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...now Interests and hobbies: music: listening to, singing and learning instruments; art: drawing, painting, coloring, art journaling; reading; watching movies; laughing; being outdoors What attracted you to religious life with the Sisters of Providence? What attracted me to the Sisters of Providence was their authenticity, humor, acceptance. The Sisters have always been authentic in witnessing their faith. Faith for the Sisters of Providence is not just praying in a chapel, but praying outside with alpacas, with a leaf or by...
Oral History: Sister Teresa Costello
...I decided ‘no.’ I like people. I like to be with people; I still remember visiting the Poor Clares and talking through the screen.” One of Teresa’s relatives told her that she had a cousin, Maria Garrity (RIP), who was a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She went to Malden, Massachusetts, and visited with Sister Maria Garrity, a first cousin of her father. “We sat in the yard, and she had a good sense of humor, subtle, and I...
Catherine Hayes
...Aug. 15, 1938 and 1943, respectively. When she entered the Congregation, her mother’s sister, Sister Mary Basiline Booker (RIP), and her cousin, Sister Xavier McCabe (RIP), were also members of the Community. Sister Catherine began her teaching ministry in 1938 at St. Mary, Richmond, Ind. She also taught in other classrooms in Indiana, as well as Illinois, California, Washington, D.C., Providence College in Taiwan and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She retired in 1987. Sister Catherine had a wonderful sense of humor....
Mary Ellen Kilday
...Catherine, Indianapolis. She taught in other schools in Indiana, as well as schools in Illinois, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts and Florida. In 1974, she began a ministry as an educational consultant with Diener & Associates in North Carolina. She also served as the interim superintendent for the Catholic school system in the Diocese of Raleigh, N.C. Sister Mary Ellen returned to the Woods in 1997. Sister Mary Ellen was known for her love of life and her good sense of humor....
Ann Renee Maxwell
...two decades ministering in education, including at schools in Illinois, Maryland, Missouri and Indiana. After earning her LPN, Sister Ann Renee ministered in the Infirmary at the Woods. She also ministered for many years at Northwest Hospital, Chicago, and from 1987 to 1997, she ministered at St. Andrew Home and St. Benedict Home, Niles, Ill. She returned to the Woods in 2000. Sister Ann Renee was known to have a great sense of humor and she loved to tell jokes....
Catherine Mayer
...years. Sister Catherine entered the Congregation in January 1949. She professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1956. Sister Catherine began her teaching ministry in Newburgh, Ind., for a handful of years, before teaching at other schools in Indiana, Illinois and Massachusetts. She also ministered at Costa Catholic, Galesburg, Ill., for many years as a teacher or administrative assistant until 2002. She returned to the Woods in 2005. She was known for her dry sense of humor and her hearty laugh....
Eleanor McAuliffe
...final vows on Jan. 23, 1935 and 1940, respectively. She began her teaching ministry at Holy Trinity, New Albany, Ind. Sister Eleanor ministered as a teacher in other Indiana schools. In addition, she ministered as teacher and principal at St. Mary, Aurora, Ill., from 1955 to 1961. She also taught at schools in Maryland, Washington, D.C., North Carolina and New Hampshire. She returned to the Woods in 1996. Sister Eleanor was known for her sense of humor and her patience....
Kathryn McNulty
...Sister of Providence for 55 years. Sister Kathryn entered the Congregation n July 22, 1955. She professed first and final vows on Jan. 23, 1958 and 1963, respectively. Sister Kathryn began her teaching ministry in 1959 at St. Benedict, Terre Haute, Ind. She also taught at many schools in Illinois. In 1996, she was given funds to develop an educational program at Providence Family Services in Chicago. She was known for her sense of humor, and her clever, dry wit....
Ann Patrick McNulty
...and 1949, respectively. She began her teaching ministry in 1944 at Corpus Christi Grade School, Oklahoma City, Okla. She also taught for many years in California, as well as ministering as a teacher and principal in schools in Indiana. She also ministered as a supervisor consultant with the Archdiocesan School Office, and as program manager for the Southeast Multi-Service Center, both in Indianapolis. She returned to the Woods in 2001. She was known for her sense of humor and vivaciousness....
Agnes Pauline Meinert
...71 years. Sister Agnes Pauline entered the Congregation on Feb. 10, 1936. She professed first and final vows on Aug. 15, 1938 and 1944, respectively. Her teaching ministry began at Ladywood High School, Indianapolis, in 1938. She taught in other Indiana classrooms, as well as schools in Illinois, Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts. She returned to the Woods in 1996 and ministered at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. She was known for her sense of humor, wit and her amazing storytelling....
Marie Eleanor Shaw
...on Aug. 22, 1933. She professed first and final vows on Jan. 23, 1936 and 1942, respectively. She ministered as a teacher or administrator for more than five decades, beginning in 1936 at Annunciation in Brazil, Indiana. Sister Marie Eleanor taught at other schools in Indiana, as well as schools in Maryland, California and Illinois. In 1993, she returned home to the Woods and provided community service. She was known for her sense of humor and being of quick wit....
Elizabeth Clare Vrabely
...teaching ministry began in 1946 at St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne, Indiana. She taught at other schools in Indiana, as well as schools in Illinois and Los Angeles. In 1970, she ministered for one year in the school for the physically challenged at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods before spending two years at St. Margaret Mary Parish in Terre Haute, Indiana. She also ministered for 10 years in the Congregation’s Mission Advancement office. She was known for her special gift of humor....