Sister Raymond Hunter
“Do not forget: thin sowing means thin reaping. The more you sow, the more you reap.” (2 Corinthians 9:6) “Never could it be said of Sister Raymond Hunter that she sowed thinly or that she reaped a meager harvest. Her…
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.
First Providence Associate Rite of Commitment: 2007
On Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, the first-ever group of Providence Candidate-Associates made their commitments to be associates during a Eucharistic Liturgy in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. This first Rite of Commitment took place on the Feast of Our…
Sister Barbara Doherty
Little did Barbara Doherty know she was etching the beginning of a career path when she arranged those chairs into a temporary classroom at her grandmother’s home each Sunday. She was the oldest grandchild in the family, and she would…
Sister Gerry (Marie Richard) Cavanaugh
“My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God.” (1 John 4:7) “Anyone who knew Sister Gerry Cavanaugh was aware that she loved God, loved life and the people in her life,” said Sister…
Preparing for perpetual vows: Sister Janice Smith finds wholeness
This article is reprinted from fall 2007 issue of HOPE. A six-figure salary, a fulfilling job, good friends, a serious relationship, a condo in California and a great extended family — Sister Janice Smith thought she had it all. Motivated…
Professing first vows: Sister Su-Hsin Huang: an advertisement changed her life
This article is reprinted from fall 2007 issue of HOPE. In 2002, the United States was just as foreign to Sister Su-Hsin Huang as the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Then, an ad caught her eye and changed her…
Sister Joseph Patrice Shea
“I say to you, my dear sisters, that Jesus in the Sacrament of the Eucharist is as tender and as vigilant for us as he was for his apostles.” (Saint Mother Theodore Guerin) “Send your hearts a thousand times a…
Sister Ann Veronica Wall
“But Jesus called the children to him and said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.’” (Luke 18:16) “I did not notice…
Sister Ann Clare Lancaster
“But let me run loose and free, celebrating God’s great work, every bone in my body laughing, singing, ‘God, there’s no one like you.’” (Based on Psalm 40 from “The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language”) “‘We gather in this…
Sister Venard Sequence
“Rejoice always, never cease praying, render constant thanks; such is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16) “Anyone who has been around Sister Venard much during the past several years in particular would think that she had…