
Mission novice blessing 2016
A blessing ceremony July 30, 2016, marked the transition for Sisters Tracey Horan and Anna Fan from their canonical novice year to their mission novice year, their third year with the Congregation. Local sisters gathered to bless them going forward…

A note in distress: unpublished Saint Mother Theodore
"I went to see Monseigneur upon my arrival last evening. I returned this morning; that interview was more than enough to make me quite sick. My God, have mercy on me!"
A note from Saint Mother Theodore during a time of oppression from the bishop.

Providence Associates annual meeting festivities
Providence Associates from near and far gathered at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods the last weekend in June for their 2016 annual meeting. There were celebrations, business meetings, community building, visits with the sisters and each other and even the first opportunity in…

Saint Mother Theodore’s advice to an impatient sister: unpublished letters
In this previously unpublished letter, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin writes, "You see, now, my daughter, how in your kitchen you can exercise a sort of apostolate, either for God or against Him. Watch well, then, over yourself, so as to place and to gain over to Him the hearts of the children entrusted to you."

Celebrations, decisions, being community and the future: SP General Chapter 2016
Sisters of Providence from near and far gathered at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, June 26-July 5 for the Sisters of Providence General Chapter. At the General Chapter sisters come together to assess the state of the Congregation. They agree on a…

Sister Joni Luna’s first vows as a Sister of Providence
Sister Joni Luna professed her first vows as a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-0f-the-Woods on June 26, 2016. Enjoy this photo album of the special day here. You can read Sister Joni’s reflection on her vows here.

Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp: on choosing life as a sister, urban education and SP mission
A young Jeanne Hagelskamp was working as a teacher, dating a medical student and discerning what God wanted her to do with her life when one day she got her answer during prayer. Get to know Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp in these short video clips.

A “letter” to you from Saint Mother Theodore
Whether you are discerning where God is calling you now, or grappling with where God might be calling you next, perhaps this “letter” from Saint Mother Theodore will speak to you.


“May we all be saints!” An unpublished letter from Mother Theodore
"May we all be Saints! We shall be if we make good use of the time that remains for us to gain Heaven. …" A previously unpublished letter from Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

