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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...
Treasures from Archives: Marleau-Hercules Fence Co.
Back in the far recesses of Archives is a wonderful archival box filled with tantalizing details about the convent cemetery. One of the items that caught my attention was the bill for the wrought iron gate at the entrance of the cemetery. The invoice is dated Oct. 14, 1940, and is from the Marleau-Hercules Fence Co. of Toledo, Ohio. The cost for the gate is $800. Another invoice tied with the cemetery is for the stonework for the entrance. Provided...
Sisters of Providence Serving Our Country
...Reuben Hunter (surgeon in the Union Army) and Amos Meyer (private in the Union Army) by placing flowers on their graves and those of others who died in service and were buried in the cemetery. Each Memorial Day weekend, in our convent cemetery at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, we place a new flag at the gravesite of 15 of our sisters and two chaplains who served our country in some capacity during armed conflict or in some branch of the military. The...
Sisters of Providence transfer saint’s remains
...1864, following the opening of a new cemetery, Mother Theodore’s remains were placed there one day after the five sisters who, in 1840, arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, with her. Mother Theodore’s remains were placed in the center of the cemetery with a special cross. The inscription stated, “I sleep but my heart watches over this house which I have built.” In 1907, after the cure of Sister Mary Theodosia Mug, Mother Theodore’s remains were examined, as is customary after...
Christmas Mourning
...some small child’s Christmas ornament on it. Then on Christmas Eve, in the afternoon we would take this spray of greenery to the cemetery, place it on Billy’s grave, say a prayer for him and tell him we loved him and would miss him when we went home to share Christmas presents together. Also, because Billy loved birthday cakes, my mother would make Billy’s favorite birthday cake on his Christmas Eve birthday, which we would enjoy as part of our...
Sister Agnes Clare Buckley
...her sister, Cathie, and other relatives. Sisters of Providence, relatives and many friends gave Agnes Clare a beautiful send-off on the east coast with the Mass of Christian Burial on September 29. Agnes Clare had planned the service down to the last detail, which included her beloved Irish music. Joe kept checking the list of detailed instructions to be sure everything was just the way she wanted! Sister is buried among 22 other Sisters of Providence at Holy Cross cemetery...
Angels of mercy: Civil War service of the sisters
...Sister Mary Theodosia wrote about her: “She was noted for her cheerfulness, charity and tact. The physicians who attended the hospital said that the success of the institution was due to her ability alone, not to their management.” While the Congregation considers 11 sisters as serving in hospitals during the Civil War, the federal government recognized only seven sister-nurses with cemetery monuments indicating U.S. Army Nurse, Civil War. The original headstones were blessed in the convent cemetery on July 31,...
Sister Regina Mary Wallace
...was celebrated in Taiwan on May 5 in the convent chapel at Providence University. A memorial liturgy was offered in St. Joseph Chapel in Owens Hall on the same day, with the Rev. Daniel Hopcus presiding. Sister Regina Mary is buried in the Da-Zhi Catholic Cemetery in the Archdiocese of Taipei. “The literal translation of Da-Zhi means Great Wisdom. How appropriate that this woman of great wisdom will be buried in the cemetery with such a name,” concluded Sister Paula....
Sisters who served in Civil War to be honored
...placed near the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods cemetery gates. The marker was constructed by Wagner Signs, Indianapolis. A dedication program has been scheduled for 1 p.m., on Saturday, May 2. The program will take place at the sister’s cemetery. According to information archived by the sisters, then Governor Oliver P. Morton sent word to Monsignor Augustine Bessonies, pastor of the St. John Catholic Church in Indianapolis, to contact the Sisters of Providence to help with nursing duties at City Hospital. Then Superior...
Seven sisters honored for Civil War service
...Guthneck and Matilda Swinley were recognized during a plaque unveiling ceremony at the Sisters of Providence cemetery. “Let this marker stand as a tribute to our admiration for you,” General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson said. National Society Prayer (Note: The following was recited during the dedication) By Charles Gordon Ames O God of purity and peace, God of light and freedom, God of comfort and joy, we thank thee for our country. This great land of hope whose wide doors...