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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 Agnese Boddington
...at St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis. Her other Indiana classrooms included St. Anthony, St. Agnes and St. Jude, Indianapolis; St. Jude, Fort Wayne; and Sacred Heart and St. Patrick, Terre Haute. She also ministered at St. Andrew and Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago, and Dunblane, Washington, D.C. “In 1966, Sister Agnese came to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College to teach in the Education Department where her creative skills were shared with students. Later, she served as supervisor of the mailroom and duplicating...
The Bond of Friendship: ‘Back to School’ Luncheon
...and so on. Their connections to one another haven’t dissipated over time. At their most recent gathering, there were nearly 30 faculty and staff members there. And many who could not be there sent their regrets. As Sister Kay Manley, SP, noted, “Truly, they have become family to one another. But now, instead of sharing stories about their children, they are sharing stories about their grandchildren.” Faculty and staff from Mother Guerin High School/Guerin College Prep gathered on August 7...
A pleasant sounding instrument
...Inspiration® software. This software assists Sister Kay in creating presentations, outlining and visually mapping content to help students retain information and to be able to organize and synthesize it. Students at Guerin are required to take four years of theology. Sometimes there is a little grousing among the students about this requirement. Sister Kay patiently responds to these students, “While you do not need theology to get into college, you need theology to get through life. You will always need...
Making sense of the present moment
...D.C., and later at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She was a year-round student, working summers in the college business office. Because of this, she got to know the sisters as teachers and friends, learning about their ministries first-hand. Sister Cathy also participated in the sisters’ prayer life. She had no desire to be a sister, however. She wanted to become an award-winning journalist; so after college she went to work for The Indianapolis Star. While working at The Star, Sister Cathy...
Treasures from Archives: Providence Press
Sister Cecile Morse ministered as a printer from 1938 to 1979. The Sisters of Providence have a long history of printing and publishing. Take, for example, “Lest We Forget: The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods in Civil War Service,” by the late Sister Mary Theodosia Mug. It was printed in 1931 by Providence Press of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Yes, indeed, having a print shop to help not only share information about the Congregation and its many schools, but also to...
At home in the Catholic Church with the SPs
Amy Miranda outside the Church of the Immaculate Conception. (This article originally published in the Summer 2013 edition of HOPE) The first time I went to Mass with the Sisters of Providence in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, it rattled me. Those sisters were changing words in the responses at the Mass! It was 1994, and I was an 18-year-old student at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. The Catholic Church had been a “home” for me since I...
Sister Stella Marie Langdale
...Teacher, Maternity BVM, Chicago (1925-27); Teacher, St. Agnes, Chicago (1932-33); Teacher, St. Genevieve, Chicago (1936-38); Teacher, Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago (1945-46); Teacher, St. Athanasius, Evanston (1951-53). In Massachusetts: Teacher, Sacred Heart, Malden (1927-32); Teacher, Sacred Heart, Malden (1933-35). In Washington, D.C.: Teacher, St. Ann (1938-42); Teacher, St. Ann (1957-58). In Maryland: Teacher, Holy Redeemer, Berwyn (1942-43); Teacher, St. Clement (Lansdowne (1953-54); Teacher, Ascension, Halethorpe (1954-57); Teacher, Holy Redeemer, College Park (1958-61). In North Carolina: Teacher, St. Patrick, Fayetteville (1943-45)....
Sister Marie Agatha Vonderheide
...Philomena Kuntz Vonderheide. She was the fourth of five children. She grew up in Holy Angels Parish and attended the parish elementary school, then staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph. She chose to attend St. John Academy where she met the Sisters of Providence. She graduated in 1938 and worked in an office of a downtown department store for two years before entering the Sisters of Providence in July 1940. She earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College...
White Violet Center interns: Meet the fabulous four!
...an artist, a storyteller and someone who uses their gifts to positively impact the lives of others.” Madeleine Beck, White Plains, New York Madeleine has a bachelor’s degree in astrophysics from Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She also has a Wilderness First Responder Certification from National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and Wilderness Medicine Child/Adult CPR & Airway Management, Epinephrine Auto-Injector certifications. She has participated in a 30-day self-sufficient backpacking course in Wind River Range, Wyoming, learning wilderness survival and first aid skills, as...
Life on the farm at White Violet Center: Meet our summer crop of interns
...University, majoring in Ecology. During the last two summers, she has worked on a farm and has developed a strong interest in learning and practicing sustainable farming. “Your internship program looks like one of a kind… I want to immerse myself in an opportunity to not only learn about farming, but also faith.” Tavia Hedrick, Terre Haute, Ind. Tavia Hedrick Tavia has completed her sophomore year at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and is majoring in Environmental Science with a concentration in...
Remembering Sister Barbara Doherty
“Be a lamp or a lifeboat or a ladder. Help someone’s soul to heal.” Rumi Blog post author and Providence Associate Ezra Kyle Meadors with his friend Sister Barbara Doherty I arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in the fall of 2016 for a nine-month internship at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. That first evening at supper, I sat down next to my friend Sister Barbara Doherty. Despite her living with dementia, she called me by name. She asked how long I...