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Sister Patricia McIntyre (formerly Sister Elaine)
...Blue Ribbons. I came home once with a Second Place Ribbon. I remember spending many days in the classroom looking out the window.” It is impossible to leave out this story from Patty’s childhood. Patty herself wrote the account that follows. It certainly showcases Patty’s quiet and subtle sense of humor. And perhaps a quiet teller of tales “out of school.” In this story, Patty seems the innocent bystander but who knows? Margie, Marilyn and Rosie, only you know if...
Journals and Letters week 34: Loving the ‘Right Way’
...need and makes tough decisions about how and when to offer correction. Today we speak of “Right Relationship.” Isn’t this exactly what Mother Theodore models and teaches? A bit of humor I can’t end without pointing out yet another example of Mother’s delightful humor. In thanking Mme. Le Fer for the gift of shoes, she says, “They made me feel that I am very far from being dead.” Even in a letter that begins with sympathy on the loss of...
Get to know Providence Associate Candace Minster
...three things that someone who wants to get to know you should understand about you. Music, art and literature are as important to me as shelter and clothing — I need them all to thrive. I value experiences, like great meals and travel, over material things any day. Lastly, humor is my love language. If we can share a sense of humor, we will get along great. What are your favorite ways to spend your time? I’m an avid fiber...
Why do I love Saint Mother Theodore?
...on that day, which told me that “There are some among you who are like old Bouraux. This was a turkey-cock that got angry at the least thing. He did not have one good quarter of an hour during the day because he got mad at everything.” Suddenly, my heart was touched by her frankness and humor. I laughed out loud and the tension was immediately released from my mind — whatever was bothering me must be nonessential! I really...
Oral History: Sister Dorothy Gartland
...and father. They loved to sing and dance. I think they met at a Parish function in St. Joe. Pop got out and went to work, but Mom had eight kids to take care of at home. Mom’s best friend in Chicago was a woman who smoked and swore, totally unlike my mother. My mother didn’t do those things, but that was her best friend. My parents weren’t judgmental. My father had a great sense of humor. They were so...
Sister Anne (Sister Anne Loyola) Scott
...sense of humor that Sister Anne’s father was convinced that Sister Anne was happy,” said Sister Paula. Sister Anne commenced teaching in 1950 at St. Mary in Aurora, Ill. In Illinois, she also taught at St. Leo and St. Agnes, Chicago. In Indianapolis, her classrooms were at St. Catherine and Holy Cross. Sister Anne spent four years at St. Clement, Lansdowne, Md., and two years at St. Elisabeth, Van Nuys, Calif. She spent several years in North Carolina at St....
Sister Mary Montgomery
...school. This was my idea about psychology because I really wanted to go to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She said, “If you are going to go anywhere, you are going to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.” My insides were dancing. I didn’t let her know. I was attracted to follow Jesus. I witnessed joy, compassion, service, love, faith, good sense of humor in most of the sisters I had encountered which I interpreted an expression of following Jesus. Q. You never had the proverbial lightning...
Sister Martha Steidl (formerly Sister Marie Aquinas)
...She believed that the object of education is to develop persons in balance, persons who were fully alive, fully human. Students remember her as a wonderful teacher, dedicated to excellence, someone who made a positive difference for many people and touched many lives. They describe her as kind, patient, sweet, lovely, humble, humorous and compassionate. One recalled, “I just loved seeing her smiling face every single day I had class with her.” Along with her wholehearted commitment to the college,...
Sister Brigid Mary Hurley
...Cheverus School in Malden during her elementary and high school years. When she was planning to enter the Congregation, she said “If I can’t beat them, I will join them.” During her teaching career, she returned to her beloved Cheverus School, where she taught for 16 years. Sister’s wit was legendary. She was always ready with a humorous comment and quick retort. In her teaching, she embodied Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s exhortation to “love the children first, and then teach...
Sister Ann Renee Maxwell
...of humor; she loved to tell jokes, and did you ever hear her cry like a baby? She could also imitate a train sound. We are aware of Sister Ann Renee’s love for bingo and all games of chance, her collection of jewelry of all kinds, her perfectly manicured fingernails — all these very human aspects of her life. But, let us consider how she lived out the corporal and spiritual works of mercy in her apostolic life of teaching...
Sister Marie Eleanor Shaw
...it well, marveling at Sister Marie Eleanor’s patience and acceptance when plans did not exactly work out — ‘she took everything in stride.’ The same traveling duo celebrated the bicentennial year by attending celebrations in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and the Eucharistic Congress in New York,” said Sister Ann. “The staff members in Mother Theodore Hall especially appreciated her sense of humor, calling her very funny and quick-witted — a joy to be around. One aide said it well, ‘She was...
Sister Leona (Mary Charlene) Walsh
...hall moderator. She had a good sense of humor and seemed to know just how far to let things go before needing to step in. In good times and hard times, it seemed she was always there for us,’” continued Sister Jenny. In 1976, Sister Leona returned to the Woods to minister as a librarian at the college. She served in this position until 2002. “Sister Leona was hired as the periodicals librarian and began work for her new boss...