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Introducing Foley Park Pavers

We are excited to announce another location on this “holy ground” of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods where donors may honor or memorialize loved ones or recognize special occasions.

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Recurring gifts keep giving

“My reason for monthly donations is appreciation for the strong educational role nuns have played in my life and that they deserve to be cared for lovingly at the end of their lives.”

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Faithful donors make mission possible

In Marion Rapp’s 1987 Christmas letter to the sisters, she wrote “I met the sisters, for the first time, when I entered the first grade class at Our Lady of Mercy grammar school. On my part, it was a matter of love-at-first-sight, a long-lasting love.”

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Help people in need through the Foley Legacy Fund

The newly established Foley Legacy Fund will continue to financially support ministries that provide direct service to the economically poor and underserved.

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Spiritual direction with the Sisters of Providence

What is spiritual direction? Here are a few quick facts to get you started. Spiritual directors will accompany you on your journey into a greater intimacy with the Divine. Spiritual guidance is available for people of all faiths. Your spiritual director is there to pay attention, listen, and encourage you as you feel the movement…

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8th Day Center for Justice: Statement on White Supremacy

This could be an opportunity to open a creative and transformative space that works to address holistically the current and historical manifestation of white supremacy

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Catholic Bishops’ Immigration Office letter of support for DACA

They truly exemplify the extraordinary contributions that immigrants can provide to our nation

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A statement from LCWR, expressing disappointment in the recent DACA decision

We, the leadership team of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, are members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). This LCWR statement (below) expresses our disappointment in President Trump’s decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Dreamers are our neighbors, our students and our friends. They need our support, our…

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Leadership Statement Regarding DACA

We have seen the positive impact and life these young people, including many DACA recipients, bring to a region that has suffered economically over the past century

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LCWR Statement on ongoing U.S., DPRK crisis

‘We commit ourselves to promote nonviolence and a compassionate response to the thirst of the world for integrity and communion’

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Response to withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord

‘Let us remember that “… to whom much is given, much will be required,” and act accordingly’

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Sisters serving their country

On Monday, May 29, during Mass, the Sisters of Providence will honor the Sisters who have served their country during times of war

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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.