ena ▁to ▁attend ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Saint ▁Mary - of - the - W ood s , ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁Both ▁Michael ▁and ▁Margaret ▁had ▁sister s ▁who ▁were ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Prov idence ▁( S ister ▁Mary ▁Hel ena ▁Fran ey ▁and ▁Sister ▁Louis ▁Joseph ▁Con n erton ), ▁so ▁sending ▁Hel ena ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁sensible ▁decision . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁surprise ▁when ▁Hel ena ▁decided ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁convent ▁herself . ▁( L ater , ▁two ▁of ▁Hel ena ' s ▁brothers ▁would ▁enter ▁the ▁priest hood , ▁becoming ▁Father ▁John ▁T . ▁Fran ey ▁and ▁M ons ign or ▁Louis ▁J . ▁Fran ey .) ▁ ▁Hel ena ▁entered ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁prof essed ▁first ▁v ows ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁took ▁final ▁v ows ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁taking ▁the ▁religious ▁name ▁of ▁Sister ▁Marie ▁Hel ene . ▁She ▁taught ▁high ▁school ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁through ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁at ▁Mary wood ▁Academy ▁in ▁E van ston , ▁Illinois ; ▁Prov idence ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Chicago ; ▁St . ▁August ine ▁in ▁Fort ▁Wayne , ▁Indiana ; ▁and ▁Saint ▁Mary - of - the - W ood s ▁Academy . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 8 - 1 9 2 9 , ▁Fran ey ▁took ▁a ▁break ▁from ▁teaching ▁to ▁study ▁Latin ▁at ▁Indiana ▁University ▁and ▁ear n ▁her ▁master '