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Mother’s devotion to Our Lady of Providence lives on
...Rome where it draws many faithful visitors. In 1925, her altar at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods was dedicated as our National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence. At their weddings, each of my seven brothers and sisters received a framed picture of Our Lady of Providence to keep watch over their new homes. Most of my nephews and nieces have also received this picture for their weddings. Thus the lifelong devotion my mother had to Mary, Our Lady of Providence, still continues...
New energy, focus for justice
...two of the Sisters of Providence General Chapter meetings, and O’Shaughnessy dining room bustled with impassioned table conversation. Interspersed at these tables were the 12 newly appointed members of the Justice Coordinating Commission, the group that would put the justice directives of the General Chapter into motion. We engaged in a “Big Picture Conversation.” Those gathered were asked to observe personal leanings among the top six issues that had been surfaced by the community over the past year. Jeanne Rewa,...
Rainy day on and off the farm
Tuesday was a rainy day in Vigo County, Indiana, but it didn’t mean everyone at the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice organic farm was sitting around twiddling their thumbs. Three interns pictured above (from left) Sasha, Ezra and Elaine took these three young alpacas (Sullie, Danny and Lilah) out for a walk on leads, otherwise called halter training. Aren’t they a cute bunch (the alpacas AND interns)! Then, a group of students from the sustainable farm at DePauw University at...
Celebrating Puzzles!
...about 1920. The national jigsaw puzzle website informs us that labyrinth drawing puzzles were popular in Ancient Egypt. In the United States, puzzles became a full-blown craze in 1908 and during the Great Depression, puzzles soared at 10 million per week! And guess what? During the COVID-19 pandemic, they became so popular that there was a global shortage. Jigsaw puzzles come in varied styles: Three-dimensional, double-sided, some even with the same picture on both sides. Doing jigsaw puzzles is an...
Sister Beatrice Hoberg (formerly Sister Mary Canice)
...where among other things, she worked with the Providence High School Alumni Office. Finally in 1996 she moved to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, where she volunteered for many duties. One of her activities here was working with the birthday party for the sisters in their 90’s. One year, according to Sister Charles, Bea and Brendan created pictures of each of the sisters celebrating, with the word, “fantastic” by each sister’s picture. Unfortunately, there was a spelling error on half of the pictures,...
Bonjour to all!
...pattern will strike an immediate French theme. The room will be graced with Queen Amelia’s picture, given to Mother Theodore by the queen herself. In another area of this room you’ll see a picture of the Cathedral at Seez, one of the last great and massive cathedrals Mother Theodore saw right before she boarded the Cincinnati ship, to come to America. As you enter the room, to the right, you will see the Rosewood Seraphine organ. Even though it was...
A Providence moment with Sister Camille Neubauer
...googled kept popping up on the screen. I didn’t even know what music it was, as I could only see a picture of a virtual choir. Finally, I said to myself, “There must be a reason I am supposed to listen to this particular song today.” So I clicked on the picture and found out the song was “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” I felt that both of these incidents were Camille letting me know “Donna, have no fear. Camille is...
We’re Surrounded!
...Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.” (Hebrews 12:1-2). A cloud of witnesses The idea of being surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses is comforting to me. I picture women and men who have gone before me forming a circle around me. At times, it’s a protection circle; at other times, a wisdom circle; a joy circle on some days and sometimes it’s just a silent circle. I find comfort in the image and strength and reassurance. During...
Oral history: Sister Barbara Ann Bluntzer
...devoted farmer; and the first woman elected to the Texas state legislature. And now, a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Social butterfly Sister Barbara Ann, pictured in front, with a teen volunteer group in 2020. Mildred Bluntzer was concerned that her daughter had no friends to play with on that remote ranch, so she appealed to the nearby Girl Scout Camp to allow Barbara Ann to attend. They agreed, even though Barbara Ann was not a Scout because there...
The Philosophy of Fair Trade
...challenge facing the world” with poverty and economic justice following at 44 percent. However, with fair trade, everyone benefits. If you regularly shop at grocery stores, check out the produce aisles by looking for the fair trade label on items such as avocados, bananas, chocolate/cocoa, coffee, and tea. Fair trade is not limited to agricultural products. You should think about fair trade every time you shop. “Visibility of Fairtrade products has increased since 2021 for nearly all major product categories...
Witness
...the righteous cannot rise beyond the highest which is in each of you, so the wicked and the weak cannot fall lower than the lowest which is in you also.” A ‘Teachable’ Moment I believe Will LeCroy can teach us an essential truth: Who among us deserves to be labeled, judged, discarded even, according to the worst thing we ever did? Rather are we not called to honor human dignity and extend God’s loving design to all creation, to all...
Sister Margaret Heese (formerly Sister Margaret Bernard)
...told by some of her friends – stories known only to a few. Margaret talked Sister Barbara Bluntzer into getting her ears pierced. Sister Jean Fuqua felt honored that Margaret let her use the best sewing machine in the sewing room. Sisters Margaret Norris and Joseph Fillenwarth still can’t believe Margaret used the sewing machine to sew name labels on her clothes. As the youngest sister in a local community, band member Sister Joyce Brophy was given a pocket watch...