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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.

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“Sister” gathers the bills at the theatre

Most of us would be hard pressed to come up with an idea that would net the Sisters of Providence $130,138.67 for their retirement fund! Yet that’s the result from an idea some 15 years ago and the efforts of Mary Zentmyer.

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Sister Rosemary Ward honored as Outstanding Tutor of the Year

"I never expected to receive the award."

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At home in nature

Mother Theodore as a healer Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s passion as a healer went hand in hand with her love for nature during her ministry in the forests of Indiana. Mother Theodore had previously trained while in France in how to use…

Sister Jan Craven
April 27, 2015
As seen in HOPE, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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Former teacher influences a career in environmental law

When I took biology from sister she was still in the full habit, and I've recounted many times the vivid image I have of her rolling up her sleeves, hiking up her skirt and tucking it in to her waist (she looked like she had big pantaloons) so she could lead us up and down the creek bed to explore and take samples.

Rosemary Glass Spalding
April 26, 2015
Alumni, As seen in HOPE, Education, Environmental Justice, Peace & Justice, Sisters in Ministry

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A “Woodsie” reflects: Mari Bennett

What does Mother Theodore's journey mean to a young and aspiring college student? Find out what Mari Bennett has to say.

Mari Bennett
April 23, 2015
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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Sustainability midst the bustle

How does one fit living an ecologically friendly lifestyle into the busyness of life? For Providence Associates Jennifer and Duane Drake, it’s about being gentle with themselves in the process.

Amy Miranda
April 18, 2015
As seen in HOPE, Eco-Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Meet a Providence Associate, Peace & Justice, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
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Cherishing creation

"Our promise in this time is to be God’s loving care for all creation, to be one of the ways God sustains life. We desire to live in right relationship with our Earth and with all that dwells on Earth."

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My secret life …

Tom Balduf enjoys his time volunteering with the Sisters of Providence. Especially working in the Reflection Garden and spending time with the alpacas.

Tom Balduf
April 17, 2015
Volunteering, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
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So life affirming and so authentic…

Dr. Will Hine shares how his experience as a volunteer for the Sisters of Providence has blessed him in so many ways.

Will Hine
April 14, 2015
Volunteering
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Rwanda: Rising from the ashes

Books offer first-person account of Rwandan genocide

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The Easter season of our everyday lives

This season is our everyday lives. It is our every breath. It is not just the letting go of someone we love, but the letting go of what we know.
We rise with the Christ who showed us the way. We are Easter people. We are hope. We are love.

Sister Diane Mason
April 3, 2015
Become a Sister, Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry
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I unite with all my sisters and all who share the charism of Providence …

These are the women who taught me how to be who I am without apologizing, to be faithful to the Gospel even when it means being at odds with hierarchy, and to seek out peace in all things. I have learned so much about being a woman, a Christian, a Catholic, an environmental steward, and generally being a human from these people.

Love, mercy, justice

Break boundaries, create hope

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