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Sister Patricia Fillenwarth (formerly Sister Joseph Monica)
...enthusiastic way, she witnessed to the wonderful works of Providence. There was no doubt that Patty’s positive spirit, her humor, her ability to bear suffering and convey joy were all rooted in her steadfast faith that God’s guiding hand was upon her, said Sister Denise Wilkinson in her commentary for Sister Patricia Fillenwarth, formerly Sister Joseph Monica, who passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Gibson Family Center for Hospice Care in Union Hospital, Terre Haute, Indiana. Sister Patricia...
Sister Christine Patrick
...family remarked on her humor. Her niece Donna related that Aunt Christine made it very clear that she liked dark chocolates. Each year, Donna and her husband’s birthday gifts to their aunt was a box of dark chocolates and a dollar for each year. Just last year, they delivered the gifts. Christine opened the box to make sure the chocolates were dark. She then looked at the check and said, “You owe me $2.” Donna had gotten Christine’s age wrong....
Sister Marie David Schroeder
...had a sense of humor and a precious little laugh. Marie David would go the Chapel often to pray. One day, she found herself dozing and then praying and then dozing off again As she left the Chapel, she said: “Sorry, Jesus.” Then, suddenly an image of the Laughing Jesus came to mind and she felt like He was laughing about her visit. Sister Martha Wessel remarked how impressive it was that Marie David always made an effort to go...
Sister Regina Norris (formerly Sister Regina Clare)
...child was supposed to sit alone, keep silent, and do some assigned work. However, if a child was there during lunchtime, Regina always took pity on him and invited him to each lunch with her and, of course, chat. Perhaps that was when the above-mentioned sharing took place. Sister Betty says that Sister Regina wanted a little humor in her commentary. She recounted these stories from Sister Betty to copy down. The first: A little girl had an accident in...
Sister Edna Scheller
...a smile in her voice.” Perhaps this stemmed from her delightful sense of humor which made others laugh, too. “The Dash” poem ends by asking: “When your eulogy is read and your life’s actions recounted, would you be proud of the things they say about you and how you lived your dash?” I think we can all agree that Edna could say a definite YES to that question. May you rest in peace, dear friend. Funeral services for Sister Edna...
Sister Barbara Doherty: A Sister of Providence icon living with dementia
...first time they met. They remember Sister Barbara as a regular person. Warm and kind and humorous. A person who kept a drawer of candy in her office for children of student mothers. “She genuinely cared about each person she met. She will forever be one of my favorite people,” says Lori Morgan, a 1999 graduate of SMWC. So many people hold so many great memories of Sister Barbara. Yet for Sister Barbara memory is the challenge. In 2010 Sister...
Sisters of Providence who have ministered in Taiwan share their stories
...where I needed to lean on Providence, especially since my Chinese language skills were such to keep me humble! Almost any situation where I had to maneuver by myself were occasions that demanded a good sense of humor and grounded me in a constant practice of ‘trust in that Providence which never failed [me]’. (I got very good at “leaning!)” Sister Janice Smith, SP “Sister Donna Marie knew from her own life experiences how much of a challenge it was...
“Journals and Letters” week 2: The voyage begins
...her big adventure to America, but the very first sentence she writes is, “The moment of separation and death had come at last.” For someone who eventually became a saint, it struck me as humorous at how dark and depressing her thoughts and emotions were before they even arrived. Human struggles As I read on I realized that Mother Theodore speaks in a way and about things that I could relate to as a woman, mother and human. On page...
Journals and Letters week 8: Indiana arrival
...and her sister companions faced many challenges in these eight pages! Had you been one of her companions, which would be your greatest challenge and why? Mother Theodore’s emotions ran the gamut in this short section. To me, it was her humor that was most amazing. Are you able to manage lightheartedness in the midst of hardship? What in this passage did you reflect on? Next week > page 60 The Journey’s End to page 70 View the complete reading series....
Sister Nancy Nolan (formerly Sister Jean Paula)
...them gathered around a piano singing whatever songs might strike your dad’s fancy to play. That is how Sister Joyce Brophy described your family. Joyce, who served in Galesburg and came to know the Nolan family intimately, said that Nancy inherited her love of people — and probably her sense of humor–from her dad. It was Paul Nolan, after all, who would tie a rope to the rear end of his car and pull his children through the streets of...
Ready to ring in a New Year!
...away from the old year with a sense of relief? Not finding much inspiration from within, I posed the question to Google and was directed to that compendium of wisdom, Parade Magazine, where I stumbled upon an article titled “Ring in 2021 with 100 of the Best New Year’s Quotes.” New Year’s fireworks Authors range from Taylor Swift to Plato, and the quotes in the list are both humorous and sardonic, philosophical and oriented toward New Age thinking. Each time...
Sister Charles Van Hoy
...command a room.” Her love was especially evident in what she described as “the most rewarding ministry” she’d ever done: Teaching adult literacy classes. She expressed that love by patiently listening to people’s stories of their years of struggle to read and delighted in seeing them change and finally make the connections. She was described by her peers and students alike as a gentle soul, caring, helpful, insightful, nurturing and enthusiastic, with a keen sense of humor and a contagious...