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Sister Lucille Nolan (formerly Sister Mary Lucille)
...friend Sister Jeremy Gallet said: “Lucy was a light-bearer, leading the way and always seeing what was possible.” Mary Lucille Nolan was born in Galesburg, Illinois, on March 11, 1929. She attended St. Joseph Grade School and Costa Catholic High School. The Nolan Sisters: (from left) Sister Carol Nolan and Sister Lucille Nolan. What I didn’t know about Lucy was that she and her sister Carol attended the Galesburg School of Fine Arts. According to Carol, they were quite the...
Sister Dorothy Gartland: neighborhood ministry making a difference
...no matter how they looked. Over and over again throughout my time with PFS, I had the joy of welcoming back as “tutors” high school and college students who had returned to help as they had been helped. Of the other tutors, more than one college student expressed regret that there hadn’t been such a program in place when they were struggling throughout grade school. Providence Family Services’ 20 years is a tribute to the leadership of Sister Patty Fillenwarth,...
Job opening at Providence Cristo Rey High School
Providence Cristo Rey High School, a Roman Catholic, co-educational secondary school, located at 75 N. Belleview Place, Indianapolis, is currently accepting applications for the position of president. Providence Cristo Rey High School is sponsored by our Congregation and is a member of the Cristo Rey Network, a national association of high schools providing rigorous college-preparatory education to urban young people with economic need. The ideal candidate for the position is a visionary leader who can effectively articulate the school’s mission...
Sister Marian Brady
...Understanding, wisdom, a life pleasing to God and perseverance. Mariana Brady was born to John and Mary Rupert Brady on March 19, 1927, in Washington, D.C. She is survived by her brother Rupert, her sister Therese, 10 nieces and nephews and several great-nieces and nephews. Her brother Msgr. John Brady preceded her in death in 2021. Mariana was taught by the Sisters of Providence both at Dunblane and Immaculata High School in Washington, D.C. In her oral history recorded by...
Sister Connie Kramer
...which she did for the first 10 years of her religious life. In 1970, when she was both a high school teacher and business officer, Sister Connie was involved in the sale of Providence High School in Clarksville, Ind. This experience was transformational for her in that it confronted her with her own powerlessness over other people, places and events as she dealt with the challenges involved in selling a beloved communitysponsored school. This experience deepened within Sister Connie a...
Immaculata High School time capsule from 1955 to be opened Saturday
This time capsule – from the former Immaculata High School – will officially be opened at 2 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 11. The discovery of a time capsule will draw alumnae from Immaculata High School, Washington, D.C., at 2 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 11. The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, will host alumnae from the school to open the capsule at the Yuma Study Center, 4101 Yuma St. NW, Washington, D.C. The capsule was discovered last year during...
Sister Francine McGriffin
...eighth-grade graduation from St. Peter Catholic School, I attended the Linton public high school my freshman year. Then, I was accepted as a working boarder at Providence High School, Chicago, with about seven other girls. We lived on the sixth floor of the school. This turn of events may have had something to do with my great-aunt, Sister Callista Walker, being a Sister of Providence. She was my grandfather’s sister. My grandfather would drive me over to the open air...
My Current Situation in Asia: A Quadrillion Blessings
...I and a colleague, Fu Mei Lu, were given the opportunity to visit Kaifeng Ba Zhong for the first time. It was an unbelievable experience and our hosts were extremely gracious. Part 3: Recent Visit to the Original Ching I Middle School, founded in 1932 When we arrived at the school, now named Kaifeng Ba Zhong, on Nov. 6, 2017, we were greeted by the school’s administrative team, the immediate past principal, and Ms. Xu, a very knowledgeable and dedicated...
Celebrating National Catholic Schools Week
...name her? Here is a photo of faculty and staff from St. John School in Robstown, Texas, from the 1980-81 school year, which included Sister Patricia Clare (front row, second across) and Sister Helen Dolores (front row, third across). Here is an undated photo of a class at St. John School in Robstown, Texas. Here are two photos of Our Lady of Sorrows School, which is located in Chicago. The first photo features Sister Regina Cecile. The second photo is...
Sister Camille Neubauer (formerly Sister Jude)
...eighth grade, was taking lessons. Mrs. Neubauer explained that she didn’t realize children that young could take lessons. So, at the age of 6, Camille began piano lessons, leading to a lifelong love for music. Following grade school, Camille went on to high school at Immaculata and the close relationship with the Sisters of Providence continued. Camille’s grandmother was living with the family at the time. One morning, Camille, who was then 16, entered the bedroom only to find that...
Sister Patty Fillenwarth
...Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., to attend the Sisters of Providence high school for girls aspiring to be sisters. Patty already loved the young and energetic Sisters of Providence who served as teachers at her school. Then from the stories her sister brought home and from the monthly visits the family took to visit soon-to-be Sister Joseph there, Patty came to love Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as well. When it was time for her to enter high school, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods seemed a natural choice....
Sister Alice Walsh (formerly Sister Julia Therese)
...return to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, often frail and weak, we do not realize the tremendous gifts they have been as Women of Providence. It gives us the gift of knowledge. How many of us knew that Alice and her partner were roller skating champions? After high school, her partner skated professionally, but Alice chose to work for a short time and then entered the Sisters of Providence. Sister Alice ministered in schools in Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C....