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The joys of music
...I reflect on my internship, I hope I was able to inspire new ways of thinking about the use of music for the well-being of all the residents and staff, solidified more connections to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, and further supported their sense of Community. “As we have come to learn, perhaps the most unique quality about music therapy is the deeply rooted relationship between the patient and therapist through what is created and revealed in the music,” – Mary Kidwell...
Volunteering can be addictive – cleaning statues in Providence Park
The Week of Service started as collaboration between the Sisters of Providence and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) as we jointly celebrated our 175th anniversary in 2015. The SMWC Alumni Board of Directors worked with the sisters on it that very first year. They loved it so much that it has now become a yearly tradition. In addition to local projects, alumni, family and friends are encouraged to participate in service in their communities across the globe, all to honor the...
Remembering Sister Kathryn McNulty
...in education from the National College of Education in Evanston. Sister Kathryn entered the Congregation on July 22, 1955, two months after graduating from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, and professed first and final vows on January 23, 1958 and 1963, respectively. She began her teaching ministry at St. Benedict School in Terre Haute in 1959 before moving on to Our Lady of Mercy in 1962 in Chicago. In 1967, she taught at St. Andrew in Chicago and in 1970, she taught...
A Sister Prom/Winter Dance!
Sisters of Providence and students from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College interacting during the Sister Prom/Winter Dance. January 31 was an opportunity for sisters’ night out! Destination: O’Shaughnessy Dining Room. Event: Sister Prom! The event was the brainchild of Ashley Fern, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College student, and some of her classmates, who invited the Sisters of Providence to mingle with the students on the dance floor. More than 30 sisters showed up, not a bit deterred by limited mobility, a cane or even...
Throwback Thursday: Remember ‘Tiny Tim?’
...know “Tiny Tim” very well, but added he was “very welcoming.” “He had a reputation of being so gracious. He made you feel welcome,” Sister Rita Clare said. Sister Rita Clare added that “Tiny Tim” opened his home to visitors of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, especially when the Woodland Inn was full. In addition, more information about him may be found here. #throwbackthursday#tbt Andrew “Tiny Tim” O’Dwyer worked in security for the Sisters of Providence and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College for 48 years....
Sister Ann Xavier Hau
...Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Ball State University. Sister Ann Xavier began teaching in 1941 at St. Jude, Fort Wayne, Ind. In Indiana she also ministered at St. Joseph, Hammond, and Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood. Sister Ann Xavier spent many years teaching or serving as a principal in Illinois at St. Joseph, Downers Grove; St. Joseph, Galesburg; St. Mark, St. Genevieve and Immaculate Conception, Chicago; and St. Alexander, Palos Heights. She spent one year...
Guerin property demolition moving forward
Representatives of the Archdiocese of Chicago recently informed the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, that the developer who purchased the Guerin College Prep High School property will begin demolition as early as this week. The Congregation wanted to share this unfortunate news with those who hold Guerin dear. Although the request was made and solutions were explored, it does not appear the mural within the school can be preserved. The sisters have asked for the cornerstone, if possible....
Sister Ann Renee Maxwell
...one year at Our Lady of Providence, St. Louis. In Indiana, she taught at St. Jude, Fort Wayne, and St. John, Newburgh. After earning her LPN, Sister Ann Renee ministered in the Infirmary at the Woods. She also ministered several years at Northwest Hospital, Chicago. From 1987 to 1997, Sister Ann Renee ministered in Niles, Ill., at either St. Andrew Home or St. Benedict Home. She returned to the Woods in 2000 and ministered in Health Care. “Sister Ann Renee...
Annmarie Portela: ‘With this decision, I am truly content’
...Ellen Cunningham prior to entering your candidacy? Yes. I attended Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and Sister Ellen was my academic advisor. During college, I believe a special relationship developed. Throughout the years, she continues to be a mentor, an inspiration and a good friend. 3.) What was it like going through the Spiritual Integration Units with Sister Ellen? How did you complete the units? It was a refreshing renewal of spiritual conversation with Sister Ellen. Each unit brought out a level...
Women marching as a sign of hope
...based on race and religion and socioeconomic status and other man-made categories of people.…I’m not willing to just sit and listen to [those voices of division] become louder,” says Julia Lopez-Kaley, a staff member in the sisters’ liturgy department and a Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College alumna, who is attending today’s march. Sister Barbara Battista joins the Women’s March on Washington today. According to the website catholicsocialteaching.org.uk, the theme of human dignity in Catholic social teaching “is about our radical equality before...
Sister Rose Marie (Anthony Marie) Thole
...degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Sister Rose Marie’s first ministry was in the Infirmary. After a six-year stint there, she attended St. Xavier College, Chicago, and earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She returned to the Woods in 1967 and for the next 10 years served in the Infirmary. Her other nursing ministries included surgical nurse at Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Ill.; RN at the Christopher E. Center, Evansville, Ind., and the UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles;...
Sister Gerry (Marie Richard) Cavanaugh
...from Indiana State University. For more than four decades, Sister Gerry ministered in education. She started at St. John Grade School, Indianapolis, in 1947. In Indiana, she also ministered at Holy Trinity, New Albany; Sacred Heart, Terre Haute; and St. John, Vincennes. She spent part of a year at Immaculate Conception, Tulsa, Okla. In Illinois, her pedagogical ministry led her to St. Joseph, Downers Grove; St. Angela, St. Andrew, St. Francis Borgia, City Colleges and Wright College, Chicago; Mother Theodore...