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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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Join the Lenten Food Waste Fast!

Are you up for the challenge?

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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…

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Congregation severing ties with AmazonSmile program

. Being an informed consumer requires careful deliberations at many levels. For us, this is but one example of making a different choice as new information comes to light

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Job opening at Providence Cristo Rey High School

Providence Cristo Rey High School, a Roman Catholic, co-educational secondary school, located at 75 N. Belleview Place, Indianapolis, is currently accepting applications for the position of president. Providence Cristo Rey High School is sponsored by our Congregation and is a member of the Cristo Rey Network, a national association of high schools providing rigorous college-preparatory…

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Guerin Prep Announces Closing

For alumnae/i information or instructions on how to access your transcripts, please click here. (The following article was released by Guerin College Prep High School on Jan. 16, 2020) After much consideration and prayer, the Board of Directors, with the approval of their religious sponsor the Sisters of Providence, announced the closing of Guerin College Preparatory…

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Newsnotes: the latest from the Sisters of Providence

100 years in Asia, Sister Mary Jo honored and more. Catch up on the latest news and updates from the Sisters of Providence.

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Wisdom and the beauty of life as a Sister of Providence

“I have spent my life praising God … and as a Sister of Providence my ‘spirit rejoices in God my Savior!’”
Sisters of Providence celebrating 60, 70 and 75 years share their wisdom.

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Sister Patricia Fillenwarth (formerly Sister Joseph Monica)

A reading from the Book of Psalms – Psalm 139 (vs. 1-6; 13-14) “O God, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up: you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my…

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Sister Mary Maxine Teipen

“Along with her warmth and joyful spirit, Maxine was an extraordinarily gifted administrator …”

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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.