
...have a special message on the back of a label; my label last Saturday was the word ‘GORGEOUS,’ so I looked out at the autumn colored trees and whispered: ‘You are gorgeous; thank you for being you.’” On the opposite end of the question is Sister Janice Smith, “NO! I don’t look forward to being stickered. I am always so afraid that I will forget to go get them that it generally is another stressor to me. But it does help...
White Violet Center earns ‘Real Organic Project’ designation
...of enforcement of some vital USDA Organic standards to protect soil health and animal welfare, organic farmers rallied together to fight to protect the integrity of the organic label. This is what originally motivated WVC Farm Manager John-Michael Elmore to apply for this certification. “We (WVC) are already certified organic, so this became an extension of that. USDA organic certification is getting manipulated by large agri-businesses, and doesn’t fully represent the original intent of the organic movement,” John-Michael said. “While it’s still an important regulatory standard,...
Season of Creation 2022: Fair Trade and Climate Change
...Industry Consider buying second hand clothing, repairing and repurposing clothing, participating in a clothing swap, etc. Some stores that sell Fair Trade clothing include Athleta, Linden Leaf Gifts, Mata Traders, and MarketPlace: Handwork of India, Patagonia. Some brands such as Patagonia have a second-hand label – theirs is Worn Well. Check other stores and buy second hand through them. For tips on being fashionable inexpensively, click here. Read The Conscious Closet: A Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good...
Prayer for a deceased loved one on their birthday
...them, I know they are with you, my God, in a place for which I long. Send my soul the balm of memory, as I recall what we knew of each other and anticipate all that we have yet to learn. May my loved one be blessed on their birthday. May they celebrate with our living God the gift of their being, so dear to me still. I pray with full faith that someday I will see them again. Amen....
Sister Mary Eymard Campeggio
...Alice Ann Rhinesmith asked her if she remembered Alice Ann’s favorite meal. “Liver, onions and mashed potatoes,” she replied. When Notre Dame played, Sister Mary Eymard’s voice carried down the hall as she cheered them on. On her 100th birthday, she received a letter and autographed picture from Notre Dame’s head football coach, Brian Kelly. Her birthday cake had a Notre Dame theme. Sister Mary Eymard never had any college or university degrees, but her heart was well educated by...
Sister Luke Crawford
...went on Tuesdays. Sister Susan Dinnin went on Sundays. I went every week to 10 days and the three Dede sisters, Sisters Eileen, Mary Mark and Kathleen, went every Thursday. They always brought their dog for Sister Luke to enjoy. The Dede sisters organized a birthday party each of the two years Sister Luke was there and on Nov. 6, 2012, when she walked into the birthday room, she looked at them and said, “Where’s the dog?” That let all...
Sister Mary Ann Fox (formerly Sister Marie Clement)
...communicator via U.S. mail who never forgot a birthday and always showed gratitude through her thank-you notes. When she returned to the Woods, I wondered if she owned the Hallmark store with all of the cards she brought with her. Her niece Ann said that she was the one relative who always sent a birthday card consistently every year – typically Peanuts. She never forgot. After sending a birthday card to Bishop McManus, he sent her a reply and I...
Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
...on what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 90th birthday: “Today marks what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 90th birthday. And although he’s not with us today, Dr. King’s steadfast commitment to the causes of equality and justice continue to transform the world. I still draw inspiration from his deep-rooted belief in service. As he said: Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” (Source: Obama.org). Take some time today...