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Sister Marie Brendan Harvey
...of the tradition of the Congregation, dedicated one entire building of the new college of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, the Conservatory of Music, to the teaching and performing of great music, both sacred and secular. Conscious of the limitations in early American education, she sent some of her more gifted musicians to study at such centers of musical scholarship as Munich and Solesmes. These pioneers were later to teach not only music majors but the entire Congregation the intricate skill of medieval...
Ministry at the border: belleza (beauty) of binationality
Sister Tracey Horan is the new Education Coordinator at the Kino Border Initiative/Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera. In this role, she works with an education team to coordinate and host individuals and groups for immersions to the U.S./Mexico border. There she and others engage participants on the current reality of migration. Since her arrival in July, they have hosted six high school groups for this experience, 58 individuals in total. Before I arrived in Nogales, Arizona last month, I already...
Sister Marsha Speth
...living a rather cloistered lifestyle. Following the directives of Pope Paul VI to reclaim the original charism and the spirit of our foundress, the Congregation embarked upon an era of education and change. During my first year of teaching, I asked permission to discontinue wearing the veil. It was a big step for me. The children I taught hardly batted an eye! The sorrow of those years was watching so many of my peers move on to other lifestyles. Each...
“You are worth everything” Sister Barbara Sheehan and Urban CPE Consortium
...care. Sister Barbara Sheehan, in red sweater, meets people at Bonaventure House, one of her ministry sites as executive director of Urban Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Consortium in Chicago. There she helps train students to listen with head and heart and put faith into action. One organization that assists in spiritual care at Bonaventure House is the Urban Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Consortium, a ministry under the direction of Executive Director Sister Barbara Sheehan, SP (formerly Sister Marie Barbara). One-on-one...
Sister Camille Neubauer (formerly Sister Jude)
...the grandmother had died. Immediately, Mrs. Neubauer asked Camille to run across the street to tell the sisters to call the priest. A few minutes later, the sisters arrived at the front door, went upstairs, knelt at the grandmother’s bed and prayed. Camille was so impressed by their care, and remembered thinking that they were breaking the rules but how important it was to her family. Following her high school graduation in 1957, Camille continued her education with the Sisters...
All will be well
...“well-being.” The mission of this Sisters of Providence initiative, HOME, or “Helping Ourselves Meaningfully Engage,” is “to cultivate a community where well-being is encouraged, supported and nurtured, honoring every person so that all may thrive.” HOME The HOME initiative addresses ways to enhance “well-being.” Indeed, there seems to be no end to what can be imagined! Picnics at St. Joseph’s Lake. Concerts with Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Creation of space with up-to-date technology for educational and social gatherings. Faith sharing groups....
Examining International Equal Pay Day
...earned by a man for doing comparable work. Worldwide issue However, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) the pay gender gap in many other countries of the world is much greater. In evaluating the situation, the WEF considered such factors as access to education, healthcare, economic opportunities and political involvement. With such measurements, it calculated a gender gap of 32 percent worldwide in 2002. This assessment has remained pretty consistent since that time. Not an ‘easy task’ Achieving equal...
Oral history: The little things with Sister Lois Ann Stoiber
...dying! She was there only a few days. “I realized I belonged on mission and not at home.” And those missions occurred in Indiana and Illinois. Sister Lois Ann Stoiber has a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in elementary education and reading from Illinois State University. Sister Lois Ann Stoiber See a complete list of Sister Lois Ann’s ministries here. We discussed whether she wanted to be a teacher. “I taught first or...
Sister Rosalie Cullen, formerly Sister James Clare
...was baptized at St. Patrick’s Church in Terre Haute. She attended grade school at St. Patrick Elementary and graduated from Schulte High School in 1956. On July 22, 1956, Rosalie entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, professing first vows on Jan. 23, 1959, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1964. 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. Known as Sister James...
Sister Amata Dugan
...dance on the table, to the delight of everyone, except Helen’s father, who, when he heard of it, told the ladies never to take her there again. Helen entered the Congregation on Feb. 2, 1950, and was given the religious name, Amata. She was received into the novitiate that same year, made her first profession in 1952 and professed final vows in 1957, all on the feast of the Assumption, August 15. She received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education,...
Sister Rose Angele Spalding
...Rose (Hopkins) Spalding. One of five children, she was educated at Cunningham Grade School and St. John High School, both in Loogootee. She entered the Congregation Dec. 29, 1933, and professed first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1936, and Aug. 15, 1941, respectively. Sister Rose Angele earned bachelor’s degrees in education and English from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. For nearly 50 years, Sister Rose Angele dedicated her life to the education of young people either as a teacher, principal or librarian....
Sister Mary Ann Stewart
...first hand, how necessary they were.” Having good teachers made that career choice a natural fit for Sister Mary Ann. “I made the decision to go into elementary education because I liked the way sisters lived in a parish convent and were part of the whole parish. I also come from a family of teachers. My brother, my sister-in-law, my niece, my grand niece and my brother-in-law teach at different levels. I eventually decided I wanted to teach history and...