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Sister Adele Mann
...de Sales Grade School and St. John Academy, both in Indianapolis. Sister Adele entered the Congregation Feb. 2, 1946, and professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1948, and 1953, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Sister Adele began teaching in 1948 at St. Andrew, Chicago. She spent one year at Blessed Sacrament in Burlington, N.C. Her remaining years in education were spent in...
The spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...life as she saw it and lived it. Though she had said — “all appearances are against it” — concerning the founding of an Academy at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in the wilderness of Indiana, she nonetheless set her energies to do it. Though she knew no English before she came to Indiana, she learned it quickly and used it in innumerable letters and contacts with American businessmen. Though she was a French woman dealing with American men who had had very...
Reflections on Shrine for Saint Mother Theodore
Saturday visitors read through the timeline. Hundreds of pilgrims traveled to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, on Saturday, Oct. 25, as the Sisters of Providence officially opened the Shrine for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, giving people the chance to “Journey with a Saint.” Sister Jan Craven, director of the shrine, conducted a press conference for media that attended the event prior to the opening. “We are ecstatic that these crowds have come,” Sister Jan said. “We’re so happy. We couldn’t be more...
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Gaudentia Downey
...Patrick in Fort Wayne. She continued teaching in elementary schools in Chicago, Indiana (including Indianapolis, Lafayette and New Castle), North Carolina and Los Angeles, officially retiring in 1973 after three years at St. John Holy Spirit in Indianapolis. In all, Sister Gaudentia taught for 52 years. An undated photo of Sister Gaudentia Downey. In 1973, she returned to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to begin a ministry as the Activity Room coordinator, before retiring from there in 1981. She continued ministering as a...
Sister Mary Helen Neff
...Sister Alexa Suelzer in her commentary for Sister Mary Helen Neff, who died March 29. “Sister Mary Helen began her growth in God’s kingdom when she was born in Indianapolis on Feb. 3, 1921, of Otto and Caroline Joerger Neff,” continued Sister Alexa. One of seven children, she attended St. Philip Neri Grade School and St. Mary Academy, both in Indianapolis. She entered the Congregation Feb. 2, 1943, and received the name Sister Marie Anthony. She professed first and perpetual...
Sister Barbara Doherty (formerly Sister Vincent Ferrer)
...11 a.m. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Barbara in the comment section below. Memorial contributions may be made in Sister Barbara’s honor to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Barbara Doherty (formerly Sister Vincent Ferrer) Complete Ministry In Indiana: Teacher, St. Paul, Sellersburg (1953-56); Teacher, St. Agnes Academy, Indianapolis (1960-62); Teacher Formation Program/Mistress of Postulants, Sisters of Providence (1963-65); Teacher, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (1965-67); Teacher, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (1971-73); Teacher, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (1974-75);...
Sister Jean Anne Maher (formerly Sister Roberta Marie)
...memories of Sister Jean Anne in the comment section below. Sister Jean Anne Maher Teacher for 43 years at schools in Indiana, Illinois, California, Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. In Indiana: Holy Trinity, New Albany (1953-55); St. Ann, New Castle (1955-59); St. Peter, Linton (1963-65). In Illinois: St. Andrew, Chicago (1965-67); St. Mark, Chicago (1967-70); St. David, Chicago (1970-71, and 1979-80); St. Sylvester, Chicago (1975-76); St. Angela, Chicago (1976-78); Chicago Urban Skills Institute (1980-84); St. Priscilla, Chicago (1984-85); St. Beatrice,...
Sister Margaret Norris (formerly Sister Marie Angeline)
...do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore, I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. The baby born January 5, 1931, in Jasper, Indiana, to Oliver and Emma Cannon Norris was baptized Margaret Ann. In addition to her parents, she had three brothers Joseph, Bill, and Jerry and two sisters, Bernice and Emiline, all...
Sister Stella Marie Langdale
...Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, and also at St. Ann’s in Washington, D.C., Holy Redeemer in College Park, St. Clement in Lansdowne, and Ascension School in Halethorpe, Md. For the past 15 years, she has been retired to the Motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Sister Stella Marie is survived by one sister, Miss Elizabeth Langdale, who resides at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods; and by a cousin, Mrs. John J. Reynolds of Arlington, Va. The death certificate signed by Dr. K.G. Wakim, who had attended...
Feeding neighbors in need
Sister Florence Norton volunteers at the Providence Food Pantry in West Terre Haute, Indiana. It’s a Thursday in February. Heather Ray patiently waits as she gets closer and closer to the front of the line. A steady stream of people stand in front of her. More are waiting behind as people keep checking in. After checking in, they continue to move forward in the line. Only this time they are placing food items in carts. For several weeks, Heather —...
Sister Marian Brady
...hated to see her go, especially since her brother John entered the seminary the same year. Marian lamented the fact that there were no mountains or hills in Indiana, at least it seemed that way when she peered out the train window on route here. But then she discovered that Indiana had strawberries and raspberries and blueberries! She says of these novitiate years, “We lived a lot of our life in the cannery. They read a book to keep us...
Sister Joan Slobig (formerly Sister Denis Mary)
...Ministry In Washington, D.C.: Teacher, Immaculata Prep (1968-69). In Illinois: Librarian/Teacher, Providence St. Mel, Chicago (1969-71); Director of Instruction, Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove (1975-77); Counselor, Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center, Naperville (1994-96). In Indiana: Admission Councilor/Coordinator and Dean of Admissions, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1971-75); Director of Novices, Sisters of Providence; Assistant Professor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (1980-86); Director of Formation, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis (1986-90); Director of Formation, Indianapolis (1990-91); General Councilor, Sisters of Providence (1996-2001);...