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Sister Sue Pietrus
...following commentary was written by Sister Dawn Tomaszewski and given by Sister Denise Wilkinson. COMMENTARY FOR SISTER SUSAN PIETRUS, SP FOR THE WAKE SERVICE, TUESDAY, SEPT. 16, 2008 A reading from the Journals and Letters of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin: “They teach the various sciences scarcely known in our French schools, but they excel in music, which is an indispensable thing in this country, even for the poor. No piano, no pupils.” You will NOT be surprised to know that...
Sister Joan (Ruth Cecile) Klega
Sister Joan Klega “The winter solstice occurs once a year, when the tilt of Earth’s axis is oriented directly away from the sun, causing the sun to appear to reach its northern-most extreme. The name is derived from the Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still) because at the solstice, the sun stands in declination; that is, its apparent movement north or south comes to a standstill.” (quote by Sister Jan Craven) “A passage happened last Friday evening of...
Sister Marijo Lynch
...whatever was asked of her. She was a prayerful person who lived her commitment to be another Christ to all with whom she came in contact. “Proof that her students and those with whom she worked saw this Christ-like quality in Sister Marijo was witnessed by those who attended the Memorial Mass in California May 5, when students, teachers and administrators attended to pay their respects to this great lady,” continued Sister Mary Ann. “We read in the Gospel of...
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,...
Sister Mary Pius Regnier: General Superior from 1966 to 1976
Sister Mary Pius Regnier The following is the commentary from the wake service for Sister Mary Pius Regnier, held Nov. 30, 2005. A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews: In the days when he was in the flesh, Jesus offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Son though he was, Jesus learned obedience from what he suffered, and...
Sister Francetta Brown
...ministry among African-Americans started with her next mission at St. Patrick, Fayetteville, N.C. She spent part of a year teaching at St. Sylvester, Chicago. Then from 1946 to 1957, Sister Francetta taught in Indianapolis at St. Bridget, a totally non-integrated African-American school. For the next three years, she taught at St. Peter, Linton, before moving on to secondary education. As a high school teacher, Sister Francetta taught in Indiana at Reitz Memorial, Evansville; St. Simon, Washington; the Aspirancy, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods;...
First chapel visited by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin on her arrival at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to be re-created
...on other things through the years, and Saint Mother Theodore and the sisters have their own mission, but this project has great historical value for our community.” The Mastersons first offered the cabin to Keith Ruble, superintendent of the Vigo County Park and Recreation Department. Ruble has been involved with the project from soon after its beginning. Ruble met David Masterson at the Rendezvous Festival in Vincennes on Memorial Day weekend this year and said he thought the Sisters of...
Civil War service
...as nurses. St. John’s Infirmary Sister Athanasius Fogarty, directress of the hospital, was well-known as a sister nurse. Risking infection from various war-time diseases such as typhoid, dysentery and measles, Sister Anthanasius tirelessly comforted and cared for sick and dying soldiers. At the end of the war, she served as directress of St. John Infirmary, a convalescent facility for soldiers that closed in 1871. The Sisters of Providence are one of several congregations honored in a memorial called “The Nuns...
Sister Catherine (Catherine Ursula) Hayes
...the work of a lifetime. Such wisdom endures through the disappointments and hardships of life even into the darkness and pain of its final days. This wisdom the sister we remember today sought throughout her life,” began Sister Mary Roger Madden in her commentary for Sister Catherine Hayes, who died July 18. Born Nov. 4, 1916, in Chicago, Catherine Ursula Hayes was the daughter of Maurice and Ursula (Booker) Hayes. One of six children, she attended grade school at Clarendon...
Sister Angela “Angie” Louise Schwartz
...for Sister Angela “Angie” Louise Schwartz, who died March 1. One of two daughters of Edwin and Bridget (Jarboe) Schwartz, Elizabeth Catherine Schwartz was born Jan. 12, 1928, in Evansville, Ind. She attended St. Anthony Grade School and Reitz Memorial High School, both in Evansville. She entered the Congregation July 21, 1946, and professed first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1949, and 1954, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in...
Sister Margaret Gallagher
...Haute, Ind., in 1934. Other Indiana classrooms included All Saints, Hammond; St. Philip Neri, St. John Academy and St. Agnes, Indianapolis; Cathedral and Central Catholic High School, Fort Wayne, St. Charles, Bloomington; Reitz Memorial High School, Evansville. She spent a few years in Washington, D.C., at Immaculata, Immaculata Junior College and Immaculata and Cathedral Minor Seminary. In Illinois, Sister Margaret ministered at Marywood, Evanston, and Providence High School, Chicago. She spent two years in Taiwan and Hong Kong at Providence...
Sister Eileen Mary Cunningham
...in Chelsea, Mass., to Joseph and Mary (Golden) Cunningham, Mary Isabel Cunningham was one of five children. She attended St. Rose grade and high schools in Chelsea. Upon her graduation she attended Chelsea Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, graduating as a registered nurse in 1938. One year later, she entered the Congregation. “When she arrived, she was told she would not be nursing until after her novitiate. However, the very next day, she began working as a nurse in our...