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Josephine Paolinelli
...(1961-65). In Illinois: Teacher, Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago (1965-69); Teacher, St. Genevieve, Chicago (1969-70); Business Manager, Providence-St. Mel, Chicago (1970-71); Bookkeeper, Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago (1971-75); Business Office Administrator, Sacred Heart of Mary, Rolling Meadows (1975-80); Provincial Treasurer, St. Joseph Province, Park Ridge (1980-89); Business Manager, Notre Dame High School for Girls, Chicago (1990-93); Director of Finances, Notre Dame High School for Girls, Chicago (1993-2007); Volunteer, Guerin College Prep High School, River Grove (2007-08); Volunteer, Gottlieb Hospital, Melrose...
James Michael Kesterson
...Jude Catholic School in Indianapolis. Currently, Sister James Michael ministers in outreach ministry. “I have lived by the words of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, ‘Love the children first, then teach them,’” Sister James Michael said. She is a fan of Notre Dame football and her favorite music is the Notre Dame Victory March. “It always brings on a smile and a cheer,” she said. Sister James Michael added her favorite food is pasta. Sister James Michael said she is left-handed...
Suzanne Smith
Sister Suzanne was a native of Washington, D.C. Her final ministry was in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Suzanne, formerly Sister Louis, entered the Congregation on January 30, 1954. She professed final vows on August 15, 1961. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. She also has a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Notre Dame and has a MBA in Business from Indiana State University. Sister Suzanne has ministered as a teacher...
General Superiors
...France with Sister Francis Joseph Elbreg on a Holy Year Pilgrimage. This was the first visit of a Sister of Providence to Ruillé since 1922. Mother Marie Helene was one of six religious superiors on the Committee for Sisters appointed to plan for the First National Congress of the Religious of the United States, held at the University of Notre Dame from August 9 to 13, 1952. At this Congress she presented a paper entitled “The Spiritual Possibilities of Teaching...
Oral History: Sister Teresa Costello
...with her Uncle Eddie and Aunt Mary, who had a successful liquor business. She attended St. Thomas Aquinas School in Jamaica Plain for the remainder of her eighth-grade year, taught by the Sisters of Saint Joseph, then went on to Cardinal Cushing High School in South Boston and was taught by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Put yourself gently into the hands of Providence.” Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Becoming a Sister of Providence “I planned when I was...
Sister Mary Imelda Coulup
...Notre Dame football. She often attended home games and when she left Our Lady of the Greenwood, she was presented with a football signed by Coach Lou Holtz. It was her most prized possession. In her last years, her room in Mother Theodore Hall attested to her passion for Notre Dame football, with Notre Dame sheets, a Notre Dame rug, and a Notre Dame wastebasket. Mary Imelda remained close to her family throughout her life. Her sister Helen died young,...
Teresa Ann Callahan
...as well as Illinois, North Carolina, Maryland and Washington, D.C. She also ministered as a principal at many schools. In 1992, she retired from teaching and began a ministry as the CCD coordinator at Divine Savior School, before her final ministry as a parish volunteer at Divine Savior. She returned to the Woods in 2002. Sister Teresa Ann was known to have two passions: her deep faith and love for God and family, and her love for the Notre Dame...
Gerry Cavanaugh
...vows on Jan. 23, 1947 and 1952, respectively. Sister Gerry ministered in education for more than 40 years. She taught at schools in Indiana, Oklahoma and Illinois. Sister Gerry also ministered at the University of Notre Dame in the Center for Pastoral Ministries. In 1981, she began a ministry as coordinator of the Marywood (Evanston, Ill.) Alumnae Association, a position she continued until her death. Sister Gerry was known as an avid reader and encouraged others to do so regularly....
Mary Imelda Coulup
...entered the Congregation on Feb. 2, 1939. She professed first vows in 1941 and final vows in 1947. Always wanting to instruct children, Sister Mary Imelda ministered as a teacher for 53 years in Chicago, Indiana and Maryland. She taught primary grades for two decades and intermediate grades for 33 years. One of her greatest passions in her life was her love of Notre Dame Football. She also had received a signed football by former Fightin’ Irish coach Lou Holtz....
Elizabeth Grannan
...on Feb. 2, 1952. She ministered as a teacher for more than 20 years at schools in Illinois, Maryland, Missouri and Indiana. She changed focus to pastoral ministry. During her time at St. Anne Home in Fort Wayne, Ind., she was the first woman chaplain in long-term care in Indiana. Sister Elizabeth was an avid follower of the Kentucky Derby and of Notre Dame football. She love d to travel and was known in the Congregation as “The Flying Nun.”...
Joseph Patrice Shea
...and final vows on Jan. 23, 1949. Her teaching ministry of 47 years began in 1943 at Holy Trinity, New Albany, Indiana. She taught at other schools in Indiana, as well as schools in Indiana, Illinois and California. She also ministered as a retreat hostess at the Marywood Retreat Center, Diocese of Orange, California. She returned home to the Woods in 2005. Sister Joseph Patrice was a fan of the University of Notre Dame, known to having loved “Everything Irish.”...
Joanna Valentino
...She ministered as a teacher at schools in Illinois beginning with St. Joseph, Lockport, in 1968. She also ministered as a principal in Illinois. Sister Joanna then served as a financial aid assistant at the Notre Dame High School for Girls, Chicago, from 2001 to 2009, before ministering as the manager of Meadows of Guerin, Inc., in Georgetown, Indiana. She returned home to the Woods in 2010. During her time in the novitiate, she was the hostess of Twinkie parties....