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.
Every day is a gift
Many who have ever been in my office, have seen my little screen saver go around and around on my monitor and it reads, “EVERY DAY IS A GIFT”. Although some may consider this just a cliché, I have kept it there…
L’association Providence-Armor
We can all become honorary members of L’association Providence-Armor.
The joy of a religious vocation
This National Vocation Awareness Week, we thought what better way to make us all more aware of a religious vocation as a Sister of Providence than by showing it!
Looking at the life and ministry of Sister Miriam Patrice Donoghue
'She was an excellent teacher, strict but sprinkling discipline with a dollop of wry humor.'
Slow down before you speed up.
The inevitable rush of the holidays is once again upon us. Before you get swept away, take time to pause and remember your departed loved ones.
A look into the life and ministry of Sister Conrad Monrad
'She was always calm, peaceful, looking at us straight in the eye, with her beautiful smile.'
2017 reflection for Foundation Day
Thanks, in part, to the latest volume of the SP history written by Sister Maureen Abbott, “New Lights from Old Truths,” we have cast new light on a saying of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. During instructions with the novices, Mother…
Faithfulness and God’s mission: a Foundation Day reflection
I find strength in the passages written by Mother Theodore that are oft quoted and perhaps even more so in the lesser-known stories of her day-to-day life. She walked the grounds of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and cared so much for the fledgling school, its students and the teachers. I believe that her prayers are still with us and perhaps with me in a special way because I now watch over the school that she created.
Honoring Foundation Day
SMWC students to take part in Foundation Day of Service on Tuesday, Oct. 24
Throwback Thursday: A look into the life and ministry of Sister Patricia Clare Beggs
'The call came, there was a response and a life chosen to live the truth of the Gospel Way began.'
Historical Recognition
'I think this designation truly honors the legacy of all who have gone before us'