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Sister Rosalie Marie Weller celebrates her 100th birthday
...cook at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She also was a cook at Immaculata School in Washington, D.C.; Our Lady of Sorrows in Chicago; Priests’ House at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods; Marywood School in Evanston, Ill.; Marywood School in Anaheim, Calif.; Providence Convent in Chicago; Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne; and Guerin College Preparatory School in River Grove, Ill. She worked in food service positions for more than 38 years. She says her favorite food is corn. Her “specialty” as a cook was...
In her own words — Sister Betty Hopf
...Ind., which is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence minister in 13 states, the District of Columbia and Asia, through works of love, mercy and justice. More information about the Sisters of Providence and their ministries can be found at SistersofProvidence.org. Sisters of Providence on Facebook @spsmw on Twitter Sisters of Providence on Instagram Sisters of Providence YouTube channel...
First Providence Associate Rite of Commitment: 2007
On Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, the first-ever group of Providence Candidate-Associates made their commitments to be associates during a Eucharistic Liturgy in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. This first Rite of Commitment took place on the Feast of Our Lady of Providence....
Election and inauguration reflections
President Barack Obama (Image is in the public domain.) After the 2008 election and the inauguration of President Barack Obama on Jan. 20, 2009, the Sisters of Providence were asked by the staff members of Archives to reflect on this event. The following are portions of their reflections. As you can see, the Sisters of Providence represent a cross section of the country. Click here for Sister Barbara Battista’s eyewitness account of the inauguration. Sister Judy Birgen This presidential election...
Sister Marsha Speth
Current ministry: General Officer Years in the Congregation: 46 years My best friend says: If you’re around her at all, you know she has an inner strength about her; go camping and backpacking with her and you’ll find she’s a tough lady in that world as well. With the Sisters of Providence as my teachers in both grade and high school you could say that I sort of imbibed the spirit or charism of the Congregation without ever knowing it....
Sister Claretta Burbine
...no limits on the time and energy spent for the good of her pupils. Having been brought up on Morris Island in Nova Scotia, she loved Lady Isle (Portsmouth, N.H.) and would spend every summer there. She would relive her childhood by rowing the boat every day, walking in the woods, picking blueberries for muffins and undertaking the community laundry — even hanging it out in the fresh air if the day was clear,” shared Sister Ruth. “When she finally...
Sister Jane Maher
...St. Therese, Los Angeles. In Indiana, she ministered at Sacred Heart, Evansville; St. Joan of Arc, St. Bridget, St. Monica and St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis; St. Patrick, Terre Haute; St. John the Baptist, Whiting; and Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood. After years of teaching, she served as the business officer for Providence Retirement Home, New Albany, Ind. She returned to the Woods in 1984 and ministered in various departments and as the provincial treasurer. “Those of us gathered here...
Sister Mary Carina Connors
Sister Mary Carina Connors “I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness.” (Isaiah 42:6) “Those of us who knew Sister Mary Carina during her life as an educator and administrator would have little difficulty recognizing the Messianic qualities mentioned in the passage from Isaiah [42:1-8]. Her covenant with her God was expressed for many years in the daily, routine life of the Sister of Providence; in the gentle, even-handed way in which she dealt with others; in the...
Sister Mary Evangelista Herber
...in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. For more than 60 years, Sister Mary Evangelista ministered in education, starting at St. Patrick, Indianapolis, in 1923. Her other Indiana pedagogical ministries were St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute; St. Mary, Richmond; St. Charles, Peru; Annunciation, Brazil; St. Peter, Linton; St. Joseph, Hammond; St. John the Baptist, Whiting; St. Paul, Sellersburg; and St. Patrick, Fort Wayne. In Chicago, she taught at St. Leo, Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Genevieve. She also ministered two...
Sister Alice Clare Kuper
...Clare Kuper, who died Sept. 30. One of three children born to Alois and Laura (Lubbenhusen) Kuper, Mary Alice was born April 9, 1919, in Terre Haute, Ind. She attended grade school at St. Benedict, Terre Haute, and graduated from Providence Juniorate, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. She entered the Congregation Jan. 11, 1936, and professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1938, and 1944, respectively. Sister Alice Clare earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Sister Alice Clare...
Sister Gertrude Therese Garvey
...festive dance with harp and timbrel, must have inspired Sister Gertrude Therese. For wherever she went, she brought music and singing. And rightfully so, for her father James Garvey was born in Ireland, the land of music, deep spirituality and Irish folklore,” continued Sister Catherine. Gertrude Rita Garvey, born March 27, 1921, in Chicago, was one of four children of James and Sarah (McGarvey) Garvey. She attended Our Lady of Sorrows Grade School and Providence High School, both in Chicago....
Sister Angela Rose Halpin
...Rose Halpin, who died March 12. One of five children born to William and Nora (Hayes) Halpin, Winifred Mary Halpin entered this world on Jan. 26, 1912, in Chicago. She attended Our Lady of Sorrows Grade School and Providence High School, both in Chicago. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Academy, entering the Congregation on Aug. 20, 1929. She professed first and perpetual vows March 1, 1932, and Aug. 15, 1937, respectively. Sister Angela Rose earned a bachelor’s degree in social...