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Sister Mary Louise O’Connor (formerly Sister James Margaret)
...the readings we just heard proclaimed. Through them, we see into her heart, into the way she chose to live her life. Her life was, indeed, all about love, said Sister Denise Wilkinson in her commentary for Sister Mary Louise O’Connor, formerly Sister James Margaret, who passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 94 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 65 years. Sister Denise continued: Paul’s letter describes a life...
If we raise our heart to…
If we raise our heart to God from time to time during an action which has been offered to [God], that is enough.
When God plants a seed
...was going to take place at St. Anthony of Padua in the Bronx. I decided to sign up. It had been years since I’d been on a retreat and I so badly was desiring to run closer to God. “Listen to silence because if your heart is full of other things you cannot hear the voice of God.” — Mother Teresa, Saint Teresa of Calcutta Invitation The moment where I felt like God was inviting me to the religious life...
13 Sisters of Providence celebrate 50th anniversary
...Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill. Sister Margaret, the former Sister Jude Ann, entered the Congregation Sept. 18, 1961, from St. Joseph Parish in Hammond. She professed perpetual vows Nov. 15, 1969. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She received a master’s degree in communication arts from the University of Notre Dame, and a bachelor’s degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University. Indiana ministries: Terre Haute: teacher, Sacred Heart School (1966-1967); Schulte High...
Historic mural of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin unveiled
...15, 2006, in Rome by Pope Benedict XVI. She came to the United States in 1840 to establish the Sisters of Providence. The five-foot-by-ten-foot mural was created by well-known Terre Haute artist Bill Wolfe, who was assisted by Terre Haute artist Becky Gropp-Hochhalter. The frame for the mural was made by Keith Ruble of the Vigo County Park and Recreation Department. About half of the lumber used for the frame came from the same walnut stock that was used for...
Saying yes to poverty, chastity and obedience
...agitations and challenges — I experienced relationships that accepted me as I was, mirrored back to me my gifts and limitations, and allowed me the space to learn, heal and grow. Stage by stage, year by year, I opened my heart more, dove deep into my experience of God, and allowed my authentic self to emerge. Through discernment, I continued to say “yes” to this life. Sometimes it was a “YES!” and other times it was a “yes?” A continuing...
Catholic and Gay
Note: The following was authored by Providence Associate, Dr. Pearlette Springer “Tune my heart according to your will. Tune my heart according to your will. Oh, Lord, tune my heart only according to your will.” — Steven Warner Over the years, the Pew Research Center has published several articles to document statistics and experiences of people within the LGBTQ communities and the general population. Most recently, the Pew Research Center published its findings on the comfort level of parents if...
Sister Mary Catherine Guiler
...and I was accepted. During my high school years, my superficial attraction to religious life evolved into a grounded and centered awareness that I chose to pursue. Another factor that has become more significant over the years is the fact that I had a congenital heart defect that probably would have incapacitated me after about 35 years, if I lived that long. Fortunately, (again read: Providentially) by the time I was a high school freshman, medicine discovered a way to...
A Prayer for Teachers during this pandemic
...our teaching, sanitizing, distancing and masking, while trying to be attentive to the needs of our students. Help us to be patient with ourselves as well. O Loving God, You love us beyond measure. Remind us of that love as we look into the eyes of each student before us. Give us a gentle heart, a compassionate heart and a heart open to receive love. May your wisdom O God be our wisdom, your patience, our patience and your love,...
Sister Barbara Doherty (formerly Sister Vincent Ferrer)
...different sort of human; but this is who I am.” Perhaps because she lived Providence, she was chosen to be a member of a General Chapter mandated committee tasked with reviewing and revising the Constitutions of the Sisters of Providence. Sister Mary Roger Madden was also a committee member. With other committee members, these two brilliant and articulate women helped create a document expressing the very heart of who we are as Sisters of Providence. We owe these women our...
Sister Adrian Marie Conrad
...up duties as Campus Director at Ladywood-St. Agnes High School in Indianapolis for a year. Then, after four years at Sacred Heart in Terre Haute, she served as Administrative Secretary during the first years of Cathedral High School’s operations. In 1978, Adrian moved to California to take up duties as Director of Maintenance at Marywood, Orange. However, the year had barely begun when the announcement was made that this would be the last year of a full four-year high school....
My heart feels the need of…
My heart feels the need of sharing with you both its joys and griefs.