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Sister Marie Kevin Tighe
...1944 and for the next 24 years, she was an elementary and secondary teacher and principal in several Catholic schools in Indiana and two in Chicago, always in the shadow and light of a parish Church steeple. Her teaching career gave way to four years of Congregational service, from 1968-72, as regional/provincial counselor in St. Gabriel Region/Province in Peru and Indianapolis. The “Arch” in the title of her book refers to her time in St. Louis (1972-80), beginning with her...
Providence Associate and former Sister of Providence Donna Watzke shares about her journey
...the meaning of living in right relationship with our Sisters and with the larger world community. Education and ministry Providence Associate Donna Watzke, right, volunteers at a community gathering. Pictured with her are Providence Associate Adrienne Curtis-Davis, left, and Sister Mary Mundy, center. I began ‘active’ ministry as a junior high teacher in Evansville, Ind. In time I was named principal of All Saints Catholic School in Indianapolis. Eventually I was appointed vicar of religious and director of pastoral planning...
Voices to prevent abuse: Sisters Cathy White and Cathy Campbell
...is that sister. In January she began coordinating the Circle of Grace program for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. The program was published by the Archdiocese of Omaha in 2007 and adopted by Indianapolis in 2012. It helps students figure out what healthy relationships to invite in and what unhealthy relationships to keep out, Sister Cathy C. explained. “My task is to ensure that key school, parish faith formation, and youth ministry personnel are trained in each parish or school to...
Faith leaders hold vigil at Clay County Justice Center
Sister Tracey Horan listens as Elmer Pena talks about his wife, Sonia Avile, who is currently being detained at the Clay County Justice Center. Elmer Pena started to break down as he spoke about his wife, Sonia Avile, saying to the crowd that since his wife was detained by United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents in Indianapolis, their three children they would wake up in the middle of the night crying out for their mother. “I don’t understand...
Reflections from our Golden Jubilees
...particularly grateful for three ministry opportunities in my life. The first was the chance to develop a Christmas Giving Tree Project at Holy Spirit Parish in Indianapolis, which helped me work through my grief following the sudden death of three family members at that time. The second ministry opportunity I treasure was the gift of God’s Spirit to envision and help develop Saint Ann Medical/Dental Services, which is now Wabash Valley Health Center in Terre Haute. At present, I am...
Honoring all teachers during National Teacher Appreciation Week
...Professor/Special Assistant to the President/Trustee, Providence University, Taiwan, Sister Maureen Fallon, Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction, Bishop McNamara Catholic School, in Kankakee, Illinois Sister Anji Fan, Teacher at Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception, Oldenburg, Indiana, Sister Mary Catherine Guiler, Substitute Teacher, Washington, D.C., Sister Jean Kenny, Substitute Teacher and tutor, Indianapolis, Sister Carol Meyers, Literacy Tutor, Chicago area, Sister Mary Morley, Volunteer GED Tutor, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Sister Mary Ann Stewart, Teacher, Cathedral High School, Indianapolis. We want...
Counting down: Seven days and seven random Indiana facts from 1840
...city in the state was New Albany with 4,226 residents. The state capital, Indianapolis, was second with 2,692. Richmond was third with 2,070, • Samuel Bigger was elected the seventh governor of the state on Dec. 9. He was the last politician from the Whig party to win the gubernatorial nomination, • William Henry Harrison was elected the ninth president of the United States of America in December 1840. In 1801, Harrison had been elected the first governor of the...
Sister Mary Ryan
...she saw a bookstore, there was always a stop there. Since Mary’s type of cancer only affects 3 percent of the population, Mary searched for a support group. She contacted the National organization, Support for Persons with Oral, Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC). There was such a group in the Boston area in which she participated but, when she arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, she discovered that the closest such group was in Indianapolis. She was encouraged to begin a local...
Sister Marikay Duffy receives recognition for helping others in need
Sister Marikay Duffy said years ago that she saw a need to “assist people by providing/offering educational opportunities and to assist in their understanding the immigration processes.” And because of her ministry efforts, which have spanned 40 years in the Archdiocese, she was recently honored along with two priests, Fathers Kenneth Taylor and Michael O’Mara, at the first Intercultural Awards Dinner in mid-November. The dinner was sponsored by the Indianapolis Archdiocesan Office of Intercultural Ministry. “The award was given in...
Sister Laura Ann McLaughlin
...return from Peru, Laura ministered one year at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and then went to Maternity BVM in Chicago, for seven years. Her next step was to Emmanuel College in Boston, where she received an MSW in Clinical Pastoral Counseling in 1987. She returned to Indianapolis and worked for three years in the Counseling Department and as Dean of Students at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis. Following this, Laura went to Emmaus House in New Jersey, where she ministered until...
Of liverwort and shaved eyebrows: Anne Healey remembers Sister Helen Vinton the scientist
Sister Helen Vinton works with as student in the science lab at Ladywood-St. Agnes School in Indianapolis in 1970. I took Biology from Sister Helen [Vinton] as a sophomore at Ladywood-St. Agnes High School [in Indianapolis] and the most memorable lesson I learned from her was a curiosity and appreciation for the minute miracles that occur in nature. For one project I remember attempting to grow a liverwort called marcanchia in a petri dish. Her fascination with and excitement about...
A Reflection on Sister Helen Jean Vinton
As I sit in my home office miles from the campus of the former Ladywood-St. Agnes in Indianapolis, and years away from the days I spent there, it is incredible how clear the memories are of that time. Other than my own parents and grandparents, I feel that the education I had from the Sisters of Providence was foundational to my faith as well a way to lead a life of purpose. It is an honor to recall one of...