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Sister Barbara Sheehan

Current ministry: Executive director and CPE supervisor in Urban CPE Consortium, Inc. in Chicago Years in the Congregation: 46 years Something that I have always wanted to do: Give service in Africa September 30, 2006 I celebrated my 50th anniversary from St. Philip Neri Elementary School in Indianapolis with my 1956 classmates. The general theme…

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Young Crawfordsville man offers sacrifice and prayer in walking to Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

“Ahh, I’m here.” And with that sigh of relief, Andrew Domini went to his knees and crawled the last 90-plus feet of his journey toward the sanctuary of the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Yes, crawled; not that he couldn’t walk. He was fully capable, even after walking the greater portion of…

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Sister Cathy Buster

Download Complete Interview with Sister Cathy Buster Current ministry: consultant Years in the Congregation: 54 Contact Sister Cathy at: cathybsp@verizon.net Q. What do you like most about Saint Mary-of-the-Woods? A. The peace, quiet and the serenity of this holy ground. Q. When I am not officially at work or involved in my ministry, you’re most…

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Images from Past General Chapters

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Celebrating Thanksgiving as Sisters of Providence

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A glimpse at past Christmases and winter days

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Congregation ministries and sponsored institutions

Historical photos of past Sisters of Providence ministries.

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Sister Alice Louise Potts

“Love is patient; love is kind. …” (1 Corinthians 13:4) “It is not easy to talk about Sister Alice Louise’s life and contributions — not just because she entered the community 69 years ago, but because those years were filled with so many varied ways that she interacted and helped everyone with whom she came…

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Historical Sketches of the Woods

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Historical sketches of the Woods

The Sisters of Providence are fortunate to have had several artists in the Congregation to help give future generations a sense of what the motherhouse and its grounds looked like in the 1800s. These sketches, by sisters as well as by Father John Corbe, help give a sense of how the Congregation grew over the…

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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to host bell choir that is known internationally

The Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir from Fort Worth, Texas, an internationally acclaimed community handbell choir, will be in concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 11, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The concert is open to the public without charge, but free-will donations will be accepted to help defray the choir’s…

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Reflection from Burundi, Africa

Note from the Sisters of Providence leadership team: Sister Deborah Campbell is currently in Burundi, Africa conducting an audit for Catholic Relief Services (CRS). As we approach Lent this seems a fitting reflection for all of us; we invited her to share it. Reflections from the Field Bujumbura, Burundi February 14, 2012 I just ate…

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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.