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Sister Rose Louise Schafer
...Washington, D.C. Sister Rose Louise started teaching at St. Leo, Chicago, in 1936. She also ministered at St. Athanasius, Evanston, Ill. In Indiana, her classrooms were at Cathedral, Vincennes; St. Catherine, Indianapolis; St. Joseph, Hammond; and Annunciation, Brazil. She spent six years at St. Patrick, Fayetteville, N.C. “In 1964, Sister Rose Louise was called by the Congregation to be on the first Regional and then Provincial team for the St. Gabriel Province. She served as the first assistant while both...
Sister Catherine Sienna Wire
...Nellie (O’Keefe) Wire. She was one of seven children. She attended St. Catherine Grade School and St. John Academy, both in Indianapolis. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Academy. Entering the Congregation Aug. 23, 1928, she received the religious name Sister Catherine Sienna. She professed first and perpetual vows Feb. 24, 1931, and Aug. 15, 1936, respectively. Sister Catherine Sienna earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Sister Catherine Sienna spent more than 50 years in education. She...
A grand structure: Providence Hall
...all ablaze and the ceilings have fallen.” Plans for replacing the ruined edifice immediately began under Mother Mary Euphrasie Hinkle (1883-1889). The cornerstone was laid July 26, 1889. The beautiful brick three-story structure with modern amenities was finished under the leadership of Mother Mary Cleophas Foley (1890-1926). Bohlen Architects of Indianapolis, a firm first used by the Congregation in 1860, was employed to oversee construction. This is a stone that was saved from the foundation of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s...
Sister Joan (Ruth Cecile) Klega
...Mae (Manske) Klega. She attended St. Patrick Grade School and St. Patrick High School, both in Terre Haute. She graduated from Ladywood, Indianapolis, and entered the Congregation Feb. 2, 1951, receiving the religious name Sister Ruth Cecile. She professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1953, and 1958, respectively. Sister Joan earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in music education from Illinois State University. Sister Joan began teaching music in 1953...
Sister Ann Marie Boyce
...of Sister Ann Marie in the comment section below. Sister Ann Marie Boyce Teacher for 40 years at schools in Indiana, North Carolina, and California. In Indiana: St. Ann, Indianapolis (1950-53); St. Mary, Lafayette (1953-55); St. Suzanna, Plainfield (1959-64); St. Ann, New Castle as principal and teacher (1967-77); St. Jude, Indianapolis as assistant principal and teacher (1977-78); St. Paul, Sellersburg as principal and teacher (1978-85); Sacred Heart, Terre Haute (1996-99). In North Carolina: Blessed Sacrament, Burlington (1964-66); St. Therese, Wilson...
Sister Marian Brady
...quiet during the time we worked, probably children’s books to prepare us for teaching.” Sister Marian professed first vows in 1951 and made her perpetual profession in 1956, both on August 15. Marian began her teaching career as a high school teacher and taught in Indiana at Ladywood in Indianapolis, Our Lady of Providence in Clarksville and at Schulte in Terre Haute over a span of six years. “What came Marian’s way” in 1957 was a return to her beloved...
Sister Ann Clare Lancaster
...Tighe family were friends, and Eva Sue and Alice Tighe [RIP, Sister Marie Kevin Tighe’s sister] were the best of friends. It was on the occasion of Sister Marie Kevin’s final vow ceremony that Eva traveled with the Tighe family to the Woods. Sometime during the day, Eva Sue asked Sister Marie Kevin, ‘Do you think I’d like it here?’ Sister Marie Kevin said, ‘Yes, try it,’” shared Sister Ruth. Sister Ann Clare commenced teaching at Holy Cross, Indianapolis, in...
Sister Venard Sequence
...earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Sister Venard began teaching at St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, in 1941. Her other Indiana missions included St. Ann, Indianapolis; St. John the Baptist, Whiting; St. Joseph, Hammond; and St. Patrick, Terre Haute. In Illinois, she ministered in the following schools: St. Joseph, Downers Grove; Maternity BVM, St. Columbkille, St. Mel-Holy Ghost, Our Lady of Mercy, Providence and St. Sylvester, Chicago; and St. Alexander, Palos Heights. She spent two years...
Sister Agnes Pauline Meinert
...in Chicago. She entered the Congregation Feb. 10, 1936, and professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1938, and 1944, respectively. Sister Agnes Pauline earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from St. Louis University. Sister Agnes Pauline began her pedagogical ministry at Ladywood High School, Indianapolis, in 1938. In Indiana, her classrooms included Holy Trinity, New Albany; St. John, Vincennes; St. Patrick, Fort Wayne; and St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis,...
Oral History: Sister Carol Nolan
...take to heaven.” — Sister Mary Lourdes Mackey, SP Sister Carol Nolan shows a third-grade student, the child of immigrants in California, how to hold a violin as part of her ministry at Providence in the Desert. Sister Carol had lived and breathed music from an early age. She began violin in seventh grade and excelled. She also excelled in the classroom. Two years after entering the community, she began her first teaching mission at St. Andrew School in Indianapolis,...
A historical look at The Church of the Immaculate Conception
...the dimensions. A photo from 1910 featuring the Church of the Immaculate Conception and Providence Hall, along with the bridge connecting Providence Hall to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Sister Eugenia continued writing that with consultation from then-Diocese of Indianapolis Bishop Silas Francis Marean Chatard, the laying of the cornerstone was to take place on September 14, 1886. Bishop Chatard arrived in the morning of that day to arrange documents, a list of participants, newspaper clippings, coins and all other information to...
Sister Mary Magdalen Schwartz
...professional vows on Jan. 23, in 1945 and 1950, respectively,” continued Sister Ann. Sister Mary Magdalen earned a bachelor’s degree in math from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in physical science from the University of Notre Dame. Sister Mary Magdalen began teaching in 1945 at Holy Cross, Indianapolis. In Indiana she also ministered at St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis; Central Catholic High School, Fort Wayne; and Reitz Memorial High School, Evansville. She taught one year at St. Rose, Chelsea,...