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Welcome to our features page. Here, we will share with you updates on what is currently happening within our Congregation. Feel free to take time to explore the area.

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It’s Time for Fiber Projects!

It is time to get cozy with fiber projects!

Ann Testa
January 13, 2026
Alpacas, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry, Visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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Restorative Justice

For me, social justice is what will be found beyond the thunderdome

Pearlette Springer
January 13, 2026
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality

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Sister Helen Vinton: Impacting Agriculture

In September 2025, Sisters of Providence General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, SP, received a letter from Lorna Bourg, the President and Executive Director of the Southern Mutual Help Association (SMHA). In the letter, Bourg explained to Sister Dawn how she…

Jason Moon
January 8, 2026
Advocacy & Action, As seen in HOPE, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry

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20 Years Ago: A Canonization

The year 2026 will mark the 20th anniversary of Mother Theodore Guerin being declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Also 20 years ago, in February 2006, Sisters of Providence were asked by then-General Superior Sister Ann Margaret O’Hara,…

Sister Ann Casper
January 8, 2026
As seen in HOPE, Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Sisters in Ministry

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Learning from History: Taking Providence into the World

Some people say Catholic sisters don’t have an impact on children and families the way they used to. The students at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis would disagree. Sister Mary Ann Stewart, SP, is teaching these students U.S. and world…

Diane Weidenbenner
January 8, 2026
Advocacy & Action, As seen in HOPE, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry

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Jubilee 2025: Thanks for Visiting

Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope was a fantastic year at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods! Thousands of pilgrims visited the Church of the Immaculate Conception and the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, both of which were designated as official Jubilee Pilgrimage Sites…

Casey Kellum
January 8, 2026
As seen in HOPE, Providence Spirituality, Visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

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Providence Associate Beverly Adams: How it Started

My relationship with the Sisters of Providence began in 1982. My children attended St. Angela Elementary School in Chicago. Over the years, I became familiar with their mission of love, mercy, justice and hope. Eventually, Sister Joseph Ellen Keitzer, SP…

Beverly Adams
January 8, 2026
As seen in HOPE, Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry

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Seeds Sown: Former Students Remember Sisters of Providence Teachers

“You may not live to see it, but you will have sown the seed.”— Matthew 13 Shortly after the death of Sister Joyce Brophy, SP, a former student and colleague pledged a monthly donation in her honor. “How can anyone…

Sister Janet Gilligan
January 8, 2026
As seen in HOPE, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry

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Providential Connections: Sisters Abroad

During the 21st century, it seems that the world has become more connected. More and more countries, even some of the most remote, have improved systems of communication in their own countries and around the world. Despite the conflicts that…

Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp
January 8, 2026
Advocacy & Action, As seen in HOPE, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry

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Polyculture. Or How I Stopped Worrying and Now Embrace the Unpredictable

Just when our supply was tanking, our demand was growing

John-Michael Elmore
December 19, 2025
Providence Spirituality, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
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Project Winter High Tunnel

The ground in the high tunnel can become reacquainted with winter, as every season has a purpose

John-Michael Elmore
November 18, 2025
Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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Sisters share USCCB message on immigration

We stand with this message

Sisters of Providence
November 13, 2025
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements

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