Sister Jean Ernstes
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by … .” (Robert Frost) “Sister Jean originally entered the Society of Mary Reparatrix, whose call and mission entrusted them to repair the injustice brought…
Sisters of Providence
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.
Sister Eleanor Bussing
“Let the little children come to me, do not stop them … .” (Mark 10:14) “My reflection on the passage brought to mind several facets of the woman we knew and loved for her many endearing and consistent qualities of…
Sister Mary Germaine Grojean
“I am indeed going to prepare a place for you … .” (John 14:3) “On Sept. 24, those of us gathered around Sister Mary Germaine in her room in Mother Theodore Hall were waiting. There was nothing more we could…
Sister Rose Therese Welp
“Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom.” (James 3:13b) “Who can read these words without thinking of Sister Rose Therese? If ever there was a woman who reflected God’s wisdom as described…
Sister Patricia Monahan
“O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you.” (Psalm 63:1) “Sister Patricia Monahan found Psalm 63 very meaningful. Perhaps in the early hours of the morning Sept. 6, she had been awake, thinking of God, meditating on…
Sister Elizabeth Ann Flori
“O God, you have searched me and you know me … with all my ways you are acquainted.” (Psalm 139:1-3) “How well do we know Sister Elizabeth Ann Flori? Does anyone know her through and through? Were we acquainted with…
Sister Elizabeth Clare Vrabely
“I think that what we suffer in this life can never be compared to the glory as yet unrevealed, which is waiting for us.” (Romans 8:18) “When Sister Elizabeth Clare heard the call of the God in whose love she…
St. Joseph statue ‘rained’ over the Woods
For more than 90 years, St. Joseph has been watching over the sacred grounds of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods from his perch upon the north water tower. On June 8, this 34-inch-tall, gold-plated statue was removed from the tower in preparation for…
Sister Virginia Broderick
“For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his suffering ones.” (Isaiah 49:13) “Just a few minutes after Sister Virginia Broderick breathed her last, we read these words at Mass. They bring many aspects of her…
Sister Mary Helen Neff
“This is to my father“s glory, that you bear much fruit … .” (John 15:8) “Just as the seed grows in secret – we know not how – so the life of God comes to fullness within us. No method,…