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 Theresa Rose Butts

“Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day, praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete.  But when the…

Sister Susanne Gallagher

Download complete interview with Sister Susanne Gallagher (PDF) Q. Why did you choose to become a Sister of Providence? A. Whenever I look back and remember how it was that I knew that I wanted to be a Sister of…

2010 Rite of Commitment

See photos below “So let us celebrate this gracious, ineffable bond among us! Let us encourage one another to live the gift given in lives of wholeness and holiness! Let us draw courage from one another’s commitment so that we…

‘The little Indian of the northern Lakes’

“Here we see the little Indian of the northern Lakes becoming one of the Torch-bearers of Christian education in southern Indiana and a notable factor in the expansion of St. Mary-of-the-Woods.” Such are the words about the life of Mother…

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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin receives another honor

How was Saint Mother Theodore Guerin a pioneer? Let us count the ways! She led a group of five other Sisters of Providence on a treacherous ocean voyage, through densely wooded terrain to a forest that became home. She was…

Sister Mary Ann McCauley

Download complete Interview with Sister Mary Ann McCauley (PDF) Q. Why did you choose to become a Sister of Providence? A. Being a Terre Haute native, the Sisters of Providence were the closest to me. I was taught by the…

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Sister Marianne (Trinita Marie) McGriffin

“‘Yes, House of Israel, like clay in the potter’s hand, so you are in mine.’” (Jeremiah 18:6) “Is it any wonder that the story of the potter-God who shapes and reshapes the clay was Sister Marianne’s favorite scripture? All through…

Sister Thomasine Griffin

“O, my Beloved, you have searched me and know me!” (Psalm 139:1, Nan Merrill) “This was one of Sister Thomasine’s favorite Psalms. I am sure it brought her peace in her pain through the years. Pain that most of us…

Letter from a saint: to Sister Gabriella

Portions of a letter to Sister Gabriella of Fort Wayne, Ind. (Sister Gabriella O’Neill was Mother Theodore’s first postulant of 1841. She was born in 1804 and died in 1875. The letter was dated Sept. 23, 1855.) “It is with…

Letter from a saint: to Rev. J. Bouvier

Portions of a letter to the Most Rev. J. Bouvier (The Most Rev. J. Bouvier was the Bishop of Le Mans, France. This letter was dated April 20, 1854.) “America is truly a wonderful country for ‘improvements,’ an English word…