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Sister Barbara Marie Stritt
...respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Ball State University, Muncie, Ind. Sister Barbara Marie’s first classroom was at St. Mel, Chicago, in 1938. In Chicago, she also taught at St. Andrew. Her Indiana assignments included St. Catherine, St. Andrew, St. Philip Neri and St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis; St. John the Baptist, Newburgh; Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood; St. Mary Cathedral, Lafayette; and Sacred Heart, Whiting....
Sister Catherine Marie Qualters
...and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1952, and 1957, respectively. She earned bachelor’s degrees in music and education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a bachelor’s degree in music (organ) from the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago. Sister Catherine Marie’s early ministries were in music. She commenced this ministry in 1952 at St. Benedict, St. Ann and St. Joseph in Terre Haute, Ind. Her other Indiana music rooms included Central Catholic High School, Fort Wayne; St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute; St. Joseph...
Sister Mary Regis O’Kane
...numbered several future priests and religious brothers.” Sister Mary Regis began teaching in 1932 at St. Angela, Chicago. Her other Illinois classrooms included St. Athanasius and Marywood, Evanston, and St. Genevieve, Chicago. In Indiana, her missions included St. Joan of Arc and St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis; Sacred Heart, Evansville; St. John, Loogootee; Holy Trinity, New Albany; and St. Patrick, Terre Haute. Sister Mary Regis spent 17 years on the East Coast at Sacred Hearts, Malden, and St. Patrick, Stoneham, Mass.;...
Sister Ellen Marie Stafford
...1934] she and two of her classmates entered Providence Novitiate at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Ever since their eventful train trip from Galesburg those two classmates have been her lifelong friends: Sisters Theresa Rose Butts and Anne Marita Wynne. They still recall coming to the Woods by way of Chicago and its Century of Progress World’s Fair. And they laugh about their initiation into the mysteries of convent life when they arrived in time for supper — with breakfast cereal!” said Sister...
Sister Mary Richard Griffith
...Mary-of-the-Woods College. For four decades, Sister Mary Richard ministered in education as either a teacher, principal or clerical assistant. She commenced teaching in 1937 at Our Lady of Mercy, Chicago. In Illinois, her classrooms also included St. Mel, St. Genevieve and St. Angela, Chicago; and St. Mary Carmelite, Joliet. In Indiana, she ministered at All Saints, Hammond; Cathedral Grade School, St. Andrew, St. Philip Neri, St. Joan of Arc and Ladywood-St. Agnes, Indianapolis; and St. Patrick, St. Jude and Central...
Sister Gertrude Marian Bauer
...Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in guidance from Xavier University. Sister Gertrude Marian commenced teaching at St. Mel School in Chicago in 1930. Her teaching and administrative ministries included St. Leo School, Our Lady of Sorrows School, Our Lady of Mercy School, St. Genevieve School, St. Mel-Holy Ghost School, Maternity BVM School, Chicago; Holy Trinity School, Evansville; St. Rita School, Holy Cross School, Indianapolis; Sacred Heart School, Malden, Mass.; St. Mary School, Lafayette, Ind.; Sacred Heart School, Whiting,...
Firmly rooted like the Woods
...1956. Right after high school, Sister Maureen left home and, at the age of 17, came to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, where she entered the Congregation on July 22, 1956. Sister Maureen said the Sisters of Providence influenced her life early on. “All of the Sisters of Providence I knew were teachers,” she explained, “and I always wanted to be a teacher. Besides, the sisters talked about far-away places like Chicago, and my mother had planted the travel bug in my imagination.”...
Three Sisters of Providence celebrate their 25th anniversary
Three Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., recently celebrated their 25th anniversary as members of the Congregation. They are Sisters Theresa Ann Boland, Rose Chiu and Marilu Covani. One formerly served in the Archdiocese of Chicago. They are: Sister Theresa Ann Boland is a native of Freeport, Ill. She currently ministers as a teacher in the Aquin Catholic School Corporation in Freeport. Sister Theresa entered the Congregation Aug. 16, 1987, from St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Freeport. She professed...
Sister Terri Boland
...I said to her that I really wanted to do something more, to be involved with the church. She invited me to a weekend in Chicago which the Sisters of Providence were sponsoring. There, I met Sister Cathy White. Cathy’s story and my story were very similar. Cathy had been a school principal and she owned her own home. But she was a postulant. I asked her, “Aren’t postulants usually 19 or 20?” She said, “No, I’m not. I am...
At Providence St. Mel, we believe …
The Providence Effect is a 2009 documentary about Providence St. Mel School. I recently had the opportunity to visit Providence St. Mel School (PSM) on Chicago’s West Side. If you’re not familiar with the school and the good work that goes on there, spend some time browsing the website to learn about the school. Better yet, view the 2009 documentary about PSM, “The Providence Effect.” I promise you’ll be inspired by the efforts made to provide a quality education in...
Sister Dorothy Gartland receives Guerin Outreach Ministries Leadership and Advocacy Award
Congratulations to Sister Dorothy Gartland for receiving the third annual Guerin Outreach Ministries Leadership and Advocacy Award. “If you live long enough and continue to work, somebody will eventually give you an award,” laughed the ever-humble Sister Dorothy upon receiving the award on Oct. 14. For the past 14 years, the “retired” Sister Dorothy, 81, has recruited volunteers and run the after-school homework help program at Providence Family Services in Chicago. The program brings volunteer tutors, mostly area college students,...
Building the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Another foray into the inner sanctum of Archives has produced another gem. In the Properties/Buildings/Shrines area is a large Hollinger box with a plethora of information about the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. One of the folders within that box contains invoices and other communications regarding the building of this gorgeous chapel. The invoice that particularly struck me was the one dated Aug. 29, 1923, from the Daprato Statuary Company’s Chicago studio. This was the bill for the 8,000-pound block of Carrara...