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...of caring for others and great generosity started,” said Sister Mary Ann. Sister Marijo entered the Congregation July 22, 1955, and professed first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1958, and Aug. 15, 1963, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education administration from DePaul University. Sister Marijo commenced teaching at St. Sylvester, Chicago, in 1958. Her other pedagogical missions in Illinois included St. Joseph, Downers Grove; St. Mel and Providence-St....

...Indiana at St. Jude, Fort Wayne; St. Joseph, St. James and St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis; and St. Patrick, Terre Haute. Sister Adele spent four years in pastoral ministry at St. Francis Hospital, Beech Grove, Ind. After earning her CPE at St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center, San Francisco, Sister Adele returned to Beech Grove and served as a pastoral associate at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. She spent 20 years as a chaplain at either St. Joseph Hospital or Lutheran...

...canonically erected at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., with the purpose of encouraging families to make Mary the queen of their homes. A Confraternity of Our Lady of Providence was erected, and later a certificate of affiliation of the American Confraternity was established with the Archconfraternity in Rome. At the request of Mother Mary Cleophas Foley, a copy of “Mater Divinae Providentiae” was painted by Pompei Coccia. Following in Mother Mary Cleophas’ footsteps, Mother Mary Raphael Slattery encouraged all SPs to further...

...Fallon, Mary Ann Stewart Sister Mary Catherine Guiler and Sister Marie Dennis Lucey Sister Kathleen Bernadette Smith and Sister Marian Brady Tracey Horan and Sister Hannah Corbin Sister Delan Ma Sister Margaret Wilson, Sister Mary Mark Dede, Sister Joanne Cullins Sister Barbara Sheehan Sister Evelyn Ovalles Sister Jane Innaccone and Sister Kathleen Leonard Sister Diane Mason Sister Patricia McGlynn, Sister Barbara Ann Zeller, Sister Janet Ostrowski Sister Joanne Golding and Sister Ellen Kehoe Sister Anji Fan and Sister Marilyn Kofler...

...man would not have died?” So Jesus, perturbed again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay across it. Jesus said, Take away the stone.” Martha, the dead man’s sister, said to him, “Lord, by now there will be a stench; he has been dead for four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus raised his...

...the Sisters of Providence community. Learn more about Emily here. Pilgrims walk to The Woods! On June 7, eight pilgrims began an 80-mile journey from Indianapolis to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Led by Jim Recasner and Monica Robinson, the group began its trip passing through the Holy Door of Mercy at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. Their five-day journey included stops at the Knights of Columbus Mater Dei Council, St. Susanna in Plainfield, Mount Meridian in Putnam County, St. Paul...
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods spoke out against, and prayed for, all people impacted by the death penalty and their victims last week. The first federal executions in 17 years took place on July 14, 16 and 17 at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, located just 10 miles from the Sisters of Providence motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The Sisters of Providence held a prayer vigil at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on Sunday evening. Representatives of the Sisters of Providence...

...commend you to his love and to the place that has been prepared for you for all eternity. Ryan’s daughter has gone home. Sister Bernadetta Ryan Completed Ministry (in education) In Indiana: St. Charles, Bloomington (1933-38); St. Joseph, Jasper (1938-39, 1940-44); St. John, Vincennes (1939-40); St. Ignatius, Lafayette (1944-45). In Illinois: St. Leo, Chicago (1928-30); St. Athanasius, Evanston (1960-62). In Massachusetts: Sacred Heart, Malden (1945-52, 1962-65); St. Rose, Chelsea (1952-53). In Washington, D.C.: St. Ann (1930-32, 1953-60, and 1965-73 as...

...will, Sister.’ Then she said ‘Well, that’s all God wants.”’ Reading of the dire conditions in which the sisters were living those first years, of the adaptations to the Chinese culture, language and customs they had to make, their struggles with the bishop over finances and administration of the school, and the isolation and misunderstandings they endured from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, not to mention the tragic loss of Sister Mary Elise five months after their arrival must have been very difficult...

...Indiana, Illinois, Oklahoma, Massachusetts and Antigua, West Indies. In Indiana: St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne (1954-57); St. Mary, Lafayette (1974-78); Providence Cristo Rey High School, Indianapolis (2007-10). In Illinois: St. Agnes, Chicago (1950-53); St. Mark, Chicago (1957-58); Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove (1963-70, 1979-88, 1989-97, 2000-07); Center for Contemporary Celebration, Hyde Park (1970-74, 1978-79). In Oklahoma: Corpus Christi, Oklahoma City (1949-50). In Massachusetts: Sacred Heart, Malden (1958-63). In Antigua, West Indies: Christ the King High School, St....

...before retiring to the Woods in 1989, and serving as a receptionist at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She provided volunteer services to the Congregation until 2000 when her ministry focus became prayer. “Sister Cecile was much more than her ministries. She is remembered as a great and loyal friend, a sister who was always present to the other and listened intently. Never demonstrative, she was described as a ‘gentle presence.’ In later years, she became more and more quiet as her...

...informed her father that she wanted to try religious life in the United States. Thus, she came to enter the Benedictines of Saint Gertrude Priory in Ridgeley, Maryland, in September 1960. She professed first vows in 1962 and perpetual vows in 1967. As a Benedictine for 16 years, she ministered in education in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Arizona. In Arizona, she met Sister Virginia Marie Cashion, provincial in the west, who invited her to consider the Sisters...