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Ruth Johnson
Sister Ruth, formerly Sister Joseph Maurice, is a native of Cambridge, Mass. Currently, she ministers in Congregational Department Ministries. Sister Ruth entered the Congregation on Feb. 2, 1950. She professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1957. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education and also has a master’s degree in education from Duke University. Sister Ruth has ministered in Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Indiana. All Sister Ruth Johnson’s (formerly Sister Joseph Maurice)...
Mary Montgomery
Sister Mary, formerly Sister Aaron, is a native of Bramble, Indiana. Currently she minsters in retreats and minister of presence. Sister Mary entered the Congregation on August 30, 1967 and professed her final vows on October 15, 1977. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education, and went on to acquire a master’s degree in pastoral theology from the Catholic Theological Union/Catholic Graduate School of Theology, Chicago. Sister Mary’s ministering has incorporated her interests in spirituality,...
Sister Petra Daschbach
Sister Petra Daschbach “One thing alone can possess me — You, Lord, in Your white Eucharist.” (A prayer by Father Fitzgerald that was discovered in Sister Petra’s belongings) “After her teaching days were over, Sister Petra continued her ministry of presence in every parish where she happened to assist at Mass. The Sacrifice of the Mass was the center of her life and even when traveling, her first question was always: ‘Where are the nearest churches and what time are...
Sister Rose Louise Schafer
...your siblings and all of those who have gone before you. May you enjoy that eternal home. All those you leave behind will miss you,” concluded Sister Nancy. The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Rose Louise was celebrated Sept. 10, with the Rev. Daniel Hopcus presiding. She is survived by four brothers, Louis, Lafayette, Ind.; and Walter, Paul and Thomas, all of West Lafayette, Ind.; and two sisters, Beatrice Steiner of West Lafayette, and Margaret Whiteis of Huddleston, Va....
Sister Ann Michele Kiefer
...a part of Sister Ann Michele’s life. She was always trying to outsmart the squirrels that raided her bird feeders and ate her plants. And we all know how much she loved her little white dog Theodore. In July of 2008 when her cancer returned and her health declined, Sister Ann Michele moved back to the Woods. In early August she shared with me her desire to find ways to be of active service, but her health did not permit...
Christmas 2011
...Whom I believe and hope and place my trust. But, maybe because I’m getting older and like to remember more and more from my childhood, I have found myself dwelling on a story my very favorite aunt, Aunt Lu, told me when I was just starting high school. For Christmas, Lu had asked for a pair of slippers. She knew exactly what she longed for — red slippers with white “fur” around the tops. She believed that Santa would deliver...
Foundation Day – Oct. 22, 2010
...wrote: “Remember, no one loves you as your old Mother Theodore does.” Sister Olympiade Boyer must have been a colorful character! She was an excellent cook, a skilled herbalist and healer, a wonderful storyteller and as quick to praise as to admonish. Sister Olympiade fed and nursed sisters, students and neighbors. It is written of her that she would travel the countryside on a white horse tending the sick and visiting the lonely. During her fifty-three years in Indiana, she...
Sisters’ habits
...neighbors through the years.” Today, Sisters of Providence follow the directives on dress in their Constitutions and Complementary Document approved in 1995 by the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. The section titled “Common Witness” reads, “The distinctive symbol [the white cross] of the Sisters of Providence is always worn as the common sign of witness. The sister wears a modified habit or simple dress or suit … which expresses the simplicity of life she...
Wedding gown tradition
It was a day a young woman in formation with the Sisters of Providence waited for eagerly. On that day, she would process into the flower-decorated, candle-adorned Church of the Immaculate Conception dressed in a white wedding gown — a symbol of her marriage to Christ. During the ceremony, the bishop would place into her hands the habit of a Sister of Providence. She would then leave and change into that dress which she planned to wear for the rest...
The Other Five: A brief look at the lives of the sisters who came from France in 1840 with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...neighbors, she learned the qualities of herbs. She was known for riding a white horse and “braving the perils of bad roads and inclement weather” on her visits with settlers. She served as Saint Mother Theodore’s caregiver during the foundress’s many illnesses. On Jan. 3, 1893, she fell ill with pneumonia and died on Jan. 22. Sister St. Liguori Tiercin (Louise Tiercin): She was the youngest of the sisters to accompany Saint Mother Theodore to the United States. She was...
Church of the Immaculate Conception booklet
Throughout the years, there have been several brochures printed about the Church of the Immaculate Conception. This small booklet was printed in the late 1950s or 1960s. This booklet shares information about the architecture of the sacred building, the altars, paintings, windows, organ and the crypt. There are black-and-white images illustrating the booklet. There are even images showing the crypt.
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Sister Susanne Gallagher
...me to sense the mystery anew. Movie: I just enjoyed a film distributed by PBS that’s a real gem: William Segal, Seeing, Searching, Being. Also, three films by Ken Burns. Segal searched relentlessly and compassionately for meaning in the 20th Century. The “Who am I” search and “How am I connected with all that is” is a lifetime challenge. Recreation: Sharing a meal with friends. Hobby: Taking photographs, working with clay. Sport: Baseball, go Chicago White Sox! Heroine: My mother....