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Sister Cordelia Moran (formerly Sister Ann de Sales)
...into ministry at St. Matthew Parish in Indianapolis, first as pastoral associate and then as a parish volunteer. She returned to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 2004, supporting the work of the Mission Advancement office (now Mission Advancement) as editor and encourager. After six years of volunteering for OCA, she entered the ministry of prayer in 2011. Funeral services were Thursday, Feb. 20, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Mass of Christian Burial was Thursday, Feb. 20. We...
Sister Denise Wilkinson recognized as a ‘Woman of Influence’
...Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College),” Sister Denise said. Sister Denise and 11 other women will be honored with a breakfast at 7:30 a.m., on Thursday, April 10, at the annual Wabash Valley Women of Influence event, which will take place in O’Shaughnessy Hall. Funds raised through the event will go to the United Way of the Wabash Valley’s “Success by 6” program. Other 2014 honorees include Judy Bengochea, Coral Cochran, Deborah Elliot Kesler, Marla Flowers, Laurice Newlin, Trudy Rupska, Sally Stewart, Kathleen...
Sister Marie Agatha Vonderheide
...education, which she completed in 1970, she served as president of Immaculata College for two years. After her stint as a principal, Sister Marie Agatha took a position as a pastoral associate at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Tioga, La. While in Louisiana, she developed breast cancer, and after surgery, stayed with her niece in Atlanta. At age 67, Sister Marie Agatha began a new career as a medical secretary, serving in Atlanta. While in Atlanta, arrangements were made...
Providence: together as one creation
...Providence Spirituality calls us to continue collaborating for the good of all creation. Together we will further the designs of Providence. About the author: Sister Nancy Nolan has been a Sister of Providence for 59 years. She holds master’s degrees in Education and in Pastoral Studies. She has served in a variety of administrative areas, including general superior of the Sisters of Providence for 10 years and president of Mother Guerin/Guerin Prep High School for nine years. Collaboration has been...
Sister Kathleen Desautels: Collaborating for justice
...making decisions in a consensual way means spending endless time collaborating with folks who do not always come from the same Gospel understanding. But they come willing to be partners for the good of the whole. “A large part of 8th Day’s work is to facilitate groups doing the work of justice-making. The pastoral cycle of experience, analysis, theological reflection and action is at the heart of our facilitating process.” (Originally published in the spring 2014 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
Sister Carol Nolan to be honored
...picking produce,” Sister Carol said. “Sister Loretta Picucci and I oversee the program. We are assisted by a number of volunteers and also some paid teachers. A volunteer and I also teach music in two area elementary schools.” Sister Carol said after arriving in San Bernardino, she went to the pastoral center and asked where the “most underserved area of the diocese was.” “They all said Coachella, so that’s where I came,” she said. Sister Carol is one of six...
Sister Marie Kevin Tighe
...being part of a six-member Corporate Renewal Team of Sisters of Providence, called Cor Unum. In 1980, her ministry changed. She found herself in the shadow and light of the twin steeples of St. Meinrad Archabbey Church. She spent the next four years as spiritual director and instructor in the seminary, thus again influencing the Church after Vatican Council II. In 1984, she accepted a position as director of the Office of Pastoral Councils for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, which...
Sister Elizabeth Grannan
...Betty entered the community on Feb. 2, 1952, and professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1959. She taught school for more than 20 years in Illinois, Maryland, Missouri and Indiana. She then changed her focus to pastoral ministry and loved her work in the long-term care settings. When Betty ministered at St. Anne Home in Fort Wayne, she was the first woman chaplain in long-term care in Indiana. She was truly in her glory at St. Paul’s Retirement Community in...
Sister William Eyke
...she had actually completed her doctoral studies in 1951, since she began teaching at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in the fall of 1951. She taught Chemistry here from 1951-57. When she expressed interest in joining the Sisters of Providence, she was told to take some time away in order to confirm her interest in religious life. So she taught at Marquette University for one year. She was then accepted as an SP Postulant in July 1958 at the age of 35....
Two sisters profess first, perpetual vows
...mother made for her. Sister Su-Hsin currently ministers as a member of the Pastoral Care Team at Providence Health Care. She began carving out her path to perpetual vows in 2002. While in her native Taiwan – Sister Su-Hsin saw an advertisement regarding a “Come and See” weekend with the Sisters of Providence. “I was attracted to the Sisters expression of, ‘God is love, mercy and justice,’” Sister Su-Hsin said. “I saw love, mercy and justice. That was the life...
Two sisters profess first, perpetual vows
For Sisters Arrianne Whittaker and Su-Hsin Huang, Sunday, June 29, was a life-changing day. On that day, Sister Arrianne professed first vows, while Sister Su-Hsin professed perpetual vows in the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. Both sisters have come from very different backgrounds. But the paths they have chosen brought them together with the more than 300 Sisters of Providence. Sister Su-Hsin currently ministers as a member of the Pastoral Care Team at Providence Health...
Saint Mother Theodore children’s book awarded
...have a children’s book on Saint Mother Theodore,” Sister Mary said. “Linden Leaf Gifts manager Debbie Victor said people had been coming in asking for a book for children. I call this my eight-year project. It is kind of my pride and joy.” When the idea came up for the children’s book, Sister Mary contacted Doyle, who has worked with the sisters in the past. Doyle received her master’s degree in pastoral theology from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and has written...