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LCWR denounces decision to terminate TPS for Hondurans

By Sisters of Providence | May 8, 2018 |

The TPS program is designed to protect people from being returned to harm

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Mission to China – Archival Treasures

By Sisters of Providence | May 2, 2018 |

In 1920 Mother Mary Cleophas Foley made the decision to send six Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., on mission to China at the request of Bishop Joseph Tacconi.…

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The Bugle Call

By Sisters of Providence | May 2, 2018 |

The Bugle Call magazine was published bi-monthly from 1921 to 1958 by the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Unit of the Catholic Students Mission Crusade (CSMC). It acquainted the students of the…

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A brief history of the mission to the Chinese

By Sisters of Providence | May 2, 2018 |

Since 1920 the Sisters of Providence have had a presence in Asia, commencing that presence in China. Six Sisters of Providence responded to a call to this foreign mission field,…

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Day of Departure

By Sisters of Providence | May 2, 2018 |

The Aurora, a publication of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, described the departure of the six Sisters of Providence who left for the Chinese mission in an article titled “Day of Departure”…

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History of Immaculata in Washington, D.C.

By Sisters of Providence | April 24, 2018 |

The history of the Immaculata campus in Washington, D.C., begins more than 100 years ago. A school for all ages of girls In March 1902, the pastor of St. Ann’s…

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The life of Eleanor Bailly (Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly)

By Sisters of Providence | April 20, 2018 |

Editor’s Note: This feature was written by Paul Beel, a former staff member in the Mission Advancement office and an admirer of Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly. Childhood of Eleanor Bailly…

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Easter 2018 reflection

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | March 28, 2018 |

For so many Easters of my young life, my siblings and I (and our cousins who lived in the apartment above us) would discover sunglasses in each of our Easter…

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Providence Associate Ann Henderson: connected by Providence, justice

By Lori Strawn | February 24, 2018 |

I would say that if you are looking for a connection with people who care deeply about intimacy with God by following Jesus and standing with those of the edge of society, then become a Providence Associate!

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Leadership Team statement regarding Parkland shooting

By Sisters of Providence | February 22, 2018 |

We pray, too, that as individuals, as communities, and as a nation, we will grow in our practice of nonviolence so that, together, we can create a more just a peace-filled society.

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Life changing bonds that unite us

By Sister Paula Damiano | February 19, 2018 |

Bonds change us, love transforms us. When I arrived back at the Woods I could only thank God for our Saint Mother Theodore. She unites us – sister to sister, sister to associate, associate to associate.

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Happy Chinese New Year – the Year of the Dog

By Sister Norene Wu | February 16, 2018 |

Chinese New Year 2018 falls on Feb. 16, the first day of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dog! The celebration can last for 16 days, starting from…

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