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Love, mercy, justice
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are a community of vowed Catholic women religious. Inspired by our foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, we are passionate about our lives of prayer, education, service and advocacy.
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Break boundaries, create hope
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Remembering Sisters Mary Loyola Bender and Ann Kevin O’Connor
This week’s Throwback Thursday blog will take a look at the lives and ministries of Sister Mary Loyola Bender and Sister Ann Kevin O’Connor

Thirty Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
Celebration took place Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016

Remembering Sisters Amata Dugan and Michael Ellen Green
Sister Amata Dugan and Sister Michael Ellen Green

Visiting Taiwan
General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, and General Council members Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp, Sister Lisa Stallings and Sister Jenny Howard all traveled to Taiwan during the week of Thanksgiving to visit ministries there, including Providence University, which is celebrating 60th anniversary…

Remembering Sisters Regina Therese Shaughnessy and Marilyn Rose Ginder
Remembering the lives of Sister Regina Therese Shaughnessy and Sister Marilyn Rose Ginder

Sister Marian Ruth Johnson
She described herself as gradually becoming her own person, feeling most at home with plain, ordinary folks, just an old shoe.

Sister Mary Esther Lane (formerly Sister Francis Gertrude)
'I love being a Sister of Providence. It is truly a gift from God.'

Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Gaudentia Downey
Students at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College who had the opportunity to meet Sister Gaudentia often referred to her as 'Sister Joy.'

Sister Mary Concetta Banez
'She was a faithful Dodgers fan, and the announcer Vin Scully was her hero. When the Dodgers lost to the Cubs this year, I don't think anybody had the heart to tell her.'

Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Beth Kelso
Sister Beth taught in high schools and academies in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, California and Washington, D.C.

