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American Civil War
When the country was torn apart by the Civil War (1861-1865), Sisters of Providence answered a call to duty by Indiana governor Oliver P. Morton to run the City Hospital in Indianapolis. Led by hospital directress Sister Athanasius Fogarty, the sisters cared for ill and injured soldiers.
History Timeline 1840-1926
...Theodore Guerin 1857–1868 Administration of Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly 1861 War between the States begins Serving in hospitals during the Civil War The first shots of the Civil War are fired at Fort Sumter in April 1861. Indiana’s Governor Morton soon asks the sisters for help. In May, they take charge of City Hospital in Indianapolis to take care of soldiers and do chores like washing, cooking and cleaning. Other sisters minister at a hospital in Vincennes. Today a special...
History Timeline 1926-1965
...Laughlin 1940 Centenary Year of the Foundation in America 1941 Our Lady of Lourdes wing added to Infirmary. It includes a dental office. 1941 United States enters World War II 1943 Coal mine taken over by US government to aid in the war effort 1945 Death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1945 X-ray machine installed in dental office 1945 World War II ends in Europe (VE Day) and in Japan (VJ Day) Starting a Mission in Asia In September 1920,...
Angels of mercy: Civil War service of the sisters
...of the Civil War, “Lest We Forget: The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods in Civil War Service.” Those rumblings came in the form of letters from the families of students and sisters who lived on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line. The fear of war was brought even closer when, according to the Community Diary, on April 8, 1861, a Mr. Dodds came to the Woods to pick up five young ladies with Southern roots to take them home...
General Superiors
...new missions, as well as orchestrating the building of a frame chapel, a brick bake house, barn and stable. In addition, the cemetery was laid out during her administration and a brick vault was prepared in the center circle for the grave of Mother Theodore. In 1861, as the Civil War broke out, the Sisters of Providence were asked to assist doctors of the City Hospital in Indianapolis and did so until the war ended. Following her time as General...
ICE and Immigration
...jails and prisons. In many of the states with Democratic governors, arrests commonly occur in the community where racial profiling is prevalent. ICE has gone, with administrative warrants, into schools, churches, businesses, and homes, arresting individuals, often without criminal records. Note: An administrative warrant is signed by immigration officers instead of the courts. There are two types of administrative warrants. One authorizes the arrest of people violating immigration law. The other authorizes the removal of people who have final deportation...
History Timeline 1966–Today
...Kathleen Desautels, in the pink, stands on the front courthouse steps on the first day of her trial after being arrested for peacefully protesting at the School of Americas march in Fort Benning, Georgia Working for peace and social justice Social justice has always been very important to the sisters. In the years following the Vietnam War, they are able to focus their ministry. Sisters participate in anti-war work, prison ministry, and anti-racism efforts. In 1974 the sisters help start...
April 21, 2026: A Day of Prayer, Fasting and Advocacy
...you choose, we hope it will help raise your awareness towards the special nature of this particular day for the Providence Community. ADVOCATE Sign this to Tell Congress: No Unconstitutional War with Iran/American Civil Liberties Union. Call your member of Congress. Link here and express your opinion towards ending the violence inflicted on our immigrant neighbors. Or the violence of the loss of healthcare support at the expense of a massive Pentagon budget. Or the violence of the U.S.-Israel war...
Sisters who served in Civil War to be honored
...Oliver P. Morton Chapter on behalf of the society.” The Governor Oliver P. Morton Chapter was organized in 1917. The society was formed to remember Civil War ancestors, as well as honor soldiers and others who served. During the dedication ceremony on May 2 – which is four days before National Nurses Day – Civil War re-enactors will also be present. About the Sisters of Providence The Sisters of Providence, a congregation of 214 women religious, with 300 Providence Associates,...
Books & Resources
...the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Volume III By Sister Mary Roger Madden Buy at Linden Leaf Gifts Lest We Forget The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods in Civil War Service By Sister Mary Theodosia Mug Buy ebook at Amazon Against All Odds Sisters of Providence Mission to the Chinese, 1920–1990 By Sister Ann Colette Wolf Buy at Linden Leaf Gifts Love, Mercy, and Justice A Book of Practices of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Buy...
Cathedral High School honors Sister Mary Ann Stewart with honorary diploma
...she also has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC). Sister Mary Ann said her fascination with history began when she was in formation with the Sisters of Providence while studying at SMWC. “Those were the tumultuous years of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War protests,” Sister Mary Ann recalled. “I remember seeing a presentation about Saint Mary-of-the-Woods students taking part in the Voting Rights Summer when we were just postulants. Sister Mary Ann...
Sisters serving their country
...called to serve in military hospitals in Indianapolis and Vincennes during the five-year feud. Sisters Mary Rose, St. Felix, Sophie, Athanasius, Eugenia, Mary Frances and Matilda are all buried in the convent cemetery with tombstones reading, “U.S. Army Nurse Civil War.” Other Sisters of Providence have served their country during time of war, including: * Sister Francis de Lourdes Reilly – nurse during World War I (before entering the Congregation), * Sister Ruth Sondhaus – served in World War II...