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A Statement by the National Black Sisters Conference on the murder of Tyre Nichols
...International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In a few days, we will celebrate Black History Month as we honor the achievements and contributions of African Americans in the struggle for freedom. Yet here we are again grieving the death of another young Black man, Tyre Nichols, whose life was taken at the hands of five Black police officers on a night in a quiet Memphis neighborhood. Tyre Nichols’ life at the age of 29 was taken before he had a chance to...
St. Anne Shell Chapel: holy ground
...surrounded by shaded, gently rolling stretches of green grass, the tiny chapel has an aura of serenity and majesty. Visitors sense at once that they are on holy ground. St. Anne Shell Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods The history of this unique chapel helps to explain its appeal. It is witness to memory and sacred stories, to creativity and whimsey, to fidelity and devotion, and to the ways the past and the present intersect. Memory and story-telling An early drawing from...
‘Eclipsed’ in the Archives?
...read in “History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Volume II,” written by Sister Eugenia Logan, SP: “The summer of 1869 brought a decision to do nothing further about the Institute plans, but to do more on the missions which needed help. Father Dominic Niederkorn, S.J., came to give the August retreat which opened on a solemn note. In the late afternoon of August 7, the sun went into total eclipse, a phenomenon completely visible as it so...
Freed between the lines
Musings on National Banned Books Week Book banning is not new. History records books banned as early as 259-210 B.C. in China. The Emperor Shih Huang Ti thought that history should begin with him and so had 460 Confucian books burned. Banning books is on a perilous rise. “The unparalleled number of unique titles targeted in 2023 marked a 65 percent increase from 2022. During the two decades prior to 2021, the average number of unique titles targeted per year...
December 15, 2024: Third Sunday of Advent
...the Messiah Who is about to come, he also urges others to believe in their role in God’s salvation, to be a cooperative participant in the work of God by their actions. Remembering the historical facts of last Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 3:1-6), one realizes today’s Gospel is an introduction to Jesus who is about to arrive on the historical scene. The events of history, as we know, are not an end unto themselves. For the Christian community always has need...
The Church of the Immaculate Conception: The Beginning
Note: The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, invite you all to visit the Woods this year, the 2025 Jubilee. The Archdiocese of Indianapolis designated the Church of the Immaculate Conception and the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin as official pilgrimage sites this year. During this year, we will place focus on both sites, starting with the beginning of the Church. Can you believe the history of the Church of the Immaculate Conception dates back 139 years? The...
Sister Mary Alice (Joseph Gertrude) Zander
...returned to the classroom at St. Domitilla, Hillside, Ill. From 1986 to 1993, Sister Mary Alice ministered as a religious education consultant with the Office of Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Chicago. From 1994 to 2000, Sister Mary Alice gave service to the Congregation as the director of novices. She then spent several years in retreat ministry and spiritual direction either at Soul Space Retreat Center, Chicago, or the Institute of Pastoral Studies, Loyola University. “In the mid-1990s, Sister Mary Alice...
Sister Ann Renee Maxwell
...of humor; she loved to tell jokes, and did you ever hear her cry like a baby? She could also imitate a train sound. We are aware of Sister Ann Renee’s love for bingo and all games of chance, her collection of jewelry of all kinds, her perfectly manicured fingernails — all these very human aspects of her life. But, let us consider how she lived out the corporal and spiritual works of mercy in her apostolic life of teaching...
Sister Margaret Ann (Marie Nicholas) McNamara
...Nick became a policeman, she was a nun and Jim became a fireman. All were in service-related jobs.” Sister Margaret Ann professed first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1958, and Aug. 15, 1963. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, a master’s degree in elementary education from Ball State University and another master’s degree in pastoral ministry from Loyola University. Sister Margaret Ann began teaching middle grades in 1960 at Holy Family, New Albany, Ind. Her...
Mary Weber and Gary Meister: ‘a God of surprises’
...family life to Jude Okpalannaka. 9.) What do you and Gary do for a living? What hobbies do you have? I am happily retired but still do pastoral ministry as a volunteer at our parish, St. Pius the X. Gary is the director of Financial Reporting for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. We both love sports. We enjoy being with family, especially the grandchildren. We travel as often as possible. We enjoy water aerobics. We treasure nature in each of her...
Kathy Johnson: ‘I now look at life differently’
Kathy Johnson (right) describes her companion, Sister Paula Modaff, as “a very wise lady.” 1.) Share with us a little about yourself. I live in Terre Haute and have for all my life. I have two sons, Ramey and Stewart. Ramey is married to Sandy and they have two daughters, Chloe and Daisy. I am a graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a degree in elementary education. Currently I am a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Pastoral...
Sister Catherine Ellen Joy
...earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Sister Catherine Ellen’s first classroom was at Assumption, Evansville, Ind. In Indiana, she also ministered at St. John, Loogootee; St. Patrick, Terre Haute; and St. Joseph, Jasper. In Illinois she served at St. Andrew, St. Genevieve, St. Angela and Immaculate Conception, Chicago; St. Athanasius, Evanston; and Immaculate Conception, Norwood Park. In 1986, Sister Catherine Ellen retired and returned to the Woods, serving on the Pastoral Care team in the Infirmary....