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A Sister of Providence mom reflects on Mother’s Day
...years. He turned himself around, and that’s exactly what he did. They say that the issues get harder the older they get. It’s true. There was the call from the fourth-grade teacher, a call from the assistant principal and those report cards with poor grades. The teenage years are very hard. But the bond and the love deepened. As Mark grew to adulthood, I found a brand new relationship with him. When he was a young adult, I learned quickly...
Throwback Thursday: Looking back on a Beatification
...through the intercession of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin was examined by groups in Rome, including a board of medical consultants, a group of theologians and an appointed group of cardinals. All three groups unanimously approved the healing. On July 7, 1997, Pope John Paul II accepted the healing as a miracle, and the Beatification ceremony took place in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 25, 1998, as Pope John Paul II granted the title of “Blessed,” to Mother...
Honoring all our work: a history of Labor Day
...got older my father let my siblings and me stay home as it had become boring for us. I remember my father saying many times to his daughters, “Marry Irish and be sure he has his union card.” Today, while staunch union members celebrate the day as their own, now it is a day to celebrate all labor. White collar or blue collar, it doesn’t matter. Most people work, and most for the same reasons — to maintain their households...
Sister Marilyn Therese Lipps
...was able to help this student cope and learn in spite of his disability. She was very happy to be sacristan for the chapel in Providence Health Care. Sister Marilyn Therese kept in contact with many of the people she journeyed with in her various ministries. She loved to keep in touch through letters or cards and also email. One of these friends, Craig Simms, emailed the following upon hearing of Marilyn’s death: “I will miss her child-like wonder and...
Immaculate Conception, patroness of our country, pray for us
...Conception. Then over Donna’s shoulder, in the window of a 100-plus-year-old, brownish-red brick home worthy of a Christmas card, I saw a statue outlined by a golden-rod yellow frame. Plaster robes of blue and white caught the scant light. It was the image of Mary, the Immaculate Conception. Her arms stretched out to comfort. I said, “We can pray.” Donna believed we should turn our prayers into loving actions. Pray for us Below is my prayer. Won’t you please help...
Thirty Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...22, 1946, from Holy Angels, Dayton, Ohio. She professed perpetual vows on Jan. 23, 1954. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She earned a master’s degree in reading from Cardinal Stritch University, and another master’s degree in theological studies from St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. Her Indiana ministries included: Indianapolis: Teacher, St. Anthony (1949-50), Fort Wayne: Teacher, St. John the Baptist (1961-64), Fort Wayne: Principal, St. John the Baptist (1964-69), Indianapolis: School...
A Reflection on World Day of Peace
...Pope Francis offers us a formula for making nonviolence a style of politics for peace. He challenges us to “apply the Beatitudes in the exercise of (our) respective responsibilities. It is a challenge to build up society, communities and businesses by acting as peacemakers. It is to show mercy by refusing to discard people, harm the environment, or seek to win at any cost. To do so requires ‘the willingness to face conflict head on, to resolve it, and to...
Teaching, healing and loving as a Sister of Providence
...Providence in about 500 words?” I am ready to take a trip down memory lane. In the top drawer of my desk is a picture of my first class as a teacher. It’s a good place to begin. I was 20 years old. The ink was hardly dry on my vow card and I was so excited and bursting with pride and happiness. I was a Sister of Providence! Then reality set in. I also had a job! We called...
Sister Rita Lerner (formerly Sister Edward Clare)
...most remember her for – making a great variety of books and tapes available to retired sisters here at the Woods. Sister Kay Manley, administrator at Owens at the time, commented “I can still see her wheeling the card down the hall and stopping to visit with each sister to see what she would like.” Rita was also in charge of the collection of music and spirituality tapes and made these available to the sisters as well. Through arrangements with...
Sister Rita Black
...The following are some of the words I heard more often from Sister Rita’s great friends: Gentle, loving, prayerful, and always encouraging. Rita liked to have fun – she was a great card shark. One sister stated that if you wanted to win, you’d better not play against her. Rita had a love of travel, both in this country and in Europe. She had a wonderful trip to the Holy Land. Two sisters told me what a wonderful guide and...
Disrupting apathy and injustice: Sister Tracey Horan and World Meeting of Popular Movements
...on public transit. When the call for delegations to the meeting went out, Sister Tracey said it was clear that the organizers were looking for “protagonistas,” or “protagonists.” For those directly impacted by the issues being discussed and active in the struggle to address these issues. Someone new Cardinal Joseph Tobin addressed the group in a recorded speech. “As popular movements your role is to knit together strong communal networks that can gather up the experiences and suffering and aspirations...
Sister Mary Michael Lager
...born to Fred and Frances Marie Schoendienst Lager, Nov. 19, 1918, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Germantown, Illinois, was actually the family home, but her father was on a business trip and her mother accompanied him to New Orleans. Mary Michael would often reference the Schoendienst name with great pride, as she cheered on her cousin “Red” Schoendienst, who was a famous St. Louis Cardinal baseball player from the 1940s to 1960s. Lucille had three sisters: Ann, Flora and Dorothy, all...