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Donna Stites: wanting to be seen as somebody
...said Donna, indicating that her mother had discovered that her husband was having an extramarital affair with a friend’s wife. “In all honesty, I did not think it was going to happen. I thought that we were just going to string her along long enough for her to get over it,” continued Donna, who has a release date of 2026. Unbeknownst to Donna, her mother and Donna’s boyfriend were having an affair and plotted behind Donna’s back to murder Donna’s...
Sister Donna Marie Fu
...to kneel down to do that. So to me it’s very queer, odd …” But then here comes the Fu Shoney philosophy of religious life, “But I knew that if you go to offer yourself, it’s total.” That’s what Sister Anji Fan remembers most about Donna Marie. Anji met Donna during the time Donna served in China. It was Donna who encouraged her to dedicate her life as a Sister of Providence: “Donna Marie not only introduced me to the...
Donna Marie Fu
Sister Donna Marie was born in Asia. Her final ministry was as vocations promoter in Asia. Sister Donna Marie attended the Sisters of Providence Girls Catholic High School in Taiwan and became a Catholic. She came to the United States in 1953 and entered the Congregation, taking first vows in 1956 and final vows in 1961. Of her teaching ministries, Sister Donna Marie taught first at Sacred Heart School in Terre Haute, Indiana, before receiving her bachelor’s degree in mathematics...
Donna Butler
Sister Donna, formerly Sister Donna Rose, was born on May 15, 1940, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She entered the Congregation on January 6, 1958, professing first and final vows on August 15, 1960 and 1965, respectively. Of her ministries, Sister Donna has served in elementary education, parish ministry, diocesan social justice, as well as the Congregation’s liturgy office and archives department. She also ministered as the director of the Providence Volunteer Ministry for the Congregation. Currently, she ministers in residential...
Donna O’Neill
Sister Donna, formerly Sister Laurence Therese, was born Donna Joan O’Neill on May 11, 1930. She died on April 22, 2009. She was 78 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 60 years. Sister Donna entered the Congregation on July 22, 1948. She professed first and final vows on Jan. 23, 1951 and 1956, respectively. For more than four decades, she ministered in education, beginning in 1951 at St. John, Robstown, Texas. She taught in schools in...
Sister Donna (Laurence Therese) O’Neill
Sister Donna O'Neill “[Jesus Christ] went about doing good works and healing all who were in the grip of the devil. …” (Acts 10:38) “It is appropriate that Sister Donna O’Neill should die in the Easter season, for she was one who served Jesus the Christ by imitating him in her ministry as a Sister of Providence. Sister Donna went about doing good all of her religious life. This is the Sister Donna O’Neill we know,” said Sister Luke Crawford...
Sister Donna Marie Fu: Called by God to serve a global church
...a fall and continuing heart problems led Sister Donna Marie to return to Taiwan. A fulfilling life Sister Donna Marie feels she experienced such a fulfilling life in answering her own call to offer her life to God. She continues to encourage that call in other young women. She regrets that political circumstances have prevented others from following a similar path. Today, Sister Donna Marie continues to assist with vocation promotion in Asia from her home in Taiwan. For Donna...
Providence Associate commitment liturgy reflection
...with one another. In her remarks, it was clear that Donna and Jean Ann had shared for years the charism of Providence. It was clear that at the heart of Donna’s life and Jean Ann’s life was their shared trust in Providence and their witness to that Providence. It was clear in Donna’s words that only one thing changed about their relationship after Donna left the Sisters of Providence – their friendship grew deeper and deeper. So, “here’s the thing,...
Sister Regina Norris (formerly Sister Regina Clare)
...brittle scrapbook that I found in Regina’s file which her mother entitled Donna’s Doings, it is evident that she was a much-loved child. Her mother records meticulously the events of Donna’s first years, including the fact that Donna was born at Aunt Louise Keasling’s house in Bruceville, Ind. In this book are the lyrics of a song that her father wrote for her and sang to her when she was a baby. Its title is Red-Head: Days were so dreary,...
Getting hyped up for Scrabble!
...word game as well as others. “I love several word games,” she said. “Next to Scrabble, my favorite word game is Bananagrams, which I prefer to play alone using a timer.” Sister Donna plays Scrabble when she can against Sister Mary Ann Phelan, and also reflected on her games against Sister Mary Beth. “I like to play with persons who challenge my ability,” Sister Donna said. “Both Mary Ann and Mary Beth are good players.” Sister Donna Butler As words...
Providence Associate and former Sister of Providence Donna Watzke shares about her journey
...understand our lives looking backward. Then Sister Marie Carmelita in her early years as a Sister of Providence Providence Associate Donna Watzke today For me, being a Sister of Providence (my religious name was Sister Marie Carmelita) was a transformative experience. In my early years of formation, I was steeped in Providence Spirituality, the life of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, the and the SP charism of Providence expressed in ministries of love, mercy and justice. Throughout this journey I learned...
Providence Associate first commitment and renewal 2019
...Providence Associates Donna Stites and David Hammer adorn the altar New Providence Associate Carol Sloan and her companion Sister Kay Kelly Providence Associate Co-director Debbie Dillow invites the new associates forward New Providence Associate Kathy Shickles and her companion Sister Connie Kramer visit with guests before the ceremony New Providence Associate Gloria Morgan and her companion Sister Theresa Clare Carr New Providence Associate Kathy Sternal prays during the liturgy Providence Associates and companions sing and pray General Office Sister Jeanne...