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Sister Barbara Doherty (formerly Sister Vincent Ferrer)
Thank you, Barbara. Help us keep on the good path, the one marked out for us.
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Sister Joan Slobig (formerly Sister Denis Mary)
My life has been one wonderful adventure!
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Congregation statement on ACLU lawsuit
We will continue to pray for death row inmates and their families, for all victims and their families, and for legislators, who hold in their hands the life or death of these inmates.
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One millennial’s journey to life as a Sister of Providence
Millennial Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Sister Tracey Horan, SP, shares her story of becoming a Catholic sister in this live-recorded video from July 27, 2020.
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Sisters of Providence react with prayer, advocacy to federal executions in Terre Haute
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods spoke out and demonstrated against and prayed for all people impacted by the death penalty and their victims last week. In these photos we share some of their actions in response to the first federal executions in 17 years that took place on July 13, 15 and 17 at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, located just ten miles from the Sisters of Providence motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
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Leadership statement on recent federal executions
We will continue to pray for the victims and their families, for death row inmates and their families, and for legislators who determine life or death decisions.
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2018-19 Annual Report
Your kindness and generosity to us have that same kind of monumental impact. My awareness of that profound inter-connectedness of all of us has deepened even more as I have reflected on the data and the stories provided in this annual report. Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, General Superior, June 2020 Read more of Sister Dawn’s message…
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Newsnotes
Awards and recognition, a new alpaca, loving support and more. Get the newest updates from the Sisters of Providence.
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Sister Edna Scheller
A sister who lived with Edna for a number of years spoke of her pastoral presence to a student’s family whose child had drowned and said, “I will never forget it.”
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Sister Marianne Mader (formerly Sister Ann Eugene)
Marianne’s family and profession were central to her life, but equally important to her was belonging to the community of Providence.
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Sisters of Providence Support Seeking Justice and Denounce the Violence Inflicted on Black Americans since the Birth of This Nation
The Sisters of Providence leadership team and the Providence Community strongly condemn the heinous violence against and ultimate murder of Mr. George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers
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Letter to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York
For these reasons and with all due respect we ask you to clarify your much-publicized praise for Mr. Trump’s leadership
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.