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...Slattery Mother Mary Bernard Laughlin Mother Marie Helene Franey Mother Gertrude Clare Owens Mother Rose Angela Horan Mother Mary Pius Regnier Sister Loretta Schafer Sister Anne Doherty Sister Nancy Nolan Sister Diane Ris Sister Ann Margaret O’Hara Sister Denise Wilkinson Sister Dawn Tomaszewski Mission in China 1840–1856 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., has been called a visionary, a model of virtue, and a source of inspiration and...
Loretta Picucci
Sister Loretta was a native of Chicago. She devoted her time to tending to the marginalized members of society. Her final ministry was in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Loretta, formerly Sister Loretta Joseph, taught English as a Second Language to Spanish speaking adult students. She enjoyed scriptural rumination, folk music and foreign languages. Sister Loretta earned a bachelor’s degree in Latin from Loyola University. Sister Loretta Picucci (Formerly Sister Loretta Joseph) Complete Ministry In Indiana – Teacher, Juniorate and...
Sister Loretta Picucci (Formerly Sister Loretta Joseph)
...contributions may be made in honor of Sister Loretta to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Loretta in the comment section below. Sister Loretta Picucci (Formerly Sister Loretta Joseph) Complete Ministry In Indiana – Teacher, Juniorate and Village School, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village (1967-68); Teacher, Holy Cross, Indianapolis (1977-81); Cook, Providence Retirement Home, New Albany (1991-92); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2020-23). In Washington, D.C.: Teacher, Dunblane (1968-70). In Illinois: Teacher, St. Mel, Chicago...
Loretta Maureen Gansemer
Sister Loretta Maureen was born on May 7, 1930. She died on May 17, 2015. She was 85 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 66 years. Sister Loretta Maureen entered the Congregation in January 1949. Sister Loretta Maureen ministered as a teacher in schools in Texas, Illinois, Indiana and in California. For almost a decade, she also ministered as a CCD Coordinator and Villa Coordinator for the Sisters of Social Services Retirement Community in Los Angeles....
Rose Louise Schafer
Sister Rose Louise was born Agnes Marie Schafer on June 8, 1917. She died on Sept. 5, 2008. She was 91 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 74 years. Sister Rose Louise entered the Congregation on Feb. 2, 1934. She professed first vows on Aug. 15, 1936, and final vows on Jan. 23, 1942. Her teaching ministry began in 1936 at St. Leo, Chicago. She ministered at other schools in Illinois, as well as classrooms in...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s Story
...young community of women religious who served as teachers and cared for the sick and poor. She would no longer be Anne-Therese but was known by her religious name, Sister St. Theodore. Chronic ill health begins Not long after Sister St. Theodore first entered the Sisters of Providence in France, she began suffering from a chronic health issue that would plague her rest of her life. Sister Mary Cecilia Bailly tells of it in the first biography written on Mother...
History Timeline 1966–Today
...half of the 20th century, the sisters have to close many of their schools or let others take charge of them. The sisters still find ways to follow their calls to teach. Sisters minister in tutoring, long-distance education, GED classes and more. They work with people of all ages, from small children to adults. The Sisters of Providence sponsored other schools and institutions. Learn more about our ministry in education 1974 President Richard Nixon forced to resign Sister of Providence...
Sister Loretta Picucci
...with the home missions in Tunica, Mississippi, where she reached out to people who were isolated, often due to race and economics. Eventually Sister Loretta put her college Spanish classes to use as a teacher of English as a new language in Los Angeles. For the past 12 years, Sister Loretta has ministered with Providence in the Desert, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence in southern California’s Coachella Valley. In the desert Sister Loretta spends quite a bit of...
A long history of mission in Asia
...Eugene Marie Howard, Marie Gratia Luking, the Rev. F.X. Clougherty, the Rev. J.N. Tacconi, the Rev. H.P. Lawton, Sister Clare Mitchell, the Rev. J. Kerin, Sisters Mary Elise Renauldt and Marie Patricia Shortall. 100 years of the Sisters of Providence in Asia This video marks the 100-year anniversary of the Sisters of Providence in Asia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4V_qC3ZTJ0 And in this video, we honor those Sisters of Providence who have ministered in Asia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X495YEUbYrs Learn more For a brief history of the...
Remembering Sister Loretta Schafer
Sister Loretta Schafer (left) with Sister Alexa Suelzer from 1973. Born on April 2, 1917, Sister Loretta Schafer (formerly Sister Michael) entered the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on July 16, 1935. Teaching was her primary ministry, as she taught in elementary and high schools – as well as colleges. She received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and physics from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, and master and doctoral degrees in chemistry from the University of Notre Dame. She taught chemistry...
Sister Loretta Maureen Gansemer
...hold in benediction. Her life was a single canticle of praise in gratitude in her provident God for the gift of her life, her baptism, and her vocation as a Sister of Providence, said Sister Barbara Ann Zeller in her commentary for Sister Loretta Maureen Gansemer, who died on Sunday, May 17. She was 85 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 66 years. Loretta was born in Missouri Valley, Iowa, in 1930, and was the daughter...
Oral History: Sister Teresa Costello
...And we worked very hard. I never worked in the infirmary, I was probably better at scrubbing floors, although it was very tiring. But the novitiate sisters were extremely kind. Sister Marie Ambrose (RIP) was a gentle lady, and Sister Mary Dominica (RIP) was like a grandmother to us. Because we came from the East Coast the four of us rarely had company. Sister Mary Dominica was wonderful to us; it saved the day for me. I was so happy...