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Sister Christine Patrick
Christine brought the fruits of her prayer life to her ministries
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Sisters Maureen Abbott and Denise Wilkinson: What does it mean to you to be a Catholic Sister today?
Seeing what is essential is at the heart of what it means to me to be a Catholic sister, a Sister of Providence.
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Sisters Joseph Fillenwarth and Ann Casper: What does it mean to you to be a Catholic Sister today?
Being a Sister of Providence is just icing on the cake because our community is vibrant, creative, joy filled and lives a sense of mission that is undaunted.
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Sisters Jan Craven and Paula Damiano: What does it mean to you to be a Catholic Sister Today?
‘I love to teach … and so to interact with people who come for programs, retreats, tours, spiritual direction, workshops, or other events only gives me life’
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Joint effort response regarding coronavirus
‘We have begun to plan for how the spread of the coronavirus might impact our community.’
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Sister Mary Rita Griffin (formerly Sister Mary Paula)
‘If you knew her well, you knew that above all, she loved Jesus and his Mother Mary with every ounce of her being.’
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2017-18 Annual Report
“The facts and figures contained in the Annual Report witness once again to the reality that the Providence of God manifests itself in the financial generosity as well as in the service of so many friends.” Read more of Sister Dawn’s message to our generous supporters and annual report from 2017-18.
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Sister Francis Edwards (formerly Sister Francis Bernard)
‘… her persistence and determination were not characteristics with which she sought to get her own way but characteristics with which she followed the law of God …’
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Prayer for calling forth women of courage
God we thank you for the brave women who continue to come forward to serve you as Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
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Sister Miriam Clare Stoll
One of the first things I learned about her was her prayerfulness and her great devotion to Mother Theodore
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Sister Ellen Cunningham (formerly Sister Michael Aquinas)
A reading from the Gospel of Matthew 15:21-28 “Then Jesus went from that place and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. Just then, a Canaanite woman of that district came and started shouting, ‘Have pity on me, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.’ But Jesus did not answer her…
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.