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Four women profess perpetual vows as Sisters of Providence
Sisters Patty Wallace, Beth Wright, Laura Parker and Deborah Cambell made lifelong commitments as Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on June 30, 2013.
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Sister Patty Fillenwarth
“To me it was sort of like coming home or something. It was not a scary thing, it just felt right,” Sister Patty Fillenwarth said of her call to religious life.
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Sister Rebecca Keller
Download Sister stories – Sister Rebecca Keller Rebecca “Becky” Keller was in her mid-20s. She had graduated from Purdue University and was teaching elementary school. Yet an idea remained with her that she couldn’t shake. She knew little about religious sisters, but she just couldn’t escape the idea that she was supposed to be…
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At home in the Catholic Church with the SPs
(This article originally published in the Summer 2013 edition of HOPE) The first time I went to Mass with the Sisters of Providence in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, it rattled me. Those sisters were changing words in the responses at the Mass! It was 1994, and I was an 18-year-old…
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Sisters reflect on coming home to the Woods
(This article was originally printed in the Summer 2013 edition of HOPE.) “To me home is one’s rootedness. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is my rootedness as a Sister of Providence. When I reached retirement time, Saint Mary’s was where I wanted to spend my final years. I came back home while I could still give some Community…
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Sister Jean Michele Monaghan (formerly Sister John Michele)
Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” Mk 12:43-44 “The widow’s mite. An odd choice, you might…
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Providence Food Pantry eases hunger in West Terre Haute
Several years ago David Franklin of West Terre Haute was in the local IGA. He had only $15, and he was having trouble covering the groceries he needed. He recalls a Sister of Providence, whose name he no longer remembers, was also in the store. She filled a cart full of groceries and paid for…
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Providence Health Care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: a place I would want to be
As a twenty-something year old, choosing a retirement health care facility was about the furthest thing from my mind. Yet I found myself excited about it when the Sisters of Providence renovated and built on to their health care facility at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and established Providence Health Care, Inc. in 2002 with the intention that…
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A scholar’s view of Vatican II
“I think hope dominates the feeling of depression. I think hope was very high at first. But perhaps it was an unrealistic hope: a failure to recognize that the work of any council takes years and perhaps generations to accomplish,” she said.
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New name for Providence Spirituality and Conference Center helps clarify focus
Providence Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. has a new name. As of October, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods’ hospitality and welcoming center has been renamed the Providence Spirituality and Conference Center. Charles J. Fisher, director of Providence Spirituality and Conference Center, said the name change comes after six months of listening to people…
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National Catholic Rural Life Conference highlights Providence in the Desert
Click here to read the National Catholic Rural Life Conference’s coverage of Providence in the Desert’s ministry to Mexican immigrants in rural Coachella, Calif.
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Student shines in the Desert
Congratulations to Providence in the Desert student-turned-teacher Martha Langarica on being named Student of the Year and earning a certificate as a top achiever in her English language classes at the Adult School in Coachella, Calif. Seven years ago when Martha first met Sister Carol Nolan and her small band of sisters who serve the…
Amy Miranda is a Providence Associate of the Sisters of Providence and a staff member in their Advancement Services office. Amy is a 1998 graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She currently manages the SP publication HOPE and works on marketing support for Providence Associates, new membership and Saint Mother Theodore Guerin.