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Sister Mary (Mary Ephrem) Hickey
...which is a ministry to the elderly in Terre Haute, Ind. She would be at the door of Owens Hall every morning promptly at 7, ready to go to Simeon House. Everyone there enjoyed her and her sense of humor. In 1993, she retired and ministered in the Phone Room in Owens Hall and later in Health Care Service, followed by prayer,” said Sister Margaret. “Her sister friends were very important to her. Unfortunately, she seems to have outlived most...
Sister Marie Kevin Tighe
...noon to buy candy for their girl friends. When the afternoon session began there was much hub-bub and chattering. I thought, “Sister isn’t going to like this!” When she appeared on the scene, she assessed the situation and then said simply, “Isn’t love grand?” Somehow by osmosis, and not even realizing it at the time, the charism of the Sisters of Providence revealed itself to me. Sister had responded with love, mercy, and justice. There was warmth and humor in...
‘Nuns of the Battlefield’
...even in the steady mill of woe that flooded over the Sisters there were contrasting notes of humor. “On one occasion an Indiana soldier was hailed before court-martial for pilfering a Confederate goose. His plea, made in hurt, pained tones was, to say the least, the quintessence of patriotism. ‘Sir,’ quoth he to the board, ‘this bird was hissing the American flag, so I arrested it for treason.’” (pages 312-313) Second entry “There is something chivalrous in the following communication...
Sister Agnese Boddington
...learned recently that Sister Agnese and Sister Emerita Basso (RIP) were in the same novitiate band. For those of us who knew both of them, it is a source of wonder that any group could sustain the bursting energy and boundless supply of humorous stories these two had for the entertainment of all! “Then there was the phenomenon of the Boddington Bears! During her years at the college, supporting its challenge of fund-raising was as great as it remains today....
Sister Catherine Aloyse Butler
...Congregation brought to the children and parents of that area,” shared Sister Ruth. Sister Ruth continued by sharing more personal information about Sister Catherine Aloyse’s life. “Sister Catherine Aloyse was a listener. In her lifetime, she experienced family misfortune and complicated health conditions, yet she showed a subtle sense of humor and appreciated community companionship. “Among Sister Catherine Aloyse’s personal belongings was found a very detailed account of the Butler family tree — a complete line from 1066 to 1999....
Sister Patricia Marie Woods
...did enter the Sisters of Providence Novitiate in Hyattsville, Md., Feb. 11, 1932, and professed first vows Aug. 15, 1934. Her final vows were professed Jan. 23, 1940. Sister Patricia Marie earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. “Sister Patricia Marie’s friends from novitiate days say that she had a delightful sense of humor and each summer when she arrived home, she would greet her friends and...
Sister Mary Richard Griffith
...hummed tunes while going from place to place,” said Sister Ann. “Many have spoken of enjoying her humor and dry wit. She was always very quiet and reminded me many times that she was the only introvert in the family, saying that the rest of you were all outgoing and — I think the word was ‘boisterous.’ Of course, that term is relative! Sister Mary Richard was so laid back and unflappable that any show of excitement would seem boisterous...
Sister Wendy Workman
...volleyball and golf. She taught many of us to swim at St. Joe’s Lake. She had a great sense of humor,” said Sister Barbara. Wendy attended Clara Peterson Grade School and Paxton High School, both in Paxton. She spent one year at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. “Then, in God’s great Providence, Wendy chose to attend Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and major in theology. She was forever proud of the black onyx ring. Wendy had followed her mother’s religious tradition, the...
Sister Dorothy Evelyn Laughlin
...word, her commitment to scholarship and her passion for teaching us to seek and find joy in literature remain with me to this day. In large part due to Sister Dorothy Evelyn, I too have that passion for literature. I’m beginning my fourth graduate program — this time in teaching English. I know that I carry with me her gentle spirit, her humor and her wisdom.’ “Another student also recalled Sister Dorothy Evelyn’s smile and expressed her memory this way:...
Sister Helene Marie Kelly
...in Sister Helene Marie’s life. As a teacher she tried to instill not only the appreciation and perfection of the performing arts, but a life-time application to the discipline of daily living. “Sister Helene Marie had a spontaneous laugh. It could be evoked with any joke or humorous occurrence. Some of the aides in Health Care remarked that it would take her more minutes to tell a joke because she couldn’t stop laughing, so the punch line had to be...
Sister Gertrude Marian Bauer
...novice, later entered the Congregation and is now known as Sister Jane Bodine,” Sister Mary Pat said. “I was told that Sister Gertrude Marian was a very intelligent woman, was a very good teacher and had a wonderful sense of humor. She was also very strict and demanding. She was a hard worker. She did not ask the sisters or teachers to do anything she herself would not do. She was a good provider and enjoyed having a good time....
Love, mercy, justice – In the footsteps of our foundress
...her own understanding and experience as well as from prayerful reflection and exploration of how others approach and understand Christian practices. The practices included in the book are: Prayer, Hospitality, Honoring the Eucharist, Sabbath Keeping, Honoring the Body, Feasting and Fasting, Discernment, Responding to Life with Humor, Reconciliation, Homemaking and Community Shaping, Singing Our Lives, Honoring the Dead, Honoring Mary, Valuing Education and Valuing the Arts. The essays were written to show that while the externals of a practice may...