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Sisters of Providence welcome Nuns on the Bus

The Nuns on the Bus visited Providence in the Desert, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence and a division of Guerin Outreach Ministries, on June 13. Many sisters came together to support just immigration reform.

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Sister Dorothy McLaughlin

“There is a giving which will not impoverish and a withholding that will not enrich,” Sister Danielle Sullivan thought this an appropriate summary for the life of Sister Dorothy McLaughlin who died Monday, June 17, 2013 at age 94 having lived 77 years as a Sister of Providence.

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Sister Jeanne Knoerle photo album

Remembering Sister Jeanne Knoerle through photos. Sister Jeanne died June 10, 2013.

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Rejoicing in the life of Sister Jeanne Knoerle

Join the Sisters of Providence in remembering the life of Sister Jeanne Knoerle by adding your memories here.

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Sister Jeanne Knoerle (formerly Sister Mary Gregory)

On Sunday, June 9, the day before she died, Sister Jeanne Knoerle participated in Family Day here at the Woods — she helped children toss a bean bag and showed others how to play the kazoo! That evening we had company for dinner, and she was herself among guests. She played with a puppy dog until the rest of us were exhausted!

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Sister Ruth Sampson (formerly Sister Constance Mary)

“Sister Ruth Sampson was a free spirit. How many times have you heard that description of Ruth? A free spirit!” said Sister Paula Damiano in her commentary for Sister Ruth Sampson who died June 5, 2013 at the age of 85.

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Sister Cecilia Ann Miller

Sister Cecilia Ann Miller spent a lifetime first teaching music and then teaching music to people with special needs, a ministry which took her around the globe at 73 years of age.

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Sister Dina Bato

I honestly had never thought about being a nun until several people independent of each other asked me if I had ever considered it as a possible vocation. Though my initial response was that the thought never crossed my mind, the questions would never leave me.

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Sister Evelyn Ovalles reflects on Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and home

Sister Evelyn Ovalles, a native of the Philippines, currently ministers as director of the Tribunal and judge for the diocese of Gary, Ind. What does home mean to you? “Home is the place that goes where you go, yet it welcomes you upon your return” Michael J. Rosen This is among my favorite quotes about…

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The Practice of Homemaking and Community Shaping

(Chapter from “Love, Mercy, Justice: A Book of Practices of the Sisters of Providence.”) Home is a word and an experience as ancient as civilization itself and as rich, meaning-filled, and new as today’s dawn. Images of home abound — in songs, literature, sayings, book titles, and in the sacred scriptures of all peoples. Many…

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Sister Agnes Eileen O’Brien

“Love is always patient and kind.” 1st Corinthians 13:4 Our current example of the virtue of patience in her almost 80 years of religious life is our Sister Agnes Eileen, said Sister Mary Roger Madden in her commentary for Sister Agnes Eileen O’Brien who died March 23, 2013. Eileen Nora O’Brien was the daughter of…

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Sister Estelle Scully

It also was the first step into Sister Estelle Scully’s future years of ministry when she would travel literally across the nation serving various dioceses in the areas of communication, media and development.

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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.