Blog
Welcome 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.
Adopting Iggy
Our plan is to try and make this an annual trip to come see Iggy so he doesn’t forget that his Florida parents Love him very much!
Video: Sisters of Providence share values of religious life
We invite you to take a few minutes to listen to wisdom, advice and vocation stories from eight of our Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Enjoy!
National World Kindness Day
The power of kindness … now there’s something to think about, act on and believe in.
Veterans Day: Honoring Sisters who served
Did you know that four Sisters of Providence served in the military?
Will you listen to your heart: A foundation day reflection
As we celebrate the hope-filled beginnings and sacrifices offered to create this Providence community, I ask: What about you? Will you listen to your heart? Will you answer the call?
Seeing Saint Mother Theodore’s writings in new lights: A feast day reflection
The pandemic gave new meaning to her words, “ … for you will see many things in new lights if you give the Holy Spirit free access to your minds and hearts.”
Journals and Letters final week: Celebrate Mother Theodore
With this week’s blog, we bid adieu, goodbye to our yearlong journey with Mother Theodore Guerin. We learned so much on this journey.
Musings on World Smile Day
So smile – with your mouth, your eyes, your voice. Just smile – and then do that one random act of kindness that will make someone else smile.
Journals and Letters week 51: Running toward Jesus
"She heard her Jesus … calling her by name, and she ran towards Him with the greatest love and without a particle of fear.” What a beautiful image to hang on to as we reflect about the circumstances of our own death or that of a loved one!
Celebrating 200 years of Catholicism in North Carolina
Sister Betty and Sister Kathy were overwhelmed, thrilled and emotionally touched by having had the opportunity to walk in the same halls and classrooms as the first sisters who ministered there.