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.

Opening new doors

This article is reprinted from the summer 2011 issue of HOPE. While the Sisters of Providence have a goal of “breaking boundaries, creating hope” in their work, it’s not often this gets to happen by opening a new school. But…

A pleasant sounding instrument

This article is reprinted from the summer 2011 issue of HOPE. Pedagogical methods have certainly changed since Sister Kay Manley began teaching at Guerin College Preparatory High School (then known as Mother Theodore Guerin High School), in River Grove, Ill.,…

SPs and the National Museum of Civil War Medicine

Last week, I spent several days on a Civil War pilgrimage to Gettysburg, Antietam, Harper’s Ferry and Manassas. On our way to Antietam (also known as Sharpsburg, Md.), we stopped at an awesome museum in Frederick, Md. — the National…

Sister Mary Stella Morrissey

“Be glad that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice.”(1 Peter 4:13) “It’s still the season of resurrection — 50 whole days of Easter exultation. But resurrection cannot be…

Sister Frances Maureen McGrory

“Those who humble themselves like this child, such are the greatest in the realm of heaven.” (Matthew 18:4) “Sister Frances Maureen was a loyal and devoted sister, aunt and friend to many. She was a true and dedicated Sister of…

Women’s History Month: English as a Second Language

“The Eighth American Saint” describes how the French sisters learned English after arriving at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in October of 1840: “Sister Theodore made ready to greet the new postulants as best she could in her few words of English. One…

Alpaca shearing workshop April 30

We’re excited about the newest alpaca workshop we just announced. And it’s coming up very soon. On Saturday, April 30, we’ll do an alpaca shearing workshop that features an actual shearing of one of our Huacaya alpacas. Participants will learn…