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Sisters companion, advocate for immigrants
Sister Marikay Duffy poses for a selfie of her and Archbishop Joseph Tobin taken by WRTV-6 news anchor Raphael Sanchez who emceed the Intercultural Awards Dinner of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis at which she was honored. (Photo courtesy of Natalie Hoefer, Criterion) Companion on the journey. Advocate seeking meaningful immigration reform. These are phrases that Sisters of Providence Marikay Duffy and Marilyn Kofler use to describe each of their works on behalf of immigrants, Sister Marikay in the Indianapolis area...
Sister Mary Lee Mettler (formerly Sister Irma)
...Greenwood, Greenwood (1959); Teacher, Cathedral, Fort Wayne (1962-66); Teacher, St. Jude, Fort Wayne (1966-68); Teacher, Terre Haute Schulte High School, Terre Haute (1968-69); Teacher, St. Agnes Academy, Indianapolis (1969-70); Teacher, Ladywood-St. Agnes, Indianapolis (1970-73); Clerical Assistant, St. Gabriel Province Office, Indianapolis (1973-75); Director of Religious Education, St. John the Baptist Parish, Newburgh (1976-78); Assistant Printer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods/Director of Religious Education, St. Mary’s, Sullivan (1979-80); Printer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Director of Religious Education, St. Mary’s, Sullivan (1980-83); Coordinator of Parish Ministries, St....
Sister Rosalie Marie Weller
...siblings! Sister Rosalie Marie Weller She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Rosalie Marie ministered as a cook in various convents for 38 years, then worked in parish ministry in Fort Wayne and Indianapolis from 1975 to 2001, when she returned to the motherhouse, where she was very active until 2011, when she dedicated herself entirely to prayer. I lived with Rosalie for six years at Guerin Convent in River Grove. There, she cooked every day for 40 sisters...
Sister Connie Kramer leads retreats for homeless
Sister Connie Kramer, front center, creates one more memory with these retreatants as they complete their retreat experience. Caring for the homeless in a city like Indianapolis often means volunteers taking blankets and food to those who live on the streets or in camps. Or, in the best of situations, it means coaxing homeless people into shelters and recovery programs. Most responses tend to the physical and recovery needs of the homeless. Rarer are efforts that feed the soul or...
Becoming a Providence Associate
...feel I have a special connection with Saint Mary of the Woods. I am a graduate of the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College external degree program and their master’s in pastoral theology program. I have had a connection with the Sisters of Providence since first grade when they taught me at Saint Philip Neri Grade School in Indianapolis. This is even better because I feel that now I am one with them.” Providence Associate Jackie Fischer Jacqueline Fischer, Moberly, Missouri “After leaving...
Sister Regina Therese Shaughnessy
...they died. Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants. Still, other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!’” –A reading from the Gospel of Matthew (13:2-8) Regina Dolores Shaughnessy, whose life of 95 years we celebrate today, was born Dec. 16, 1921, in Indianapolis, to Edward and Kathleen Walsh Shaughnessy. She was the second child...
Sister Barbara Ann Zeller (formerly Sister Dorothy Jean)
...in her ministry history that she did teach Grade six at Precious Blood in Jasper, Ind, for about three months. Following this ministerial experience, Barb served primarily in administration as Community Director of Retirement, Infirmary Administrator, in the office of the Indianapolis Archdiocese of Social Ministries, Director of Gerontology, Director of Social Services for Elderly Housing, Providence Retirement Home Administrator/CEO, Ministry Consultant, Director of Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries, and recently as the President/CEO of Guerin, Inc., and Meadows of Guerin,...
Celebrating National Catholic Schools Week
...second photo is of a play which was directed by the late Sister Rose Margaret Ross. The music was written by the late Sister Marie Xavier. Here is an undated photo of a class at St. Bridget School in Indianapolis including Sister Helen Patrice. Here is a photo of a play performed at St. Bridget School in Indianapolis. The play was directed by the late Sister Rose Margaret Ross and the music was written by the late Sister Marie Xavier....
Sister Joni’s students send letters of support to Archbishop
Sister Joni Luna Students in Sister Joni Luna’s St. Patrick School religion class recently sent letters of support to Archbishop of Indianapolis Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., in response to his stance on helping a Syrian refugee family resettle in Indiana. “We were simply responding to an article in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star,” Sister Joni said. “The students wrote a letter to Archbishop Tobin in support of his courage. We also shared thoughts and feelings regarding the Archbishop receiving the refugees.”...
Face-to-face with a pandemic: Sister Arrianne Whittaker
...doctor and sister now.” Sister Arrianne graduated as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Marian University in Indianapolis in 2019. After completing her degree work, she began a ministry as a resident physician at St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital. Pandemic Medicine was everything she always imagined it would be, until February 2020, when the country began its yearlong-plus battle with a mysterious virus. In those 15 months, more than 500,000 individuals have lost the battle, including more than 13,000 residents in...
Miracle Place is growing!
Miracle Place, in Indianapolis, is a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. It just outgrew itself. That’s what Sisters Rita Ann Wade and Barbara McClelland have said. Recently, Miracle Place, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence based in Indianapolis, conducted an open house for its new building. Sister Rita Ann and Sister Barbara – the co-directors of the ministry – said the new building was necessary. “Miracle Place has outgrown itself,” they said. “At this...
Three Sisters of Providence celebrating Golden Jubilees
A total of three Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are celebrating their 50th Jubilee this year. 50-year Jubilarians Sister Cathy Campbell Sister Cathleen Campbell is a native of Washington, D.C. Currently, she ministers as the Coordinator of Circle of Grace Program, at the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Sister Cathleen, formerly Sister Christian, entered the Congregation on Sept. 12, 1966, from St. Andrew, Indianapolis. She professed perpetual vows on Oct. 21, 1972. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a...