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Sister Rebecca Keller
...with myself,” she recalls. So she began to look into religious congregations. She took a teaching job at a Catholic school so she could get to know and observe the sisters there. The school just happened to be staffed by Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. “You know, I really didn’t even consider them at first because … I don’t know why I didn’t, but I didn’t. And I was looking everywhere else. I’m one of those persons who...
Sister Joseph Clare McCarthy
...education from Indiana State University. Sister Joseph Clare ministered in education for more than 50 years. She began teaching in 1940 at St. Mary’s Village School in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village, Ind. Her other ministries in Indiana were at St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Andrew, Indianapolis, and St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne. In Illinois, she ministered at Our Lady of Mercy and Immaculate Conception, Chicago, and St. Alexander, Palos Heights. Sister Joseph Clare also ministered at St. Joseph, Hawthorne, Calif.,...
January 1, 2023: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
...For a feast day of the highest rank, today’s Gospel certainly presents a very humble cast of characters, places and things. First come the shepherds – no doubt weary, in rough looking dress but filled with amazement. Joseph – a man of few words. Mary – no doubt exhausted having just given birth. The newborn, Long Awaited One, lies in a manger – really? How much more humble can anyone get? Yet the scene seems filled with excitement, wondrous stories,...
Finding courage and joy as a caregiver
...insisted on being in her own home. A home she had lived in for over seventy years! Sister Bernadette Mary had just retired from her ministry working in the Los Angeles parish office. In order to care for her sister, she would have to forego her planned move to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and move to Pasadena, California. As Catherine’s caregiver, Sister Bernadette Mary cooked, cleaned, shopped for groceries, administered medications, and drove her sister to and from appointments; anything she could...
Journals and Letters week 13: Relationships
...some puzzling, some of the true blue kind. Sister Mary Cecelia Bailly Sister Mary Cecelia Bailly Right off the bat, we learn that Sister Mary Cecelia’s father, Joseph Bailly, established the profitable business enterprise, the American Fur Trading Company. Her mother, Marie Le Fèvre, was an Ottawa princess who purchased her freedom from her tribe. Talk about a “back story!” As for Eleanor Bailly herself? “She cast her lot with the one-year-old Community of St. Mary of the Woods.” What...
Sister Mary Josita Ryan (formerly Sister Francis Josephine)
...Chicago (1943-45); Teacher, St. Athanasius, Evanston (1959-62). In Indiana: Infirmary, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1945-46); Teacher, St. Joseph, Terre Haute (1946-49); Teacher, St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute (1949-55); Principal, St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute (1950-55); Residential Services, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2001-03). In Massachusetts: Teacher, St. Rose, Chelsea (1955-59); Teacher, St. Rose, Chelsea (1962-67); Teacher, Sacred Heart, Malden (1967-69); Principal, St. Polycarp, Somerville (1969-78); Convent Service (1998-2000). In New Hampshire: Principal/Business Administrator, Lady Isle, Portsmouth (1978-93); Community...
Young woman’s letters help explain formation
...is ours each day.” “For us who wear the religious habit, our vows are indeed nails binding us to the cross, but in a marvelously beautiful way. They bring us as close as we can come to Christ.” The Bugle Call featured letters Sister Mary Slattery (RIP) mailed to a friend during her formation as a Sister of Providence. Sister Mary Pat Cummings, a band member of Sister Mary’s, said “Jean” was a school-girl chum from Sister Mary’s adolescent years...
2016 Gold and Silver Jubilee Celebration!
...Sister Jenny Howard, General Officer and Vicar Sister Lisa Stallings and Jubilarian Sister Mary Jo Piccione (50 years). The three Golden Jubilarians, Sisters Cathy Campbell, Mary Jo Piccione and Linda Thompson, renew their vows. Golden Jubilarian Sister Cathy Campbell is congratulated by Sister Evelyn Ovalles after the ceremony. Sister My Huong Pham, celebrating 25 years as a sister, center, with Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein, right, pose with the rice artwork of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin at left, a gift from...
2010 Rite of Commitment
...the Eucharistic Liturgy on Nov. 13, 2010. George lives in Louisville, Ky. Providence Associate Earle Harvey of Terre Haute, Ind., appears to be bending the ear of Providence Associate Paul Salstrom of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. Providence Candidate-Associates stand during the Rite of Commitment and Renewal on Nov. 13, 2010. During the reception on Nov. 13, 2010, Art and Camille Snyder and General Officer Sister Marie McCarthy (right) take a moment to smile for the photographer. Sister Marie was Camille’s companion....
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
...servant Israel for he has remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever.” Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home. Reflection We turn to Luke’s Gospel this Sunday as we recall that “Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.” Mary’s decision to travel to see Elizabeth may have been motivated by both a practical...
Sister Mary Aileen Minta
...Academy, Indianapolis. She entered the Congregation Feb. 2, 1939, and professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1941, and 1947, respectively. Sister Mary Aileen earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in English from Xavier University, Cincinnati. For more than 50 years, Sister Mary Aileen ministered in schools. She began teaching in 1941 at Maternity BVM, Chicago. In Illinois, she also taught at St. Francis Xavier, Wilmette. She spent two years at Sacred...
Pray for us, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin!
On October 3, we celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and a role model of faith and service for us all. We invite all of you to join in praying a novena to Saint Mother Theodore Guerin with us. A novena is nine days of prayer, typically with a special intention. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin statue on a misty morning. In the Catholic Church, we believe in...