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Sister Marie (Marie Ralph) Benson
...name Sister Marie Ralph. Sister Marie professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1941, and 1947, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Sister Marie began her ministry in education as a music teacher at St. Therese, Fayetteville, N.C., in 1941. She taught music the next 11 years in Indiana — St. Charles, Peru; Holy Trinity, New Albany; and St. John the Baptist, Whiting —...
Sister Donna (Laurence Therese) O’Neill
...She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Marygrove College, Detroit. For more than 40 years, Sister Donna ministered in education. She began teaching second grade in 1951 at St. John, Robstown, Texas. In Indianapolis, she taught at St. Joseph and St. Joan of Arc. She spent two years at St. Therese, Wilson, N.C. Sister Donna spent most of her pedagogical years in Illinois at St. Sylvester, Our Lady of...
Sister Regina Mary Wallace
...N.Y., and Most Holy Rosary, Syracuse, N.Y., and graduated secondary school from Most Holy Rosary. Sister Regina Mary entered the Congregation July 22, 1953, and professed first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1956, and Aug. 15, 1961, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in elementary education from the University of Maryland. Sister Regina Mary began teaching at St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1956. Her other Indiana classroom...
Sister Laurine Haley
...by Reception on Jan. 23, 1946. She then arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in June 1946, to complete her novitiate and professed first and final vows on Jan. 23, 1948, and 1953, respectively. Sister Laurine Haley with Sister Emily TeKolste. One of Sister Laurine’s favorite psalms was Psalm 63. She said she tried to in her life. She lifted her hands to the Lord by reaching out to those in need. Sister Laurine’s ministry of more than 50 years in education,...
Providential Connections
...sponsored institution of the Sisters of Providence, PCRHS is a shining example of how Providence is woven into the fabric of life. The school offers students who otherwise could not afford a private education the opportunity to have a high-quality, Catholic education and to pay for more than 70 percent of their tuition through corporate work-study experience. So, from freshman year, while they learn the fundamentals to make them successful in college, they also learn critical job skills to make...
Mary Kathleen Fleming: A Heart for Providence
...Providence school in Bloomington, Ind., where she served as principal. In fact, her 421/2 years in education were spent in schools staffed by the Sisters of Providence. “I could write a whole book on what I gained [from being in the Congregation],” continues Kathleen, who resides in Indianapolis. “I certainly got a sense of ministry and a tremendous love for education. I certainly learned how to use time well because we were busy. I was working full time plus going...
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Therese Berry
...For this week, we will take a look at the life of Sister Therese Berry, formerly Sister David Jean Berry. Therese Ann Berry was born on February 1, 1930, in Indianapolis. She entered the Congregation in 1948 from St. John Academy, located in Indianapolis. She received a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Her teaching ministry began in 1950 at St. Andrew, Chicago. She also taught at St....
Sister Norene Golly (formerly Sister Charlotte Ann)
...a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Sister Norene commenced her ministry in education in 1953 at St. Patrick, Indianapolis. She served three years as teacher and principal at Corpus Christi, Oklahoma City, Okla. The majority of her years in the teaching ministry were spent in Illinois — St. Genevieve, St. Mel and St. Angela, Chicago, and St. Dennis, Lockport. Sister Margaret shared about Sister Norene’s years of teaching. “Sister Norene wrote of herself, ‘I particularly enjoyed the...
Sister Eileen Ann Kelley
...Maryhurst in Rockville, Md., July 22, 1945. In 1946 she came to Saint Mary-of the-Woods to complete her novitiate. Jan. 23 was the date of profession of first vows and of perpetual vows, in 1948 and 1953 respectively. Sister Eileen Ann earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in religious studies from Providence College in Rhode Island. She served as teacher or school principal for 26 years in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland,...
Sister Anne Doherty (formerly Sister Dennis)
...Certainly, that interpretation applies to Sister Anne Doherty whose death last Sunday evening released her from living with Alzheimer’s, which robbed her of the vivacious, spirited and always-in-control personality that many of us knew. In Anne’s case, this short reading also captures her nearly 50 years of ministry as an educator and a clinical psychologist. Her years in education focused on children and her lifelong clinical interests were directed toward families with children, the rural poor and elderly and the...
Sister Donna Marie Fu
...mission was not to be a return to her beloved Taiwan. Instead, she was missioned as a fourth and fifth-grade teacher – yes, she was given a double classroom for her first teaching assignment. “I said, I’m not prepared. I didn’t take any education classes … I just don’t have any preparation, no classroom materials … So, I went to my alcove and cried.” What happened next was due in large part to the sisterliness of Sister Thomas Loretto, who...
Four women profess perpetual vows as Sisters of Providence
...lifelong vows with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, which she professed during a vow ceremony June 30 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Patty Wallace Sister Patricia (Patty) Wallace was born in Indianapolis, Ind. She entered the Sisters of Providence from Shreveport, La., in 2003. Sister Patty holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in library science. She currently ministers as an outreach children’s librarian at the Indianapolis Public Library. Sister Patty says that professing final...