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Never consent to take our books
...for a group of angelic and untouchable creatures, but for real women. They were and are working idealists — never giving up and always improving — and doing it with a sense of humor. It was a lesson I could use in my life and one I try never to forget. The Sisters of Providence books are available from the Gift Shop at Providence Center and most are very inexpensively priced at $10. And new this week, just in time...
Do spirituality and technology connect?
...world and a universe that is interconnected in amazing ways. Sisters of Providence educate in classrooms where children can take virtual tours of the places about which they are studying. They interact with lessons drawn on smart boards. SPs serve in parishes where adult faith formation is influenced as much by blogs on the Internet as it is by materials distributed at a study session. We minister in health-care environments where consultation with doctors and specialists at a distance can...
Sister Cordelia Moran (formerly Sister Ann de Sales)
...Galesburg when Sister Jean Margaret Kaindl became ill. Sister Cordelia taught physics, or at least tried to, in what she termed her greatest lesson in learning to trust Providence and Sister Alma Louise Mescher’s tutoring the night before every class. In 1975, she launched a second career as a communicator herself. After a brief stint as an assistant editor with the American Camping Association, she became the director of public relations and development at Our Lady of Providence High School...
Sister Barbara Reder
...in preparing for funeral liturgies. I occasionally am asked to teach a lesson to the children at the school. And I am available to people if they need to talk.” “I do think sometimes people talk with me about issues or problems, even though I am not their best friend, that they would not do if I was not a sister,” she said. They come to her about problems with their kids, struggles in their marriage, or about their aging...
Sister Ann Brendan Burget
...the zeal she had for the ministry to young children and the influence she had on so many. Juliana Rubinacci, who as a child was enrolled at Woods Day Care, wrote on Facebook last week, “I believe that her love and lessons have shaped me into the person I am today.” Any of us who were involved in education would be proud to hear a former student that , wouldn’t we? Now, Juliana is working in our health care, in...
Reflections from our Golden Jubilees
...abundance and varieties of plant and animal life on the farm. There was also a profound sense of faith, Irish Catholic faith, which had its roots in County Kerry, Ireland, and permeated every part of our lives. We spent our days mostly outside as constant companions to my dad, who taught us more practical and profound life lessons than we ever could have learned in books. There were no Catholic schools nearby, so I attended a small country school –...
Life is changed … not ended
Late autumn at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. It is autumn and the earth reminds us that life is full of changes. Sometimes we resist change with an “Oh, no!” At other times, we welcome it with “At last!” In the cycle of life, as the seasons change, each one has lessons to teach. Autumn, in all its beauty and decline, reminds us that this is a time to harvest our blessings in a spirit of thanksgiving, as well as a time...
Susan Riley, Galesburg, IL: “They worked magic”
...worked magic within the walls. My classmates and I gained a solid foundation in academics; those nuns were incredible teachers. More importantly, we learned the value of caring for others and sacrificing for something greater than ourselves. After my parents, the Sisters at Costa provided the most significant influence on my life. Without their lessons in faith, in service and in work, I’d be a much different person. While many of those ladies have left this life, their legacy remains....
Sister Dorothy Gartland: neighborhood ministry making a difference
...ministry coordinating the program. The group of volunteers who helped me most in my personal growth was the young college and high school students, mostly from DePaul and Dominican Universities, who helped with the program. It was the first time I had worked with people of this age group, and I was very happy for the experience. One of the big lessons that was reinforced in me was to never judge by appearances. On occasion, a young person would present...
Sister Catherine Arkenberg (formerly Sister Jean Loretto)
...the Congregation all occurred on Aug. 15: Her entrance into the novitiate in 1939, and her profession of first and final vows in 1941 and 1947, respectively. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, in her case, on the 25-year plan! Her ministry years got off to an interesting start. She was sent to St. Rose in Chelsea, Mass. She was in Chelsea exactly one month when she was changed to St. Philip Neri...
Ecological pioneer teacher leaves lasting impression
...lesson I learned from Sister Helen was a curiosity and appreciation for the minute miracles that occur in nature. … one summer she went somewhere to study. She came back with shaved eyebrows because they were studying a microscopic mite that lives in our eyebrows. I was astounded that she would shave her eyebrows all in the name of science. This is an example of her commitment to learning and discovering the complex nuances of creatures that live among us...
Ministry helps older adults not get lost in the parish community
...bring the elderly together with other generations. For example, she joined the Women’s Club with the Silver Linings group to make a pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Mother Theodore Guerin at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods recently. At another event, teens joined the elders for breakfast and to create a video in which they asked the elders to share a life lesson. “I have also created a ‘call list’ of about 30 volunteers who are willing to assist elderly who need some...