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Sister Josephine Paolinelli (formerly Sister Louise Joseph)
May you have ultimate peace, love, wholeness and happiness
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Sister Margaret Nau (formerly Sister Jude Ann)
We are ever grateful for you and rejoice that you have now indeed found rest for your ever-seeking soul
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Leadership Team shares statement on United States exit from Paris Climate Agreement
Note: The following statement was crafted by several national faith organizations. The Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR), of which the Congregation is a member, also joined in sharing their dismay as the United States formally exited from the Paris Climate Agreement. As religious organizations representing a diversity of faith traditions we profoundly regret that…
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Election Prayer
For the world and its leaders, may all those in authority have the courage to walk the path of peace.
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Reflections for Foundation Day 2020
We love these women who have so shaped our beloved community.
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Congregation supports faith leaders’ election integrity statement
We support the many faith leaders from across the country who have signed this statement regarding the integrity, safety, and fairness in the 2020 election
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Sister Dorothy Drobis (formerly Sister Irene Therese)
“She generously shared stories about her childhood, and her decision to become a nun. I was in awe of her strength and convictions.”
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Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the mission to Asia
A prayer service on Tuesday, September 29, marked the 100th anniversary of the Mission to Asia which is still vibrant today. The Congregation read the following readings from the China biography, “Against All Odds,” in English and Mandarin, followed by General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski’s reflection and a blessing of the cross. View photo album….
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Newsnotes Fall 2020
Sisters profess perpetual, first vows We are so blessed! Sunday, July 26, was a beautiful day as Sister Corbin Hannah professed perpetual vows as a Sister of Providence and Sister Teresa Kang, professed her first vows. COVID-19 with its masks and physical distancing and loved ones watching from afar via livestream could not dampen the…
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Nine days of prayer with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
A novena is simply nine consecutive days of prayer. Join the Sisters of Providence as we ask Saint Mother Theodore Guerin to intercede and pray for us on the nine days leading up to her feast day.
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Timber
William LeCroy, who is scheduled to be executed by the federal government at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, recently sent – through other sources – one of his poems to our very own Sister Barbara Battista, who will serve as his minister of record.
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Sister educators reminisce about Sisters of Providence Schools
“I hope they carried away the conviction that creating a community and working for the good of all people is possible and desired.”
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are a congregation of Roman Catholic women religious (sisters) who minister throughout the United States and Taiwan. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence in 1840. The congregation has a mission of being God's Providence in the world by committing to performing works of love, mercy and justice in service among God's people.