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From Backyard Gardening to Small-Scale Farming: What a Difference a Team Makes!
...doubtlessly scale, I have learned along the way the difference scale can really make. I started dreaming of growing food when living in shoebox-sized Chicago apartments, growing everything I could fit on fire escapes, balconies and in window boxes. During the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020, my husband and I moved from Chicago to Nashville and had a home with a yard for the first time since our childhoods. Starting the ‘Backyard’ Garden Whether because we were a...
Social Justice: Answering the Call
Sister Teresina Grasso, SP, (second from left) and others at an initial NETWORK meeting. One day in December of 1971, Sister Marjorie Tuite, OP, stopped in the Chicago Urban Apostolate to visit with Sister Teresina “Terri” Grasso, SP. “You’re interested in social justice,” she said. “You need to get yourself to our meeting in Washington, D.C.” What was this meeting? Pope Paul VI had just issued A Call to Action, a call for the Church to become involved in the...
Sister Mary Catherine “Marikay” Duffy (formerly Sister Marie Michele)
...honor of Sister Mary Catherine to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Mary Catherine in the comment section below. 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); Principal, Colegio San...
Seeds Sown: Former Students Remember Sisters of Providence Teachers
...mathematics [and] geography and to appreciate classical music. She also taught me basic writing skills. Thank you, Sister Vincentia!” The “Younger” Grades Matter First grade teachers seem to hold a special place in the hearts of their no-longer-young students. Remembering Sister Mildred Giesler, SP, now the oldest Sister of Providence at 100 years old, a former student writes: “I was in your first-grade class at St. Francis Borgia School in Chicago in 1957. I think about you often and now...
Sister Mary Josita Ryan (formerly Sister Francis Josephine)
...Massachusetts and New Hampshire. She also ministered for 15 years in business administration. Sister Mary Josita Ryan (formerly Sister Francis Josephine) Complete Ministry In Illinois: Teacher, St. Leo, Chicago (1941-43); Teacher, St. Andrew, Chicago (1943-45); Teacher, St. Athanasius, Evanston (1959-62). In Indiana: Infirmary, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1945-46); Teacher, St. Joseph, Terre Haute (1946-49); Teacher, St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute (1949-55); Principal, St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute (1950-55); Residential Services, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2001-03). In Massachusetts:...
Adele Beacham
...Ministries, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1998-2001); Wellness Ministry Staff and Sisters of Providence Ministries, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2001-02); Ministry of Care Volunteer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2002-06); Providence Food Pantry/Ministry of Care/Women’s Prison, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2006-14); Providence Food Pantry, West Terre Haute (2014-17); Ministry of Care/Activity Room, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2014-17); tutor in English pronunciation, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2015-17); tutor in English pronunciation, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2018-2020); Movie Reviewer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2018-2020); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2020-2023). In Illinois: Teacher, St. Andrew, Chicago (1950-53); Teacher, St. Sylvester, Chicago (1954-60)....
Rita Clare Gerardot
...Teacher, St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne (1977-79); Pastoral Minister, St. Martin de Porres Parish, Syracuse (1981); Parish Minister with Elderly and Poor, Cathedral Parish, Indianapolis (1981-89); Health Care, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1992-93); Local Community Representative (LCR) Health Care, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1993-96); Director of Wellness Center, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1996-2008); Volunteer, Terre Haute, West Terre Haute, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2008-2015); Volunteer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2015-2021); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2021-2022). In Illinois: Teacher, St. Columbkille, Chicago (1953-55); Teacher, St. Angela, Chicago (1955-56); Principal/Superior, St. Francis...
Margaret Heese
...to the mother house in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, you would find her in the sewing room mending all the necessary items for the sisters living on the campus. Sister Margaret Heese (formerly Sister Margaret Bernard) Complete Ministry In Illinois: Teacher, St. Sylvester, Chicago (1950-54); Teacher, St. Andrew, Chicago (1955-58). In Indiana: Teacher, St. Thomas, Indianapolis (1958-60); Archives Staff, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2001-02); Providence Hall Sewing Room, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2002-2023). In Oklahoma: Teacher, Immaculate Conception, Tulsa (1960-65). In Texas: Teacher, St. John, Robstown...
Sister Margaret Heese (formerly Sister Margaret Bernard)
...on Wednesday, July 26. Mass of Christian Burial took place at 11 a.m., on Thursday, July 27. Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Sister Margaret to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Margaret in the comment section below. Sister Margaret Heese (formerly Sister Margaret Bernard) Complete Ministry In Illinois: Teacher, St. Sylvester, Chicago (1950-54); Teacher, St. Andrew, Chicago (1955-58). In Indiana: Teacher, St. Thomas, Indianapolis (1958-60); Archives Staff, Saint...
Sister Elizabeth Meyer (formerly Sister Joseph Aloyse)
...degree in Education. She earned a master’s in the same field at Indiana University. She ministered for 50 years as a teacher and librarian, all at schools in Indiana except for a six-year ministry in Chicago. She always shared her love of teaching with her nieces and nephews. She loved showing them where she taught in Indianapolis and then later the library where she worked after she retired from teaching. As a librarian, her goal was to instill in children...
Sister Madeline Therese McCann
...St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis (1944-47); Teacher, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis (1954-56); Teacher, St. John, Loogootee (1956-57); Teacher, St. Joseph, Jasper (1957-61); Teacher, St. Catherine, Indianapolis (1966-67); Teacher, Corpus Christie, Evansville (1967-68). In Illinois: Teacher, St. Genevieve, Chicago (1926-29); Teacher, Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago (1929-33); Teacher, St. Joseph, Downers Grove (1936-37); Teacher, St. David, Chicago (1937-39); Teacher, St. Mel, Chicago (1939-41); Teacher, St. Agnes, Chicago (1947-49); Teacher, St. Columbkille, Chicago (1961-62); Teacher, Maternity BVM, Chicago (1962-64; Teacher, St. Mel, Chicago (1964-66)....
Sister Maureen Ann McCarthy
...North Carolina, Illinois, and Texas. In Indiana: St. Paul, Sellersburg (1950-51), St. Anthony, Indianapolis (1951-54), St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis (1957-58). In Maryland: St. Clement, Lansdowne (1949-50). In North Carolina: Blessed Sacrament, Burlington (1954-55). In Illinois: St. Joseph, Downers Grove (1955-57), St. Angela, Chicago (1959-60), St. Columbkille, Chicago (1950-65), St. Mary Carmelite, Joliet (1965-67), St. Francis Borgia, Chicago (1967-72), St. Andrew, Chicago (1973-75), St. Genevieve, Chicago (1976-82), Immaculate Conception, Chicago (1985-86), Providence-St. Mel, Chicago (1986-97). In Texas: St. John, Robstown (1958-59)....