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Sister Agnes Mary Raetz
...seen by the doctor, she was always peaceful and patient.” * “Her face radiated love, kindness and beauty, while she eagerly extended a hand and gave me a kiss in greeting!” * “I was a frequent and faithful visitor to a sister in Mother Theodore Hall. After that sister’s death, Agnes Mary made sure she was present to greet me. Her reason she wanted to be a welcoming face for me … she wanted to fill in for that special...
Sister Ann Jeanette Gootee
...and was a faithful exerciser as long as she could. Many times she would pick up sticks and lay them near the trees to help the mowers. She enjoyed playing cards and RummiKub. We had to relax the Rummikub rules a little as time went on. However, now and then, Ann would catch one of us making a mistake and say, ‘What’s that?” Her smile was her absolute trademark! When the aides were having difficulty getting her to eat, they...
Sisters of Providence remember Archbishop Emeritus Daniel M. Buechlein
...holiness and her all-consuming love of God. He said she was a holy woman of faithful prayer. Former General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson said, “Although I did not know Archbishop Buechlein well, I knew him best at the time of preparing for and participating in Mother Theodore Guerin’s Canonization. Before the Canonization, he helped us to prepare for our meeting in Rome with the Vatican’s Congregation of the Causes of Saints. He shared with Sister Ann Margaret, then general superior, and...
Transformed and transferred: reflection for the transfer of vows of Sister My Huong Pham
...energies are released; new possibilities emerge for all of us. It is dazzling! And it is a promise of what happens when we die to ourselves. In Abraham and Sarah’s willingness to let their son go to God, they receive Isaac back as gift. Their faithfulness becomes an inspiration to Israel, an inspiration to all of us. God blesses them because they have heard AND obeyed the voice of God. As My Huong’s family let go of her so she...
Prisoners & Probationers of Conscience
...a prisoner of conscience or being a probationer of conscience is being part of a growing community of peacemakers willing to do a non-violent act of civil disobedience. I prefer to think of it as faithful obedience to the Gospel call for love, mercy and justice.” Read the original March 10, 2003, press release: “Sister of Providence released from prison.” Sister Adele Beacham places her cross in the gates of Fort Benning. Sisters Adele Beacham, Rita Clare Gerardot and Joann...
Sisters honored at annual Bishop’s Dinner
...that are common to the area; they find resources for survivors of domestic abuse, and they teach music and other subjects to the children. They mourn with the community at funerals and celebrate with them at weddings and baptisms. The ministry of Sister Carol and Sister Loretta provides us with another example of the total commitment and faithful service of our religious women in this diocese. “The total of giving of oneself, indeed.” The bishop’s annual award was first given...
Sister Maureen Ann McCarthy
...Notre Dame and Bears football. But without a doubt, her all-time favorite was the CUBS baseball games. Sister Maureen Ann lived her life fully as a faithful Sister of Providence. She did not wear her spirituality on her sleeve, but we saw it in not only her living out the commandment of love for others in action, but also in her fidelity to prayer. Until the last couple of weeks of her life, when we all could see her failing...
Reflecting on our Annual Meeting
...event during the past year. This year, our time together — sisters and associates — opened on Saturday, June 30, with the celebration of our Jubilarians. No matter the year, before the jubilee liturgy begins, the church is always filled with the noise of people happy to be seeing each other and joyful to be celebrating women who have spent 50 and 25 years in faithful service as instruments of God’s Providence. Our Providence Associates and Candidate Associates actually began...
Sister Jean Anne Maher (formerly Sister Roberta Marie)
...she accepted it so beautifully. The last time I visited with her was two days before her death, and she was so grateful and the most peaceful I saw her in months. In a short time, we will hear from the Gospel of Matthew the welcome to heaven for a faithful servant. When I asked some of the sisters if they had anything they wanted to share about Sister Jean Anne, I heard some of those Gospel words said to...
Blessed Sacrament Chapel: transforming hearts through prayer
...fewer, Sister Mary Rita was determined not to reduce the prayer hours in the chapel further. In fact, her goal is to have two people praying each hour the chapel is open. “To me, of all of the ministries we have, it’s especially important. Because it’s the prayer of the faithful, really. It’s the ministry I most love. The prayer ministry here is really what calls me,” Sister Mary Rita said of this and her ministry as the coordinator of...
A look at the life and ministry of Sister Agnes Celine Hammond
...Congregation, Sister Agnes Celine was said to be a quiet person who also spoke in a quiet tone. In her commentary for Sister Agnes Celine, Sister Mary Eleanor Galvin (RIP) said that Sister Agnes Celine was always “faithful to her daily obligations … She never demanded nor expected anything special … Sister was gentle – and in her gentleness, she possessed strength.” Sister Agnes Celine died on December 30, 1998. She was 91 years old and had been a Sister...
Get to know Sister Tracey Horan, SP
...to make me smile are … a good pun, a beautiful landscape, Trevor Noah When I am not at work or involved in ministry, you are most likely to find me … in the great outdoors I am passionate about … healthy food One thing most people don’t know about me is … that I once jumped off a bridge because everyone else was doing it. Favorite movie: Big Fish Favorite hobby: hiking Favorite book: “Faithful Dissenters” by Robert McClory...