
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Gaudentia Downey
Students at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College who had the opportunity to meet Sister Gaudentia often referred to her as 'Sister Joy.'

Students at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College who had the opportunity to meet Sister Gaudentia often referred to her as 'Sister Joy.'

'She was a faithful Dodgers fan, and the announcer Vin Scully was her hero. When the Dodgers lost to the Cubs this year, I don't think anybody had the heart to tell her.'

Sister Beth taught in high schools and academies in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, California and Washington, D.C.

According to her records in Archives, she was “remembered as an outstanding teacher, one who kept her classroom with beautiful décor"

Sister Anne Berchmans was born Helen Anne Taylor in Fort Wayne in 1904

Newly elected General Officers Sisters Dawn Tomaszewski, Jenny Howard, Jeanne Hagelskamp and Lisa Stallings all attended Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College at the same time. “Music was probably what drew us together,” Sister Dawn said.

It was her time at Immaculata High School that sparked interest from our many social media friends

'Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is a place of gifts; a place of rejuvenation.'

She was often referred to as the 'sister with the dancing feet'
Workshops scheduled for 9:30 to 11 a.m., and 6:30 to 8 p.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center