Sisters of Providence

Sisters of Providence

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.

Sister Mary Montgomery

Download All Things Possible – Sister Mary Montgomery Q. How did you meet the Sisters of Providence? A. It was when I was a little girl. My mom had a cousin who was a Sister of Providence, Sister Rose Angele…

Foundation Day gems from the past

One visit to the Sisters of Providence Archives and you are likely to be engulfed with enthusiasm like the California gold-rushers might have sensed in the middle 1800s. Truly, you will find treasures. With today being Foundation Day, a research…

Sister Eileen Ann Kelley

“You must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, knowledge, self-control, endurance and godliness.” (II Peter: 6-7) “I see these words of Peter to the early Church lived in the life of Sister Eileen Ann Kelley, as we…

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Sister Diane Mason

Q. How did you meet the Sisters of Providence? A. They were my teachers at St. Dennis School in Lockport (Ill.) for eight years and at Providence High School in Joliet for four years. I was always very intrigued by…

Sister Jane Marie Osterholt

“ … but Jesus said, ‘Let the children come to me. Do not hinder them. The kingdom of God belongs to such as these.’” (Matthew 19:14) “This reading seems to sum up what Sister Jane Marie’s ministry was centered upon…

A rest for weary bones

“And Moses took with him the bones of Joseph, who had required a solemn oath of the Israelites, saying, ‘God will surely take notice of you, and then you must carry my bones with you from here.’” (Exodus 13:10) When…

Building the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

Another foray into the inner sanctum of Archives has produced another gem. In the Properties/Buildings/Shrines area is a large Hollinger box with a plethora of information about the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. One of the folders within that box contains invoices…

Sister Maureen Clare Lehmann

“ … [T]he wise shall shine brightly like the splendor of the firmament, and those who lead others to justice shall be like the stars forever.” (Daniel 12:3) “This short Biblical passage is an apt one to characterize the nearly…