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Treasures from Archives: Providence Press
...razed in June.) Four years later, an improved Linotype was purchased. What, exactly, did Providence Press print? Well, there were always exams for the schools, including the old Academy, the predecessor to today’s Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. There were prayers, death notices, place cards, menus and much larger jobs including Les Bois, the college’s annual; Fagots, the college newspaper; the Aurora, the college magazine; Alumnae News; and The Bugle Call, the missionary magazine of the Congregation. Mr. W. H. Niccum was...
Sister Mary Montgomery
...tell the truth, don’t forget your prayers, be kind. You can do anything you put your mind to. Q. Do you have a particular philosophy about life that you could share? A. I have to think about that. Q. What gives you your most pleasure or satisfaction? A. What excites me is when things get going that are creative or engaging with the help of the people, things that help people, help me grow. Working together for what I interpret...
Mary, our companion: New Year’s 2013
...under the title Our Lady of Providence. The shrine of Our Lady of Providence here at St. Mary-of-the-Woods is a cherished place of prayer. Providence Spirituality and Conference Center staff daily gathers at the shrine to pray for all the intentions entrusted to Mary, Our Lady of Providence. Our website displays several prayers composed to her for different needs and occasions. One of my favorites is this one: Remember, O most faithful Lady of Providence, that you have been given...
The Joy of Vatican II
...commission. There were prayers of intercession with phrases like, “Oh, wretch that I am” said by pious women with Kleenex on their heads when a hat was forgotten. Certainly, for many I know, life as a Catholic was like walking a tightrope. You had to keep yourself safe from so many dangers. After Vatican II, the doors opened and the church’s words changed: the harshness was gone. One of the most beautiful new words we learned was collegiality. It took...
Sister Cathy Buster called “heart and soul” of new migrant farm family community in Arcadia, Fla.
...hard to make CSJB a reality. “I am very delighted with the result,” he said. A fiesta followed the formal ceremony featuring many wonderful Mexican dishes and music by a spirited Mariachi Band from Miami. The Congregation’s general superior, Sister Denise Wilkinson, plus 10 other Sisters of Providence and Providence Associate Sheila Donis were among the 300-plus donors and potential farm-worker families who will live at SCJB who joined in blessing prayers and formal opening. Sister Cathy’s brother Tom, several...
Sister Catherine Mayer (formerly Sister Catherine Alma)
...this in Catherine’s life.” The following are memories from the time that she ministered at the Woods Day Care/Pre-School (WDC). Her presence there was one that conveyed her knowledge of justice, love, support, and concern for all with whom she came in contact. Her powerful prayers helped WDC, especially during problem times. The staff loved her and shared their memories and stories. She had given one a beautiful crocheted baby which she had made. Another remembered her dry sense of...
Sister Beatrice Hoberg (formerly Sister Mary Canice)
...use of quotations, maybe from famous writers or from some of the old prayers or old sayings we had used years ago. She would say, “Please, Sister, would it be a practice of tomorrow’s lesson and pleasing to our Blessed Mother if someone would deal me a decent hand?” Bea, thank you for keeping us laughing, and for the life you have shared with us. And let us end with this poem which was written by Beatrice in 1990 and...
Sister Estelle Scully
...came over to anoint her. The prayers were beautiful and meaningful. We did not know how much she understood or how awake she was. She had been lying there still, eyes almost closed, for several hours now with her hands on her chest, breathing with difficulty. At the end when Father Dan blessed her, we watched in awe as her right arm raised up and slowly and deliberately she touched her forehead, chest, and each shoulder, finally resting her hand...
Sister Dorothy McLaughlin
...continue to be passed along from generation to generation in the McLaughlin extended family. Our thoughts and prayers are with her nieces and nephews. We believe that Sister Dorothy is now at home with our Provident God and the loved ones who preceded her in death. While we will miss her, we believe that she will continue to be here for us. “There is a giving which will not impoverish and a withholding that will not enrich,” Sister Danielle concluded....
Novena to Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...and prayer partner. The chosen saint acts as a powerful intercessor — since we are assured he or she has lived a holy life and is now in heaven. As we join our sincere prayers with that of a saint, we naturally become more bonded to the spiritual qualities of that holy person. Therefore we trust we will have a favorable answer to our petitions, and we also hope to become more spiritually mature by uniting ourselves with this holy guide....
Sent to serve through the years
For the Congregation’s first 120 years in Indiana, Sisters of Providence learned of their assignments for the year by hearing the Obedience List read aloud on August 15, the day before sisters began to leave for the assigned missions. In 1961, Mother Rose Angela Horan began a new system where each sister received her appointment by way of a note opened after Morning Prayers on the first Sunday in May. Sister Rosemary Borntrager (then Sister Rose Cecile) kept the original...
Sister Frances Joan Baker
...moved forward and embraced each new experience and the people with whom she lived. Frances Joan met each visitor with gentleness, acceptance, and laughter and each left believing they were the most special person. As Frances Joan deepened into her ministry of prayer, she treasured taking the 8 o’clock hour at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. She prayed to Saint Mother Theodore for vocations, for the intentions recommended to Mother Theodore, and for anyone who needed her prayers. Prayer was the...