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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Foley Hall: A Portrait

Foley Hall — the name conjures up many memories for graduates of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and for countless Sisters of Providence. Foley Hall was known throughout its long history by several names including Saint Mary’s Academic Institute and the Academy.…

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The pipe organ

Did you ever wonder what the largest instrument in the world is? You might be thinking a tuba or a grand piano? No, the largest instrument in the world is a pipe organ! The pipe organ is a musical instrument…

Sisters of Providence
July 7, 2009
Stories from the Archives, Visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

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Sister Kay Manley

Sisters of Providence were known in my home at a very early age. My parents knew the Duffy, Doherty, McNulty and Patrick families all of whom had daughters who were Sisters of Providence, (SPs). Some of the SPs in those…

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A zest for swimming

It was just one line in the “Important Events 1840 to 1972” in the card file in the Sisters of Providence Archives, but it caused a lot of stories to be told and memories to be relived. The line was…

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Sisters fear Know Nothing agitation

But not so Mother Theodore. The Community was terrified. ‘At every moment we imagine we can see the Know-Nothings coming to set fire to our house,’ noted the Foundress in the diary.

Sisters of Providence
June 9, 2009
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Stories from the Archives

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Truly a masterpiece

“Souvenir of the Fiftieth Anniversary, or Golden Jubilee, of St. Mary’s Academic Institute, St. Mary of the Woods, Vigo Co., Ind.” written by a former pupil and published in 1891, describes how the inside of St. Anne Shell Chapel was…

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Sister Marsha Speth

With the Sisters of Providence as my teachers in both grade and high school you could say that I sort of imbibed the spirit or charism of the Congregation without ever knowing it. But that alone does not explain why…

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Giving her whole self to music

This article is reprinted from the summer 2009 issue of HOPE. A Sister of Providence since 1951, Sister Carol Nolan has been teaching music since 1953. She was the first music teacher at Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove,…

Sisters of Providence
May 26, 2009
Art & Music, Providence in the Desert, Sisters in Ministry

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Building community through liturgy

This article is reprinted from the summer 2009 issue of HOPE. Sister Lisa Stallings’ official title is director of worship at the Cathedral of the Assumption, Louisville, Ky. However, she thinks of herself as a “utility infielder.” Whether she and…

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Jeremy Hackerd’s comments

On the occasion of the installment of the Saint Theodore Guerin state historical marker at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. On behalf of the Indiana Historical Bureau, I am honored to be here today for the dedication of the “SAINT THEODORA GUERIN” state…

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Historical marker honors Saint Mother Theodore

Saint Mother Theodore Guerin was honored during a public dedication ceremony of an Indiana historical marker April 29, 2009, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The marker is located near the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes on Grotto Lane. The bronze plaque…

Sisters of Providence
May 6, 2009
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Stories from the Archives

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Missionary spirit of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

Just as the little community was settling in, a devastating fire destroyed all of their provisions for the winter ahead. They lost 150 bushels of wheat and 150 bushels of oats, hay and corn shocks to feed the animals. The barn also contained bacon, suet and extra beds. It was once again a time of throwing themselves with complete abandon into the hands of Providence.

Sister Nancy Nolan
May 5, 2009
Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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