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...11, 1948, receiving the religious name Sister Mary Agatha, and professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1950, and 1955, respectively. Sister Mary earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education administration from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill. Sister Mary began ministering in elementary education in 1950 at Assumption, Evansville, Ind. In Indianapolis, she taught at St. Catherine and St. James. She spent four years at St. Ambrose, Hollywood, Calif. She taught...

...were at the Woods – Sisters Nancy, Carol, and Lucy Nolan. Lucy and Carol were in a concert at the Woods where there was a big orchestra. Ann was in eighth grade at the time and no one in her family had been to the Woods. The Nolan sisters’ mother and Ann’s father were first cousins. They were raised a half mile from each other, and were particularly close; so, John Sullivan thought the family should go to the concert....

...Processing, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1979-82); Comptroller General Business Office, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1982-93); Director of Finance Central Business Office, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1993-99); Consulting and Computer Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1999-2001); WED Admission Assistant/Instruction Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College/Accounting Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2001-02); WED Admission Assistant/WED Adjunct Instructor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2002-03); Volunteer/Ministry of Care Office/WED Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2004); Providence Housing Coproration, Housing Assistant, Providence Housing Corporation, West Terre Haute (2005-06); Administrative Assistant Providence Center, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2006); Administrative Assistant/Coordinator Our...

...Constance “Connie” Kramer (formerly Sister Marita) Complete Ministry In Illinois: Teacher, Costa Catholic High School, Galesburg (1968-70). In Indiana: Teacher, Aspirancy, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1964-65); Treasury Office, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1966-68); Teacher/Business Officer, Our Lady of Providence High School, Clarksville (1970-73); Teacher/Business Officer, Ladywood-St. Agnes, Indianapolis (1973-74); Teacher/Business Officer/Development Director, Ladywood-St. Agnes, Indianapolis (1974-75); Clinical Pastoral Educator/Pastoral Minister, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis (1978-79); Group/Individual Counselor, Jackson Clinic, Anderson (1979-80); Director of Religious Education, St. Simon, Indianapolis (1980-81); Director of Religious Education/Pastoral...

SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS, IN – The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, recently announced the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Historic District is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Its addition to the National Register honors the property’s importance to the state and the nation. “When people visit Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for the first time, they are always overwhelmed by its beauty and peacefulness. It is a place made sacred not only by the beauty of the...

...Hospital, Indianapolis (1978-85); Library Coordinator, Community Hospital, Indianapolis (1985-86); Staff Librarian and Research Analyst, Community Hospital and Hand Surgery Association of Indianapolis (1986-88); Reference Librarian, Community Hospital, Indianapolis (1988-93); Medical Information Assistant, Crossroads Rehabilitation Center, Indianapolis (1997-98); Instructional Assistant-Computers, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis (1998-2002); Librarian, Holy Angels School, Indianapolis (2002-06); Archive Researcher, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2006-16); Archives Coordinator, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2017-19); Archives Consultant, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2019). In Ohio: Patient Advocate, BIORX, Cincinnati (2010-17)....

...Maternity BVM school in Chicago, where she learned the Suzuki method of teaching young children the violin. She finalized her bachelor’s degree in music from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, then continued with her education to get a Master’s of Music degree from Illinois State University. Later she would receive a master’s degree in German. Return to SMWC In 1969 Carol returned to the Woods and became a professor of music at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She expanded the College-Community Orchestra. She taught...

...Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1994-2004); Sewing Room/Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2004-09); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2009-2020). In Illinois: Teacher, St. Mel-Holy Ghost, Chicago (1952-54); Teacher, Our Lady of Mercy, Chicago (1964-65); Teacher, St. Agnes, Chicago (1965-66). In Oklahoma: Teacher, Corpus Christi, Oklahoma City (1962-64). In Missouri: Religious Education, St. Michael, St. Louis (1974-76); Adult Education, St. Mark School, St. Louis (1976-77); Foundress and Director of House of Prayer and Hermitage, Christina House, Pevely (1977-83); Care for Elderly, St. Louis (1984-85); Shelter Manager, Hotel Missouri,...

...Wayne, and her high school years in Central Catholic in Fort Wayne and Ladywood in Indianapolis, graduating in 1949. She claims she was a bit boy crazy and that was probably why she got sent away to boarding school at Ladywood. Jackie won a scholarship to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She attended the college for only a semester, studying Latin and French. But in her last year at Ladywood, she had felt a strong call to religious life, so she entered...

...Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Denise Wilkinson, general superior of the Sisters of Providence, said she is excited to think that this beautiful and sacred space at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods will draw many people here to come to know Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. In the process they will experience the natural beauty and welcoming community present in the place she founded. “This place of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, where Mother Theodore found a home and created a school and a religious community, is a place...

Sister Marian Elizabeth Moriarty “Jesus said to his disciples, ‘You are the salt of the Earth. … You are the light of the world.’” (Matthew 5:13a, 14a) “This Gospel reading from Matthew was used at the Eucharistic Liturgy the day after Sister Marian Elizabeth’s death and I immediately knew it would be appropriate for her wake service. ‘Salt’ and ‘light’ — two realities of our daily lives that are so much a part of our day that we hardly notice...

Sister Jean Arkenberg “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink?’” (Matthew 25:37) “This short section from St. Matthew seems appropriate for Sister Jean Arkenberg. The one word I have heard most often in referring to her is ‘humble.’ Her service is summed up so well in this selection and in her humility. I can hear her saying, ‘But when did...