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From foodie to environmentalist
...as director was working with the staff to create the 2014-2015 events schedule. For those who like food, there are some classes you won’t want to miss. Since becoming the WVC director in the spring the days have flown by. “It really shouldn’t surprise me but I’m pleasantly surprised at the number of people who seek us out every day!” she said. “We have people touring the grounds, students on field trips, pilgrims, seekers, interns, volunteers, sisters and other men...
A day in the life … Sister Rose Marita Riordan
...4:30 p.m. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, she works at Linden Leaf Gifts from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday is her only free day. “I’m married to the place,” Sister Rose Marita said. Those visiting Providence Spirituality and Conference Center may also have the chance to have Sister Rose Marita take them on a tour of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, something she said she enjoys. “I’m a people person,” Sister Rose Marita said. “I want to help people. I want to keep...
Dioramas receive ‘makeover’
...Twitter Sisters of Providence on Instagram Sisters of Providence YouTube channel About Providence Spirituality & Conference Center Providence Spirituality & Conference Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., serves as a welcoming center for the Sisters of Providence motherhouse and offers outreach to the community through tours, facility rentals, spiritual programs and retreats, and Sunday Brunch. It exists to provide people of all faith traditions, diverse cultures and ages an invitation to gather, to learn, to meet and to share in a...
Toward the future: young sisters look forward
Sisters Dina Bato with Deborah Campbell model donated sunglasses during a tour of Wabash Valley Health Center in Terre Haute. When Saint Mother Theodore Guerin traveled from France to Indiana in 1840 she had just five companions with which to open the Academy (now Saint Mary of the Woods College) and other schools. They accomplished much, relying on generous people around them to assist. In recent history, Catholic sisters have been a part of the fabric of society, teaching in...
Authors to sign books during shrine opening
...based on the curriculum she developed for parish lay ministers for the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas. Currently, Sister Maureen ministers at the Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Portland. Tours of the new permanent shrine for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 25, followed by a special prayer service near the Log Cabin Chapel, beginning at 4 p.m. Linden Leaf Gifts will also offer extended hours on Saturday, Oct. 25. The...
Sharing stories, building relationships
...who employed them through the witness of their lives. Sharing the story of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. From left, Sisters Dawn Tomaszewski and Diane Mason lead a sneak-preview tour of the nearly completed shrine of Saint Mother Theodore during the Providence Candidate-Associate orientation in October. Some have been to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for retreats and events and in doing so have found a home and a community with the sisters. “I feel like I am most authentically me when I am...
Welcome Providence Associate candidates of 2014
...Guerin. Sister Ellen Kehoe, companion to Providence Candidate-Associate Betty Sloan of Indian Head Park, Illinois. Candidate-Associates pause to pray at the tomb of Saint Mother Thodore Guerin in her new shrine at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sisters Dawn Tomaszewski and Diane Mason lead a sneak-preview tour of the nearly completed shrine of Saint Mother Theodore during the Providence Candidate-Associate orientation. Providence Candidate-Associate Wallene Swentko of Hammond, Indiana, begins the year-long journey toward becoming a Providence Associate with her Sister of Providence companion...
Sister Jean Ann Daniel
...a vocation to religious life. He was their basketball and softball coach. Jean Ann would proudly tell you that her team, The Comets, won every tournament and the Louisville championship under his training and discipline. She also reminds us that in the 1960s, their softball team was not only interdenominational, but also multi-racial – something quite rare at that time in New Albany and in Louisville. And finally, she said I could tell you that she received an award for...
Sister Patty talks love, mercy and justice
...why they’ve been made,” she said. One opportunity for education that Sister Patty recently had was going on two justice education tour trips through the group Witness for Peace. In El Salvador she visited El Mozote, a village where the entire population was killed in 1981 by forces trained by the U.S. government’s The School of the Americas. In 2012 she went to Colombia and learned about labor unions there. We can each make a difference by communicating with our...
Sister Alice Walsh (formerly Sister Julia Therese)
...the motherhouse, Alice was on her way to school when she had to make a detour. She was in unfamiliar territory and was in a serious accident. By the time I got to the ER, they were transferring her to ICU with a serious concussion, but no broken bones. She was in ICU for several days. When my sister and I went to the garage to get personal items, we were amazed that she lived. The car was completely totaled....
Sister Loretta Maureen Gansemer
...had in the Sisters of Providence. We will remember the huge gift of humble generosity and her spacious welcome to everyone she encountered; and how she graciously let go of her wants to do whatever was needed to be done for another in need. We will remember enjoying California sunsets and touring Olvera Street with her; hearing her talk about her favorite canines: Toby, Willie and Teddy; watching the entertaining rabbits in the courtyard and sipping Cappuccino; sharing her love...
‘Old Gym’ being torn down
...estimated that the demolition will take approximately three weeks. The gymnasium officially opened in 1910, according to the brochure, “Historic Architecture of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: A self-guided walking tour,” which was provided by the Sisters of Providence archives department. In addition, the natatorium was added to the building in 1923. The pool was officially closed in 2003. In 2007, asbestos was removed from the building and the Sisters of Providence considered tearing it down at that time. However, Providence Hall was...