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Let’s go down to the river to pray … you could really benefit from this!

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | February 5, 2013 |

After the January Taizé prayer service at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, we learned that one of the participants made the following report to members of a committee on which he serves: “You…

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Sister Cathy Buster called “heart and soul” of new migrant farm family community in Arcadia, Fla.

By Sister Cathy Campbell | January 28, 2013 |

As a realist, I don’t often get blown away, but in November 2012, when Sister of Providence Cathy Buster gave me a tour of Casa Juan Bosco in Arcadia, Fla.,…

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Sisters enjoy the intensity and challenge in a good game of Scrabble

By Dave Cox | January 24, 2013 |

Can you imagine the euphoria of a one-move checkmate? Well, technically, that’s impossible. But in many other games, tests and competitions, an opening move to put your opponent into a…

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Simon and Daisy

By Sister Lisa Stallings | January 23, 2013 |

A “cute pet” video has been making the rounds lately. It is aptly titled “Daisy the Puppy Can’t Quite Figure Out Stairs — Simon Shows Her How,” and once you’ve…

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Reflection on the dream of Martin Luther King

By Sister Patty Wallace | January 21, 2013 |

“The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new…

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Sister Ann signs letters

Occupational neurosis

By Sister Ann Casper | January 15, 2013 |

Well, I guess I could have called it writer’s cramp, but having an occupational neurosis has a much more interesting ring to it! And along about mid-December every year, I…

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Hopelessness is not an option in the face of this evil

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | January 11, 2013 |

Those of you who know the Sisters of Providence know that one of the social justice issues to which we dedicate ourselves is working to end human trafficking. We began…

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Providence Health Care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: a place I would want to be

By Amy Miranda | January 10, 2013 |

As a twenty-something year old, choosing a retirement health care facility was about the furthest thing from my mind. Yet I found myself excited about it when the Sisters of…

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The Epiphany of the Lord

By Paul Beel | January 6, 2013 |

When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, Saying: Where is he that…

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What do sisters do all day?

By Diane Weidenbenner | January 3, 2013 |

As part of her daily responsibilities, Sister Nancy Nolan, vocation office coordinator, answers questions and inquiries from women who are interested in religious life. Sometimes Sister Nancy is asked for…

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What’s all this talk about Taize?

By Becky Igo | December 30, 2012 |

The Providence Spirituality and Conference Center, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence, is offering monthly Taize prayer services in 2013, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 8. Sister Paula Damiano, coordinator of…

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Welcoming friends and neighbors to Providence Health Care at the Woods

By Sister Lisa Stallings | December 20, 2012 |

  Sisters of Providence have thought of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. as home since Mother Theodore Guerin and her companions established themselves here in 1840. We are happy to open our…

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