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Sisters honor past, present White Violet Center directors
...community living?” Sister Maureen Freeman General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski (right) presenting the Laudato Si’ award to former White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Director, Sister Maureen Freeman, CSJ. Sister Maureen, a Sister of St. Joseph, was the second director for WVC. Sister Dawn said during her tenure, the fiber industry continued to expand while Sister Maureen also introduced chickens to the center as well as establishing a business plan to help develop the center’s sustainability. “One of the great gifts...
Sister Maureen Abbott
...for Sister Maureen Abbott, who passed away on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 84-years-old and had been a Sister of Providence for 66 years. Sister Maureen Abbott Sister Denise continued: Maureen was born to Francis and Winifred McCarrick Abbott in Buffalo, N.Y. The family moved to Robstown, Texas. Maureen was second in the lineup of seven children: Jean, Maureen, John, Liz, Kathy, Pat and Christine. From this loving family, Maureen began her journey of following...
General Superiors
...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...
Land Ethic
...New York. Developed January 2011 by Sisters of Providence Jean Fuqua and Ann Sullivan, and Sister Maureen Freeman, CSJ, in preparation for the 2011 Sisters of Providence General Chapter. Revised January 2012 and again in June 2012 by the Sisters of Providence Land Ethic Committee: Sisters of Providence Rose Ann Eaton, Jean Fuqua, Ann Sullivan and Dawn Tomaszewski; Sisters of St. Joseph Mary Lou Dolan and Maureen Freeman; Pat Goodwin, former SP Chief Operating Officer; and Tracy Wilson, Providence Associate....
Maureen Abbott
Sister Maureen, formerly Sister Maureen Francis, was born on January 23, 1939, in Buffalo, New York. Her connection to the Sisters of Providence came via Robstown, Texas, where many sisters taught at St. John School. Her family moved from Buffalo to Robstown. She entered the Congregation on July 22, 1956, professing first vows on January 23, 1959, and final vows on August 15, 1964. Of her ministries, Sister Maureen served as a teacher at the junior high and high school...
Maureen Therese Brennan
Sister Maureen Therese was born Mary Brennan on Aug. 11, 1909. She died on Jan. 22, 2005. She was 95 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 76 years. Sister Maureen Therese entered the Congregation on Aug. 23, 1928. She professed first vows on Feb. 23, 1931, and final vows on Jan. 23, 1937. Sister Maureen Therese began her teaching ministry in 1931. She taught at schools in Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, Florida, Illinois and Indiana. From 1949...
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...
Maureen Sheahan
Sister Maureen, formerly Sister John Maureen, is a native of Chicago. Currently, she ministers in convent service and child care in Northlake, Illinois. Sister Maureen entered the Congregation in 1960, professing first vows in 1963 and final vows in 1968. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in history and has a master’s degree in education administration from Ball State University. Of her ministries, Sister Maureen taught at Our Lady of Providence, St. Louis, Missouri, from 1969-1975...
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...
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....
Maureen Clare Lehmann
Sister Maureen Clare was born Agnes Eleanor Lehmann on Feb. 2, 1916. She died on Aug. 11, 2012. She was 96 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 76 years. Sister Maureen Clare entered the Congregation on Feb. 10, 1936. She professed first vow on Sept. 8, 1938, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1944. She began her teaching ministry in 1938 at Holy Redeemer, Berwyn, Md. She taught in other classrooms at schools in Maryland, as...
Maureen Loonam
Sister Maureen was born Genevieve Marie Loonam on June 1, 1916. She died on May 21, 2010. She was 93 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 76 years. Sister Maureen entered the Congregation on Feb. 10, 1934. She professed first and final vows on Aug. 15, 1936 and 1941, respectively. Sister Maureen began her teaching ministry at Sacred Heart, Evansville, Ind., in 1936. She taught or was principal at other schools in Indiana and also spent...