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A look at the life of Sister Mary Edwin Werner
Sister Mary Edwin Werner (second from right) with members of her family, including (from left) brother Chet, and her father Edwin and mother Elizabeth. There is something special about going over to the Archives Department to obtain sister information for Throwback Thursday blogs. And we’d like to personally thank Elizabeth Kolar for suggesting this week’s sister. Elizabeth emailed us asking about a possible Throwback Thursday blog on Sister Mary Edwin Werner. In the email, she said “For many years, she...
Remembering Sister Mary Henry Brames
...of Providence and Throwback Thursday blogs is so refreshing, and we want to thank Linda Schroering for requesting this blog. Sister Mary Henry was her great-aunt. Agnes Brames was born on Nov. 26, 1896, in Jasper, Indiana, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Heilers) Brames. Agnes entered the Congregation on Feb. 10, 1919, and was given the religious name Sister Mary Henry. Throughout her 74 years as a Sister of Providence, she ministered as a cook, initially in large convents...
Remembering Sister Gertrude Louise Donahue
An undated photo of Sister Gertrude Louise Donahue Several months ago, a colleague asked people through social media which sisters they wanted to know more about. Some of our Throwback Thursday blogs have been dedicated to the sisters on that list, including this blog, as this week, we will look back on the life of Sister Gertrude Louise Donahue. Sister Gertrude Louise was born Grace Ann on Jan. 23, 1904, in Cannelburg, Indiana. In 1900, Cannelburg, located in Daviess County,...
Remembering Sisters Mary Loyola Bender and Ann Kevin O’Connor
In 2016, 10 Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have passed away. During the month of December, the Throwback Thursday blogs have taken a look at the lives and ministries of those sisters. Last week, we focused on Sister Amata Dugan and Sister Michael Ellen Green. This week’s Throwback Thursday blog will take a look at the lives and ministries of Sister Mary Loyola Bender and Sister Ann Kevin O’Connor. An undated photo of Sister Mary Loyola Bender. Sister...
Do spirituality and technology connect?
...world and a universe that is interconnected in amazing ways. Sisters of Providence educate in classrooms where children can take virtual tours of the places about which they are studying. They interact with lessons drawn on smart boards. SPs serve in parishes where adult faith formation is influenced as much by blogs on the Internet as it is by materials distributed at a study session. We minister in health-care environments where consultation with doctors and specialists at a distance can...
Everything is connected – Our Living Planet
Note: We want to share these blogs which we have adapted from “Our Common Home,” a joint initiative of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development along with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). This is the second in a series of eight blogs. Laudato Si’ On Care for our Common Home Our Common Home/SEI: A joint initiative of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) has produced an excellent guide for caring for our...
A reflection for first vows
...her letter requesting vows, she wrote, “I hope for a life lived toward being the best version of myself that I can be, led by and guided of these vows.” Recently, Emily offered reflections on the meaning of the vows in two separate blogs. In fact, I toyed with the idea of just passing out her blogs for you to read in lieu of offering these reflections. And though neither she nor I can fully capture in words the deep...
The Season of Creation 2022
Note: In preparation for celebrating the Season of Creation (Sept. 1, World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation through Oct. 4, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi), the Climate Change Task Force will provide 10 blogs, with this being the first. Sister Marilyn Kofler, SP, and Marilyn Antonik, both members of the task force, are the primary writers of these blogs, with help from SeasonofCreation.org. We hope you enjoy the series! “Praise be to you my Lord,...
Sisters Speak Out: On the Road with the Sisters of Providence
...or Mexicans — it’ll be just the human family, all worthy of dignity, respect. All worthy of having our needs met because we’re part of the human family, not because of the color of our skin,” Sister Joni said. We’ll be following up with our “Sisters Speak Out” participants to share blogs about their individual experiences at SistersofProvidence.org/Blog. Please watch for these follow-up testimonies of hope and faith in action! Originally published in the fall 2025 issue of HOPE magazine....
New Miracle Home building to serve more elders in need
“The weather could not have been better. The staff and clients of Miracle Home couldn’t have been more welcoming and joyous. The mission of Miracle Home couldn’t be more alive and well.” This is how Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, SP, summed up the Feb. 4 dedication ceremony of the new Miracle Home building in Taishan, Taiwan, attended by many friends and neighbors, in addition to those who are regularly served by Miracle...
Let’s get Mother Theodore on the National Liturgical Calendar!
In the fall of 2024, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, were contacted by a reporter from Our Sunday Visitor, located in Huntington, Indiana. The reporter, a devotee of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, had been in contact with Archbishop Charles Thompson of Indianapolis in order to try to get Mother Theodore’s Feast Day placed on the United States National Liturgical Calendar, and was given permission to do so. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin: For Saint Mother Theodore’s name and...
Maintaining Spiritual Balance
Continuing thoughts on the sacred rhythm of the pendulum – how the continuum of humanity and divinity brings us balance, we also should acknowledge a truth: The swing to and fro does not always feel so smooth. Providence Associate Lorrie Scheidler at prayer. There are reasons when the pendulum does not pass through the exact center. Instead, a wobble occurs. The rhythm falters, the momentum shift and suddenly we feel entirely off-balance. This spiritual friction in our lives is that...