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Foundation Day 2014 reflection
Sister Denise in the Church of the Immaculate Conception giving her reflection. Welcome to each and every one here! Happy, happy Foundation Day! One hundred and seventy-four years ago today, Father Buteux began our history at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods by saying: “Come down, Sisters, we have arrived.” Who was it who had arrived? Five women from France: Mother Theodore Guerin, who at the age of 42 was the superior and senior citizen of the group; Sister St. Vincent Ferrer Gagé, 40...
Shrine for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin opens
...“When I saw it, I was so surprised,” Sister Theresa said. “It is gorgeous. There is so much history. It’s so beautiful.” Jack Kelley, an architect from McBride Kelley Baurer Architects, Chicago, played a big role in the building of the shrine. Kelley said he and Father Mark Joseph Costello, liturgical design consultant, were sent a Request for Proposal by the Sisters of Providence due to their previous “religious project experience.” “Our firm and Father Mark Joseph submitted our proposal,...
Reflections on Shrine for Saint Mother Theodore
...author of “New Lights from Old Truths: Living the Signs of the Times,” (left), along with Mary K. Doyle, author of “Saint Theodora and her Promise to God,” (center) and illustrator Phil Velikan signed copies of their work. The many prayer requests left in the Shrine from visitors. “When I saw it, I was so surprised,” Sister Theresa said. “It is gorgeous. There is so much history. It’s so beautiful.” The shrine celebrates the life and mission of Saint Mother...
Reflection on Shrine: Father Mark Joseph Costello
...Joseph said. “I believe her life is presented simply, but is also filled with rich detail that will interest. This place will help anyone who comes to it to understand the context in which she lived. “I think for the young, for those interested in Indiana history, or the struggle of immigrants, this place will offer an ‘education.’ For those who come as ‘spiritual seekers,’ there are many invitations to connect their lives to the life of a saint, she...
Providence prayers for the journey of Advent
Following in the footsteps of Saint Mother Theodore, our other five foundresses, and the Providence communities of each era, we are called to observe the life-giving season of Advent. Can you picture these Providence communities lighting candles, singing, and telling the story of the coming of God in history? Let us unite with them and all who share the charism of Providence as we keep Advent. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, bring peace to Syria and Israel. All mourn in...
Sister Lourdes Kline
...author of the first volume of the History of the Sisters of Providence. She was the dean of the junior college, and that was where Sister Lourdes’ vocation was born. After graduating in 1938, she attended Trinity College in Washington, D.C., for a year and then worked as a secretary in a law firm until she was 21. She entered our Congregation on Feb. 10, 1940, at the Maryhurst Novitiate in Hyattsville, Maryland, and soon was given the name Sister...
Twenty-eight Sisters celebrate Jubilees
...earned her master’s degree in music history literature from Butler University and a master’s degree in social work from St. Louis University. Sister Ann Jeanette has ministered in Indiana, Illinois, Texas, California, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Washington, D.C. Sister Dorothy is a native of Chicago. She currently ministers in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Dorothy, the former Sister Francis Ellen, entered the Congregation July 22, 1944, from St. Angela, Chicago. She professed perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1952. She graduated from Saint...
Sister Marikay Duffy receives recognition for helping others in need
...preparation classes were provided to teach the United States history and civil government structures, which are requirements to pass the Citizenship test. From these classes, it became clear that the immigrants were having great difficulty in reading and understanding the procedures for other immigration processes. “I was accompanying people to the immigration office to ask questions, locate their documents and check on their case status,” Sister Marikay said. “Now, so much of this can be done online. But I served...
Baptism by horseback
...to the church. But the drama did not end with the plank bridge. Marceline’s mother had requested her baptismal name be Thelma Louise. At this time in history, though, the priest would have the final say. The priest at St. Peter’s rejected the name since he felt it was associated with a popular actress he considered a “wicked woman.” It turns out the priest was mistaken – the movie star he had in mind was Theda Bara! But, Marceline was...
“High spirits and mischief”: a story of sledding
In the category of “things I find while looking for something else” is this delightful story about Sister Mary Alma Ryan. Sister Mary Alma was appointed superior of the Academy in 1897 and served on the council from 1902 to 1926. But this story from the third history volume, Sister Mary Roger Madden’s The Path Marked Out, gives another side of her story. The narrator of this particular memory is Sister Mary Theodosia Mug, who was Sister Mary Alma’s friend....
Living as a young nun
...I came to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and found home at the Woods quickly.” Sister Anji said her early beginnings with the Sisters of Providence were extremely important in her decision to live a consecrated life. “As I began to learn about this particular religious Congregation, I was energized by the mission and spirit of the Congregation,” she said. “I was totally enthralled by the story of Saint Mother Theodore and the history of the Sisters of Providence. Eventually, the encouragement and...
A call to discernment
...woods, among our Sisters and Providence Associates, and in others who carry our mission in various ways, I realize that we are evolving as Providence intends. “It is both scary and exciting to know that something new and different is emerging, as it always has been in our history. Who knows what it will look like to be a smaller congregation in the future … but the spirit of Providence will live in us whether we’re 3,000, 300 or 3....