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Revisiting a Spooky Legend
Happy Halloween from the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana! In 1974, a senior at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, our current General Superior, Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, SP, was then a writer for the college news magazine, The Woods. At the time, she managed to score an interview with then-art teacher at the college, Sister Esther Newport, who passed away in 1986. Sister Esther Newport, a native of Terre Haute, with one of her paintings. Sister Dawn’s interview with Sister Esther...
A family pilgrimage to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
A photo of a white violet, the flower that continues to flourish on these holy grounds today. “Are those violets, mama?” my son asked looking at the beautiful, violet colored blossoms in our neighbor’s garden. This was our family’s first spring in the US and violets are quite alien to us, having just moved from our home in India. Our interest in violets was roused by our weekend journey to Saint Mary-of- the-Woods, Indiana. It’s been an exciting year in...
Get to know Providence Associate David Hudgens
Tell us about yourself: where you are from, family, career, etc. Providence Associate David Hudgens I am from New Goshen, Indiana (10 minutes north of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods). I have lived in this area my entire life. My wife and I have been married 25 years and have one daughter. She is a graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and is currently an English teacher at West Vigo High School (WVHS). My daughter is also a student at WVHS and participates in...
Sister Jane Bodine (formerly Sister Janet)
...perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1939, and 1945, respectively. She later earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and English at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in chemistry from Notre Dame, with graduate studies also in journalism and secondary school administration. Sister Jane taught elementary grades, primary to upper, and high school chemistry, physics and journalism, with some math and English. She also served as an assistant principal for five years. All her teaching and administrative experiences...
Foley Hall: A Portrait
Foley Hall: A Portrait was published by the Communication Arts Department of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in 1989. Foley Hall — the name conjures up many memories for graduates of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and for countless Sisters of Providence. Foley Hall was known throughout its long history by several names including Saint Mary’s Academic Institute and the Academy. The cornerstone of this structure was laid Aug. 15, 1860, with the quote, “Wisdom hath built herself a house,” etched onto the stone....
Saint Mother Theodore’s welcome: a foundation day reflection
...priest from Canada, Father William Chartier, who happened to be on his way to Vincennes. He decided to accompany them. Like Blanche Du Bois in A Streetcar Named Desire, they had had to depend on the kindness of strangers—strangers who very quickly became friends.* Diorama at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, depicting Mother Theodore leading her mission band through the dense woods to pray in the log cabin chapel. And then there were the Thralls, immortalized forever after as “Uncle Joe and...
Remembering who we are and why we are here!
...After an arduous journey of more than three months, across the ocean, over land via railroad and stagecoach, up rivers and across streams via steamboats and ferries, “what was their astonishment to find themselves still in the midst of a forest, no village, not even a house in sight.” A ‘Master’ Storyteller Later, our Saint Mother Theodore, a master storyteller herself, would write in her journal: “It is astonishing that this remote solitude has been chosen for a novitiate and...
A special family visit
...year ago, Violet was quite anxious as the family headed to the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. But when she got to the chapel area which is the final resting place of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, she became quite calm. Anna, Susan and Violet were at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods recently to visit Anna’s sister, Sister Mary Montgomery. During this visit, Violet knew exactly what she wanted to do. As Sister Mary and Susan knelt to pray, Violet joined them in...
Litany of Saint Mother Theodore
...Pray for us, Saint Mother Theodore … That we may love and treat the earth as you did, imitating the care of divine Providence for the birds of the air and the grass of the fields … Pray for us, Saint Mother Theodore … That we may strive to develop in our lives that immense charity that sincerely loves persons whose inclinations are most opposed to ours … Pray for us, Saint Mother Theodore … That we may share your...
Sister Dorothy Drobis (formerly Sister Irene Therese)
...of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Dorothy Drobis (formerly Sister Irene Therese) Complete Ministry In Indiana: Teacher, St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne (1954-56); Teacher, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis (1956-58); Teacher, St. Anne Mars Hill (1958-59); Coordinator of Health Care Transportation for Providence Hall, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2000-06); Health Care/Residential Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2007-16); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2016-2020) In North Carolina: Teacher, St. Patrick, Fayetteville (1959-62) In Oklahoma: Teacher, Corpus Christi, Oklahoma City (1962-65); Teacher, Immaculate Conception, Tulsa (1965-66); Teacher,...
Continually called: Providence Associate Connie Schnapf
...the sisters at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in the summer. While they talked, I had free rein of the grounds. I was like a kid in a candy store. During my college days at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, I often found myself out at the Woods on days I wanted to get away from school and just be by myself for a while. I would walk the grounds feeling very at home, even though I didn’t know anyone. I loved...
Mother Theodore dioramas
...First Chapel of the Sisters of Providence in America. “Journey’s End”. After: additional color and landscape added. Upon arrival, Mother Theodore and her companions recommit themselves to the mission of Providence at the humble log cabin chapel. Before. Original title/caption: Mother Theodore Encourages Her Daughters During the First Hard Winter. The Thralls’ House Become the “First Providence” at St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Winter of 1840-41. The first winter. Even the bread was frozen! The First Academy, (now Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College), opened in...