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April 12, 2026: Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy)
...outside not caring who sees him? Was he outside suffering because he doubts Jesus could be alive? Was he so afraid that all he believed about Jesus just wasn’t true? He may have been afraid to believe and afraid to doubt. Thomas seems angry when he tells the others in no uncertain terms only seeing Jesus and touching the wounds will remove his doubts and restore his belief in Jesus. Did he believe or did he doubt he would see...
Sister Mary Jeanine Schubert
...we extend our heartfelt sympathy to all of you. There is no doubt in our minds how much she loved you all. Sister Mary Jeanine’s younger brother, Ed, and his wife Sue are deceased. Their children’s names are Karolyn, Mike, Dr. Nancy and Sean. Sister Mary Jeanine graduated from Providence High School in 1960 and on September 18, 1961, she entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Providence. She attended the University of Illinois and graduated in 1977 with a...
April 11, 2021: Second Sunday of Easter
...The introduction of doubting Thomas used to be the main take away in this passage for me. Before this year’s review, I stopped at the Thomas part. After my “nod” to the doubter and a brief reflection on my own doubts, I found myself surprised to read about locked doors in this reading. Locked doors are mentioned two times. How had I missed that before? Those doors spoke to me. Doubt is one thing. Locking myself in fear behind tightly...
Sister Florence Norton (formerly Sister Thomas Ann)
...was 94 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 77 years. Sister Denise continued: However, when Florence celebrated her golden jubilees with her partners in ministry, the parishioners and staff of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Chicago, she herself chose the gospel just proclaimed. The central character of today’s gospel is Thomas, forever labeled as Doubting Thomas. Of all the gospels Florence could have chosen, why this one? It seems an unlikely choice for the woman...
Testimonies of people who knew her
...showed how well-versed she was in Holy Scripture and tradition.” “She [Saint Mother Theodore] was always occupied and never permitted others to lose time. She was just in all her dealings. She never made workmen wait for their pay and was very conscientious in keeping contracts. She was never severe in her judgment of others, nor permitted others to be so. I never knew her justice to be doubted by anyone.” Sister Mary James Stadtelmann Came to the community a...
Books & Resources
...chronicles how Mother Theodore and five sister companions made their way from France to Indiana. The book will prove to be an interesting read from beginning to end. Without a doubt, it proves to be an historical document of great value to those studying American pioneer life and institutions. Journals and Letters book History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, Volume IV: 1926–1966 The classic print version of the book is available at Linden Leaf Gifts. Additionally,...
January 1, 2026: Mary, the Holy Mother of God
...announced to them by the angels. So excited, that they couldn’t keep the news to themselves, they told others, who in turn were amazed and, no doubt, told their family and their friends. Perhaps more than a few tagged along to see for themselves. In contrast, we have Mary. I picture her gently smiling, handing her baby over to each shepherd, letting them experience him fully. It is a “God moment” for the shepherds and she does not want to...
January 25, 2026: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
...perhaps had only heard about, but hadn’t really met? After all, Jesus had only begun his preaching. Was it so that they could become “fishers of men?” I doubt it! What did that phrase even mean to them at that time? What was there about this itinerant preacher that was so attractive? Well, some traits of a magnetic personality (courtesy of Google) are authentic, self-confident, compassionate, thoughtful, attentive and inspirational. Jesus is all of these and so much more. As...
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice: The beliefs have never changed
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Thirty years ago, Sister Ann Sullivan, the first Director of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and one of the key people in starting White Violet, said during the ministry’s dedication that “education for a sustainable future is a large part of White Violet...
Sister Mary Catherine “Marikay” Duffy (formerly Sister Marie Michele)
...her “four decades of service within the Catholic Hispanic community.” No wonder that an article in 1995 Sunrise section of the Indianapolis Star had the headline “Sister Savior,” with the subtitle, “Nearly everyone in the Hispanic Community has heard about Sister Duffy.” I doubt that this was an exaggeration. Until her presence in Indianapolis, there was no Hispanic Ministry presence in the Archdiocese. She was hired by St. Mary Parish in 1975 to change that. She began by going through...
Sister Mary Lois Hennel
...in the education office all through her canonical year, no doubt typing multitudinous records. As we all know, this was not the usual canonical employment. Most were assigned stints in housekeeping and laundry and the infirmary. Mary Lois did office work. It was on July 21, 1946, that Ollie Marie entered the Sisters of Providence. She was given the name Sister Mary Lois. She told Sister Rosemary it was her third choice. She can’t remember why she even put it...
Living the Gospel: What’s Next
...their support for all people. Silence or inaction is not an option. There can no longer be any doubt about it. All people of goodwill are being called to do something. We partnered with Catholics in Communion to have public events during the Season of Faithful Witness. On Good Friday we prayed Crosses of Resistance from the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. I invite you to consider what you can do and...