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Sisters to take part in historical marker dedication
...Promoter Sister Barbara Battista, SP, said. “We, along with our entire nation, have work to do. Our nation is in the midst of a racial awakening.” Terre Haute NAACP President Sylvester Edwards said the historical marker will help area residents further understand the history of Vigo County. “The marker for George Ward will enrich our community in knowing about our past, the good, the bad or the indifferent,” Edwards said. “It has to be known. We’ve taken responsibility of educating...
Leaning and leading like Saint Mother Theodore
...Mother Theodore is still walking among us! Truly, all of us who share in her legacy are meant to carry on her spirit, and to demonstrate her unfailing trust in God’s Providence and dedication to mission,” said General Superior Sister Dawn. “To serve as an elected leader at this time in the community’s history with a particular responsibility on behalf of our mission has so challenged me to ‘lean on Providence,’ that I know I will never be the same....
Thoughts on National Daughters Day
One thing leads to another. How true it is. I willingly agreed to write a blog on National Daughters Day. (My mother never seems to have celebrated the day even though she had two daughters). Being blissfully ignorant of the history of the day, I turned to every researcher’s friend — Google. Facts and the occasional commentary People in many countries around the globe celebrate National Daughters Day. In the United States, September 25 is the official celebration day. In...
Reflections for Oct. 3, 2021
Feast Day of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Leading up to the canonization of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, one of my overriding memories is that we Sisters of Providence said that we wanted to share her with the world. General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski during the Feast Day Mass with Father Terry Johnson. Throughout our history, Sisters of Providence had recognized that Mother Theodore was a saint — now it was time to let that story be known more fully —...
Sister Agnes Eugene Cordak
...master’s degree in history from ISU about seven years later. Her degrees, combined with her great love of learning, laid the foundation for her teaching career, which spanned 31 years and included elementary and high school students in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. I’m sure that the international travel that she did with her mother to Hong Kong, the Middle East and Europe also contributed to her well-rounded education. Sister Agnes Eugene compiled not one, but two “memory books,”...
‘Little Known Facts’ about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...from her canonization, we all need to learn something new about her and keep her alive for us in our times today. It is important to scour her letters and writings, the history books and the archives for things that have never been published. Living during her own pandemic helps us relate to her right now!” Cost to attend the workshop is $15 and the registration deadline is Nov. 11. Register online here or by calling 812-535-2952 or emailing provctr@spsmw.org....
Veterans Day: Honoring Sisters who served
...Providence. The rest is history. With the invitation of then General Superior Sister Nancy Nolan (RIP), SP, and the rest of the General Council, Sister Pat returned to the community in 1993 and began ministering at St. Ann’s Clinic in 1996. “I helped get the facility open and with establishing patient care and administrative protocols,” Sister Pat said. “I was there until 2003.” She then attended Indiana State University, earning a Master’s of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. Since then,...
Adopting Iggy
...me stories on social media about people owning alpacas so I thought it would be something unique and exciting to do for her. I honestly just googled “alpaca adoption,” scrolled down once, and there your website was! I chose the Sisters of Providence because I loved the story and history behind Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and how all of this came to be … especially the alpacas! The adoption process was super easy, and the adoption certificate made it just...
One Good Day: Thoughts on Thanksgiving
...Any day spent in fellowship is a good day. Thanksgiving this year, in many ways, hearkens back to Thanksgivings of old. As a nation, we remain bitterly divided politically. Those on the margins face terrible persecution. But mightn’t we still manage to have one good day together? Let us meet where the good is, where the God-in-us overlaps. In that place of touching, let us find thanks for that which holds the center, for the still spot around which history...
Sunday, December 5, 2021: Second Sunday of Advent
...on Herod’s role in the unfolding narrative and Pilate’s place in history. When we come to the words, “Prepare Ye the Way,” we already had ideas about “the Way” that is ahead. Again, this year, we create our personal plan to prepare. In essence, we see ourselves as part of the context of a larger story. Action I invite you to go as far back in memory as you are able to find a personal Advent story or experience. Take...
My life with the Violin
...and in the school year of 1969-70, I became an instructor at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Besides teaching classes in theory, history and music for non-majors, I taught a small number of private students and also taught String Techniques and expanded the College-Community Orchestra. I played in the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra for approximately 15 years. Sister Carol Nolan with her violin. A Major Move I left the College in 1998, and after spending three years in Taiwan and one year...
HOPE winter 2022 — Creating space for new light
...wait at the gate to direct the emergency vehicles. Online only! Meaningful new names for the roads of Saint Mary’s The names of its winding roads can tell us much about the culture and history of the Sisters of Providence and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. The Woods continues to call For others who have chosen Providence Community Cemetery for cremains interment, the place itself — Saint Mary-of-the-Woods — is the attraction. Reunion updates Newsnotes Obituaries Calendar of Events View this publication...