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Sister Anne Krause (formerly Sister Marie Robert)
...22 years in Indiana, Illinois and Massachusetts In Indiana: St. John High School, Loogootee (1947; 1963-64); St. Joseph, Terre Haute (1949-53); St. Mary, Lafayette (principal, 1953-56); St. Catherine, Indianapolis (principal, 1956-62) In Illinois: Providence High School, Chicago (1962-63; 1964-69) In Massachusetts: St. Patrick, Stoneham (1947-49) During her years as provincial treasurer, she lived in Park Ridge, Ill., with her very good friend, Sister Loretta Schafer. The two of them were as famous for arguing as they were for being friends....
A scholar’s view of Vatican II
Sister Alexa Suelzer in the early 1960s At 94 years old, Sister Alexa Suelzer is sharp, alert and full of knowledge; she’s still learning, still analyzing, still the scholar. Sister Alexa earned a Ph.D. in Sacred Doctrine from the Catholic University of America in 1962, the same year that Vatican II opened. She quotes William Wordsworth to describe what those years were like, teaching college-level Scripture (and her own Congregation’s junior sisters) directly following Vatican II. ‘Bliss was it in...
Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp says there’s more to do after receiving Lifetime Achievement Award
...can make it happen,’” Sister Jeanne said. The project that was initiated in 2005 became reality in 2007. Now, for three consecutive years, 100 percent of the student body has been accepted into colleges, and 91 percent have stayed in college, far exceeding the national average of 58 percent. She thanked the Congregation’s leadership, corporate support sponsors, faculty and staff, governing board, students and others for “believing that Providence would provide the men and women who could make it happen.”...
Sister Connie Kramer named Woman of Influence in Terre Haute
...the Wabash Valley Health Center, formerly known as St. Ann Clinic. About the Sisters of Providence The Sisters of Providence, a congregation of 214 women religious, with 300 Providence Associates, collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. The Sisters of Providence have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located just northwest of downtown Terre Haute, Ind., which is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin...
Sister Dorothy McLaughlin
...to Chicago, Ill. Here Dorothy attended both St. Gabriel Grade School and St. Andrew Grade School. For high school, Dorothy came to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Academy. She entered the Congregation Jan. 11, 1936, professed first vows Aug. 15, 1938 and final vows Jan. 23, 1944. Dorothy earned a bachelor of science degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Sisters Dorothy began her teaching ministry in 1938 at St. Anthony’s School in...
Sister Catherine Livers (formerly Sister Agatha)
...years as a Sister of Providence, Sister Catherine ministered in many ways. For nearly 30 years she ministered in elementary education in Indiana at St. Augustine, Fort Wayne; Precious Blood in Jasper; St. John in Vincennes and St. Patrick in Indianapolis. In Illinois she taught at Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Mel in Chicago and St. Mary Carmelite in Joliet. She also taught at Holy Redeemer in College Park, Md. and at St. Ann in Fayetteville, N.C. She then...
Sister Barbara Reder
...One thing most people don’t know about me is …that I was and am a tomboy. My biggest pet peeve is …when someone doesn’t follow through on a task/statement and doesn’t communicate that it will be impossible to complete. When Barbara Reder came to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to attend college, she was not even considering life as a sister. In fact, she loved kids. She figured she’d get married and have a bunch of them. But one day in particular stands...
Sister Carol Nolan to be honored
...Providence Associates, collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. The Sisters of Providence have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located just northwest of downtown Terre Haute, Ind., which is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence minister in 13 states, the District of Columbia and Asia, through works of love,...
Get to know Providence Associate Candace Minster
...of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) because “those sisters are doing some pretty incredible things and I think you’d feel at home there.” He was right! I came to White Violet Center in 2004 to volunteer in the garden. I was soon hired and have been here in various capacities ever since. My husband teaches at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and we have two young kids who keep us on our toes and endlessly entertained. ...
Nancy Vandenbergh-Kremer, Chicago, IL: “Friendship and love”
...SPs my dad had corresponded with thru the years were now retired from their classrooms and were living at the Woods! We had many memories and reimeniscent stories of the early days at IC and the Vandenbergh home visits. After graduating from the College alumnae I knew entered the Sisters: Dawn Tomaszewski, Lisa Stallings, MaryAnn De Fazio, Pam Pauloski, and Gwen O’Malley from the College and Deb Campbell from high school days., Again I would meet the SPs when I...
Sister Jessica Vitente: Leading and being led to God
...Her role encompasses the usual responsibilities of any director. She prepares and manages the Center’s budget, supervises other staff and ensures that student activities happen. Sister Jessica’s competence assures that the words of the mission statement happen in real time. Students gather, learn their faith, serve others and have fun. Empowering students Sister Jessica stands outside the sign for the Catholic Student Center in Evansville, Indiana, where she serves as campus minister. How does she do all this? She steps...
When I’m rich: Providence dreams in the Desert
...tried to get him help through the school system, but it seems impossible. He is not yet in kindergarten or pre-K, and so does not qualify, even though he desperately needs the therapy before he bursts onto the pre-K scene. Leticia’s modest goals are typical for our students. They want to improve their lives, but they are not trying to amass more than they need for their families. We just arrived home from seeing the movie “McFarland, USA.” The story...