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Sister Margaret “Peggy” Lynch (formerly Sister James Patrick)
...winter as there wasn’t a refrigerator in the classroom. We kept our frogs on the outside window ledge above 14th Street. One day when I went to retrieve the frog my group was working on, I couldn’t find it. Sister Peggy wasn’t too thrilled but helped me look for it. She discovered our frog down on the snowy ground below the window. I had to go out and get the frog so we could complete our lesson on dissection!” After her teaching years, Sister...
Is God calling me to religious life? Listen to the wisdom that dwells within you
...spirit that longs to do good in the world, a spirit that loves to spend time in personal and communal prayer with others. I get the gift of living with spiritual women who teach me every day about faith, love, forgiveness and service. When I have conversations with them, I often get this feeling that I am sitting before Jesus taking in life’s lessons. The Sisters of Providence have taught me to listen and trust the God who dwells within...
Sister Regina Ann Lynch
...School in Indianapolis, which as some of you will recall was a consolidation of several near west side Indianapolis schools, one of which was her Alma Mater, St. Anthony. She took up residence at that convent. She kept this position for 17 years. Mary Pat Sharpe, principal of All Saints, wrote “I learned many valuable lessons from her. She had such energy and enthusiasm.” Sister Regina Ann Lynch (left) with special guest Sister Lawrence Ann Liston. During these years, and...
February 19, 2023: Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
...A difficult lesson for our 21st century minds to absorb. We must not retaliate if attacked. We must give more than we are asked. We must go further than the minimum necessary. And we must love our enemies. But those who are called to follow Jesus must go beyond the way of the world usually works and serve God here on earth if we are to be with God in eternity. We won’t be perfect in our efforts to do...
Gifts that keep on giving
...Dawn both worked on the school newspaper at Guerin, and Sister Cathy was their advisor. Still using those yearbook skills of old: Sister Cathy takes notes at a meeting in 2015. Sister Cathy was in her first ministry as a Sister of Providence. She was teaching journalism and English. As a first-time teacher, Sister Cathy invested much of her time in finding out what the interests of her students were and incorporating them into lessons. She enjoyed teaching in ways...
July 23, 2023: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the ‘birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.”’ He spoke to them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat...
An experience of volunteering in Kenya
...(pharmacy) and small clinic so they often see what illnesses are in the region. A ‘Classroom Auntie’ My mornings were spent visiting and assisting the 60 pre-school age children who are learning English, numbers and counting. They have the most fun when they get to sing and play in between their lessons. Because they are learning English and I only knew a few words in Swahili, I was mostly a classroom Auntie, a second pair of eyes to make sure...
‘Be unafraid to follow in her footsteps’: a reflection on the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...all the woods. And the wilderness is our only cloister, for our house is like an oak tree planted therein.” Carrying the Woods inside In my thinking, she didn’t just love nature and these Woods. Somehow, she carried these Woods inside her. The Woods shaped her, deepened her love of God and of her sisters and other companions. The Woods fortified her belief that all would be well. She took to heart the message found today in the reading from...
Remembering who we are and why we are here!
...they did not speak the language, were not accepted, welcomed, or treated justly. … I think about how they managed to leave the familiar, their homeland, coming to this foreign land, looking out for each other in the process, going out of themselves for the greater whole and good. In the midst of all they endured, physically, mentally, and socially their resilience was unbreakable.” Regina offered that there is a lesson here for us – “Sisters, associates, all celebrating this...
Summer Teen Volunteer Opportunity benefits elders, teens
...Providence Health Care enjoy spending time with all of our volunteers, especially the teen volunteers! Here are some additional comments from current teen volunteers: “Volunteering, especially with the Providence Teen Ministry group, has taught me so many very useful skills. Every time I volunteer my time and efforts I learn a lesson about compassion, diligence, and love, to name a few. The sisters are always so kind and grateful for whatever help we can offer to them.” Mea Targett “I...
June 16, 2024: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
...Those that have truly have surprised and inspired me, because their takeaway generally had nothing to do with the lesson plan, but it had everything to do with how I made them feel while under my guidance. “If we have the faith of a mustard seed” is often used as an encouragement for perseverance; don’t give up, because it only takes a tiny bit of trust from you for God to do great things. I won’t argue that point at...
Sister Mary Catherine Keene
...weeds and plants. This fascination with life remained with her throughout her life and was evident in recent years, when she had moved to health care. Even there, she regularly watched out the window, delighting in the play of the squirrels, the leaves dancing in the trees or the birds coming to the bird feeder. In fact, when you went to visit with her, you were likely to find yourself drawn into a delightful conversation about the antics of the...