Features

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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Preparing the next generation of Sisters of Providence

The postulant sees what it means to be sister to one another, to pray, celebrate, have fun together and to experience the sacred in the ordinary. She is invited into our common efforts to be Providence through sustainable living, accountability to one another and respect for differences.

Sister Marsha Speth
September 20, 2019
As seen in HOPE, Become a Sister, Community Living, Sisters in Ministry

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Wisdom and the future of religious life

We Sisters of Providence don't believe religious life is dead. That we cannot see how religious life will be lived in the future doesn't keep us from believing that it will.

Sister Denise Wilkinson
September 20, 2019
As seen in HOPE, Become a Sister, Community Living

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Sisters of Providence Leadership Team calls for an end to gun violence

Our Congregation is proud to join the thousands of other citizens across the country to ask our federal government to take action now to prevent this continued violence from spreading

Sisters of Providence
August 9, 2019
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements

Blog, Features, Reflections

Stepping forward to become a Sister of Providence

Postulant life was an experience that welcomed me to jump into a new lifestyle with both feet. The past ten months hsave been an opportunity to get to know myself a little more deeply. I have been able to work on areas of my life that I deeply desired to mold but never made a priority, such as my prayer life.

Sister Jessica Vitente
August 2, 2019
Become a Sister, Community Living, Sisters in Ministry
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Leadership Team shares statement on death penalty

We, the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., believe in the sacredness and dignity of all life

Sisters of Providence
July 30, 2019
Advocacy & Action, Criminal Justice Reform, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements

Blog, Features

Discovering the Woods: A visit from a fresh perspective

Each day we get visitors, pilgrims and tour groups who explore the many wonderful things that are here for all to discover.

Mary Riley
July 24, 2019
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
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Leadership Team statement on treatment of immigrant children

All people, regardless of their country of origin or legal status, are made in the image of God and should be treated with dignity and respect

Sisters of Providence
June 27, 2019
Advocacy & Action, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements
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Blog, Features

White Violet Wednesday: The story behind our cucumbers

Not to brag but our cucumbers are special The cucumbers we’ve been harvesting at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice are not your average cuke. They are specialty varieties, selected for their thin skins, small seed cavities, and crispy texture. They…

Blog, Features

Grumbling with Saint Mother Theodore

Saint Mother Theodore, truly I have great need of your prayers. I am quite a grumbler.

Amy Miranda
June 11, 2019
Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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Update: St. Mary’s Senior Housing

Read the latest news and updates from the Sisters of Providence.

Sisters of Providence
May 24, 2019
As seen in HOPE, Contribute, Providence Food Pantry, Volunteering, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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Sister Helen Vinton brings hope in an unsteady environment

“Currently, climate change is the biggest threat to many Louisiana families, changing how and where they live and make a living,” says Sister Helen Vinton. Families in coastal Louisiana have suffered greatly.

Sister Donna Butler
May 24, 2019
Advocacy & Action, As seen in HOPE, Environmental Justice, Sisters in Ministry

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Resting on holy ground: new cremains burial options at the Woods

That seed has blossomed into a new outreach ministry for the Sisters of Providence. We will now receive for interment at the Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, the cremains of persons other than members of the Congregation.

Sister Ann Casper
May 24, 2019
Alumni, As seen in HOPE, Contribute, Providence Associates, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
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