The Sisters of Providence host their annual meeting from Jun 26 to July 7 with a full agenda including time for prayer, celebration, reflection, business reports and more!
Read moreDocumentary “Piercing the Veil” offers glimpse of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin legacy
Read moreSister Ann Sullivan, founding director of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, was one of 10 Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods who recently celebrated their 50th anniversary as members of the Congregation.
Read moreWhat does it really mean to come home to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods? We come home to reunite in prayer, song, and simple yet profound conversations about what it means to be Providence. We welcome the new faces among us, reconnect with friends and remember those who could not make the journey.
Read moreSister Arrianne Whittaker professes first vows; Sister Su-Hsin Huang professes perpetual vows
Read moreNestled within the trees of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is the Saint Anne Shell Chapel. We know it’s there, but what’s the story?
Read moreWhat guides and enlightens us about fatherhood is not so much paternity but what rightly follows after — nurture, constancy, provision, counsel, example, direction, companionship.
Read moreAmong the first persons to stay at the new guest house were a Mr. and Mrs. Flaherty, sister and brother-in law of Reverend Joseph A. Byrne, chaplain at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Mother Mary Cleophas, the superior general at this time, asked the young couple to name the new facility and they gave it the name “The Woodland” or “The Woodland Inn.”
Read moreWe can get caught up in this chaos. But we do have a choice. A choice to simply stop for a moment and realize that the Holy One is so very much within each of us. All we have to do is simply be still and allow the flow of the Spirit to stir through our veins, massage our hearts and fuel our souls. The Holy One, our God, the Christ is truly within us.
Read moreWelcome to our blog. Here, we will share with you stories of our lives as Sisters of Providence. We invite Providence Associates to write in this space also. We hope you find these posts enjoyable and inspirational.