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Time capsule spawns memories of former Catholic High School in Terre Haute

By Sisters of Providence | January 6, 2011 | Comments Off on Time capsule spawns memories of former Catholic High School in Terre Haute

Memorabilia connected to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, has been recovered in a time capsule at a former convent that has been razed. Owners of the property…

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‘The little Indian of the northern Lakes’

By Connie McCammon | November 12, 2010 |

“Here we see the little Indian of the northern Lakes becoming one of the Torch-bearers of Christian education in southern Indiana and a notable factor in the expansion of St.…

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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin receives another honor

By Dave Cox | November 12, 2010 |

How was Saint Mother Theodore Guerin a pioneer? Let us count the ways! She led a group of five other Sisters of Providence on a treacherous ocean voyage, through densely…

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Letter from a saint: to Sister Gabriella

By Connie McCammon | October 20, 2010 |

Portions of a letter to Sister Gabriella of Fort Wayne, Ind. (Sister Gabriella O’Neill was Mother Theodore’s first postulant of 1841. She was born in 1804 and died in 1875.…

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Letter from a saint: to Rev. J. Bouvier

By Connie McCammon | October 13, 2010 |

Portions of a letter to the Most Rev. J. Bouvier (The Most Rev. J. Bouvier was the Bishop of Le Mans, France. This letter was dated April 20, 1854.) “America…

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Letter from a saint: to Rev. J. Bouvier

By Connie McCammon | October 6, 2010 |

Portions of a letter to the Most Rev. J. Bouvier (The Most Rev. J. Bouvier was the Bishop of Le Mans, France. This letter was dated Jan. 6, 1854.) “Our…

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Letter from a saint: to Sister Basilide

By Connie McCammon | September 29, 2010 |

Portions of a letter to Sister Basilide Sénéschal in Madison, Ind. (This letter was dated Nov. 3, 1851.) “Sister Mary Cecilia [Bailly] has a very severe cold. Her lungs are…

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Letter from a saint: to Bishop Bouvier

By Connie McCammon | September 8, 2010 |

Portions of a letter to the Most Rev. J. Bouvier (The Most Rev. J. Bouvier was the Bishop of Le Mans, France. This letter was dated Feb. 23, 1843. Mother…

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Letter from a saint: to Father Martin

By Connie McCammon | August 18, 2010 |

Portions of a letter to the Rev. Augustine Martin, May 1, 1841 (Father Martin gave the sisters their first retreat in the United States Nov. 30 to Dec. 7, 1840.…

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Archives and the Civil War

By Connie McCammon | August 11, 2010 |

The Sisters of Providence Archives has several historical documents and photos related to the Civil War. The Congregation, of course, provided nursing service at the Military Hospital in Indianapolis as…

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Nuns of the Battlefield

By Connie McCammon | July 30, 2010 |

“Nuns of the Battlefield” was written by Ellen Ryan Jolly and originally published in 1927. This monograph highlights the women’s religious congregations that ministered to soldiers during the Civil War.…

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Hand of Providence

By Connie McCammon | July 27, 2010 |

“The Hand of Providence” by the Rev. John F. McShane was published in 1949. The frontispiece of this small book states, “A tribute to the Civil War nurses of the…

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Often, some of the most interesting pieces of history are lost in time. These inviting stories are drawn from the Sisters of Providence Archives and the memories of sisters and friends. They feature the many people and places instrumental in the Sisters of Providence history.

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