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...of Galilee. She too gave herself wholeheartedly to her Divine Master and spent her journey through life as a trustworthy and faithful servant, said Sister Janet Gilligan in her commentary for Sister Anita Bechert, who died Sunday, November 12, 2017, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 90 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 71 years. Elizabeth Jane Bechert (known as Betty) was born to Joseph and Mary Effie Smythe Bechert in Indianapolis on April 23, 1927....

...by others. Faithful follower of Jesus that she was, she said yes to this very vague invitation. At Notre Dame, Margaret enrolled in a program entitled The Foundations of the Art of Spiritual Direction. At the conclusion of the program, its directors wrote this: “It is obvious and our belief that you have the characteristics of a good spiritual director.” Margaret’s openness to people, her quiet compassion must have been two of the gifts that prompted this observation. Sister Margaret...

...coupled with the words of the Rev. Demetrius Dumm: “Our lives themselves are the cross we take up.” For about 30 years, Agnes Clare often found her cross in Massachusetts General Hospital, rehab facilities after broken bones or at the Marian Manor Skilled Nursing Center. Her good and faithful friend Carol McCarthy may have said it best: “Sustaining an upbeat sense of herself was her forte. I often wondered how she did it, and chalked it up to a deep...

A reading from Paul’s letter to the Galatians 5:22-23. “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law … Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” The word of God. Sister Marie Alexis Geiger was indeed someone who kept in step with the Spirit. She was the embodiment of joy, generosity, kindness, goodness and faithfulness. As a good friend...