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Jean Lynch: her own spirituality has been deepened
...volunteer with children ages 5 to 14 in a fraternal organization and as a certified catechist for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist. I enjoy the movies, Broadway music and shows, theatre, the circus and reading. I am an enthusiastic Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots fan. Another great past time is watching Notre Dame, Boston College and the Florida Gators play football. Providence College basketball is my great love, but we don’t get many games down here! 2.) What...
Sister Patricia Fillenwarth (formerly Sister Joseph Monica)
...in further details, see me later. But I could never tell it as Patty did. Random memories of Patty are these: When Patty had a glass of wine, she said her elbows got weak. Patty insisted she had perfect feet because a doctor had told her she did. When watching a football game, if the score was close, Patty had to leave the room because she got so nervous. Patty lost her wallet every day – even multiple times a...
A Prayer for Students during a pandemic
...enough, even without a pandemic! Allow them to hold on to the joys of childhood as they explore new ideas and meet greater challenges. Help their teachers find the right words for the right moment. Embrace these students and their teachers with your love. Jesus, bless high school students who rely so much on relationships with friends. And who now wonder what this year will bring. Band? Football? Debate team? Will these teenagers benefit fully from all that high school...
A Prayer for Students
...enough, even without a pandemic! Allow them to hold on to the joys of childhood as they explore new ideas and meet greater challenges. Help their teachers find the right words for the right moment. Embrace these students and their teachers with your love. Jesus, bless high school students who rely so much on relationships with friends. And who now wonder what this year will bring. Band? Football? Debate team? Will these teenagers benefit fully from all that high school...
Sister Emily Walsh (formerly Sister Mary Francine)
...football watching times when Emily endeared herself to everyone by her laughs and giggles. As Paula commented, “She had a special gift for getting people to love her.” When she retired from her position at the college, Emily took charge of the Resource Center in Providence Hall, which at the time also included cataloging the materials in the library at Owens Hall and White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Her favorite part of this 16-year volunteer ministry was chatting with the...
Sister Rosemary (Mary Gilbert) Powers
...her fondest memory was, ‘My many years relating to teenagers as Christians, students and athletes,’” shared Sister Margaret. “Sister Rosemary enjoyed sports. Early on, before such things were allowed, one evening Sister Rosemary and another sister went to a football game when their eighth graders were in a playoff game. As the two sisters stood on the sidelines, one of the players got tackled and rammed into the other sister and broke her leg. The next day, Sister Rosemary had...
Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore
...currently doing. Why? To extend the mission of those places and to be able to companion more of God’s needy ones. Following in Christ’s footsteps could result in the establishment of a Sprint Football team like Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College has done to enable greater access to a college education for students who might not receive an athletic scholarship elsewhere because of their size. Maybe following in Christ’s footsteps has already led you to dedicate yourself to doing what you can...
Sister Maureen Abbott
...I’m sure their mom and dad never suspected. Jean also remembers she and John had starring roles in performing plays written by Maureen. The family garage served as their theater. Sister Maureen Abbott during a prayer moment. Christine, the youngest of the Abbott siblings, revealed the startling news that Maureen was a cheerleader for the St. John’s High School football team, the Eagles. Not wanting Christine to feel left out, Maureen made Christine the team mascot. Maureen sewed a mini-cheerleader...
Volunteer college students #Represent @theWoods!
...people … everyone comes here with different stories. I enjoy talking to them.” In what free time Hunter has, he likes to workout and train for the SMWC football team and play video games. When he graduates, he would like to open his own business or be a sports trainer. ISU Student Volunteer Emma ISU student Emma A junior at Indiana State University (ISU) studying geography and sustainability, Emma learned about White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the...
Sister Patricia Geis (formerly Sister Anna Marie)
...Cubs and Notre Dame football. She was even an unseen extra in a crowd at Wrigley Field for the making of the film “Rookie of the Year.” She also loved to go to casinos with her sister Mary, a passion that reappeared in health care when she played Bingo, eager to win candy – although she made sure she only won once so someone else could win. The core of Patty’s life remained her faithfulness to the gospel and to...
Sport and Human Rights
...the controversy and emotion when Colin Kaepernick “took a knee” during a preseason game in 2016. He later told NFL media “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color… To me, this [kneeling] is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away...
Sister Andre Panepinto
...most of all, she was the loudest, proudest Aunt. Her nieces and nephews of all generations were her pride and joy. ‘Sliding you cash/don’t tell your mom,” Aunt Gen would say. “She was the first to the table for game night, and never held back. National Football League Playoffs? She would say, ‘Who are you rooting for?’ Kentucky Derby? ‘Who’s your pick?’ Casinos, Scratch offs – a beer? “Though spending years in Massachusetts, it felt like she still was always...