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The ever-expanding community of Providence
...to develop deep bonds of affection with all of creation. And that this will result in a deeper sense of communion. Our expanded vision of Providence Community is a reflection of that communion. It is a tremendous source of hope. The creativity and energy unleashed in the mission of Providence is so much greater because of that communion. Providence Associates Pearlette Springer and Lynda Parker enjoy each other’s company and the beauty of nature at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Providence Associates, who...
Remembering two Providence High School sisters
...in 1940. In the spring of 1940 she returned briefly to Providence High School, this time as a teacher. In the fall 1940 she was asked to serve for a year at St. Patrick School in Terre Haute. Then in 1941 she returned to her beloved Providence High School, where she continued teaching until 1946. From there she was moved to Ladywood High School in Indianapolis. She taught at several other schools operated by the Sisters of Providence, but had...
Update: St. Mary’s Senior Housing
...others you know. Creighton University lends a hand Nine students and two chaperones from Creighton University, a Jesuit university located in Omaha, Nebraska, spent their spring break helping out at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. They worked in the garden, cleaned and painted in the Center, and also volunteered at Providence Food Pantry and Helping Hands Thrift store in West Terre Haute. They also got to spend time with the alpacas and chickens. We’re so thankful for their help and...
A Reflection for a Golden Jubilee
...words of the encyclical speak to my own heart and our times: “There is in the Sacred Heart a symbol and a sensible image of the infinite love of Jesus Christ which moves us to love one another. Thus … at length be possible that our many wounds be healed and all justice spring forth again … that the splendors of peace be renewed, and swords and arms drop from the hand.” Which in turn bring me back to Saint...
Sharing joy and togetherness: Providence Associate annual meeting 2019
...Pearlette Springer, Marilyn Rausch and Lynda Parker share a big laugh. Sister Mary Lou Dolan leads a mini-retreat, “The Wonder of Creation” on Saturday morning. Sisters and associates join in table conversation during Monday’s joint meetings. Providence Associate Monica Hayden volunteers stuffing folders Friday morning. Sister Kate Smith speaks with a Providence Associate during the Saturday evening social. Sisters and Providence Associates engage in a music therapy workshop Sunday evening. Sister Dawn Tomaszewski takes a photo of Sister Nancy Nolan...
Sister Barbara Ann Zeller (formerly Sister Dorothy Jean)
...Spring St., New Albany, Ind., on Sunday, Aug. 4, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial took place on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Visitation began at 9 a.m., in the church. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Barbara Ann in the comment section below. Memorial contributions in Sister Barbara’s honor may be made to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Barbara Ann Zeller, formerly...
A journey to wider acceptance and love: Sister Tracey Horan and immigration
...little, people invited me into relationships that both softened the walls of my heart and left me with even more questions about the systems that upheld both my own prejudices and a permanent underclass of people contributing to life in the U.S., but forced to do so from the shadows. Called back to the border View of the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico from the street in front of Sister Tracey’s house in Nogales, Arizona. Last spring as...
Providence Community Cemetery blessed
...sisters and Providence Associates attending the ceremony. The occasion also marked the interment of the cremains of Providence Associate Heather Tetzlaff Smith. Another Providence Associate, Donna Kaye Stites, will be interred in the spring. The Good Shepherd Chapel, now nearly complete, will be blessed and dedicated in honor of former chaplain, Father Bernie Head, on Sunday, May 10, which is the third anniversary of Father Bernie’s death. It was Father Bernie’s generous bequest that enabled the sisters to build the...
Sister Miriam Clare Stoll
...(1994-2004); Sewing Room/Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2004-09); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2009-2020). In Illinois: Teacher, St. Mel-Holy Ghost, Chicago (1952-54); Teacher, Our Lady of Mercy, Chicago (1964-65); Teacher, St. Agnes, Chicago (1965-66). In Oklahoma: Teacher, Corpus Christi, Oklahoma City (1962-64). In Missouri: Religious Education, St. Michael, St. Louis (1974-76); Adult Education, St. Mark School, St. Louis (1976-77); Foundress and Director of House of Prayer and Hermitage, Christina House, Pevely (1977-83); Care for Elderly, St. Louis (1984-85); Shelter Manager, Hotel Missouri, Springfield (1985-86)....
Easter people in the midst of a pandemic
...but the promise of the resurrection. On Easter morning, rise to see the sun shine and breathe in the spring air – the breath of life. We did begin Lent in the form of a pandemic. But through it the earth has had time to breathe, to cleanse the air of the carbon dioxide. We have seen the beauty of Christ within people. We have heard the singing from the balconies of Italy, the handclaps of grateful people in New...
A Prayer for Arbor Day, April 24, 2020
...the dog-wood, the catalpa, covered with white flowers, the perfumed snow of the springtime, intermingle with the delicate green of the other trees. Wild lianas climb up to the top of the loftiest trees and then fall down in festoons of every shape, only to begin again upon the ground a new life, thence to climb up again to other heights. How truly is this part of the globe named the New World. A reading from Saint Mother Theodore’s April...
Letter to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York
...humility. As Catholic leaders, we have learned that lesson most keenly these past few decades. May Providence guide you with wisdom and strength in your service to God’s people in these challenging times. Sincerely, Sister of Providence Leadership Team Sisters Dawn Tomaszewski, Lisa Stallings, Jeanne Hagelskamp, Mary Beth Klingel and Jenny Howard Justice Coordinating Commission Sisters Barbara Battista, Kathleen Desautels, Jeanne Hagelskamp, Mary Montgomery, Rosemary Schmalz, Barbara Sheehan, and Providence Associates Marsha McCarty, Pearlette Spring, Dinah Vasbinder, and Sue Weber...