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Learning from History: Taking Providence into the World
...was difficult to get the tuition to keep the school running. She’s the only Catholic sister, working alongside faculty and staff, two Holy Cross priests and a Holy Cross brother. History Repeats Itself Sister Mary Ann has also seen much that hasn’t changed, with history repeating itself. “There is so much conflict over immigration today. Our country’s first colonies were built by immigrants.” One day she was teaching about the Lewis and Clark expedition and she pointed out that St....
Books & Resources
...beneficiaries of the Catholic school system in the United States. Buy at Linden Leaf Gifts 175 Years: 1840–2015 A Pictorial History of the Sisters of Providence and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Presented by the Tribune-Star Buy at Linden Leaf Gifts History of the Sisters of Providence, Volume I By Sister Mary Borromeo Brown Buy at Linden Leaf Gifts History of the Sisters of Providence, Volume II By Sister Eugenia Logan Buy at Linden Leaf Gifts The Path Marked Out History of...
Cathedral High School honors Sister Mary Ann Stewart with honorary diploma
Cathedral High School in Indianapolis honored a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, Monday evening, May 18, during the school’s 2025-26 commencement. Sister Mary Ann Stewart, SP, was awarded an honorary diploma from the school for her ministry of 46 years at Cathedral as a history teacher. Sister Mary Ann started teaching U.S. and World History at the school in 1980. She has also ministered as the department chairperson of the school’s history department for four years. Sister Mary...
Constance Kramer
...Counselor, Jackson Clinic, Anderson (1979-80); Director of Religious Education, St. Simon, Indianapolis (1980-81); Director of Religious Education/Pastoral Ministry, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Indianapolis (1981-83); Group Consultant/Facilitator, Indianapolis (1983-84); Pastoral Associate, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis (1984-89); Group Consultant/Pastoral Ministry/Facilitator, Nativity Convent, Indianapolis (1989-91); Associate Administrator/Director of Religious Education, St. Ann Parish, Terre Haute (1991-93); Parish Life Coordinator, St. Ann Parish, Terre Haute (1993-2012); Administrator for Dental Services, Wabash Valley Health Center, Terre Haute (2012); Retreat and Spiritual Director/Grief Specialist/Consultant, Archdiocese of Indianapolis,...
Sister Eileen Dede (formerly Sister Anita Therese)
...Teacher, St. Patrick, Indianapolis (1951-53); Teacher, St. Malachy, Brownsburg (1955-57); Teacher, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis (1959-65); Teacher, Immaculate Heart, Indianapolis (1965-67); Principal, St. John, Vincennes (1967-68); Teacher/Principal, St. John, Vincennes (1968-69); Principal, St. John, Vincennes (1969-71); Teacher, St. Luke, Indianapolis (1971-73); Teacher, St. Thomas Aquinas, Indianapolis (1973-77); CPE, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis (1977); Student Clinical Pastoral Education, St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend (1978-79); Teacher, Sacred Heart, Terre Haute (1983-84); Director of Pastoral Care, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1984-90); Assistant Pastoral Associate,...
Oral History: Sister Teresa Costello
...She attended Emmanuel College in Boston and received a master’s in pastoral education. Following that, she had a residency at Connecticut Valley Hospital School of Pastoral Care for one year: “I was in a class with ministers from other denominations. I was the only woman. It was a wonderful education. It made a great impression on me, and I came out of it feeling confident.” Divorce Ministry Sister Teresa Costello reads Providence Food Pantry material. Sister Teresa worked for Catholic...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Jubilees
...Trinity University. Her past ministries include: In Indiana: Treasury Office, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1966-68); Business Officer/Teacher, Our Lady of Providence High School, Clarksville (1970-73); Business Officer/Teacher, Ladywood-St. Agnes, Indianapolis (1973-74); Business Officer/Development Director/Teacher, Ladywood-St. Agnes, Indianapolis (1974-75); Pastoral Minister, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis (1978-79); Group/Individual Counselor, Jackson Clinic, Anderson (1979-80); Director of Religious Education, St. Simon, Indianapolis (1980-81); Director of Religious Education/Pastoral Ministry, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Indianapolis (1981-83); Group Consultant/Facilitator, Indianapolis (1983-84); Pastoral Associate, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis (1984-89); Group...
Margaret Nau
...Complete Ministry In Indiana: Teacher, Sacred Heart, Terre Haute (1966-67); Teacher, Terre Haute Schulte High School, Terre Haute (1967-69); Teacher, Our Lady of Providence High School, Clarksville (1969-78); Residential Service/Providence Spirituality & Conference Center volunteer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2014-17); Residential and Congregation Service, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2017); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2017-20). In North Dakota: Pastoral Minister, Catholic Indian Mission, Fort Yates (1978-86). In Kentucky: Pastoral Associate, Christ the Health Parish, Edmonton (1987); Pastoral Associate, Precious Blood Parish, Owensboro (1988-92); Chaplain, Lourdes Hospital,...
Eileen Dede
...Aquinas, Indianapolis (1973-77); CPE, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis (1977); Student Clinical Pastoral Education, St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend (1978-79); Teacher, Sacred Heart, Terre Haute (1983-84); Director of Pastoral Care, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1984-90); Assistant Pastoral Associate, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1990-91); Volunteer, Eucharistic Minister, St. Francis Hospital, Indianapolis (2011-13); Nursing Home Volunteer, Indianapolis (2013-14); Volunteer, St. Francis Hospital, Indianapolis (2014-16); Volunteer, Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2017-18); Providence Health Care Visitor/prayer for PHC Staff, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods...
General Superiors
...Catholic University, and a Ph.D. degree in clinical psychology and counseling in 1969 from Catholic University. She also did post-doctoral studies at the University of Southern California from 1970 to 1972. She taught at schools in Illinois and Indiana and served as associate professor of psychology at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Other positions were: staff psychologist for Vigo County Guidance Clinic, Terre Haute; chief psychologist/associate director of clinical services at the Hamilton Center, Terre Haute; associate professor of pastoral psychology at...
Saint Anne Shell Chapel
...shells, rests near the east inner wall and displays a statue of Saint Anne Mother Theodore brought from France. Saint Ann Shell Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods There are also two stained glass windows on the north and south walls, including designs of shell and coral. The floor is tiled with sea green and coral-colored floral patterns and a painted nautilus border trims the top of the walls. Since 1844, on July 25, the Sisters of Providence gather for a solemn...
Elizabeth Koressel
...Institute. Sister Betty ministered as a teacher at schools in Indiana and Illinois from 1968 to 1987. She taught at St. Mary’s in New Albany, Indiana, at Sacred Heart and St. Agnes, both in Evansville, and at St. Alexander in Palos Heights, Illinois. From 1990 to 1995, Sister Betty ministered as a pastoral associate at St. Vincent Parish in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and then ministered as a pastoral associate at Precious Blood Parish in Jasper, Indiana, from 1995 to 2016....