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Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Gaudentia Downey
...volunteer in the sisters’ infirmary and also ministered as a tutor for Cuban refugees before offering herself to the ministry of prayer in 1983. In the commentary for her obituary, Sister Ann Casper noted that the sisters knew Sister Gaudentia as a “prayerful woman, patient, generous and caring; steadfast and joyful.” In fact, students at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College who had the opportunity to meet Sister Gaudentia often referred to her as “Sister Joy.” Sister Gaudentia’s birth sister, Florence, also entered...
Sister Marceline Mattingly turns 100!
...stuff. My faith is strong. I made the best decision of my life when I entered the Sisters of Providence 82 years ago.” Cake, 100 birthday decorated cookies, cupcakes, punch and snacks were served to everyone. The 100 cookies came from form students of Sister Marceline. They also sent her a card which included notes from each student. Sister Marceline said she intends to respond to all with the help of another former student. Also, a former student of Sister...
Sister Delia (Margaret Cecile) Leonard
...at recreation. This leadership was recognized by the Congregation as she was named superior and principal at several of her missions,” said Sister Mary Ann. Sister Delia commenced teaching in 1952 at St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, Ind. Her other Indiana ministries included St. Mary, Richmond; and St. Joan of Arc, St. Simon and All Saints, Indianapolis. In Indianapolis, she ministered for one year at St. Anthony Parish as the rectory secretary and a tutor. Sister Delia spent several years...
Sister Beatrice Hoberg (formerly Sister Mary Canice)
...Indianapolis and at Sacred Heart and St. John the Baptist, both in Whiting. In Illinois she taught at St. Angela in Chicago, Providence in New Lenox and St. Athanasius in Evanston. In California she taught at St. Euphrasia in Granada Hills. In 1979 she coordinated the Retreat Center in Orange, California; from 1980 to 1984 she ministered again with Sister Brendan Harvey at Simeon House in Terre Haute as activity director. Sister Beatrice then she moved to River Grove, Ill.,...
Photos from our 2023 90’s Celebration!
...Ann Stoiber (right) and her guest, Sister Andre Panepinto. Sister Joyce Brophy (left) and her guest, Sister Ann Sullivan. Sister Grace Marie Meehan (right) and her guest, Sister Lawrence Ann Liston. Sister Marian Brady (right) and her guest, Sister Marilyn Baker. Sister Rosemary Rafter (right) and her guest, Sister Rose Ann Eaton. Sister Dorothy Gartland (right) with Sister Mary Lou Ruck. Sister Mildred Giesler (right) and her guest, Judy Houghton. Sister Rose Virginia Eichman (right) and her guest, Sister Marilyn...
Sister Eleanor Pierce (formerly Sister Reparata Marie)
...at St. Mary in Richmond, St. Patrick in Fort Wayne and St. Patrick in Terre Haute. In Oklahoma she ministered at Immaculate Conception in Tulsa. In Massachusetts she ministered at St. Rose in Chelsea. In Maryland at St. Clement in Landsdowne and Ascension in Halethorpe. In New Hampshire at St. Mary in Rochester. And in Washington, D.C., she ministered at Dunblane. Sister Eleanor in 2011 Some words heard this past week that describe Sister Eleanor are prayerful, loyal, fun-loving, excellent...
Sister Ann Marie Boyce
...section below. Sister Ann Marie Boyce Teacher for 40 years at schools in Indiana, North Carolina, and California. In Indiana: St. Ann, Indianapolis (1950-53); St. Mary, Lafayette (1953-55); St. Suzanna, Plainfield (1959-64); St. Ann, New Castle as principal and teacher (1967-77); St. Jude, Indianapolis as assistant principal and teacher (1977-78); St. Paul, Sellersburg as principal and teacher (1978-85); Sacred Heart, Terre Haute (1996-99). In North Carolina: Blessed Sacrament, Burlington (1964-66); St. Therese, Wilson (1966-67). In California: St. Anthony, Gardena (1955-59)....
A Civil War widow joins the Sisters of Providence
...the streets and got under her horses feet. They ran away. Auntie was thrown out of the carriage and was instantly killed on Washington Street. At the age of ten years I attended her funeral. Mary Grace also wrote that several of her deceased husband’s military companions accompanied Sister Frances de Chantal’s body to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for burial in the Congregation’s cemetery. History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Volume 2, 1856-1894 (1978) by Sister Eugenia Logan According...
Reflections for Foundation Day 2020
...Sister Dorothy Drobis to rest. The beautiful vigil with Saint Mother Theodore last evening from the very place where our Saint rests was certainly like a balm in Gilead. Thank you, Sisters Paula and Jan, and all who made that possible. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin And thank you all for being here for this celebration – wherever you may be, however you are connecting to the energy of this moment of remembrance. It is always better when we are together...
An unforgettable moment
...to the Pope, and many Popes and paperwork later, Mother Theodore Guerin became a saint. What I discovered though is the person she was. She was a courageous, strong-willed and spiritual woman. Saint Mother Theodore arrived in Indiana in 1840, in the middle of a forest not knowing where she was after three months of travel in horse carriages and two months at sea. What still exists is a college and a Congregation, a beautiful 1,200-acre campus with a great...
Sister Lawrence: a courageous caregiver in an epidemic past
...mind. The writer of her obituary says that she was known for her “frankness of disposition.” Julienne spent many months with Mother Theodore. She then cared for her during Mother Theodore’s illness in New Orleans. Afterward, she declared her intention to follow Mother Theodore to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Julienne worked at Gabriel’s College for a time to repay her fare. And finally, on May 29, 1844, she arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She received the habit in August and was given the...
For Sister Lucy Lechner, it’s the little things
Early in the morning, Sister Lucy Lechner, SP, (formely Sister Mary Louis) sits on the porch of Providence Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She is soaking up all the sights and sounds of the rain, clouds, lightning and thunder as a summer storm rolls through. Nature is her peaceful place where she communes with God. She marvels at the little things and enjoys the aliveness, music and dancing of life outdoors at the Woods. Since she stepped foot on campus for...