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...Ill.: Director of Liturgy, St. Martha Parish (1981-84) Corpus Christi, Texas: Director of Liturgy, Diocese of Corpus Christi (1984-90) Oakland, Calif.: Pastoral Associate, St. Augustine Parish (1992-93) Oakland, Calif.: Pastoral Associate, St. Augustine Parish/Adjunct Faculty, Jesuit School of Theology (1993-96) Alameda, Calif.: Director of Music, St. Barnabas Parish/Adjunct Faculty, Jesuit School of Theology (1996-98) Portland, Ore.: Director of the Office of Worship/Part-time editor, Oregon Catholic Press (1998-2014) San Bernardino, Calif.: Director of Office of Worship, Diocese of San Bernardino (2015-2022)...

...These knobs are called stops. They can be used to play many pipes at the same time when a key is pressed. The pipe organ in the Church of Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods was made by the Casavant Freres Company of Canada. It is the third organ that has been used in the church. The organ was installed in the church in 1953. Renovation on the organ was completed in 1999. The organ has approximately 1,700 pipes. Some of...

Those receiving donations raised by the Miracle on 7th Street downtown festival included (from left) Max Jones for the Tribune Star Christmas Basket Fund, Nikki Fuhrmeister for CASA Kids, Judy Hogan of St. Benedict’s Soup Kitchen, Bill Felts of the 14th and Chestnut Community Center and Sister Joseph Fillenwarth of Providence Food Pantry. Not pictured: Representatives from The Salvation Army. Photo provided by Mark Solesky Thanks to a local civic group, Providence Food Pantry recently received a generous donation. The...

...Place at the Table I will find a comfortable spot where we can sit and talk. Then I will let my dear friend know how much I not only enjoy, but actually need, this annual visit. It somehow readies me to cope with the year ahead. In addition, I will let him know there is always a place for him at the table. Hopefully, here in my home he will understand the meaning of “Mi casa es tu casa.” I...

...Florida Most Reverend Frank Schuster, Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington The Rt. Reverend Susan Brown Snook, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of San Diego Most Reverend Jaime Soto, Bishop of Sacramento, California Most Reverend John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky Most Reverend Joseph J. Tyson, Bishop of Yakima, Washington Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee, Northwest Washington Synod, ELCA Most Reverend Edward J. Weisenberger, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan Most Reverend John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico Institute Leadership Team,...

...ask, “Aren’t you afraid?” I really am not. I feel blessed because most of the people who come to my class have not had the opportunities that you and I have had. They are the children of druggies, gang members and broken homes. I’m not saying it’s OK that they may have killed someone, raped somebody or sold drugs. It’s just …as Sister Diane (Mason) likes to say, “But for the grace of God there go I.” Sister Juanita, who...

Sister Mary Montgomery (in back) with her niece Susan and Susan’s daughter Violet in the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. As Susan and her 2-year-old daughter Violet were standing outside Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, Susan’s mother, Anna, went inside. This was the family’s second visit to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The family lives in Phoenix. Puzzled, Violet asked her mother where her grandma went. Susan said she went inside the building. Violet then said, “She went to pray. She’s going...

...Ministry In Indiana: Teacher, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis (1984-85); Pastoral Associate, St. Agnes Parish, Evansville (1986-87); Providence Phone Room, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2019-20); Residential Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2020). In California: Principal, St. Joseph School, Hawthorne (1989-95); Executive Director-South Central LAMP, South Central/Los Angeles Ministerial Project, Los Angeles (1997-2000); Teacher, Notre Dame Academy, Los Angeles (2000-04); Safe Environment Coordinator, Diocese of San Bernardino, San Bernardino (2004-08); Director, Diocesan Office of Child and Youth Protection, Diocese of San Bernardino, San Bernardino (2008-18)....

...Charlotte Marie began her teaching ministry in 1940 at St. Mel in Chicago. She also ministered in the classrooms of schools in Indiana, In 1968, Sister Charlotte began ministry in guidance counseling at the diocesan office in Fort Wayne. Eventually, she moved to Orlando, Fla., and ministered as a counselor for 10 years in the diocesan office. In 1981, Sister Charlotte Marie was involved in a car accident and never really fully recovered. She returned to the Woods in 1986....

...Indiana State University. Sister Mary Catherine also has a honorable doctorate of humanities from the University of Indianapolis. Sister Mary Catherine has ministered in Illinois, California, the country of Peru and Indiana. Sister Mary Catherine “Marikay” Duffy (formerly Sister Marie Michele) Complete Ministry In Illinois: Teacher, St. Athanasius, Evanston (1955-56); Teacher, Our Lady of Mercy, Chicago (1956-58); Teacher, St. Sylvester, Chicago (1958-61). In California: Teacher, St. Joseph, Hawthorne (1961-64). In the country of Peru: Teacher/Principal, Colegio San Jose, Arequipa (1964-69);...

Sister Joni was born in San Antonio, Texas. Currently, she ministers as the Congregation’s Director of Vocations. Sister Joni entered the Congregation in 2012. She professed first vows in 2016 and final vows in 2021. She graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. She also has a master’s degree in education administration from Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi, Texas. Of her ministries, from 2015 to 2019, Sister Joni served...

...ministry began in 1934 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village School. She taught at other schools in Indiana, as well as schools in Illinois and California. In 1963, she began ministering at Colegio San Jose in Arequipa, Peru. After returning to the United States, she served as a receptionist in the Archdiocesan Office of Education in Indianapolis, and in 1980, she served as a pastoral associate in Indianapolis. She returned home to the Woods in 2003 to begin a ministry of prayer....