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Remembering Sister Cecilia Clare Bocard
...Conservatory of Music, located in Chicago. She also received a degree in music education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Sister Cecilia Clare taught piano, organ and composition at the college for 47 years. Even more astonishing, she played the organ during Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception from 1929 until 1994. An undated photo of Sister Cecilia Clare Bocard. She composed many pieces the Sisters of Providence still sing to this day, including “Our Lady of Providence.” She also...
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Therese Berry
This photo, taken in 1998, depicts Sister Jenny Howard (left) and then-General Superior Sister Diane Ris (right) with Sister Therese Berry during her Golden Jubilee celebration. There are many people who follow the Sisters of Providence Facebook page who have requested more information on a growing list of sisters. One of the joys of putting together these Throwback Thursday blogs is to make the trip to Archives and study the history of these sisters. This week’s subject was not different....
Sister Marian Ruth Johnson
...Maureen Abbott in their commentary for Sister Marian Ruth Johnson, who died Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was 90 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 71 years. She loved life, she loved teaching, she loved the Sisters of Providence, and she loved nature. But perhaps most of all, she loved to fish with her good friend, Sister Mary Pat Peacock. Just as Jesus in this story prepares a fish breakfast for his disciples,...
Remembering Sisters Regina Therese Shaughnessy and Marilyn Rose Ginder
...Dolores Shaughnessy on Dec. 16, 1921, in Indianapolis, to Edward and Kathleen Walsh Shaughnessy. Sister Regina Therese entered the Congregation on July 22, 1949. In her 66 years as a Sister of Providence, she ministered for 33 years as an English teacher in high schools in Indiana, Illinois and California. Sister Regina Therese also ministered in the Congregation’s Archives and Office of Records department, in addition to administrative staff secretary. She also ministered as the Our Lady of Providence Shrine...
Fair Trade: products that improve the lives of people on the margins
...Our Lady of Providence souvenirs and remembrances and sister-made products and White Violet Center for Eco-Justice items, visitors can also find a large collection of fair trade merchandise. Fair Trade is … According to the Fair Trade Federation fair trade is “…an approach to business and to development based on dialogue, transparency, and respect that seeks to create greater equity in the international trading system. Fair trade supports farmers and craftspeople in developing countries who are socially and economically marginalized....
Ministry of prayer and smiles offer light
“I smile a lot, too. Smiles and prayer — they just cover it all when you can’t do much else.” — Sister Elaine Doucette Calls come in often asking for prayers from the Sisters of Providence. People send prayer requests through our web site at SistersofProvidence.org and through the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and the National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence. We Sisters of Providence are honored to be entrusted by so many who are in need...
Sister Marceline looks back on the richness of 84 years as a woman religious
Sister Marceline Mattingly in her classroom as she teaches anatomy at Immaculata College in Washington, DC, sometime in the early 1960s. (Sister Marceline Mattingly, at 101 years old, is the oldest living Sister of Providence. She celebrates 84 years as a Sister of Providence on February 10. Here she shares a bit of what living as a Catholic woman religious has meant for her.) Religious life has been the greatest gift God has given me. There were many opportunities of...
Sister Rita Lerner (formerly Sister Edward Clare)
...applicable to Rita as well): “I am immeasurably indebted to those who provide books for us. Hours that otherwise would seem endless pass quickly and happily with the reading of mysteries, intrigue and romance.” On the weekends, Rita also welcomed visitors to Providence Center, proudly showing off Our Lady of Providence Shrine, the heritage room, the dioramas, and the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. A note from Joanne Bibb, who brought a group from Hoopston, Illinois, once again illustrates the influence Rita...
Sister Kathleen Mary Gay
...by his gracious words,” said Sister Margaret Quinlan in her commentary for Sister Kathleen Mary Gay, who died Friday, April 28, 2017, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 95 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 72 years. Sister Kathleen Mary was born in Woburn, Mass., in 1921, to Mary Ellen and William Gay. She was baptized Kathleen Mary, and later kept that name as her religious name. She had three sisters and a brother, all of...
HOPE fall 2017 — Together in mission
...Sisters of Providence ministries today An easy, graphic way to see the ministries sponsored by the Sisters of Providence today. Infographic: Did you know Sisters of Providence started … A listing of ministries and schools once run by the Sisters of Providence that are still in operation. Recurring gifts keep giving “My reason for monthly donations is appreciation for the strong educational role nuns have played in my life and that they deserve to be cared for lovingly at the...
Volunteers help the Woods run smoothly
Volunteer Carl Bender, above, portrays Joseph Thralls, a neighbor who welcomed Saint Mother Theodore and her companions in 1840, for a group of pilgrims to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Volunteers with the Sisters of Providence are oil that keeps the engine of the Sisters of Providence running smoothly. Relationships with the Sisters of Providence are a primary reason volunteers give for serving, to give back in whatever ways they can. Terre Haute, Indiana, residents Carl Bender and Peggy Balensuela are two such...
Sister Mary Terence Haag
...for so long, said Sister Margaret Quinlan in her commentary for Sister Mary Terence Haag, who died October 7, 2017, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 100 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 82 years. Sister Mary Terence was born in Montgomery, Indiana, on Dec. 18, 1916, to Terence and Susie Brewer Haag. She had one sister and six brothers; her brother Joe is still living. She grew up on the family farm near St. Michael’s,...